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author: Christian Cleberg <hello@cleberg.net> · 2024-03-15T14:59:57Z
.../blog/2024-03-15-self-hosting-ddns-updater.md | 284 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 284 insertions(+) new file mode 100644 @@ -0,0 +1,284 @@ +date = 2024-03-15T14:49:59+00:00 +title = "Self-Hosting DDNS Updater" +description = "A guide to self-hosting the DDNS Updater container." + + + +[DDNS Updater](https://github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater) is a program to keep DNS A and/or AAAA records updated for multiple DNS providers. + +If you've read any of my other posts, you'll notice that I have been searching for and using a few different DDNS updating solutions for years. You'll also notice that I love any projects that offer a Docker Compose solution. + +Luckily, DDNS Upater fits both of these preferences. + +## Installation + +To get started, always make sure to review the project's [README](https://github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater/blob/master/README.md). I'll be documenting my steps below, but they may have changed by the time you read this. + +The first step is to set up the directories and files required for the project. + +```sh +mkdir ~/ddns-updater +mkdir ~/ddns-updater/data +touch ~/ddns-updater/data/config.json +``` + +### Configuration + +The main configuration you need to update is the `data/config.json` file. There is a large list of supported providers in the README, but I'm going to use Cloudflare in this example. + +```sh +nano ~/ddns-updater/data/config.json +``` + +When setting up the configuration for Cloudflare, you'll need the following: + +- Required Parameters + - `"zone_identifier"` is the Zone ID of your site from the domain overview page + - `"host"` is your host and can be `"@"`, a subdomain or the wildcard `"*"`. See [this issue comment for context](https://github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater/issues/243#issuecomment-928313949). + - `"ttl"` integer value for record TTL in seconds (specify 1 for automatic) + - One of the following ([how to find API keys](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/)): + - Email `"email"` and Global API Key `"key"` + - User service key `"user_service_key"` + - API Token `"token"`, configured with DNS edit permissions for your DNS name's zone +- Optional Parameters + - `"proxied"` can be set to `true` to use the proxy services of Cloudflare + - `"ip_version"` can be `ipv4` (A records), or `ipv6` (AAAA records) or `ipv4 or ipv6` (update one of the two, depending on the public ip found). It defaults to `ipv4 or ipv6`. + - `"ipv6_suffix"` is the IPv6 interface identifier suffix to use. It can be for example `0:0:0:0:72ad:8fbb:a54e:bedd/64`. If left empty, it defaults to no suffix and the raw public IPv6 address obtained is used in the record updating. + +```conf +{ + "settings": [ + { + "provider": "cloudflare", + "zone_identifier": "some id", + "domain": "domain.com", + "host": "@", + "ttl": 1, + "proxied": true, + "token": "yourtoken", + "ip_version": "ipv4", + "ipv6_suffix": "" + } + ] +} +``` + +Once you have configured the provider of your choice, correct the file and directory permissions and ownership. + +```sh +cd ~/ddns_updater +# Owned by user ID of Docker container (1000) +chown -R 1000 data +# all access (for creating json database file data/updates.json) +chmod 700 data +# read access only +chmod 400 data/config.json +``` + +### Docker Compose + +After creating the project structure, let's create the `docker-compose.yml` file. + +```sh +nano ~/ddns_-pdater/docker-compose.yml +``` + +```config +version: "3.7" +services: + ddns-updater: + image: qmcgaw/ddns-updater + container_name: ddns-updater + network_mode: bridge + ports: + - 8097:8000/tcp # Change the 8097 value to whichever port you want to use + volumes: + - ./data:/updater/data + environment: + - CONFIG= + - PERIOD=5m + - UPDATE_COOLDOWN_PERIOD=5m + - PUBLICIP_FETCHERS=all + - PUBLICIP_HTTP_PROVIDERS=all + - PUBLICIPV4_HTTP_PROVIDERS=all + - PUBLICIPV6_HTTP_PROVIDERS=all + - PUBLICIP_DNS_PROVIDERS=all + - PUBLICIP_DNS_TIMEOUT=3s + - HTTP_TIMEOUT=10s + + # Web UI + - LISTENING_ADDRESS=:8000 + - ROOT_URL=/ + + # Backup + - BACKUP_PERIOD=0 # 0 to disable + - BACKUP_DIRECTORY=/updater/data + + # Other + - LOG_LEVEL=info + - LOG_CALLER=hidden + - SHOUTRRR_ADDRESSES= + restart: always +``` + +After configuring your preferences in the `docker-compose.yml`, launch the container. + +```sh +cd ~/ddns-updater +sudo docker-compose up -d +``` + +If you've launched this on your local machine, you can launch `localhost:8097` in your browser to see the results. + +### Nginx Reverse