This article explains the step to set up and configure the Dynamic DNS for the Linux system. Please follow the steps

  • Login to 5centsCDN console.
  • Go to SimpleDNS.
  • Click the Manage button of your DNS.
  • Create an A/AAAA record.
  • Click the double arrow symbol nearest to the record.
  • Click the Activate button.
  • On the redirected page, you can see Perl, Python, PHP scripts.
  • You can download one of the scripts.
  •  Open Terminal in your Linux system and type the command $ crontab -e. It will open your user’s crontab.
  • Now you can add the script to the crontab so that the script will execute instantly. For example, you can configure the crontab like this(Explained for Perl scripts)
    01 * * * * Perl  /home/USER/Downloads/DynamicURL/dynamicurl.pl >/dev/null 2>&1
    In this setup, it will execute the script every first minute of every hour.
  • Save the crontab with ctrl+x, then press the y button.

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