Cloudflare DDNS for UniFi OS

A Cloudflare Worker script that exposes a UniFi-compatible DDNS API to dynamically update the IP address of a DNS A record.

Why?

I have a UniFi Dream Machine Pro (UDM-Pro), and I want to update my Cloudflare domain name DNS records when my public IP address changes. Unfortunately, UniFi does not come pre-configured to support Cloudflare as one of its DDNS providers.

Configuring Cloudflare

You must have a Cloudflare account and your domain must be configured to point to the Cloudflare nameservers before you continue.

1. Create a new Cloudflare Worker
2. 'Quick Edit' the worker within your browser.
3. Copy and paste the contents of index.js into the code editor for your worker. Ensure that you are replacing any boilerplate/code that is currently there.
4. Once you have created the worker, take note of it's *.workers.dev route. More on routes for Cloudflare Workers here.
5. Create an API token so the Worker can update your DNS records. Go to https://dash.cloudflare.com/profile/api-tokens and select "Create custom token". Enable permissions for both Zone:Read and DNS:Edit. Copy your API Key - you will need it later when configuring your UniFi OS Controller.

Configuring UniFi OS

1. Log on to your UniFi OS Controller
2. Navigate to Settings > Internet > WAN and scroll down to Dynamic DNS.
3. Click Create New Dynamic DNS and enter the following information:

• Service: you must choose dyndns
• Hostname: the full subdomain and hostname of the record you want to update (e.g. subdomain.mydomain.com, mydomain.com for root domain)
• Username: the domain name containing the record (e.g. mydomain.com)
• Password: the Cloudflare API Token you created earlier
• Server: the Cloudflare Worker route <worker-name>.<worker-subdomain>.workers.dev/update?ip=%i&hostname=%h.

Important Note!

On UniFi devices older than the UDM, the Server value should be configured as seen below, with no path suffix:

• <worker-name>.<worker-subdomain>.workers.dev