From 0e467dfc529451167fde979103a03812ed740885 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Ashby Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:09:24 +0000 Subject: Dynamic DNS --- content/posts/2024-01-26-dyn.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/2024-01-26-dyn.md (limited to 'content/posts') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3-ZIG