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Here it is in its entirety, which I will explain in detail below: The configuration file sits at /etc/knot/nf.īy default, it is quite small, and we have to extend it substantially.

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We start with choosing a DNS server software.įor me, Knot DNS fit the bill, and I installed it with apt install knot on an Ubuntu machine. add a cronjob to the local clients to make HTTP requests to the web server.on the same DNS server also install a web server that processes updates, and.make sure that the parent zone (here: domain.tld) contains an NS record pointing to the server,.install a DNS server that is authoritative for a subdomain (here: ) of some domain,.There did not seem to be any off-the-shelf solution for this use case whose popularity I had underestimated.Īnyhow, nothing a bit of glue, duct tape, and Python can’t fix.īut note that I did not want to wrangle DNSSEC, so I’m conveniently leaving that part out.

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While browsing the web for possible existing implementations, I quickly realized that while there are tons of DNS server implementations, I actually had to build my own script to update the configuration. The configuration is maintained manually.Īlso, a dynamic DNS server obviously needs to have a stable IP address, so I had to resort to use a virtual machine somewhere in a datacenter. I already have a local DNS server running, but I used it for recursive lookups and ad-blocking purposes. I found the existing providers I had used in the past to be annoying.In order to reach my home server from the outside, I decided to build my own dynamic DNS service.

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How to build your own personal DynDNS serviceĬonsumer-grade internet subscriptions typically come with NAT and dynamically-assigned IP addresses.

How to build your own personal DynDNS service Lars Hupel.Stop any Plex processes that are running after the update.Delete the Run keys from the registry to prevent Plex Media Server from running outside of the service.Stop any Plex processes that are running.Download and verify the latest Plex Media Server update.The application will do the following for you: I created the Plex Server Auto Updater application to make it easier to update a Plex installation when it is using the PmsService application to run as a Windows service. If you don't wish to perform the above steps manually each time you would like to update your version of Plex, then you can use a tool I created to perform all the steps automatically. The above does not include downloading the update and validating that the update was downloaded correctly. In order to update Plex when it is running as a Windows service, you will need to do the following: If you have setup Plex Media Server on Windows to run as a service, then you will find that updating Plex involves a few more steps than just running Plex as a traditional process.

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