Ubuntu – OpenDNS Client Install and Configure

sudo apt-get install ddclient

Select “Other” and tap the Enter key

Type in your defined server and tap the Enter key

Select “dyndns2” and tap the Enter key

Type in your username and tap the Enter key
Type in your password and tap the Enter key
Type in your password again and tap the Enter key

Type in the network interface you use (typically eth0)

Type in the update server and tap the Enter key

After all of this done run the below just to make sure you have everything to make it secure

sudo cp /etc/ddclient.conf /etc/ddclient.conf.original

sudo echo "daemon=300" > /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "ssl=yes" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "##" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "## OpenDNS.com account-configuration" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "##" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "use=web, web=myip.dnsomatic.com" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "ssl=yes" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "server=updates.opendns.com" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "protocol=dyndns2" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "login=opendns_username" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "password=opendns_password" >> /etc/ddclient.conf
sudo echo "opendns_network_label" >> /etc/ddclient.conf

sudo cp /etc/default/ddclient /etc/default/ddclient.original
sudo sed -i 's|run_daemon="false"|run_daemon="true"|g' /etc/default/ddclient

sudo /etc/init.d/ddclient restart
sudo /etc/init.d/ddclient status

If needed you can reconfigure the client via the screens again with this command

dpkg-reconfigure ddclient