ovh-dns-change-ip

Python Script to automaticaly change IP of a DNS A record for a OVH Can update root Domain Record or SubDomain Record

Setup

1 - Create Application for interact with OVH

Go inside the corresponding URL and create an application to interact with your OVH Account:

• OVH Europe
• OVH US
• OVH North-America
• So you Start Europe
• So you Start North America
• Kimsufi Europe
• Kimsufi North America

2 - Fill ovh-dns-change-ip.conf file

Complete the file ovh-dns-change-ip.conf with your Endpoint, Application Key, Secret and the URL of your Domain and SubDomain (if neccesary)

[OVH-INFO]
Endpoint=ovh-eu
#To create an application go to https://eu.api.ovh.com/createApp/ (for OVH Europe)
ApplicationKey = [APPLICATION_KEY]
ApplicationSecret = [APPLICATION_SECRET]

[DNS-INFO]
DomainName = twallois.fr
SubDomainName = 

3 - Setup requirement and configuration file

Install the python3 requirements:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Run the Python Script with --setup argument to ask to OVH to allow your application for some OVH APIs

python3 ./ovh-dns-change-ip.py --setup 

You will need to go inside a website to allow the application

Configuration is Done

Execution

To modify the IP inside the OVH DNS Record you just need to run the script

python3 ./ovh-dns-change-ip.py

If the IP inside OVH DNS is not your current IP, the DNS record will be update Add the script inside a cron to automaticaly update your IP

Enjoy,

Thibaut Wallois

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