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 Script in PHP to update DNS type A records on porkbun.com using their API.
 
-This can easily be modified to a different programming or scripting language and domain registrar.
+This can easily be adapted to other registrars or scripting languages.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - At least one domain in porkbun.com with DNS type A records already pointing to your dynamic IP address.
-- Access to Porkbun API.
+- Access to the Porkbun API (API key + secret key).
+
+## Installation & Deployment
+
+### 1. Clone the repository
+
+```bash
+git clone https://gitea.ramoncaballero.dev/mon/pb-dydns.git
+cd pb-dydns
+```
+
+### 2. Deploy the script
+
+Run the provided deployment script:
+
+```bash
+./deploy.sh
+```
+
+This creates a directory:
+
+```
+$HOME/pb-dydns-live
+```
+
+Inside it you will find:
+
+- pb-dydns.php (the script you run)
+- PorkbunAPI.php
+- UpdateDnsCommand.php
+- Config.php
+- Logger.php
+- pb-dydns.json (your configuration file)
+- pb-dydns.log (log file)
+
+### 3. Configure it
+
+Edit the configuration file `$HOME/pb-dydns-live/pb-dydns.json`
+
+Fill in:
+
+- the Porkbun API endpoint (usually https://api.porkbun.com/api/json/v3/)
+- your Porkbun API key
+- your secret key
 
 ## How to use it
 
-### from command line
+### From the command line
 
 ```
-$ php /path/to/pb-dydns.php domain_name
+$ php /path/to/pb-dydns-live/pb-dydns.php yourdomain.com
 ```
 
-### as a cron job
+### As a cron job
 
-```
+Edit your crontab:
-$ crontab -e
+
+```bash
+crontab -e
 ```
 
-Modify this line to fit your needs, and add it as many times as domains you want to automatically update:
+Add a line like:
 
 ```
-*/10 * * * *    php /path/to/pb-dydns.php domain_name > /dev/null
+*/10 * * * *    php /path/to/pb-dydns-live/pb-dydns.php yourdomain.com > /dev/null
 ```
 
-That will run the script every 10 minutes.
+This runs the updater every 10 minutes.
 
-Then restart cron (I'm not sure if this is necessary):
+## Logs
 
-```
+DNS updates are written to `/path/to/pb-dydns-live/pb-dydns.log`
-$ sudo systemctl restart cron
-```
 
-Entries to `pb-dydns.log` will be added, to view it you can:
+Runs where nothing changes do not produce log entries.
-
-```
-$ cat /path/to/pb-dydns.log
-```