Dynamo

(Cloudflare DNS, .NET Core, C#)

KPNC Technology: Dynamo is a simple and multi-platform DDNS solution for servers utilizing Cloudflare's network...

Configuration

• Dynamo's Config File (Config.json):
  • Email: Your Cloudflare related email address
  • ApiKey: Your Cloudflare API key
  • Domain: The domain (www.example.com)
  • IPv4: Whether to force IPv4 or not
  • Rate: Amount of seconds between checks

"Config.json" Example:

{
  "Email": "user@example.com",
  "ApiKey": "1234567890abcdefghijklmnop",
  "Domain": "www.example.com",
  "IPv4": true,
  "Rate": 300
}

You only have to edit the service file when using Linux...

• Dynamo's Service File (Dynamo.service):
  • User: The user that will launch Dynamo (with their perms)
  • WorkingDirectory: The directory of the Dynamo executable
  • ExecStart: The path of your dotnet executable and Dynamo library

"dynamo.service" Example:

[Unit]
Description=Dynamo for Cloudflare (.NET)
After=network.target

[Service]
User=ubuntu
TimeoutStartSec=0
KillMode=process
WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/dynamo/
ExecStart=/usr/bin/dotnet /home/ubuntu/dynamo/Dynamo.dll
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
Environment=Production

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Installation

For installation on a Linux (Ubuntu based) servers...

• Make sure you have correctly configured Dynamo (above) for you system

• Install dependencies and services:

  • Run "sudo bash install.sh"

• Now you may run "sudo service dynamo start"

For installation on a Windows (10/2019+) servers...

• Make sure you have correctly configured Dynamo (above) for you system

• Make sure you have .NET version 7.0 found here; however, you probably already have it

• To start it manually, you can simply double-click on the Dynamo.exe file or create a shortcut of it elsewhere

• If you would like the program to automatically start:

  • Create shortcut of "Dynamo.exe" by right-clicking and selecting "Create Shortcut"
  • You can rename this shortcut to whatever you want
  • Move the shortcut to the "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp" directory