Caution

This project has only been tested against UDM 1.x firmware, and is no longer actively maintained. For firmware versions 2.x and up, see https://github.com/micahhausler/route53-dynamic-dns or https://github.com/nckslvrmn/unifi_ddns_route53 instead.

udm-route53-ddns

Route53 Dynamic DNS support for the UDM and UDM Pro, using boostchicken's on_boot.d package and the awslabs Route53 Dynamic DNS stack.

Requirements

• UniFi Dream Machine (UDM) or Dream Machine Pro (UDMP) running firmware 1.6.4+ (required for on_boot.d support).
• (Optional) Docker, for building your own image.

Building

If you do not build your own image, the default will be used, as shown in the example config.

• Clone this repository with --recurse-submodules
• Run docker-build.sh
• Tag route53-ddns:unifi to your remote repository and docker push
• During Installation, set DDNS_IMAGE in your global config file.

Installation

• Set up a DDNS endpoint for each domain, using the awslabs CloudFormation template.
• Install the on_boot.d package on the UDM.
• Install container-common to limit container log size and avoid filling the UDM's storage.
• Copy the on_boot.d script from this repo to /mnt/data/on_boot.d/
• chmod +x /mnt/data/on_boot.d/53-route53-ddns.sh
• (Optional) If using a custom Docker image, set DDNS_IMAGE in the global config file.
• Create ${DOMAIN}.conf for each domain. See the per-domain config for an example.
• Run /mnt/data/on_boot.d/53-route53-ddns.sh or reboot the UDM.

Modifying config

To apply configuration changes without rebooting:

• SSH to the UDM.
• podman restart route53-ddns

Updating

To update to a new version:

• SSH to the UDM.
• podman stop route53-ddns
• docker rmi route53-ddns:unifi
• Copy the on_boot.d script from this repo to /mnt/data/on_boot.d/
• chmod +x /mnt/data/on_boot.d/53-route53-ddns.sh
• Run /mnt/data/on_boot.d/53-route53-ddns.sh

Checking status

To check status of the container:

• SSH to the UDM.
• docker ps should show the route53-ddns container, if running.
• docker logs route53-ddns to show the container log.

Example config

Global config

# /mnt/data/route53-ddns/config

# (Optional) Replace this with your own image built from this repo
# Defaults to: josephvusich/route53-ddns:unifi
DDNS_IMAGE=""

# Per-domain configuration now lives in separate .conf files. For
# backwards-compatibility, the global config file is still checked
# for a valid domain configuration.

Per-domain config

# /mnt/data/route53-ddns/*.conf

# apiKey from CloudFormation Outputs
DDNS_API_KEY=""

# shared_secret field from DynamoDB
DDNS_SECRET=""

# hostname field from DynamoDB, including any trailing dot
# Example: "dynamic.example.com."
DDNS_HOSTNAME=""

# apiUrl from CloudFormation Outputs, with 'https://' prefix
# Example: "https://api-gateway.example.com"
DDNS_URL=""

# Comma-delimited list of IP versions
# 'ipv4' = A record
# 'ipv6' = AAAA record
# Both records must have the same ${DDNS_SECRET}
DDNS_IPVERSIONS="ipv4,ipv6"

# (Optional) Refresh rate in seconds
# Less or equal to the TTL configured in DynamoDB
# Defaults to: 60
DDNS_TTL=""