# Ddns services not running using luci-app-ddns and ddns-scripts-cloudflare

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745>\
**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [June 18, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745 "2024-06-18T21:26:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![fabreg](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/fabreg/32/14060_2.png) [@fabreg](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/fabreg)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/21 "2024-06-25T18:56:37Z")

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Not for me:

root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg install luci-app-ddns  
Installing luci-app-ddns (git-22.123.50005-9139ad4) to root...  
Downloading [http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64\_cortex-a53/packages/luci-app-ddns\_git-22.123.50005-9139ad4\_all.ipk](http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/luci-app-ddns_git-22.123.50005-9139ad4_all.ipk)  
Installing ddns-scripts-services (2.8.2-43) to root...  
Collected errors:

- opkg\_download\_pkg: Package ddns-scripts-services is not available from any configured src.
- opkg\_install\_pkg: Failed to download ddns-scripts-services. Perhaps you need to run 'opkg update'?
- opkg\_install\_cmd: Cannot install package luci-app-ddns.

and the file is updated accordingly:

```auto
# opkg update
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/kmod-4.5.7/aarch64_cortex-a53/mediatek/mt7986/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_core
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_pub
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_packages
Updating database.
Database update completed.

```

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/22 "2024-06-26T06:59:35Z")

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> [@fabreg](#):
>
> Installing ddns-scripts-services (2.8.2-43) to root...  
> Collected errors:
> 
> - opkg\_download\_pkg: Package ddns-scripts-services is not available from any configured src.

Try to test if it can download in your PC broswer? Probably CND cache issue, here I can download.  
[http://download.gl-inet.com.s3.amazonaws.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64\_cortex-a53/packages/ddns-scripts-services\_2.8.2-12\_all.ipk](http://download.gl-inet.com.s3.amazonaws.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/ddns-scripts-services_2.8.2-12_all.ipk)

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**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/23 "2024-06-26T07:01:41Z")

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> [@fabreg](#):
>
> Installing ddns-scripts-services ( **2.8.2-43** ) to root...

> [@bruce](#):
>
> ddns-scripts-services\_ **2.8.2-12** \_all.ipk

Something doesn't fit here.

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/24 "2024-06-26T07:53:24Z")

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Oh, I miss that.  
However I have test about it in the MT6000 at my side, it depends on the 'ddns-scripts-services\_2.8.2-12'.

```auto
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg update
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/kmod-4.5.7/aarch64_cortex-a53/mediatek/mt7986/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_core
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_pub
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_packages
Updating database.
Database update completed.
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg install luci-app-ddns
Installing luci-app-ddns (git-22.123.50005-9139ad4) to root...
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/luci-app-ddns_git-22.123.50005-9139ad4_all.ipk
Installing luci-lib-ipkg (git-18.318.71164-4bbe325) to root...
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/luci-lib-ipkg_git-18.318.71164-4bbe325_all.ipk
Installing ddns-scripts-services (2.8.2-12) to root...
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/ddns-scripts-services_2.8.2-12_all.ipk
Installing ddns-scripts (2.8.2-12) to root...
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/ddns-scripts_2.8.2-12_all.ipk
Configuring ddns-scripts-services.
Configuring ddns-scripts.
Configuring luci-lib-ipkg.
Configuring luci-app-ddns.
Updating database.
Database update completed.

```

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**Author:** ![fabreg](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/fabreg/32/14060_2.png) [@fabreg](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/fabreg)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/25 "2024-06-26T09:30:35Z")

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Still not working for me, with both repos, [download.gl-inet.com](http://download.gl-inet.com) and [fw.gl-inet.com](http://fw.gl-inet.com)

```auto
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg update
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/kmod-4.5.7/aarch64_cortex-a53/mediatek/mt7986/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_core
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_pub
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_packages
Updating database.
Database update completed.
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg install luci-app-ddns
Installing luci-app-ddns (git-22.123.50005-9139ad4) to root...
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/luci-app-ddns_git-22.123.50005-9139ad4_all.ipk
Installing ddns-scripts-services (2.8.2-43) to root...
Collected errors:
 * opkg_download_pkg: Package ddns-scripts-services is not available from any configured src.
 * opkg_install_pkg: Failed to download ddns-scripts-services. Perhaps you need to run 'opkg update'?
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package luci-app-ddns.
root@GL-MT6000:~# vi /etc/opkg/
customfeeds.conf distfeeds.conf distfeeds.conf.close distfeeds.conf.open keys/
root@GL-MT6000:~# vi /etc/opkg/distfeeds.conf
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg update
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/kmod-4.5.7/aarch64_cortex-a53/mediatek/mt7986/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_core
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_pub
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_packages
Updating database.
Database update completed.
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg install luci-app-ddns
Installing luci-app-ddns (git-22.123.50005-9139ad4) to root...
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/luci-app-ddns_git-22.123.50005-9139ad4_all.ipk
Installing ddns-scripts-services (2.8.2-43) to root...
Collected errors:
 * opkg_download_pkg: Package ddns-scripts-services is not available from any configured src.
 * opkg_install_pkg: Failed to download ddns-scripts-services. Perhaps you need to run 'opkg update'?
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package luci-app-ddns.

