From d3c3680759836690d33e4c43acec7a57de01ff11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Waldmann Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:51:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add some notes about how updating own domains works / does not work --- docs/user.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/user.rst b/docs/user.rst index 0daa3b5..32e9748 100644 --- a/docs/user.rst +++ b/docs/user.rst @@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ You can either privately use such an own domain or alternatively even offer them If you have cool domains, please offer publically! +Note: if you just register a domain at some domain seller (and the domain seller runs the DNS for you), you usually +just get some web interface to manage the DNS records. Often, that nameserver is not configured to accept dynamic +updates (RFC 2136) unless otherwise noted by your DNS hoster. If unsure, read their documentation, examine their +web interfaces (if they allow dynamic updates, there should be some means to configure or see the update algorithm, +secret and maybe even the update policy (where you can setup rules to allow/deny specific hosts) or just ask them. + +If you run an own DNS server (like e.g. bind9) for your domain, you can configure it to support dynamic updates. +We show you how after you add a domain to nsupdate.info. + Other Services Updaters -----------------------