Installing nsupdate.info on NetBSD

This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing nsupdate.info on a NetBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before you can install nsupdate.info, you need to make sure that your NetBSD system has the following packages installed:

  • bash
  • curl
  • bind-tools

You can install these packages using the following command:

pkg_add bash curl bind-tools

Installing nsupdate.info

  1. Download the nsupdate.info installation script from the website:
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nsupdate-info/nsupdate.info/master/setup.sh
  1. Make the script executable:
chmod +x setup.sh
  1. Run the script as root:
sudo ./setup.sh

  1. Follow the prompts to configure nsupdate.info. You'll be asked for your email address and a domain name that you control.

  2. Once the configuration is complete, start the nsupdate daemon:

sudo service nsupdate start
  1. To ensure that nsupdate is started automatically at boot, enable the service:
sudo rcctl enable nsupdate
  1. Verify that nsupdate is running correctly by checking the log file:
sudo tail -f /var/log/nsupdate

You should see messages confirming that nsupdate is updating your DNS records.

Conclusion

You've successfully installed nsupdate.info on your NetBSD system! With this tool, you can easily update your DNS records from any device that has a dynamic IP address.