[compsciphd]

so I mentioned the same thing, though one thing to note (which I doubt duck dns helps with either). Is one can't use google's dynamic dns with AAAA records (i.e. ipv6). Personally, I think this is massive oversight on their part.

[rahimnathwani]

I have dynamic A and AAAA records with Google Domains. I'm not sure why it doesn't work for you.

Here's the relevant portion of my ddclient config:

  protocol=googledomains                                  
  login=XXXXXXX
  password=XXXXXXX                            
  host4.mydomain.com

  protocol=googledomains                                  
  use=web                                                 
  web=checkipv6.dyndns.org/                               
  ipv6=yes                                                
  login=XXXXXXXC                                  
  password=XXXXXXX                             
  host6.mydomain.com

[compsciphd]

ok, so you're doing a manual update?

when I go into the web ui for my domain and go to create a dynamic dns name, it only gives me an option for only an A record.

My "guess" is that your solution is to create a normal AAAA record and ddclient can update that record with the info retrieved from checkipv6.dyndns.org? so not using google's UI to setup a AAAA dyn dns record? and my guess is that username/password scoping that you got for host4 worked the same for the "fake static" AAAA record?

or you could have the ability to create AAAA dyn dns records via the UI and for some reason I'm just blind.

[rahimnathwani]

When you create the dynamic DNS record in the UI, it will be of type A.

But after you update the record using ddclient or whatever, the UI will show the correct type:

https://i.imgur.com/7Vb2eqg.png

[compsciphd]

ah, ok. thanks for the info!

[vxNsr]

Likely because the person/team that built this got their annual bonus for making something new and moved on to other things before ipv6 became relevant in their eyes.