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## Introduction ## Introduction
Petrified is a bash client to update dynamic DNS at freedns.afraid.org; **Petrified** is a bash client to update dynamic DNS at freedns.afraid.org;
the goals are for simplicity, flexibility and configurability which using the goals are for simplicity, flexibility and configurability which using
the minimal system tools installed with most distributions. the minimal system tools installed with most distributions.
* Code: https://github.com/troyengel/petrified
* AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/petrified/
## Features ## Features
- Several configuration methods: Several configuration methods:
* /etc/petrified.conf * /etc/petrified.conf
* ~/.petrifiedrc * ~/.petrifiedrc
* -c (config) on the commandline * -c (config) on the commandline
- IPv4 and IPv6 support
- PID usage to prevent race conditions or stacked crons High level items of interest:
- Logging via journald, syslog, stdout and a logfile simultaneously
- Local IP reporting for use with internal DNS entries * IPv4 and IPv6 support
- Caching of the last IP to reduce upstream impact * PID usage to prevent race conditions or stacked crons
- Usable via cron, NetworkManager dispatcher, commandline, etc. * Logging via journald, syslog, stdout and a logfile simultaneously
* Local IP reporting for use with internal DNS entries
* Caching of the last IP to reduce upstream impact
* Usable via cron, NetworkManager dispatcher, commandline, etc.
## Dependencies ## Dependencies
| Utility | Package | | Utilities | Package |
| --------|-------------| | -----------------------------|------------|
| logger | util-linux | | logger, kill | util-linux |
| kill | util-linux | | printf, touch, date, cat, rm | coreutils |
| printf | coreutils |
| touch | coreutils |
| date | coreutils |
| cat | coreutils |
| rm | coreutils |
| bash | bash | | bash | bash |
| ip | iproute2 | | ip | iproute2 |
| curl | curl | | curl | curl |
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Copy the default configuration file to */etc/petrified.conf* for global Copy the default configuration file to */etc/petrified.conf* for global
use, *~/.petrifiedrc* for user-level use, or another location as desired. use, *~/.petrifiedrc* for user-level use, or another location as desired.
At a minimum the **DDNS_KEY** variable must be configured for basic usage; At a minimum the `DDNS_KEY` variable must be configured for basic usage;
all other variables are preconfigured for system level (root) usage. all other variables are preconfigured for system level (root) usage.
If implementing at the user level, be sure and set the various file location If implementing at the user level, be sure and set the various file location
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## Usage ## Usage
Usage is simple - just run **petrified** and check your log(s). Usage is simple - just run `petrified` and check your log(s).
To use a custom configuration file, the **-c (config)** parameter is To use a custom configuration file, the `-c` (*config*) parameter is
supported; note that using this option will *not* read the global/local supported; note that using this option will **not** read the global/local
configuration files and only use the variables from this custom file. configuration files and only use the variables from this custom file.
## Acknowledgements ## Acknowledgements
### Author
Troy Engel <troyengel@gmail.com>
Prior to writing this software, several contributions were made to: Prior to writing this software, several contributions were made to:
* afraid-dyndns * afraid-dyndns
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The original version of petrified was influenced by these two software The original version of petrified was influenced by these two software
package's concepts, however actual code was not used. package's concepts, however actual code was not used.
### Contributors
none yet...
### Maintainers
Troy Engel <troyengel@gmail.com>
* Arch AUR package
## Support ## Support
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