# ddclient mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für ddclient in AI-Agent-Workflows.
## Installation
```sh
sudo av install brew:ddclient
```
Weitere Installationsbefehle:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install ddclient
```
Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install ddclient
```
Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: net/ddclient/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add ddclient
```
Evidenz: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddclient from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Debian apt (92%):
```sh
sudo apt install ddclient
```
Evidenz: Debian stable package indexes: ddclient from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install ddclient
```
Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ddclient from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ddclient
```
Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dd/ddclient/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman (92%):
```sh
sudo pacman -S ddclient
```
Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: ddclient from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
- zypper (92%):
```sh
sudo zypper install ddclient
```
Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ddclient from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
## Paketfakten
- **Paketschlüssel:** brew:ddclient
- **Paketmanager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Quellzusammenfassung:** Update dynamic DNS entries
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-07-28T13:41:31+09:00
- **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- ddclient (Alias)
## Installationsverhalten
- Bottle: nicht verfügbar
## Version und Aktualität
- Seite generiert: 2026-08-03
- Manager-Version: 4.0.0
## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
ddclient is a Perl dynamic DNS update client for many DNS service providers. Its README says it updates dynamic DNS entries, uses curl for internet access, and supports Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like systems.
### Projektgeschichte
The README credits Paul Burry as the original author and says the project is now maintained through GitHub. The GitHub repository was created in 2012, while the modern 4.x series moved the default configuration path into /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf.
### Adoptionsgeschichte
ddclient became a common distribution package because dynamic DNS is a recurring home-lab, small-server, and broadband-router need. The README explicitly recommends installing an operating-system package where available and lists many supported providers.
### Wie es verwendet wird
A typical install edits /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf with provider credentials, hostnames, and IP-discovery settings, then runs ddclient as a daemon or service. The README includes systemd setup and troubleshooting commands such as ddclient --daemon=0 --debug --verbose.
### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
For package nerds, ddclient is a classic network daemon package: small, configurable, service-managed, and shaped by provider churn. Its changelog shows the maintenance burden of tracking DNS providers, protocol changes, TLS defaults, and distribution-friendly config migrations.
### Zeitleiste
- 2012: GitHub repository created
- 2025: v4.0.0 release changed the default config location to /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf
- 2026: v4.0.1-rc.1 release published
### Related projects
- inadyn, dnsupdate, nsupdate, systemd
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## Sicherheitshinweise
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.
- **Geiger-Risiko:** orange / mittel
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service
## Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
## Configuration files
- Unix: /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf
## Credential files
- Unix: /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf
## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
- Debian apt - ddclient - 3.11.2-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ddclient from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | address updating utility for dynamic DNS services | https://ddclient.net
- Nix - ddclient: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dd/ddclient/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - ddclient - 3.10.0-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ddclient from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | address updating utility for dynamic DNS services | https://ddclient.net
- apk - ddclient - 4.0.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddclient from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ddclient is a Perl client used to update dynamic DNS entries for accounts on 'Dynamic DNS Network Services' free DNS service. | https://ddclient.net/
- apk - ddclient-doc - 4.0.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddclient-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | ddclient documentation | https://ddclient.net/
- apk - ddclient-openrc - 4.0.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ddclient-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ddclient is a Perl client used to update dynamic DNS entries for accounts on 'Dynamic DNS Network Services' free DNS service. (OpenRC init scripts) | https://ddclient.net/
- dnf - ddclient - 4.0.0-11.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ddclient from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Client to update dynamic DNS host entries | https://ddclient.net/
- pacman - ddclient - 4.0.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ddclient from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Update dynamic DNS entries for accounts on many dynamic DNS services | https://github.com/ddclient/ddclient
- zypper - ddclient - 4.0.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ddclient from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A Perl Client to Update Dynamic DNS Entries | https://github.com/ddclient/ddclient
- MacPorts - ddclient: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/ddclient/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ddclient.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/ddclient.yml)
## Quellen
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph