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PSA: GoDaddy gated their own API. DDNS users warned (loudwhisper.me)

submitted 1 month ago by loudwhisper@infosec.pub to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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GoDaddy really lived up to its bad reputation and recently changed their API rules. The rules are simple: either you own 10 (or 50) domains, you pay $20/month, or you don't get the API. I personally didn't get any communication, and this broke my DDNS setup. I am clearly not the only one judging from what I found online. A company this big gating an API behind such a steep price... So I will repeat what many people said before me (being right): don't. use. GoDaddy.

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[–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are two services involved. Domain registration and DNS. Most domain registrars now provide some free DNS service, with basic features. I monitor dozens of domains, and I can tell you that these free DNS services with registrars are most likely to have short DNS outages as well.

ClouDNS is a professional, high-quality DNS service and that does one thing well. As far as I can tell, they don't do domain registration, so that will always be a separate service. One of the things that ClouDNS does well is making Dynamic DNS easier.

[–] waddle_dee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I just checked and ClouDNS offers domain registration! So, I think I'm going to just move everything over there for convenience. Also, I know why my server is unreachable a couple hours every day lol. Love this community and Lemmy. Feels a lot like the old, old Reddit days. Thanks!