DDNS Updater Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy DDNS Updater hosting and keep your domains pointed at your current public IP address. xCloud runs the pinned DDNS Updater v2.10.0 image behind an nginx Basic Auth gateway, generates the gateway password, mounts a persistent volume for update history and publishes the status page over HTTPS in minutes — the updater itself is never exposed directly.

Deploy your DDNS Updater

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No technical skills needed
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What is DDNS Updater?

DDNS Updater is an open-source dynamic DNS client. It keeps DNS records pointed at the current public IP address of the server it runs on: it checks the address every 5 minutes, updates the records you configure at your DNS provider, and shows their status on a small web page.

It supports Cloudflare, DuckDNS, GoDaddy, Namecheap, Route 53, Hetzner, a custom URL and 50+ other providers. This template deploys v2.10.0.

From Sign-Up to Live DNS Updates In Just 3 Easy Steps

A dynamic DNS setup normally means a container, a login in front of the status page, a volume, a domain and a certificate before the first record updates. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick DDNS Updater from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then paste your DNS records and provider credentials as one line of JSON (CONFIG).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official DDNS Updater image, pinned by immutable digest, on a private port behind an nginx Basic Auth gateway, mount the ddns_updater_data volume, generate the gateway password, and publish the status page over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Check Your Records
Open your HTTPS DDNS Updater URL and sign in with username ddns and the generated password from the installation credentials. Check that each record shows a successful update with its current IP.

Everything DDNS Updater Does, On Your Own Server

DDNS Updater runs in full here: a dynamic DNS client with a status page, behind a login, on a server you control.

Automatic IP Checks
The public IP address is checked every 5 minutes and records are updated only when it changes.
50+ DNS Providers
Works with Cloudflare, DuckDNS, GoDaddy, Namecheap, Route 53, Hetzner, a custom URL and 50+ other providers; each provider has its own keys in the upstream documentation.
Record Status Page
A web page lists each record with its current IP, the last update result and the IP history.
Login In Front Of The Page
The status page sits behind a Basic Auth login with a generated password; requests without it are rejected with a 401.
Records In One Setting
Records and provider credentials live in the CONFIG value of the site's environment. Edit it there, then Save & Redeploy.
History That Persists
Update history on the ddns_updater_data volume survives an xCloud Restart, along with your configuration.

Everything You Need To Run Your Dynamic DNS 24/7

Managed hosting for DDNS Updater, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

DDNS Updater v2.10.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Gateway password generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With DDNS Updater

Reach a changing IP by name
Keep a domain or subdomain pointing at a server whose public IP address changes, without editing the record by hand.
Update several providers from one place
Keep records at different DNS providers, such as Cloudflare and DuckDNS, current from a single status page.
See what was last updated
Check each record's current IP, last update result and IP history on one page instead of reading provider dashboards.
Keep provider tokens off the page
Provider tokens and passwords sit in the site's environment settings and are never shown on the status page.

DDNS Updater vs Alternatives

DDNS-GO: Another dynamic DNS client with a web UI, offered as a OneClick app here. Its supported providers include Cloudflare, GoDaddy, Namecheap, DNSPod and Alibaba Cloud DNS.
Provider update scripts: A scheduled script calling one DNS provider's API updates a single provider. DDNS Updater uses one configuration for 50+ providers.
Hosted dynamic DNS services: A hosted dynamic DNS service updates names under its own domain. DDNS Updater updates records in your own zone at your own provider, from your own server.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for DDNS Updater hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if DDNS Updater sits alongside other services.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. DDNS Updater itself is licensed by its maintainers under MIT.

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy DDNS Updater on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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Self-managed hosting

Ready To Run Your Own Dynamic DNS Client?

DDNS Updater on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

How do I sign in?

Use username ddns and the generated password shown in the installation credentials. Requests without them are rejected.

Which DNS providers work?

Cloudflare, DuckDNS, GoDaddy, Namecheap, Route 53, Hetzner, a custom URL and 50+ others; each provider has its own keys in the upstream documentation.

Where are my records stored?

In the CONFIG value of the site's environment, as one line of JSON that also holds your provider tokens. Edit it there, then Save & Redeploy.

Edit environment variables and redeploy

Can I update IPv6 records?

Use "ip_version": "ipv4" on records. The container runs on a Docker bridge network, which normally has no IPv6, so IPv6 records will not update.

Why does the health check sometimes show unhealthy after an update?

The container health check compares DNS answers with the IP last set, so after an update it can take up to the old record's TTL to read healthy. Updates continue meanwhile.

Is the status page public?

No. It sits behind a Basic Auth gateway, and the updater itself is private on internal port 8000.

What should I back up?

The ddns_updater_data volume, which holds the update history, and your CONFIG value, which holds the records and provider credentials. Keep both private.

Backups in xCloud

What survives a restart?

The update history and your configuration.

Does xCloud automatically back up or update DDNS Updater?

No. The template pins DDNS Updater v2.10.0 by immutable digest; new installations use the pinned release, existing sites are not automatically upgraded. Read the upstream release notes, then bump the tag and digest together on your own schedule. Server-level backups and snapshots are available on every Cloud VPS.

What are the server requirements, and why does this page sell 6 GB?

The template's baseline asks for 1 CPU core, 128 MB of RAM and 1 GB of disk; measured idle use was about 6 MiB. This page sells the 6 GB tier as the entry rung, with real headroom above that baseline.

Is xCloud officially partnered with DDNS Updater?

No. No official partnership or endorsement between xCloud and the DDNS Updater project has been verified. This is a deployment and server-management option for the open-source DDNS Updater project.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.