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Dynway ​

Dynamic DNS for homes, offices, labs, and small servers — keep a stable dynway.eu hostname even when the public IPv4 or IPv6 address changes.

What it is ​

Dynway is WAYSCloud Dynamic DNS. It gives you a stable hostname under dynway.eu for networks where the public IPv4 or IPv6 address can change.

Use it for a home router, office network, lab server, camera gateway, VPN endpoint, or any small self-hosted service that needs to stay reachable without a fixed IP address. Your router or client updates the hostname through the standard DynDNS2 protocol, and WAYSCloud keeps the DNS A and AAAA records pointed at the latest public addresses.

When to use ​

Use this when you need:

  • Remote access to a home or office network with a changing public IPv4 or IPv6 address
  • VPN endpoints that need a stable hostname instead of a fixed IP
  • Small self-hosted services, lab servers, or camera gateways behind a router
  • Routers that already support DynDNS-compatible custom providers
  • Simple DNS automation without running your own update service

When NOT to use:

  • Authoritative DNS zone management — use DNS Management
  • Production workloads that require a fixed IP address — use VPS
  • Private service discovery inside an application — use your application platform or service registry

How it works ​

Dynway separates setup from runtime updates:

  1. Create a Dynway name such as home.dynway.eu
  2. Create a router token for that name and save the password once
  3. Configure your router or DynDNS client to call https://dynupdate.wayscloud.services/nic/update
  4. When your public IPv4 or IPv6 address changes, the router sends an update and Dynway points the matching DNS record at the new address

IPv4 updates write the A record, while IPv6 updates write the AAAA record. Most routers can use Dynway as a custom Dynamic DNS provider because the update endpoint follows the DynDNS2 response format.

Features ​

Dynway is designed to be small, predictable, and compatible with existing router firmware.

Stable hostnames ​

  • Customer-owned hostnames under dynway.eu
  • One live Dynway name per customer in the first version
  • Current IPv4 and IPv6 state, last update, last seen, and update count visible through the API

Router compatibility ​

  • DynDNS2-compatible /nic/update endpoint
  • Works with routers and clients that support custom Dynamic DNS providers
  • Optional myip parameter for public IPv4 or IPv6; Dynway can fall back to the address seen by the update endpoint

Credential control ​

  • Router tokens are bound to one Dynway name
  • Passwords are shown once when created or rotated
  • Token rotation and revocation without deleting the hostname

Getting started ​

All Dynway functionality is available via the WAYSCloud API.

Create Dynway name ​

Create one customer-owned hostname under dynway.eu. In v1 each customer can have one live name. Requires dyn:write scope.

bash
curl -X POST https://api.wayscloud.services/v1/dyn/names \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "home"
}'

Create router token ​

Issue the first active router token for a Dynway name. The router password is returned once and cannot be retrieved later.

bash
curl -X POST https://api.wayscloud.services/v1/dyn/names/{name}/tokens \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "description": "home-router"
}'

List Dynway names ​

List the customer-owned Dynway hostnames that can be updated by routers or small servers. Each name is a stable *.dynway.eu hostname with current IPv4/IPv6 state, update timestamps, and active router token metadata. Requires dyn:read scope; dyn:write implies read.

bash
curl https://api.wayscloud.services/v1/dyn/names \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

List router tokens ​

List router token metadata for a Dynway name. Token passwords are never returned after creation.

bash
curl https://api.wayscloud.services/v1/dyn/names/{name}/tokens \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

See all 9 endpoints in the Dynway API reference.

Limits and quotas ​

Limits and quotas depend on the selected plan and region. See the dashboard or API for current constraints.

Open Dynway in dashboard