Proxy + +If you launched this service on a server, other machine, or just want to access it remotely via a domain name, you can use Nginx as a reverse proxy to expose the service publicly. + +Start by creating the Nginx configuration file. + +```sh +sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/ddns +``` + +Here's a basic example that should work properly. + +```conf +server { + # If using 443, remember to include your ssl_certificate + # and ssl_certificate_key + listen [::]:80; + listen 80; + server_name ddns.example.com; + + location / { + set $upstream_ao http://127.0.0.1:9380; + proxy_pass $upstream_ao; + + # May need some additional proxy_* parameters, + # see the full example below if necessary + } +} +``` + +Here's a full example that uses my Authelia authentication service to require authentication before someone can access the web page. + +```conf +server { + if ($host ~ ^[^.]+\.example\.com$) { + return 301 https://$host$request_uri; + } + + listen [::]:80; + listen 80; + server_name ddns.example.com; + return 404; +} + +server { + listen [::]:443 ssl http2; + listen 443 ssl http2; + server_name ddns.example.com; + access_log /var/log/nginx/ddns.access.log; + error_log /var/log/nginx/ddns.error.log; + + add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"; + add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block"; + add_header X-Frame-Options "DENY"; + add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains"; + add_header Referrer-Policy "no-referrer"; + + ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem; + ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem; + include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; + ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; + + location /authelia { + internal; + set $upstream_authelia http://127.0.0.1:9091/api/verify; #change the IP and Port to match the IP and Port of your Authelia container + proxy_pass_request_body off; + proxy_pass $upstream_authelia; + proxy_set_header Content-Length ""; + + # Timeout if the real server is dead + proxy_next_upstream error timeout invalid_header http_500 http_502 http_503; + client_body_buffer_size 128k; + proxy_set_header Host $host; + proxy_set_header X-Original-URL $scheme://$http_host$request_uri; + proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Uri $request_uri; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Ssl on; + proxy_redirect http:// $scheme://; + proxy_http_version 1.1; + proxy_set_header Connection ""; + proxy_cache_bypass $cookie_session; + proxy_no_cache $cookie_session; + proxy_buffers 4 32k; + + send_timeout 5m; + proxy_read_timeout 240; + proxy_send_timeout 240; + proxy_connect_timeout 240; + } + + location / { + set $upstream_ddns http://127.0.0.1:8097; #change ddns to match your container name: $upstream_some-container-name or $upstream_somecontainername + proxy_pass $upstream_ddns; #change ddns to match your container name: $upstream_some-container-name or $upstream_somecontainername + + auth_request /authelia; + auth_request_set $target_url https://$http_host$request_uri; + auth_request_set $user $upstream_http_remote_user; + auth_request_set $email $upstream_http_remote_email; + auth_request_set $groups $upstream_http_remote_groups; + proxy_set_header Remote-User $user; + proxy_set_header Remote-Email $email; + proxy_set_header Remote-Groups $groups; + + error_page 401 =302 https://auth.example.com/?rd=$target_url; #change this to match your authentication domain/subdomain + + client_body_buffer_size 128k; + + proxy_next_upstream error timeout invalid_header http_500 http_502 http_503; + + send_timeout 5m; + proxy_read_timeout 360; + proxy_send_timeout 360; + proxy_connect_timeout 360; + + proxy_set_header Host $host; + proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; + proxy_set_header Connection upgrade; + proxy_set_header Accept-Encoding gzip; + proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Uri $request_uri; + proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Ssl on; + proxy_redirect http:// $scheme://; + proxy_http_version 1.1; + proxy_set_header Connection ""; + proxy_cache_bypass $cookie_session; + proxy_no_cache $cookie_session; + proxy_buffers 64 256k; + + # set_real_ip_from 192.168.1.0/16; #make sure this matches your network setup + # real_ip_header CF-Connecting-IP; + # real_ip_recursive on; + } +} +``` + +When complete, simply link the file and restart the web server. + +```sh +sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/ddns /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ddns +sudo systemctl restart nginx.service +``` + +Your ddns-updater service will now be available via `ddns.example.com`! +