ETX Software Inc. is a Canadian publisher that focuses on lightweight networking utilities designed to simplify remote connectivity for hobbyists, IT administrators, and small-business owners. Its single public offering, DuckDns, is a dynamic DNS client that automatically updates a customizable hostname whenever a residential or cloud IP address changes, eliminating the need for costly static addresses. Typical use cases include maintaining reliable access to home media servers, Raspberry Pi projects, security cameras, off-site backups, private game hosts, and remote desktop environments without memorizing numeric IPs. Because the service runs on Amazon Web Services infrastructure, users benefit from low-latency global resolution, automatic failover, and straightforward REST-based updates that can be scripted from Windows, Linux, macOS, or embedded platforms. Configuration is intentionally minimal: after generating a free account, credentials are pasted into the client, the desired subdomain is chosen, and periodic updates occur transparently in the background. The utility integrates cleanly with Windows Task Scheduler, consumes only a few megabytes of RAM, and can be deployed silently across multiple machines through standard package managers. DuckDns software is available for free on get.nero.com, where downloads are delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always install the latest version, and can be queued alongside other applications for unattended batch installation.

DuckDns

Duck DNS is free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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