DDClient For Mac OS X
DDClient For Mac OS X
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DDClient is a Perl based IP update client for *nix as well as OS X.
It supports operating as a daemon as well as optimizes updates for multiple hostnames and aliases.
Download
and install Xcode as you will need it to install
Homebrew
which installs stuff which Apple doesn't.
After installation, please open
Xcode and agree to the license to continue installation of its components.
Press the 'Command' key and 'Space' bar together to open spotlight, type in 'terminal' and hit 'Enter' to open the terminal.
Using the terminal,
install the command line tools.
Download and install Homebrew using its script as shown below.
Run the following command once you’re done to ensure Homebrew is installed and working properly.
Use brew to install ddclient using the command as shown below.
Create the ddclient configuration file for your username, password and domain name.
Please refer to the
ddclient area
for more configuration options.
You can test ddclient using the command as shown below though we recommend that you set it up as a job which starts at system boot.
Setup ddclient to start automatically when the system boots up.
You can check the system log to troubleshoot any issues.
You can force an IP update as shown below.
Get Xcode
Download
and install Xcode as you will need it to install
Homebrew
which installs stuff which Apple doesn't.
After installation, please open
Xcode and agree to the license to continue installation of its components.
Get Command Line Tools
Press the 'Command' key and 'Space' bar together to open spotlight, type in 'terminal' and hit 'Enter' to open the terminal.
Using the terminal,
install the command line tools.
xcode-select --install
Install Homebrew
Homebrew is a package manager designed to install *nix tools and other open-source applications on Mac OS X.
Download and install Homebrew using its script as shown below.
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Run the following command once you’re done to ensure Homebrew is installed and working properly.
brew doctor
Install ddclient
Use brew to install ddclient using the command as shown below.
brew install ddclient
Configure ddclient
Create the ddclient configuration file for your username, password and domain name.
Please refer to the
ddclient area
for more configuration options.
vim /usr/local/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf
# ddclient configuration for Dynu # # /etc/ddclient.conf #daemon=60 # Comment this line for OS X syslog=yes # Log update msgs to syslog. mail=root # Mail all msgs to root. mail-failure=root # Mail failed update msgs to root. use=web, web=checkip.dynu.com/, web-skip='IP Address' # Get ip from server. server=api.dynu.com # IP update server. protocol=dyndns2 login=myusername # Your username. password=YOURPASSWORD # Password or MD5/SHA256 of password. YOURDOMAIN.DYNU.COM # List one or more hostnames one on each line. #YOURDOMAIN.COM
Run ddclient
You can test ddclient using the command as shown below though we recommend that you set it up as a job which starts at system boot.
sudo ./usr/local/opt/ddclient/sbin/ddclient -verbose -noquiet
Start At Boot
Setup ddclient to start automatically when the system boots up.
sudo cp -fv /usr/local/opt/ddclient/*.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
sudo chown root /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.ddclient.plist
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.ddclient.plist
You can check the system log to troubleshoot any issues.
tail -f /var/log/system.log
Force Update
You can force an IP update as shown below.
sudo ./usr/local/opt/ddclient/sbin/ddclient -force -verbose -noquiet