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DDNS update for Cloudflare with dual WAN support
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| # Enter your cloudflare credentials | |
| zoneID="" | |
| ID="" | |
| APIToken="" | |
| # the DNS record | |
| name="domain" | |
| # your WAN port eg. eth0 | |
| interface=eth2 | |
| retention=2020 | |
| DIRECTORY=/data/logs | |
| log="$DIRECTORY/updateIP.log" | |
| echo $log | |
| logMe () { | |
| tail -n "$retention" "$log" > "$log.tmp" | |
| mv "$log.tmp" "$log" | |
| } | |
| # 1. Get Current Local IPs | |
| IPINFO=$(curl -s https://ipinfo.io/) | |
| currentIP=$(echo "$IPINFO" | jq -r ".ip") | |
| currentIPv6=$(curl -s --interface "$interface" https://6.icanhazip.com) | |
| # 2. Update NextDNS | |
| curl -s --interface "$interface" "https://link-ip.nextdns.io/42eadb/7dc5b7251af22fd2" > /dev/null | |
| # --- IPv4 Logic (Type A) --- | |
| # Fetch existing record info | |
| CF_V4_JSON=$(curl -s -X GET "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$zoneID/dns_records?type=A&name=$name" \ | |
| -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIToken" -H "Content-Type: application/json") | |
| ID_V4=$(echo "$CF_V4_JSON" | jq -r '.result[0].id // empty') | |
| cloudflaresays_v4=$(echo "$CF_V4_JSON" | jq -r '.result[0].content // empty') | |
| if [ "$currentIP" = "$cloudflaresays_v4" ]; then | |
| echo -e "======\n$(date) IPv4: No change required ($currentIP)" | tee -a "$log" | |
| else | |
| comment="updated: $(date)" | |
| echo -e "======\n$(date) IPv4: Updating to $currentIP" | tee -a "$log" | |
| curl --interface "$interface" -s -X PATCH "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$zoneID/dns_records/$ID_V4" \ | |
| -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIToken" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ | |
| --data "{\"type\":\"A\",\"name\":\"$name\",\"content\":\"$currentIP\",\"ttl\":600,\"proxied\":false,\"comment\":\"$comment\"}" | |
| fi | |
| # --- IPv6 Logic (Type AAAA) --- | |
| if [ -z "$currentIPv6" ]; then | |
| echo -e "======\n$(date) IPv6: Error - No local IPv6 detected." | tee -a "$log" | |
| else | |
| # Fetch existing record info | |
| CF_V6_JSON=$(curl -s -X GET "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$zoneID/dns_records?type=AAAA&name=$name" \ | |
| -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIToken" -H "Content-Type: application/json") | |
| ID_V6=$(echo "$CF_V6_JSON" | jq -r '.result[0].id // empty') | |
| cloudflaresays_v6=$(echo "$CF_V6_JSON" | jq -r '.result[0].content // empty') | |
| comment="updated: $(date)" | |
| if [ "$currentIPv6" = "$cloudflaresays_v6" ]; then | |
| echo -e "======\n$(date) IPv6: No change required ($currentIPv6)" | tee -a "$log" | |
| elif [ -z "$ID_V6" ]; then | |
| # Create record if ID is missing | |
| echo -e "======\n$(date) IPv6: Record missing. Creating... ($currentIPv6)" | tee -a "$log" | |
| curl --interface "$interface" -s -X POST "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$zoneID/dns_records" \ | |
| -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIToken" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ | |
| --data "{\"type\":\"AAAA\",\"name\":\"$name\",\"content\":\"$currentIPv6\",\"ttl\":600,\"proxied\":false,\"comment\":\"$comment\"}" | |
| else | |
| # Update existing record | |
| echo -e "======\n$(date) IPv6: Updating to $currentIPv6" | tee -a "$log" | |
| curl --interface "$interface" -s -X PATCH "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$zoneID/dns_records/$ID_V6" \ | |
| -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIToken" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ | |
| --data "{\"type\":\"AAAA\",\"name\":\"$name\",\"content\":\"$currentIPv6\",\"ttl\":600,\"proxied\":false,\"comment\":\"$comment\"}" | |
| fi | |
| fi | |
| logMe |
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Run through cron.
To create scheduled jobs, you may add your own cronjob by putting cronjob expression in this file. It will be incorporated to the system crontab when Firewalla service restarts.
/home/pi/.firewalla/config/user_crontab
Example:
pi@firewalla:~ (Firewalla) $ cat ~/.firewalla/config/user_crontab
You can verify if it's incorporated by running "crontab -l"
See also https://github.com/ccpk1/Firewalla-Gold-Tools/blob/main/cloudflare/cloudflare_ddns_update.sh