namecheap.md

Namecheap

Configuration

Example

{
  "settings": [
    {
      "provider": "namecheap",
      "domain": "domain.com",
      "password": "password"
    }
  ]
}

Compulsory parameters

• "domain" is the domain to update. It can be example.com (root domain), sub.example.com (subdomain of example.com) or *.example.com for the wildcard.
• "password"

Optional parameters

Note that Namecheap only supports ipv4 addresses for now.

Domain setup

1. Create a Namecheap account and buy a domain name - example.com as an example
2. Login to Namecheap at https://www.namecheap.com/myaccount/login/

For each domain name you want to add, replace example.com in the following link with your domain name and go to https://ap.www.namecheap.com/Domains/DomainControlPanel/example.com/advancedns

1. For each host you want to add (if you don't know, create one record with the host set to *):

   1. In the HOST RECORDS section, click on ADD NEW RECORD

      

   2. Select the following settings and create the A + Dynamic DNS Record:

      

2. Scroll down and turn on the switch for DYNAMIC DNS

   

3. The Dynamic DNS Password will appear, which is 0e4512a9c45a4fe88313bcc2234bf547 in this example.