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Installing the NoIP client on FreeBSD is simple.

• First install noip using pkg:
  

  pkg install noip
  

• Next generate a new configuration file:
  

  noip2 -C
  

  1. Example output:
     

     Auto configuration for FreeBSD client of no-ip.com.
     
     Please enter the login/email string for no-ip.com: bob@example.com
     Please enter the password for user 'bob@example.com'
     
     Only one host [examplehost.no-ip.org] is registered to this account.
     It will be used.
     Please enter an update interval:[30]  
     Do you wish to run something at successful update?[N] (y/N) 
     
     New configuration file '/usr/local/etc/no-ip2.conf' created.
     

• Enable and start the noip service:
  

  echo 'noip_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
  service noip start