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[Feature]: documentation: DDNS example

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the existing examples in the README and inspect how the library updates domain records. Clarify how an example should handle A versus AAAA records and the [remote_addr] placeholder; done means a README example that covers reboot or DHCP address updates for both address families.

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enhancement
Description

I'd like my Linodes and my home system to automatically update their A and AAAA records in my domain when rebooted or receiving a new address via DHCP. An example script to do that would be most helpful. Perhaps added after the other examples in the README. An example with "[remote_addr]" would be ideal, but it's not clear how to get the library to choose between IPv4 and IPv6 to update the A vs AAAA record.

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