A command-line tool to automatically update your DigitalOcean DNS records with your current IP address. Only A records for a single root domain (e.g., example.com) are supported at this time.
- PHP >= 8.0
- Composer
- A DigitalOcean API token
- A task scheduler (such as cron or Windows Task Scheduler)
The following assumes a Linux host, you will need to modify as needed if you are running Windows or macOS; this script should work on any platform.
Note: The record(s) you want updated must already exist on DigitalOcean.
- Clone or download this repository to a new directory of your choice
- Install required dependencies:
composer install --no-dev - Setup the environment:
cp .env.example .env && nano .env - Test run:
php update.php, if you see any errors your.envfile is probably incorrectly configured - Create a scheduled task, e.g., I use this in
crontab:0 * * * * php /home/benjivm/digitalocean-ddns/update.php >> /dev/null 2>&1(update hourly)