Alternatives to ddclient
Keep dynamic DNS records aligned with your changing IP address. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
ddclient
Keep dynamic DNS records aligned with your changing IP address.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as ddclient.
Cloudflare DDNS
Keeps Cloudflare DNS records pointed at a changing home IP address.
Cloudflare DDNS runs as a tiny container with one config file and handles IPv6, but it works only with Cloudflare and needs a DNS edit token.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Duck DNS
Free dynamic DNS service, hosted on AWS, that points a subdomain at a changing IP address.
Dynu
Dynamic DNS service that gives a changing home IP address a fixed hostname, with paid extras.
No-IP
Dynamic DNS and managed DNS provider with free hostnames and paid plans for remote access.
FreeDNS
Free dynamic and static DNS hosting with a large shared registry of public domains.
