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| author | Martin Ashby <martin@ashbysoft.com> | 2024-01-26 00:09:24 +0000 |
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| committer | Martin Ashby <martin@ashbysoft.com> | 2024-01-26 00:09:24 +0000 |
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Dynamic DNS
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diff --git a/content/posts/2024-01-26-dyn.md b/content/posts/2024-01-26-dyn.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e54fc82 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2024-01-26-dyn.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +title: "Dynamic DNS" +date: 2024-01-26T00:02:35Z +draft: false +--- + +I recently upgraded my home broadband, however in the process I lost my static IP address. I have requested a new one, but in the meantime I wrote a [program](https://code.mfashby.net/do-dyn/file/src/main.zig.html) to dynamically update my DNS records in case my router restarts and my WAN IP address changes. + +I didn't really want to change providers in order to move to a proper dynamic DNS setup, since this is a temporary solution, but I did enjoy writing a little code to make it work with my current DNS provider (digital ocean). I appreciate how useful it is to have an HTTP client in the zig standard library! + +New broadband is now [fibre to the premises](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x), and it's quite a lot quicker. |