From 8943fc9f877cbee3301a8261ddd27b4b1f15f174 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rebortg Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:53:36 +0100 Subject: arrange services and protocols --- docs/services/dynamic-dns.rst | 164 ------------------------------------------ 1 file changed, 164 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs/services/dynamic-dns.rst (limited to 'docs/services/dynamic-dns.rst') diff --git a/docs/services/dynamic-dns.rst b/docs/services/dynamic-dns.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 3d802d29..00000000 --- a/docs/services/dynamic-dns.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,164 +0,0 @@ -.. _dynamic-dns: - -########### -Dynamic DNS -########### - -VyOS is able to update a remote DNS record when an interface gets a new IP -address. In order to do so, VyOS includes ddclient_, a Perl script written for -this only one purpose. - -ddclient_ uses two methods to update a DNS record. The first one will send -updates directly to the DNS daemon, in compliance with :rfc:`2136`. The second -one involves a third party service, like DynDNS.com or any other similar -website. This method uses HTTP requests to transmit the new IP address. You -can configure both in VyOS. - -Configuration -============= - -:rfc:`2136` Based ------------------ - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface rfc2136 - - Create new :rfc:`2136` DNS update configuration which will update the IP - address assigned to `` on the service you configured under - ``. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface rfc2136 key - - File identified by `` containing the secret RNDC key shared with - remote DNS server. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface rfc2136 server - - Configure the DNS `` IP/FQDN used when updating this dynamic - assignment. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface rfc2136 zone - - Configure DNS `` to be updated. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface rfc2136 record - - Configure DNS `` which should be updated. This can be set multiple - times. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface rfc2136 ttl - - Configure optional TTL value on the given resource record. This defualts to - 600 seconds. - -Example -^^^^^^^ - -* Register DNS record ``example.vyos.io`` on DNS server ``ns1.vyos.io`` -* Use auth key file at ``/config/auth/my.key`` -* Set TTL to 300 seconds - -.. code-block:: none - - vyos@vyos# show service dns dynamic - interface eth0.7 { - rfc2136 VyOS-DNS { - key /config/auth/my.key - record example.vyos.io - server ns1.vyos.io - ttl 300 - zone vyos.io - } - } - -This will render the following ddclient_ configuration entry: - -.. code-block:: none - - # - # ddclient configuration for interface "eth0.7": - # - use=if, if=eth0.7 - - # RFC2136 dynamic DNS configuration for example.vyos.io.vyos.io - server=ns1.vyos.io - protocol=nsupdate - password=/config/auth/my.key - ttl=300 - zone=vyos.io - example.vyos.io - -.. note:: You can also keep different DNS zone updated. Just create a new - config node: ``set service dns dynamic interface rfc2136 - `` - -HTTP based services -------------------- - -VyOS is also able to use any service relying on protocols supported by ddclient. - -To use such a service, one must define a login, password, one or multiple -hostnames, protocol and server. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface service host-name - - Setup the dynamic DNS hostname `` associated with the DynDNS - provider identified by `` when the IP address on interface - `` changes. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface service login - - Configure `` used when authenticating the update request for - DynDNS service identified by ``. - For Namecheap, set the you wish to update. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface service password - - Configure `` used when authenticating the update request for - DynDNS service identified by ``. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface service protocol - - When a ``custom`` DynDNS provider is used the protocol used for communicating - to the provider must be specified under ``. See the embedded - completion helper for available protocols. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface service server - - When a ``custom`` DynDNS provider is used the `` where update - requests are being sent to must be specified. - -Example: -^^^^^^^^ - -Use DynDNS as your preferred provider: - -.. code-block:: none - - set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns - set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns login my-login - set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns password my-password - set service dns dynamic interface eth0 service dyndns host-name my-dyndns-hostname - -.. note:: Multiple services can be used per interface. Just specify as many - serives per interface as you like! - -Running Behind NAT ------------------- - -By default, ddclient_ will update a dynamic dns record using the IP address -directly attached to the interface. If your VyOS instance is behind NAT, your -record will be updated to point to your internal IP. - -ddclient_ has another way to determine the WAN IP address. This is controlled -by: - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface use-web url - - Use configured `` to determine your IP address. ddclient_ will load - `` and tries to extract your IP address from the response. - -.. cfgcmd:: set service dns dynamic interface use-web skip - - ddclient_ will skip any address located before the string set in ``. - -.. _ddclient: https://github.com/ddclient/ddclient -- cgit v1.2.3