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DynHost refresh script - Bash

A simple Bash script without dependencies to update a DynHost record with the current public IP address if required.

Setup

• Set variables values inside the script or using environment variables:
  • IP_WEBSITE (default: https://api.ipify.org)
  • IP_CACHE_FILE
  • DYNHOST_USER
  • DYNHOST_PASSWORD
  • DYNHOST_HOSTNAME
• Run the script (or add a crontab entry to run it periodically)

Crontab example

@reboot /bin/bash '/path/to/dynhost-refresh.sh' >> /var/log/dynhost/dynhost-refresh.out.log 2>/var/log/dynhost/dynhost-refresh.err.log

*/30 * * * * /bin/bash '/path/to/dynhost-refresh.sh' >> /var/log/dynhost/dynhost-refresh.out.log 2>/var/log/dynhost/dynhost-refresh.err.log