https://github.com/ydns/bash-updater

YDNS Bash Updater Script
https://github.com/ydns/bash-updater

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YDNS Bash Updater Script

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ydns/bash-updater
• Owner: ydns
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2013-05-21T20:29:12.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-09-05T17:39:35.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T15:36:33.844Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 1.3 MB
• Stars: 79
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 41
• Open Issues: 26
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# YDNS Bash Updater Script

This repository contains the bash updater script which can be used on *NIX-like environments to update dynamic hosts. It is recommended to use this script with cronjob to run periodically (preferrably every 15 minutes).

The script uses the YDNS API v1 (dyn-compatible).

## Installation

First, ensure that your host has [curl](http://curl.haxx.se) installed.

1. Check out the source code (updater.sh)

2. Place it into desired place and make it executable (`chmod +x updater.sh`)

3. Edit the script and update the user and host information to fit your configuration

4. Run the script (either by single call or set up a cronjob to run it periodically)

## Crontab Setup

To run this script every 15 minutes using `crontab`, add the following line to your crontab list:

```bash

*/15 * * * * /path/to/script/updater.sh > /dev/null

```

Although this works on most all implementations of `crontab`, for more portability use this instead:

```bash

0,15,30,45 * * * * /path/to/script/updater.sh > /dev/null

````

**NOTE:** To gain access to the crontab list to edit and add entries, execute `crontab -e` at the terminal

## Further notes

The code is licensed under the GNU Public License, version 3.

## Contribution

If you like to contribute useful changes to the script, simply fork the project, apply your changes and make a pull request.