Configure ddclient withNamecheap

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Configure ddclient with Namecheap

Namecheap Configuration

1. Click the Manage button next to the domain in the Domain List view
2. In the Domain tab, scroll down and remove any entries in the Redirect Domain list
3. In the Advanced DNS tab...
4. Turn on Dynamic DNS and make a note of the password
5. Add an A Record for @ pointing to 127.0.0.1

ddclient Configuration

1. Install (fill in dummy values for the TUI)

   sudo apt-get install ddclient libio-socket-ssl-perl
   

2. Edit /etc/ddclient.conf to look like the following

   ssl=yes
   use=web, web=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/getip
   protocol=namecheap
   server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com
   login=YOURDOMAIN.COM
   password='***'
   YOURHOST
   

3. Test

   sudo ddclient -query
   sudo ddclient -debug -verbose -noquiet
   

4. Restart

   sudo service ddclient restart
   

something important I've noticed for point 5: it's ok to assign to localhost if the IP has not already been set for the DNS, but if you're IP is already pointing to it, you should put in the current server IP there (you might be changing hosts, for example).
Otherwise it assigns localhost to the DNS initially - but it will correctly update to the new IP on the next change.