How to Install nsupdate.info on Kali Linux Latest

nsupdate.info is a dynamic DNS updating service that allows you to update your IP address on various DNS providers. Here's how you can install nsupdate.info on Kali Linux Latest:

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To install nsupdate.info, we need to first install dependencies required for compilation.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev

Step 2: Download and Extract nsupdate.info

wget https://github.com/nsupdate-info/nsupdate.info/archive/refs/tags/v2.4.4.tar.gz
tar -xzvf v2.4.4.tar.gz
cd nsupdate.info-2.4.4

Step 3: Install nsupdate.info

sudo ./setup.py install

Step 4: Configuration

After installation, create the nsupdate.info configuration file.

sudo nano /etc/nsupdate.info.ini

And paste the following content:

[general]
# put your nsupdate.info API key here
api_key = <your-nsupdate.info-api-key>

# the IPv4 address to update the DNS zone with
ipv4_address_command = /usr/bin/curl -s https://ifconfig.me

# DNS providers
providers = [
    "cloudflare",
    "duckdns",
    "google",
    "noip",
    "ovh",
    "westnordost"
]

Replace <your-nsupdate.info-api-key> with your actual API key from nsupdate.info.

Step 5: Running nsupdate.info

sudo nsupdate-info

This will update the DNS zone with your current IPv4 address. You can also add this command to a cron job to update your IP address automatically.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed nsupdate.info on Kali Linux Latest.

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