Configuring dynamic DNS

This recipe describes how to configure a dynamic DNS service in pfSense.

Getting ready

PfSense’s integrated dynamic DNS service allows you to automatically update your dynamic DNS records when a change in an interface’s IP address is detected.

How to do it...

  1. Browse to Services | Dynamic DNS.
  2. Click the DynDNS tab.
  3. Click the “plus” button to add a new record.
  4. Choose a Service type (that is, dynamic DNS service provider).
  5. Specify an Interface to monitor (this is typically the WAN interface).
  6. Specify our Hostname (that is, the friendly DNS name our dynamic DNS provider has supplied us with).
  7. Toggle Wildcards, if applicable.
  8. Enter your username and password you’d setup with our dynamic DNS provider.
  9. Enter a friendly description.
  10. Save changes. ...

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