# Namecheap CLI

A quick script to list/add/remove/update DNS records for a Namecheap managed domain. It does not use any non-standard Go libraries.

## Why

At the time of writing, there is no simple way to add DNS records for my Namecheap domain from the cli, since strictly "adding" is not supported. Instead, we have to first get all the current records and include the new one as part of the [setHosts](https://www.namecheap.com/support/api/methods/domains-dns/set-hosts/) method. This would involve a bunch of XML parsing which is beyond my bash-fu.

## Pre-Requisites

You must setup an API Access Key, and whitelist your access IP. Follow instructions for [Enabling API Access](https://www.namecheap.com/support/api/intro/).

## Usage

Available sub-commands:
* `list`: show all DNS records currently configured.
* `add`: add a DNS record.
* `update`: update an existing DNS record.
* `remove`: remove existing DNS record(s). You will be prompted for which record(s) you want to remove.

### Docker

```bash
docker run --rm -it --name nctest \
    -e API_USER="[ your namecheap user ]" \
    -e API_KEY="[ your namecheap api access key ]" \
    -e ACCESS_IP="[ your namecheap api whitelisted IP ]" \
    -e DOMAIN_MAIN="[ your namecheap managed domain ]" \
    -e DOMAIN_END="[ your namecheap managed domain's ending (net, or com, or xyz etc.) ]" \
    registry.gitlab.com/kdam0/nccli:[your architecture] \
    /bin/nccli add -h
```
Outputs:
```bash
Usage of add:
  -name string
        Name of DNS record.
  -priority int
        Value of the DNS record.
  -ttl int
        TTL of the DNS record. (default 1800)
  -type string
        Type of DNS record.
  -v    Verbosity. More output. Default=false.
  -value string
        Value of the DNS record.
```
Images are available for the following architectures:
* linux/amd64
* linux/arm32v7

### Non-Docker
1. Create `nccli.env` file with content:
```bash
API_USER="[ your namecheap user ]"
API_KEY="[ your namecheap api access key ]"
ACCESS_IP="[ your namecheap api whitelisted IP ]"
DOMAIN_MAIN="[ your namecheap managed domain ]"
DOMAIN_END="[ your namecheap managed domain's ending (net, or com, or xyz etc.) ]"
```

2. Build:
```bash
go build nccli.go
```

3. Source vars file:
```bash
source nccli.env
```

4. Run:
```bash
./nccli -h
```