I need to configure the DDNS client in OpenWrt with the NameCheap dynamic dns service but I don't know what data I have to complete.
What are the update API instructions from your provider?
For DDNS, it's usually a HTTP/HTTPS web string to send the credentials and update the IP.
You'll likely have to use custom, if there's isn't a pre-made script for NameCheap.
I found only for DD-WRT. No OpenWrt. I also saw a NameCheap profile in Dynamic DNS, but I don't know what data I must enter so that it can send to the DDNS service.
For OpenWRT is is pretty much identical to the dd-wrt tutorial you found (it just looks a bit different), just chose custom.
But there is already a profile for NameCheap. Just put the corresponding data (I think). I also asked on that page and they answered that it is almost the same as DD-WRT and the difference is in Hostname.
So what is exactly your issue? It seems all solved now, doesn't it?
I think so. I just realized that they had answered me. Also thanks for your help!
I still can't make it work.
Any details?
Apparently it doesn't work as expected as with DuckDNS.
I followed the steps in this guide (I even asked in the comments section) and it doesn't work.
In the NameCheap configuration panel I had to configure this and this but nothing at all.
Here are some images with the current settings:
In Lookup Hostname, Domain and Username is my domain .com.ar.
You don't have a A record for this domain configured in your OpenWrt, do you?
What do you mean? I bought a domain in nic.ar and delegated it to NameCheap, but I can't get the domain to point to the IP of the router.
I can't find anywhere the RIGHT way to configure this service.
I receive the IP 127.0.0.1 as indicated by the "help" of NameCheap and that supposedly it was going to change to that of the router but I do not see that it works as expected.
Then just try a Custom DDNS config and use the update URL from the link you provided.
But it tells me that I have to put the IP. Isn't it supposed to update automatically? The guide is not adapted to OpenWrt.
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Yes, that's the point of DDNS!
I think someone else should assist. Perhaps my instructions are not clear...or I don't understand your issue at this point.
EDIT: Maybe you're unaware of the [IP]
parameter that can be added to custom scripts.
DuckDNS works so well that it seems strange to me that this PAYMENT service does not provide good information.
I'm not sure what issue you're having- your post says nothing about actually configuring the OpenWrt. You simply follow the custom config as you posted it.
Per the instructions you enter:
/update?domain=yourdomain.com&password=[PASSWORD]&host=[IP]
When you do this with proper domain on the front (e.g. http://ddns.example.com
- ask the DDNS provider)...what happens???
I give details: I contacted NameCheap by E-mail and they told me to enable DDNS in the control panel and some "A + Dynamic DNS record" and I did it. Then I downloaded the DDNS client for Windows and the IP 127.0.0.1 (dummy) was updated to that of the router which is public. Also that it is a problem of the router's DDNS client and may be true. With the data that I put in OpenWrt of the DDNS service (in the image), it apparently works, but the IP is not updated. Also for clarity, I don't use a custom URL, but instead use the already included NameCheap profile. I also noticed that the IP was updated in OpenWrt thanks to the Windows client.