Hey everyone,
I’ve been working a lot with ESP8266 projects and a small home server setup, and kept running into the same annoying issue — my public IP changing and breaking remote access.
I tried a few DDNS services, but honestly:
- some were overcomplicated
- some had messy configs
- some didn’t play nicely with simple IoT setups
So I ended up building a lightweight DDNS service for my own use, and recently turned it into something others can try:
It’s intentionally simple:
- Clean update URL (no weird formats)
- Works with routers, scripts, ESP8266
- Fast IP updates
- Minimal setup (2 minutes)
Example request:
https://rjuip.com/update.php?hostname=yourdomain.rjuip.com&username=youruser&password=yourpass&myip=auto
Right now registrations are paused for a short time (doing some system upgrades), but I’ve added a waitlist.
Would really appreciate feedback from people here — especially if you’re into self-hosting or IoT 🙌
This article was originally published by DEV Community and written by Amit Vedante.
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