Obtain an Alibaba Cloud API for DDNS
Dynamic DNS is a method of automatically updating a name server in the Domain Name System, often in real-time, with the active DDNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses, or other information. (From Wikipedia)
This experience only applies to Alibaba Cloud China. It will not be the same as Alibaba Cloud International.
- Log in to the Alibaba Cloud, then find AccessKey Management
- You can use admin AccessKey (All Privileges). In this case, we will use a user AccessKey for safety reasons.
- Create a new user, then fill out the login name and display name
- Add
AliyunDNSFullAccess
Privilege to the user we just created
- Create an AccessKey