# Install ddclient with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Update dynamic DNS entries. Version 4.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install ddclient.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:ddclient
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install ddclient
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install ddclient
```
Evidence: 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
```
Evidence: 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
```
Evidence: 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
```
Evidence: 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
```
Evidence: 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
```
Evidence: 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
```
Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ddclient from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:ddclient
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Source summary:** Update dynamic DNS entries
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28T13:41:31+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- ddclient (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 4.0.0
## Project history and usage
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.
### Project history
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.
### Adoption history
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.
### How it is used
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.
### Why package nerds care
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.
### Timeline
- 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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## Security Notes
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.
- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- 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
## Other Package-Manager Records
- 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)
## Sources
- 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