HONKIP

Setup guides

Pick the device that's always on at home. Each guide has the exact settings to type and a way to check it worked.

Make a free account and your own name and update key are filled into every guide.Get a free name

Mac

Below, yourname.honkip.com and YOUR_UPDATE_KEY stand for your own name and update key.

A Mac works if it's usually awake. If it sleeps a lot, use your router or another device instead.

  1. Open the Terminal app and send one update by hand, to test the key:
    curl -fsS "https://update.honkip.com/update?key=YOUR_UPDATE_KEY"
    It should print good or nochg followed by your address.
  2. Run crontab -e, press i, paste this line, then press Esc and type :wq and Enter:
    */5 * * * * curl -fsS "https://update4.honkip.com/update?key=YOUR_UPDATE_KEY" >/dev/null 2>&1; curl -fsS "https://update6.honkip.com/update?key=YOUR_UPDATE_KEY" >/dev/null 2>&1
  3. See that it's saved: crontab -l

Check it worked

  1. The test command prints good or nochg and your address. badauth means the update key is wrong; copy it again.
  2. Once you have an account, Last check-in on My home shows when it last worked.
  3. Look your name up from any computer: nslookup yourname.honkip.com. The address it shows should be your home's address.