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Godaddy DNS IP update.

Version: September-02-2020
Created by Reaz Baksh
Web site: https://sourceforge.net/projects/godaddy-dns-ip

NOTE: Make sure none of the files created here are within the web root.

This Update_IP consists of two scripts, run_first.py and update_ip.py.
Between the two, the purpose is to automatically update the GoDaddy DNS ip of all your domains that are hosted using 1 (one) ip address
To start first make sure that the python you are using is between version 3.5.3 and 3.8.0 as it was tested using both.

run_first.py
Run the ‘run_first.py’ script to setup the other files to make the other script work.
#python3 ./run_first.py
This script will create 3 files:
godaddykey.json  this file holds the domain name and the two associated keys
ip.txt  this file holds the public IP address of your web server
logfile.log  this is the log file. It will log all the information that takes place.
All 5 files will be created within the same folder as the two original files.
During setup the following questions will be asked:
-Python modules that are needed will be checked. If not installed they will have to be manually installed using PIP3
-Continue with setting up IP file? Y/N: --> this sets up the ip file that holds the current public ip address of your web server
-Continue with setting up JSON file? Y/N: --> this sets up the JSON file that holds the Godaddy keys to your domain
-How many domains need updating with the same IP?  this asks how many domains that resolve to the same ip that is hosted on your server. Minimum 1.
-Enter domain name: --> enter the name of the domain such as. dhantal.com or broadcasttech.net.
-Enter domain key: --> the key for the domain. This can be got from GoDaddy.

    - Enter domain secret: --> the secret for the domain.  This can be got from GoDaddy.
-Continue with setting up of log file? Y/N:  creating the logfile.

Once ‘run_first.py’ is complete the 3 extra files will be created.

Update_ip.py
This file is now ready to be run. Normally it is run under cron every 5 minutes using the following:
*/5 * * * * python3 <path to="">update_ip.py</path>