```

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/26 "2024-06-26T09:45:45Z")

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Noted.  
Let me confirm with the relevant personnel.

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**Author:** ![fabreg](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/fabreg/32/14060_2.png) [@fabreg](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/fabreg)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/27 "2024-06-26T13:19:28Z")

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Here there is the right package version:

[http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64\_cortex-a53/glinet](http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet)

A quick workaround:

```auto
rm -f /var/opkg-lists/*
opkg update
opkg install luci-app-ddns

Installing luci-app-ddns (git-22.123.50005-9139ad4) to root...
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/luci-app-ddns_git-22.123.50005-9139ad4_all.ipk
Installing ddns-scripts-services (2.8.2-43) to root...
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/ddns-scripts-services_2.8.2-43_all.ipk
Installing ddns-scripts (2.8.2-43) to root...
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/ddns-scripts_2.8.2-43_all.ipk
Existing conffile /etc/config/ddns is different from the conffile in the new package. The new conffile will be placed at /etc/config/ddns-opkg.
Configuring ddns-scripts-services.
Configuring ddns-scripts.
Configuring luci-app-ddns.
Updating database.
cat: can't open '/var/run/ddns/glddns.dat': No such file or directory
Database update completed.

```

But strange thing is:

 ![image](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/d/5/d510d042b1a14d860ba8ef118058434fc713c9b8.png)

🙂

```auto
# opkg list |grep ^ddns-scripts |head -n 1
ddns-scripts - 2.8.2-43 - Dynamic DNS Client scripts (with IPv6 support) A highly configurable set of scripts for doing dynamic dns updates. - IPv6 support - DNS server support - Glue Record support (require BIND host or KNOT host) - DNS requests via TCP - Proxy server support - log file support - support to run once Version: 2.8.2-43 Info : https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/ddns/client

```

Sorry but I'm not a luci expert.

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/28 "2024-06-27T02:23:01Z")

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Thanks . Have update the GL repo, please opkg update and install (2.8.2-12) one more time.

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**Author:** ![fabreg](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/fabreg/32/14060_2.png) [@fabreg](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/fabreg)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/29 "2024-06-27T07:22:04Z")

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```auto
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg update
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/kmod-4.5.7/aarch64_cortex-a53/mediatek/mt7986/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_core
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_pub
Downloading http://download.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_packages
Updating database.
Database update completed.
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg install ddns-scripts
Package ddns-scripts (2.8.2-43) installed in root is up to date.
Updating database.
Database update completed.

```

And now:

 ![image](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/2/b/2bed69d65de67724a7f3e3abdb2a705c2798ec33.png)

Maybe it was just a web browser cache issue.  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Pro4TLZZ](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/cab0a1/32.png) [@Pro4TLZZ](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/Pro4TLZZ)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/30 "2024-06-27T10:33:33Z")

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> [@fabreg](#):
>
> `opkg install ddns-scripts`

hmm

```auto
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg update
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/kmod-4.5.7/aarch64_cortex-a53/mediatek/mt7986/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_core
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/glinet/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_pub
Downloading https://fw.gl-inet.com/releases/mt798x/packages-4.5/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /var/opkg-lists/glinet_gli_packages
Updating database.
Database update completed.
root@GL-MT6000:~# opkg install ddns-scripts
Package ddns-scripts (2.8.2-12) installed in root is up to date.
Updating database.
Database update completed.
root@GL-MT6000:~#

```

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**Author:** ![mroznet](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@mroznet](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mroznet)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/31 "2024-12-22T11:10:41Z")

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Same on Brume 2 with latest firmware  
After Restart, services related to DDNS are "Not Running"

GL.iNet GL-MT2500  
Frimware 4.7.0 / release3  
OpenWrt Version OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT r15812+908-46b6ee7ffc / LuCI openwrt-21.02 branch git-22.245.77575-63bfee6  
Kernel Version 5.4.211

ddns-scripts 2.8.2-12  
ddns-scripts-freedns 2.8.2-12  
ddns-scripts-services 2.8.2-12  
luci-app-ddns git-22.123.50005-9139ad4  
luci-i18n-ddns-en git-22.277.72334-3923199

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**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/32 "2024-12-22T11:13:33Z")

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Why not just enabling the ddns daemon again?

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/ddns-services-not-running-using-luci-app-ddns-and-ddns-scripts-cloudflare/43745/33 "2025-07-03T07:21:31Z")

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