--- layout: page title: "NamecheapDNS" description: "Keep your namecheap dynamic DNS up to date" date: 2017-10-11 20:16 sidebar: true comments: false sharing: true footer: true logo: namecheap.png ha_category: Utility featured: false ha_release: 0.56 --- With the `namecheapdns` component you can automatically update your dynamic DNS entry at [namecheapdns](https://www.namecheap.com/store/domains/freedns/).

Namecheap only supports IPv4 addresses to update.

To use the component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: ```yaml # Example configuration.yaml entry namecheapdns: domain: example.com password: YOUR_PASSWORD ``` {% configuration %} host: description: The host part or "subdomain" part you want to update. required: false type: string domain: description: Your namecheap TLD (example.com). required: true type: string password: description: The namecheap "Dynamic DNS Password" you can find under the "Advanced DNS" tab. required: true type: string {% endconfiguration %} See the [How do I set up a Host for Dynamic DNS?](https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/43/11/how-do-i-set-up-a-host-for-dynamic-dns) for further instructions