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title: "Duck DNS"
description: "Duck DNS is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 3.5k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/duckdns"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/duckdns.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-23"
version: "1.4"
---

# Duck DNS

> Duck DNS is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 3.5k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud.

Duck DNS is a built-in integration that keeps a Duck DNS subdomain updated from Home Assistant. It connects to the Duck DNS cloud service using an account token and the name of the subdomain to update. It also adds an action that sets the TXT record of the subdomain, which is useful for DNS-based certificate validation. Setup is done in the UI, and nothing extra needs to be installed because it ships with Home Assistant. Connection settings can be changed later without removing the integration.

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[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=duckdns)

## Supports

- **Uses the vendor's cloud**: Needs an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Change settings later**: Its connection settings can change without removing it.
- **Platinum quality**: Home Assistant's own rating of its code and setup experience.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

### Connect

- **Token**: Your Duck DNS account token
- **Subdomain**: The Duck DNS subdomain to update

### Change the connection

- **Token**: Your Duck DNS account token

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Actions

- **Set TXT**: Sets the TXT record of your Duck DNS subdomain.
  Fields: Integration ID, TXT

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Computers and network](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/computers-and-network.md), Cloud and developer tools
- Brand: [Duck DNS](https://vulpo.app/integrations/duck-dns.md)
- Number: 3.5k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Needs the vendor's cloud
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Quality scale: Platinum quality scale
- Domain: `duckdns`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/duckdns/>

## Other ways in for Duck DNS

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Duck DNS](https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/duckdns.md) | App | 40.4k installs sharing analytics | Connection not stated | Part of Home Assistant |

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Last updated 2026-10-23. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/duckdns

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