namecheap config is mussing host variable #427

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saavagebueno · 2025-11-20T04:23:57-05:00

saavagebueno commented

2025-11-20 04:23:57 -05:00

Originally created by @VSVix on GitHub (Aug 13, 2024).

TLDR: Missing HOST variable as mentioned in namecheap how-to

Is this urgent: No
DNS provider(s) you use: Namecheap
Program version:

Running version 2.6.0 built on 2024-02-03T18:53:40.722Z (commit c338c28)
What are you using to run the container: docker-compose
Extra information (optional)

Logs:

ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T09:57:49Z INFO [healthcheck server] listening on 127.0.0.1:9999
ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T09:57:49Z INFO [backup] disabled
ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z INFO obtaining ipv4 address succeeded after 1 failed try
ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z WARN cannot DNS resolve .example.com after 5 tries: lookup .example.com: no such host
ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z INFO ipv4 address of .example.com is invalid IP and your ipv4 address  is 66.606.666.66
ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z INFO Updating record [domain: example.com | host:  | provider: namecheap | ip: ipv4] to use 66.606.666.66
ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T09:58:04Z ERROR doing http request: Get "https://dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/update?domain=example.com&host=&ip=66.606.666.66&password=xxxxxxx": net/http: request canceled while waiting for connection (Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)
ddns-updater  | 2024/08/13 09:59:04 "GET http://x.x.0.39:8000/ HTTP/1.1" from x.x.0.119:64578 - 200 1838B in 104.768µs
ddns-updater  | 2024-08-13T10:02:54Z INFO obtaining ipv4 address succeeded after 1 failed try

Configuration file (remove your credentials!):

{
  "settings": [
    {
      "provider": "namecheap",
      "domain": "example.com",
      "password": " "
    }
  ]
}

Host OS:
Debian Docker

Originally created by @VSVix on GitHub (Aug 13, 2024).  **TLDR**: Missing _HOST_ variable as mentioned in [namecheap how-to](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/29/11/how-to-dynamically-update-the-hosts-ip-with-an-https-request/) 1. Is this urgent: No 2. DNS provider(s) you use: Namecheap 3. Program version:  `Running version 2.6.0 built on 2024-02-03T18:53:40.722Z (commit c338c28)` 4. What are you using to run the container: docker-compose 5. Extra information (optional) Logs: ```log ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T09:57:49Z INFO [healthcheck server] listening on 127.0.0.1:9999 ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T09:57:49Z INFO [backup] disabled ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z INFO obtaining ipv4 address succeeded after 1 failed try ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z WARN cannot DNS resolve .example.com after 5 tries: lookup .example.com: no such host ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z INFO ipv4 address of .example.com is invalid IP and your ipv4 address is 66.606.666.66 ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T09:57:54Z INFO Updating record [domain: example.com | host: | provider: namecheap | ip: ipv4] to use 66.606.666.66 ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T09:58:04Z ERROR doing http request: Get "https://dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/update?domain=example.com&host=&ip=66.606.666.66&password=xxxxxxx": net/http: request canceled while waiting for connection (Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers) ddns-updater | 2024/08/13 09:59:04 "GET http://x.x.0.39:8000/ HTTP/1.1" from x.x.0.119:64578 - 200 1838B in 104.768µs ddns-updater | 2024-08-13T10:02:54Z INFO obtaining ipv4 address succeeded after 1 failed try ``` Configuration file (**remove your credentials!**): ```json { "settings": [ { "provider": "namecheap", "domain": "example.com", "password": " " } ] } ``` Host OS: Debian Docker

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2025-11-20 04:23:57 -05:00

saavagebueno commented

2025-11-20 04:23:58 -05:00

@qdm12 commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2024):

Documentation is versioned (see the readme), you are reading the documentation for the latest image I think. The latest program (and 2.7 i think?) now support having the host in the domain field.

@qdm12 commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2024): Documentation is versioned (see the readme), you are reading the documentation for the latest image I think. The latest program (and 2.7 i think?) now support having the host in the domain field.

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Reference: starred/ddns-updater#427