I want to set my own DDNS service

Hi.

Now after dyndns has start to charge the service i was thinking to set
my own server ( for my own users ( 20 of them )).

I have static IP adress and one linux box with 10.10 ubuntu.
What do i need to make this working ?

Bind9 or something else ?
So, the idea is to make something like dyndns service but for few costumers.

On 16/12/2011 11:26, alike wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Now after dyndns has start to charge the service i was thinking to set
> my own server ( for my own users ( 20 of them )).
>
> I have static IP adress and one linux box with 10.10 ubuntu.
> What do i need to make this working ?
>
> Bind9 or something else ?
> So, the idea is to make something like dyndns service but for few
> costumers.

What are you actually trying to do? Dyndns has a whole range of
services, so you have to be more precise about what you are trying to
replace.

Bind is powerful - but far from easy to learn and configure.

Look at dnsmasq - if it does the job you need, it is far lighter and
easier to configure.

On 12/16/2011 01:28 PM, David Brown wrote:
> On 16/12/2011 11:26, alike wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> Now after dyndns has start to charge the service i was thinking to set
>> my own server ( for my own users ( 20 of them )).
>>
>> I have static IP adress and one linux box with 10.10 ubuntu.
>> What do i need to make this working ?
>>
>> Bind9 or something else ?
>> So, the idea is to make something like dyndns service but for few
>> costumers.
>
> What are you actually trying to do? Dyndns has a whole range of
> services, so you have to be more precise about what you are trying to
> replace.
>
> Bind is powerful - but far from easy to learn and configure.
>
> Look at dnsmasq - if it does the job you need, it is far lighter and
> easier to configure.
>
i have some users that are using dyndns service for remote camera
viewing. Now they have to pay this service so i was thinking that i can
create some alternative solution that can be free of charge.
So i was thinking to make some linux box with some ddns service...

On Friday, December 16th, 2011, at 14:37:51h +0100, Alike wrote:

> i have some users that are using dyndns service for remote camera
> viewing.

And if they are using the DynDNS server via their hardware router,
that and perhaps another commercial rival will all they will be
able to use, because hardware routers only have these two services
hardwired into their firmware.

> Now they have to pay this service so i was thinking that i can
> create some alternative solution that can be free of charge.

Yes that is possible, but do you have a static IP, otherwise there
will be a cat and mouse chase?

On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:26:47 +0100, alike wrote:

> Now after dyndns has start to charge the service

no-ip.com is still free.

On 2011-12-16, alike <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Now after dyndns has start to charge the service

Wha? I've been using dyndns for ages, and it's still free AFAIK. [I'm
not paying them anything.] There was a recent shuffle of which domains
were avaible for non-paying customers, but I wasn't aware that they've
stopped offereing a free service.

> i was thinking to set
> my own server ( for my own users ( 20 of them )).
>
> I have static IP adress and one linux box with 10.10 ubuntu.
> What do i need to make this working ?

First, you need a domain. And you will generally need a primary and a
backup domain server.

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On 12/17/2011 09:00 PM, Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2011-12-16, alike<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Now after dyndns has start to charge the service
>
> Wha? I've been using dyndns for ages, and it's still free AFAIK. [I'm
> not paying them anything.] There was a recent shuffle of which domains
> were avaible for non-paying customers, but I wasn't aware that they've
> stopped offereing a free service.
>
>> i was thinking to set
>> my own server ( for my own users ( 20 of them )).
>>
>> I have static IP adress and one linux box with 10.10 ubuntu.
>> What do i need to make this working ?
>
> First, you need a domain. And you will generally need a primary and a
> backup domain server.
>
I have two domains and for now i can set just primary dns server.
btw. "primary dn server" is just linux box with standard installation.
I didn't set any other programs accept standard installation.

What's next step ?

On Fri, 2011-12-16, J G Miller wrote:
> On Friday, December 16th, 2011, at 14:37:51h +0100, Alike wrote:
>
>> i have some users that are using dyndns service for remote camera
>> viewing.
>
> And if they are using the DynDNS server via their hardware router,
> that and perhaps another commercial rival will all they will be
> able to use, because hardware routers only have these two services
> hardwired into their firmware.

I was under the impression that
- the DynDNS protocol was open
- you configure these routers with the IP address to contact

If that's correct, such a router could talk to an alternative service.

/Jorgen

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On Sunday, December 18th, 2011, at 16:48:30h +0000, Jorgen Grahn wrote:

> I was under the impression that
> - the DynDNS protocol was open
> - you configure these routers with the IP address to contact

I should have been clear and stated I was referring to the home
and small office type of router from Cisco, D-Link, or Netgear.

Going to the Dynamic DNS page setting on various models only
reveals a fixed list of service providers from which to choose,
amongst which Dyndns, ngDDNS, TZO.com.

On Sun, 2011-12-18, J G Miller wrote:
> On Sunday, December 18th, 2011, at 16:48:30h +0000, Jorgen Grahn wrote:
>
>> I was under the impression that
>> - the DynDNS protocol was open
>> - you configure these routers with the IP address to contact
>
> I should have been clear and stated I was referring to the home
> and small office type of router from Cisco, D-Link, or Netgear.
>
> Going to the Dynamic DNS page setting on various models only
> reveals a fixed list of service providers from which to choose,
> amongst which Dyndns, ngDDNS, TZO.com.

OK, then I was wrong -- I was thinking about those home routers, and
specifically that popular Netgear model. I set it up for my brother
once, and didn't recall that lack of configurability.

/Jorgen

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