I want to set up a DynDNS service, what do I need to know?

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I'm gathering data from field devices, some of which will soon be behind a cellular-to-Ethernet gateway. Some of the devices need to be polled, and since the cellular carrier will usually assign changing IPs, I'm getting a gateway which has a Dynamic DNS client built in.

I would like to have the devices call my own servers instead of a public DynDNS provider. What do I need to know to get started?

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