add SAFEDNS to Dynamic DNS Services

[gmehrten169]

I am wanting to add SafeDNS to the Dynamic DNS Services lists. I have tryed dns-o-matic, but that service is not reporting to correct internet facing IP to safeDNS. I have found If I use the windows client ddclient on my Laptop the correct internet facing IP is reported to SafeDNS. Because I use my laptop on other wifi hot spots, I would prefer that Gargoyle report my home IP directly to SafeDNS and not my work IP.
Is there a plugin to add a "custom" Dynamic DNS Services to Gargoyle. I Read on the forums that a user edited a ddns_providers.conf but that outside my abilities.

[RomanHK]

I don't know if it works like this, I don't use DDNS, try it. Edit /etc/ddns_providers.conf and add a section:

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service safedns.com
	url_template			https://[[USERNAME]]:[[PASSWORD]]@www.safedns.com/nic/update?hostname=[[DOMAIN]]
	required_variables		domain username password
	required_variable_names		DyDNS.DoNm,DyDNS.UsrN,DyDNS.Pssw
	success_regexp			/^(good|nochg)/

[Lantis]

What do you mean it isn’t reporting the right address? Did you let it run for a period of time?
One of the check sites is currently giving bad info (see other recent threads).

[gmehrten169]

My NETGEAR WNDR3700v4 with Gargoyle 1.11.0 as far as I know the ddns_providers.conf is write protected.
The "dns-o-matic service" shows the correct dynamic IP internet facing IP on there console, but in the SafeDNS console a diferent IP is reported and is in conflict. Not sure which service is at fault? I know the dynamic IP is reported corectly to SafeDNS if done with a "windows ddclient client". I sure if the Gargoyle software was to perfrom the dynamic IP reporting directly to SafeDNS, it would solve the Problem.

[Lantis]

Alright.
Well no those conf files should not be read only. They’re designed to let you define your own providers.

[RomanHK]

For a bad IP report, https://checkmyip.com/ server is to blame and the temporary solution is here: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12011#p53270

[gmehrten169]

Want to thank you all.
I got the courage to use winSCP and take a second look at the ddns_providers.conf file again and found out I was looking in the wrong directory. I originally was looking at the (rom/etc/ddns_providers.conf). I found there was a (etc/ddns_providers.conf) and that one I could edit. I added the code RomanHK supplied in the conversation and now gargoyle is reporting to SafeDNS and “all is well”.
Not sure what are the differences between the two directories is but it works.

Now a recommendation that would be great for the gargoyle site would be a walk thought on this subject of adding Dynamic DNS Services its lists dropdown.
Open DNS has one, but its over my head and your way is much simpler.