Commands to automatically update a host dns record on Cloudflare. The system detects the ip change an update the record. Firmware: 2.0.8
Customize:
- CLOUDFLARE-EMAIL-ACCOUNT
- CLOUDFLARE-API-KEY-ACCOUNT
- HOST-NAME
- ZONE
In my case router is on 10.0.0.1 and the custom fields are:
- CLOUDFLARE-EMAIL-ACCOUNT: admin@domain.com
- CLOUDFLARE-API-KEY-ACCOUNT: dc5aaaaaa11111aaaa111aaa11aa1a1a1a1a1be0
- HOST-NAME: office.domain.com
- ZONE: domain.com
Connect to router via ssh $ ssh admin@10.0.0.1
configure
set service dns dynamic interface pppoe0 service custom-cloudflare host-name HOST-NAME
set service dns dynamic interface pppoe0 service custom-cloudflare login CLOUDFLARE-EMAIL-ACCOUNT
set service dns dynamic interface pppoe0 service custom-cloudflare password CLOUDFLARE-API-KEY-ACCOUNT
set service dns dynamic interface pppoe0 service custom-cloudflare protocol cloudflare
set service dns dynamic interface pppoe0 service custom-cloudflare options zone=ZONE
commit ; save
exit
You can verify the status and force an update of the Dynamic DNS service using the commands below:
show dns dynamic status
update dns dynamic interface pppoe0
Extra
Create an automated task to update Dynamic DNS if needed
set system task-scheduler task dyndns_update executable arguments 'update dns dynamic interface pppoe0'
set system task-scheduler task dyndns_update executable path /opt/vyatta/bin/vyatta-op-cmd-wrapper
set system task-scheduler task dyndns_update interval 7d