# Namecheap

## Configuration

### Example

```json
{
  "settings": [
    {
      "provider": "namecheap",
      "domain": "domain.com",
      "password": "password"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Compulsory parameters

- `"domain"` is the domain to update. It can be `example.com` (root domain), `sub.example.com` (subdomain of `example.com`) or `*.example.com` for the wildcard.
- `"password"`

### Optional parameters

Note that Namecheap only supports ipv4 addresses for now.

## Domain setup

[![Namecheap Website](../readme/namecheap.png)](https://www.namecheap.com/)

1. Create a Namecheap account and buy a domain name - *example.com* as an example
1. Login to Namecheap at [https://www.namecheap.com/myaccount/login/](https://www.namecheap.com/myaccount/login/)

For **each domain name** you want to add, replace *example.com* in the following link with your domain name and go to [https://ap.www.namecheap.com/Domains/DomainControlPanel/**example.com**/advancedns](https://ap.www.namecheap.com/Domains/DomainControlPanel/example.com/advancedns)

1. For each host you want to add (if you don't know, create one record with the host set to `*`):
    1. In the *HOST RECORDS* section, click on *ADD NEW RECORD*

        ![https://ap.www.namecheap.com/Domains/DomainControlPanel/example.com/advancedns](../readme/namecheap1.png)

    1. Select the following settings and create the *A + Dynamic DNS Record*:

        ![https://ap.www.namecheap.com/Domains/DomainControlPanel/example.com/advancedns](../readme/namecheap2.png)

1. Scroll down and turn on the switch for *DYNAMIC DNS*

    ![https://ap.www.namecheap.com/Domains/DomainControlPanel/example.com/advancedns](../readme/namecheap3.png)

1. The Dynamic DNS Password will appear, which is `0e4512a9c45a4fe88313bcc2234bf547` in this example.

    ![https://ap.www.namecheap.com/Domains/DomainControlPanel/example.com/advancedns](../readme/namecheap4.png)