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Add ddns.conf.5 manpage.
authorStefan Schantl <stefan.schantl@ipfire.org>
Tue, 9 Sep 2014 17:40:05 +0000 (19:40 +0200)
committerStefan Schantl <stefan.schantl@ipfire.org>
Tue, 9 Sep 2014 17:40:05 +0000 (19:40 +0200)
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS/DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+       "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<refentry id="ddns.conf">
+       <refentryinfo>
+               <title>ddns.conf</title>
+               <productname>ddns</productname>
+
+               <authorgroup>
+                       <author>
+                               <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+                               <firstname>Stefan</firstname>
+                               <surname>Schantl</surname>
+                               <email>stefan.schantl@ipfire.org</email>
+                       </author>
+               </authorgroup>
+       </refentryinfo>
+
+       <refmeta>
+               <refentrytitle>ddns.conf</refentrytitle>
+               <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
+       </refmeta>
+
+       <refnamediv>
+               <refname>ddns.conf</refname>
+               <refpurpose>Configuration file for the DDNS update client.</refpurpose>
+       </refnamediv>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Description</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       The <filename>ddns.conf</filename> file is the main configuration file for the
+                       <command>ddns</command> update client. This file specifies some basic options
+                       for the programm and contain multiple sections which imply hostname and auth information
+                       for each used provider.
+               </para>
+
+               <para>
+                       Lines starting with a hash mark (''#'') and empty lines are ignored.
+               </para>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Options</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       The following options can be configured:
+               </para>
+
+               <variablelist>
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>proxy = http://IP:PORT</option>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Using this option allows the usage of a proxy server while
+                                               performing updates.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               The proxy only can be contacted by using the HTTP protocol. The
+                                               server has to be specified by using its IP address and the used port.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               Example: proxy = http://192.168.180.1:800
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <option>guess_external_ip = [<emphasis>true</emphasis>|false]</option>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Determine the public IP addresses by using external servers.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               The default value if this setting is not configured is
+                                               <emphasis>true</emphasis>.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+               </variablelist>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Provider Configuration</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       The DDNS client supports the configuration of an unlimited amount of entries on different providers.
+                       Each entry has to be configured as an own section which has to be initiated with the choosen FQDN
+                       (Fully Qualified Domain Name) inside of squared brackets.
+               </para>
+
+               <variablelist>
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>[hostname.someprovider.com]</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Specifies the choosen FQDN composed of the hostname and the selected domain from the
+                                               desired dynamic DNS provider.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>handle = someprovider.com</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               The provider which is responsible for the configured FQDN.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               A list of all supported providers can be found in the <filename>ddns.conf.sample</filename>
+                                               or the <filename>README</filename> file shipped by the source code.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>username = user</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               The used username to authenticate against your providers update service.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               In most cases this will be the same username which can be used to login on
+                                               your providers webpage.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>password = pass</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               The choosen password for the specified username.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+
+                       <varlistentry>
+                               <term>
+                                       <command>token = token</command>
+                               </term>
+
+                               <listitem>
+                                       <para>
+                                               Just the authentication token.
+                                       </para>
+
+                                       <para>
+                                               If your dynamic DNS provider supports token-based auth, this method should
+                                               be prefered.
+                                       </para>
+                               </listitem>
+                       </varlistentry>
+               </variablelist>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Examples</title>
+
+               <example>
+                       <title>A provider which uses username and password for client authentication.</title>
+
+                       <simplelist>
+                               <member>[somehost.provider.com]</member>
+                               <member>handle = provider.com</member>
+                               <member>username = username</member>
+                               <member>password = password</member>
+                       </simplelist>
+               </example>
+
+               <example>
+                       <title>Provider which supports token based auth.</title>
+
+                       <simplelist>
+                               <member>[anotherhost.provider.com]</member>
+                               <member>handle = provider.com</member>
+                               <member>token = token</member>
+                       </simplelist>
+               </example>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>Bugs</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       Please report all bugs to the official bugtracker at
+                       http://bugs.ipfire.org/.
+               </para>
+       </refsect1>
+
+       <refsect1>
+               <title>See Also</title>
+
+               <para>
+                       <citerefentry>
+                               <refentrytitle>ddns</refentrytitle>
+                               <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+                       </citerefentry>
+                       <citerefentry>
+                               <refentrytitle>ddns-devel</refentrytitle>
+                               <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+                       </citerefentry>
+               </para>
+       </refsect1>
+</refentry>