How to Install the Dynamic Update Client on Linux

This guide will walk you through the installation and setup of the Dynamic Update
Client (DUC) on a computer running Linux. If you are using Ubuntu or Debian Linux
please check our support site for guides on their specific setup.

If you are using Ubuntu Linux, please click here.

Note: You do not need to use the DUC if you�ve already configured DDNS in a router,
DVR, camera, or other device. If you have multiple update clients updating the
same hostname the service will not work properly. An update client is a device with
DDNS settings configured and enabled. Our DUC is also an update client. You can
still set up connections to multiple devices but make sure that each specific
hostname is not updated by more than one update client.

Installing the Client

The below commands should be executed from a terminal window (command prompt) after
logging in as the �root� user. You can become the root user from the command line
by entering �sudo su -� followed by the root password on your machine.

Note: If you do not have privileges on the machine you are on, you may add the
�sudo� command in front of steps (5 and 6).

cd /usr/local/src
wget http://www.no-ip.com/client/linux/noip-duc-linux.tar.gz
tar xzf noip-duc-linux.tar.gz
cd noip-2.1.9-1
make
make install
If you get �make not found� or �missing gcc� then you do not have the gcc compiler
tools on your machine. You will need to install these in order to proceed.

To Configure the Client

As root again (or with sudo) issue the below command:

/usr/local/bin/noip2 -C (dash capital C, this will create the default config

file)
You will then be prompted for your username and password for No-IP, as well as
which hostnames you wish to update. Be careful, one of the questions is �Do you
wish to update ALL hosts�. If answered incorrectly this could affect hostnames in
your account that are pointing at other locations.

Now that the client is installed and configured, you just need to launch it.
Simply issue this final command to launch the client in the background:

/usr/local/bin/noip2
Read the README file in the no-ip-2.1.9 folder for instructions on how to make the
client run at startup. This varies depending on what Linux distribution you are
running.