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Dynamic DNS with Google Domains
Access your local home automations on the go by assigning a static domain name to your dynamic home IP address.
Google Domains has been a great place to manage all of my registered domains names. While there are several well-established free and paid dynamic dns services — of some which require technical knowledge or complicated setup — Google Domains supports dynamic dns natively and easily (and for free) using either a dedicated API or standards-based integration to open tools like ddclient or in-a-dyn.
*** UPDATE 2023 ***
Squarespace has acquired Google Domains and will transation all domains to Squarespace — where DDNS is not support.
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In this article, you will learn how to setup dynamic DNS on any device in your home network using ddclient and Google Domains.
Configure Google Domains
We’ll assume that you’ve already registered a domain name that is hosted using Google Domains. We’ll start by creating a Synthetic Record for the domain name that we’ll assign our device and then configure the record to accept input when the public IP…
