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If you find our Easyfind service not being enough for you, you might want to use for example [[www.dyndns.com]]. To update DynDNS with your external IP you need to install a DynDNS client on Bubba. Follow these steps:<br>
If you find our Easyfind service not being enough for you, you might want to use for example http://www.dyndns.com.  


1. Install the application ddclient:<br>
To update DynDNS with your external IP you need to install a DynDNS client on Bubba. Follow these steps:
<pre>apt-get install ddclient
 
#Access your bubba via SSH (see [[Howto/Access Server via SSH]] for information how to accomplish this)
#Change to the user ''root'':
#:<pre>su</pre>
#:When asked for password, type ''excito'' and press '''enter'''
#Install the application ddclient:  
#:<pre>apt-get install ddclient
</pre>
</pre>
2. Optional step, edit the config file to match your DynDNS settings:<br>
#:
<pre>nano /etc/ddclient.conf
#Optional step, edit the config file to match your DynDNS settings:  
#:<pre>nano /etc/ddclient.conf
</pre>
</pre>
3. Restart the client program:<br>
#:
<pre>/etc/init.d/ddclient restart
#Restart the client program:  
#:<pre>/etc/init.d/ddclient restart
</pre>
</pre>
<br>
#:


Thats all!<br>
<br> Thats all!

Latest revision as of 13:56, 4 September 2010

If you find our Easyfind service not being enough for you, you might want to use for example http://www.dyndns.com.

To update DynDNS with your external IP you need to install a DynDNS client on Bubba. Follow these steps:

  1. Access your bubba via SSH (see Howto/Access Server via SSH for information how to accomplish this)
  2. Change to the user root:
    su
    When asked for password, type excito and press enter
  3. Install the application ddclient:
    apt-get install ddclient
  1. Optional step, edit the config file to match your DynDNS settings:
    nano /etc/ddclient.conf
  1. Restart the client program:
    /etc/init.d/ddclient restart


Thats all!