i have been using no-ip but would like to switch over to my .tech, however i have a dynamic IP and it will surely change while im away.
With no-IP you wouldnt be able to use the .tech domain anyway. they only allow limited number of domain extensions.
What you can do instead is create new hostname, ie: my-home.no-ip.com or user already hostname you have and create CNAME DNS record on your .tech domain to point to that hostname.
Hope that helps.
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so i would have my_new_site.tech point to the CNAME of updating.no-ip.com?
Almost ;)
You would have a CNAME record of your_new_site.tech point to updating.no-ip.com
So you would login to your get.tech administration panel and in DNS settings create new CNAME record
Quick Wikipedia quote:
A Canonical Name record (abbreviated as CNAME record) is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) used to specify that a domain name is an alias for another domain, which is the "canonical" domain.
This can prove convenient when running multiple services (like an FTP server and a webserver; each running on different ports) from a single IP address. One can, for example, point ftp.example.com and www.example.com to the DNS entry for example.com, which in turn has an A record which points to the IP address. Then, if the IP address ever changes, one only has to record the change in one place within the network: in the DNS A record for example.com.
CNAME records must always point to another domain name, never directly to an IP address.
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awesome, thank you for the explanation.
The CNAME method seems like a good way to do it for free. If you don't mind spending a money no-ip will allow you to use your own domain name but you have to pay for a subscription.
However feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
@Frascar247 @kenkoda
Yes, you can use domain you already purchased. The pricing is $34.95/year (at the time of this post) .for upgraded DNS management.
I am using Linode DNS to manage my dns records for my .tech domain. I'm able to use this dns update script on an instance in my cluster to auto-update the DNS entry.
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My pleasure.