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brew install aliddns

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overview

Package summary

Aliyun(Alibaba Cloud) ddns for golang

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aliddns

history

Project history and usage

aliddns is a Go dynamic DNS client for Aliyun or Alibaba Cloud DNS. It updates a DNS record from a changing public IP address, a common home-lab and small-server need.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in September 2020 under OpenIoTHub/aliddns. The official repository description and README present it as an Aliyun DDNS service written in Go, with convenient installation and background-service operation on Linux and macOS.

The project is small and task-focused: configure Alibaba Cloud access credentials, domain, subdomain, and update interval, then run it directly or as a packaged service.

Adoption history

The README documents distribution through Homebrew tap, Homebrew core, Snapcraft, Scoop, deb/rpm packages, shell installer, manual release binaries, and Docker. Official GitHub topics also list brew, deb, rpm, snapcraft, scoop, Docker, OpenWrt, Windows, Linux, and macOS.

The adoption audience is mostly users in Aliyun/Alibaba Cloud DNS environments who need DDNS for residential or changing-IP networks.

How it is used

The README shows `aliddns -c /path/to/config/file/aliddns.yaml`, plain `aliddns` using `./aliddns.yaml`, and `aliddns run -i myid -k mykey -m iothub.cloud -s www -c 60`. The `-i` and `-k` values are the Alibaba Cloud access ID and access key.

For packaged services, the README lists `/etc/aliddns/aliddns.yaml` for deb/rpm installs and `/root/snap/aliddns/current/aliddns.yaml` for Snap. Those config files also contain credentials, so they should be treated as secret-bearing files.

Why package nerds care

aliddns is a classic package-manager utility: small, single-purpose, and much nicer when installed as a service rather than copied around as a one-off script.

Its packaging breadth is notable for a niche regional-cloud DDNS client, especially because it covers desktop package managers, Linux service packages, Snap, Docker, and router-adjacent environments.

Timeline

2020: Public GitHub repository created.
2020s: README documents Homebrew, Snap, Scoop, deb/rpm, Docker, and release-binary installation paths.
2023: Official GitHub metadata shows the last repository push in October 2023 at the time checked.

Related projects

Related projects include other DDNS clients, Alibaba Cloud DNS automation scripts, router DDNS integrations, and OpenIoTHub networking utilities.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/OpenIoTHub/aliddns
https://github.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddns
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddns/master/README.md
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

metadata:service
text:cloud

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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: ./aliddns.yaml/etc/aliddns/aliddns.yaml/root/snap/aliddns/current/aliddns.yaml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ./aliddns.yaml/etc/aliddns/aliddns.yaml/root/snap/aliddns/current/aliddns.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`aliddns`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version0.0.23

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddns

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddnsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:aliddns
Version	0.0.23
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aliddns
Homepage	https://github.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddns
Repository	https://github.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddns
Upstream docs	https://github.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddns#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/OpenIoTHub/aliddns.git
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	aliddns
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

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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/aliddns.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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