logPublicIP

Overview

Fetches the current public IP address and compares it to the old IP address. If the IP changed a e-mail notification will be sent with the timestamp and the new IP address. Same information will be written into a log file.

Features

• Automatically detects changes in the public IP address.
• Writes IP address into log file with the current timestamp.
• Offers the option to send a notification e-mail on IP change.
• Uses a configuration file to set the parameters for the service.
• Offers option to install dependencies using proxy

Setup

To install this service follow the steps below:

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/kusholino/logPublicIP

2. Install Dependencies and setup the service and Start the Service. This must be run with root permissions

   cd logPublicIP

   Without a proxy:

   python3 setup.py

   With a proxy:

   python3 setup.py --proxy http://ip:port

Config File

To enable e-mail notifications set the value of send_mail in the config file to True.

send_mail = True

Information

Keep in mind, i used a smtp server that doesnt support tls and is only reachable within my private network.

To start the service:

systemctl start logPublicIP.service