How to Install nsupdate.info on NixOS Latest?

Nsupdate.info is a free Dynamic DNS service that allows you to assign a stable domain name to your dynamic IP address. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install nsupdate.info on NixOS latest version.

Prerequisites

• NixOS latest version installed on your machine.
• A domain name that you own.
• A registered account at nsupdate.info website.

Step 1: Install Nix package manager

The first step is to install Nix package manager on your system. Run the following command on your terminal to install it:

sudo curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh

Step 2: Install nsupdate.info package

After installing the Nix package manager, we need to add its channels to our system. To do this, run the following command on your terminal:

sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable nixos-nsupdate && sudo nix-channel --update

This will add the nsupdate channel to our system and update the existing channels. Finally, we can install the nsupdate package by running the following command:

sudo nix-env -iA nixos-nsupdate

Step 3: Configure nsupdate.info

After the installation is complete, we need to configure nsupdate.info to use our domain name. We can do this by running the following command:

sudo nsupdate setup example.com

Replace "example.com" with your domain name. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your nsupdate.info account information.

Step 4: Start nsupdate.info service

To start the nsupdate.info service, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start nsupdate

You can also enable nsupdate to start automatically during boot by running the following command:

sudo systemctl enable nsupdate

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install nsupdate.info on NixOS latest version. Once configured, nsupdate.info will automatically update your DNS records to point to your current dynamic IP address.