TransIP DDNS Docker
Create a docker container for updating a TransIP DNS record with the current public IP address. It monitors the current public IP address and when it changes it updates the DNS record hosted at TransIP.
Using
This project uses:
- IPInfo.io API for getting the public IP address
- transip/tipctl TransIP Control the official TransIP RestAPI CLI for setting the IP address
- php:cli Official php:cli docker image
Usage / Commands
Build or pull image
docker build -t jmdirksen/tipddns:latest .
or
docker pull jmdirksen/tipddns:latest
Run container
Example loading private key from file 'private.key':
docker run -it \
-e LOGINNAME=myusername \
-e PRIVATEKEY="$(cat private.key)" \
-e DOMAIN=mydomain.com \
-e RECORD=@ \
--restart unless-stopped --name tipddns jmdirksen/tipddns:latest
Replace -it for -itd to run the container in the background (or detach from the running container by pressing Ctrl+P followed by Ctrl+Q)
Show logs
docker logs tipddns
Environment variables
| Variable | Default value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LOGINNAME | myusername | Your TransIP username |
| PRIVATEKEY | myprivatekey | The private key from the key-pair generated at the TransIP API settings. See run example above when the key is stored in a file named 'private.key' |
| DOMAIN | mydomain.com | The domainname registered at TransIP from which you want to update a record |
| RECORD | @ | The DNS record name for which to change the IP address (@, *, www, etc.) |
| TTL | 300 | The Time-To-Live of the DNS record, defaults to 5 minutes |
| TYPE | A | The type of the record to update |
| INTERVAL | 300 | The interval in seconds before checking again if the public IP has changed |
BOLD: These variables must be changed, the other variables could be left at their defaults.