Unix: update reverse proxy blog

src/content/unix/reverse-proxy.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: 'Bypass Network Lockdowns'
 description: 'Reverse Proxies and SDWAN'
-updateDate: 'Apr 21 2024'
+updateDate: 'July 17 2024'
 ---
 
 I manage the network infrastructure for a [robotics club](https://arvp.org) on
@@ -213,22 +213,28 @@ changes. I use the script below to do this. Fill in the `HOST`, `DOMAIN`,
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 declare wan_ip_record wan_ip cf_records host_record cf_host_ip cf_rec_id
 
-declare -r HOST='mycomputer'
+declare -r HOST4='mycomputer'
+declare -r HOST6='mycomputer6'
 declare -r DOMAIN='example.com'
-declare -r TOKEN='...'
+declare -r TOKEN='CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN_HERE'
-declare -r ZONE_ID='...'
+declare -r ZONE_ID='CLOUDFLARE_ZONEID_HERE'
+
+utc_date() {
+  date -u +'%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S_UTC'
+}
 
 #╔─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╗
 #│ Gετ WΛN IP                                                                  |
 #╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╝
-if ! wan_ip_record="$(curl ifconfig.me)"; then
+# Comment out as needed. Many home networks don't have ipv6 support
-  echo "Hosts timed out" >&2
+if ! wan_ipv4="$(curl -s https://api4.ipify.org)"; then
+  echo "Request for ipv4 WAN timed out" >&2
+  exit 1
+elif ! wan_ipv6="$(curl -s https://api6.ipify.org)"; then
+  echo "Request for ipv6 WAN timed out" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
-wan_ip="$wan_ip_record"
-#wan_ip="$(echo "$wan_ip_record" | tail -n1 | awk '{ split($0, a, " "); print a[4] }')"
-
 #╔─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╗
 #│ Gετ Λ rεcδrd δη Clδμdflαrε                                                  |
 #╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╝
@@ -241,57 +247,65 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-for i in {0..4000}; do  # Assuming 4000 is enough
+declare -r cf_ipv4_record="$(echo "$cf_records" |
-  record="$(echo "$cf_records" | jq --raw-output ".result[${i}].name")"
+  jq '.result[] | select(.name == "'"${HOST4}.${DOMAIN}"'")')"
+declare -r cf_ipv4_ip="$(echo "$cf_ipv4_record" | jq --raw-output '.content')"
+declare -r cf_ipv4_id="$(echo "$cf_ipv4_record" | jq --raw-output '.id')"
 
-  if [[ "$record" == "${HOST}.${DOMAIN}" ]]; then
+declare -r cf_ipv6_record="$(echo $cf_records |
-    host_record="$(echo "$cf_records" | jq -r ".result[${i}]")"
+  jq --raw-output '.result[] | select(.name == "'"${HOST6}.${DOMAIN}"'")')"
-    break
+declare -r cf_ipv6_ip="$(echo "$cf_ipv6_record" | jq --raw-output '.content')"
-  elif [[ "$record" == null ]]; then
+declare -r cf_ipv6_id="$(echo "$cf_ipv6_record" | jq --raw-output '.id')"
-    echo "No record found for ${HOST}.${DOMAIN}" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-done
 
 #╔─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╗
 #│ Sετ Λ rεcδrd τδ cμrrεητ WΛN                                                 |
 #╚─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╝
-cf_host_ip="$(echo "$host_record" | jq -r '.content')"
+cf_update_ip() {
-cf_rec_id="$(echo "$host_record" | jq -r '.id')"
+  local -r my_ip="$1"
+  local -r cf_ip="$2"
+  local -r cf_id="$3"
+  local -r host="$4"
+  local -r domain="$5"
+  local -r url="${host}.${domain}"
 
-if [[ -z "$cf_host_ip" || "$cf_host_ip" == null ]]; then
+  if [[ -z "$my_ip" || "$my_ip" == null ]]; then
-  echo "Failed to find content of A record for ${HOST}.${DOMAIN}" >&2
+    echo "Failed to find local WAN ip: $my_ip" >&2
-  exit 1
+    return 1
-elif [[ -z "$cf_rec_id" || "$cf_rec_id" == null ]]; then
+  elif [[ -z "$cf_ip" || "$cf_ip" == null ]]; then
-  echo "Failed to find A record ID for ${HOST}.${DOMAIN}" >&2
+    echo "Failed to find content of A record for $url" >&2
-  exit 1
+    return 1
-fi
+  elif [[ -z "$cf_id" || "$cf_id" == null ]]; then
-
+    echo "Failed to find A record ID for $url" >&2
-if [[ "$cf_host_ip" == "$wan_ip" ]]; then
+    return 1
-  echo "Cloudflare is up to date @ $(date)" >&2
+  elif [[ "$my_ip" == "$cf_ip" ]]; then
-else
+    echo "Cloudflare for $url is up to date @ $(utc_date)" >&2
-  echo "Updating Cloudflare's A record from $cf_host_ip to $wan_ip" >&2
+  else
+    echo "Updating Cloudflare's for $url from $cf_ip to $my_ip" >&2
 
     patch_response="$(curl -s --request PATCH \
-      --url "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/${ZONE_ID}/dns_records/${cf_rec_id}" \
+        --url "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/${ZONE_ID}/dns_records/${cf_id}" \
         --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
         --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
         --data '{
-      "comment": "'"${HOST} @ $(date)"'",
+        "comment": "'"${host} @ $(utc_date)"'",
-      "content": "'"$wan_ip"'",
+        "content": "'"$my_ip"'",
-      "name": "'"${HOST}.${DOMAIN}"'",
+        "name": "'"$url"'",
         "proxied": false,
         "ttl": 1
       }')"
 
     if [[ "$(echo "$patch_response" | jq -r '.success')" == true ]]; then
-    echo "Update to $wan_ip succeeded @ $(date)" >&2
+      echo "Update to $my_ip for $url succeeded @ $(utc_date)" >&2
     else
-    echo "Failed to update A record. DUMP:"
+      echo "Failed to update $url. DUMP:"
       echo "$patch_response"
       exit 1
     fi
-fi
+  fi
+}
+
+cf_update_ip "$wan_ipv4" "$cf_ipv4_ip" "$cf_ipv4_id" "$HOST4" "$DOMAIN"
+cf_update_ip "$wan_ipv6" "$cf_ipv6_ip" "$cf_ipv6_id" "$HOST6" "$DOMAIN"
 ```
 
 Now we need a systemd-timer to run this script. I run it once every 15 minutes.

src/pages/index.astro

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { SITE_TITLE, SITE_DESCRIPTION } from '../consts';
             Akemi Izuko
         </h1>
         <p id="about">
-            Hey! I'm Akemi, a 4th year CS honors student at
+            Hey! I'm Akemi, a 1st year computing sciences MSc student at
             <a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/computing-science/index.html">
             UAlberta</a>. Email is the best way to <a href="/contact">get in
             touch</a> with me. Some of my interests include <a href="/unix">