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Install godns with Homebrew, Nix

Dynamic DNS client with multiple providers support. Version 3.4.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#godns.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install godns

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#godns

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/godns/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Dynamic DNS client with multiple providers support

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

godns

history

Project history and usage

GoDNS is a self-hosted dynamic DNS client that watches a host's public address and updates DNS records through a range of provider APIs.

Project history

The project describes itself as a Go rewrite of Timothy Ye's earlier open-source DynDNS project. It later added a built-in web panel and support for configuring multiple DNS providers in one file.

Adoption history

GoDNS is distributed as release binaries, a Docker image, and a Homebrew formula, and it supports machines ranging from desktops and servers to routers and Raspberry Pi-class Linux devices.

How it is used

Operators copy a sample JSON or YAML configuration, add domains and provider credentials, and run godns with the configuration beside the executable or select it explicitly with the -c option.

Why package nerds care

For package users, GoDNS packages a traditionally daemon-like DDNS job as a single cross-platform Go executable while retaining container and service-oriented deployment options.

Related projects

DynDNS
DuckDNS
Cloudflare DNS

Sources

Official GoDNS README: https://github.com/TimothyYe/godns#readme
Official multi-provider guide: https://github.com/TimothyYe/godns/blob/master/MULTI_PROVIDER.md

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for godns. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./config.json./config.yaml
Windows: .\config.json.\config.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ./config.json./config.yaml
Windows: .\config.json.\config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`godns`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version3.4.3

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:godns
Version	3.4.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/TimothyYe/godns
Repository	https://github.com/TimothyYe/godns
Last updated	2026-07-26T03:38:44Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

godns

nix profile install nixpkgs#godns

normalized package name match
Matched by: Godns

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/godns/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/godns.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database