Allow registration before first IP update

README.md

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ Example:
 curl -sS -X POST https://karldns.de/api/v1/hostnames
 ```
 
-The create response includes `registration_url`, `update_url`, and `dashboard_url`. Save the returned secrets, then `POST` the registration URL before using the update URL. Registration publishes the initial DNS record from the request IP; scripts may also pass `myip` or `myipv6` on the registration URL. Pending hostnames that are never registered are cleaned up automatically.
+The create response includes `registration_url`, `update_url`, and `dashboard_url`. Save the returned secrets, then `POST` the registration URL before using the update URL. Registration publishes an initial DNS record when a public request IP or explicit `myip`/`myipv6` value is available; otherwise the first router update publishes the record. Pending hostnames that are never registered are cleaned up automatically.
 
 Use the dashboard secret to rotate the update URL:
 

karldns/routers/management.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ async def activate_dashboard(
                     management_slug,
                     account,
                     dashboard_csrf_token(management_slug, account),
-                    "Registration needs a public source IP. Try again from your home connection or use the API with myip.",
+                    "The supplied IP address is invalid. Leave IP fields empty and let the router send the first update.",
                     client_ip(request, settings),
                 ),
                 status_code=400,

karldns/services/ddns.py

@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ class DdnsService:
         ipaddr: str | None,
         myipv6: str | None,
         ip6addr: str | None,
-    ) -> None:
+    ) -> bool:
         if not dns_backend_configured(self.settings):
-            return
+            return False
         source_ip = client_ip(request, self.settings)
         source_fallback = source_ip if _is_global_ip(source_ip) else ""
-        try:
+        supplied_ip = any(value and value.strip() for value in (myip, ipaddr, myipv6, ip6addr))
+        if not supplied_ip and not source_fallback:
+            return False
         ipv4, ipv6, update_ipv4, update_ipv6 = parse_update_ips(
             source_fallback,
             myip,
@@ -85,8 +87,6 @@ class DdnsService:
             myipv6,
             ip6addr,
         )
-        except BadIpError as exc:
-            raise BadIpError("registration needs a public source IP or myip/myipv6 parameter") from exc
         lock = self._lock_for(hostname)
         with lock:
             planned = self.store.preview_update(hostname, ipv4, ipv6, update_ipv4=update_ipv4, update_ipv6=update_ipv6)
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class DdnsService:
                     raise
             result = self.store.commit_update_result(planned)
             self.store.log_update_event(hostname, result.ipv4, result.ipv6, UPDATED, "initial dns registered", source_ip)
+        return True
 
     def apply_update(
         self,

karldns/web/templates_public.py

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def _render_api_docs_page(settings: DdnsSettings, request_ip: str | None = None)
                 <h2>Endpoints</h2>
                 <ol class="simple-steps text-start">
                   <li><strong>POST /api/v1/hostnames.</strong> Create a pending hostname and private setup values. The response includes <code>registration_url</code>.</li>
-                  <li><strong>GET or POST /api/v1/router/register/&lt;karl_secret&gt;.</strong> Register the hostname after secrets are saved. Uses the request IP, or <code>myip</code>/<code>myipv6</code>, for the initial DNS record.</li>
+                  <li><strong>GET or POST /api/v1/router/register/&lt;karl_secret&gt;.</strong> Register the hostname after secrets are saved. Publishes an initial DNS record when a public request IP or explicit <code>myip</code>/<code>myipv6</code> value is available; otherwise the first router update publishes it.</li>
                   <li><strong>GET or POST /api/v1/router/update/&lt;karl_secret&gt;.</strong> Router-friendly update endpoint. Supports <code>myip</code>, <code>ipaddr</code>, <code>myipv6</code>, and <code>ip6addr</code>.</li>
                   <li><strong>GET /api/v1/hostnames/&lt;karl_secret&gt;.</strong> Read hostname status and recent history.</li>
                   <li><strong>POST /api/v1/hostnames/&lt;karl_secret&gt;/rotate-update-url.</strong> Replace the private router update URL.</li>

tests/test_api.py

@@ -273,8 +273,9 @@ def test_registration_publishes_initial_dns_when_provider_is_configured(tmp_path
     assert published[0].ipv4 == "203.0.113.77"
 
 
-def test_registration_requires_ip_when_provider_source_ip_is_not_public(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch) -> None:
+def test_registration_without_public_source_ip_waits_for_first_router_update(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch) -> None:
-    monkeypatch.setattr(ddns_module, "publish_dns", lambda result, settings: None)
+    published = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(ddns_module, "publish_dns", lambda result, settings: published.append(result))
     app = make_app(
         DdnsSettings(
             database_path=tmp_path / "ddns.sqlite3",
@@ -289,12 +290,19 @@ def test_registration_requires_ip_when_provider_source_ip_is_not_public(tmp_path
     client = TestClient(app)
 
     body = client.post("/api/v1/hostnames").json()
+    update_path = _path(body["update_url"])
     registered = client.post(_path(body["registration_url"]))
     status = client.get(f"/api/v1/hostnames/{body['dashboard_url'].rsplit('/', 1)[1]}")
+    update = client.get(update_path, params={"myip": "203.0.113.80"})
 
-    assert registered.status_code == 400
+    assert registered.status_code == 200
-    assert registered.text.startswith("badip registration needs a public source IP")
+    assert registered.text == "good registered"
-    assert status.json()["status"] == "pending"
+    assert status.json()["status"] == "active"
+    assert status.json()["ipv4"] is None
+    assert update.status_code == 200
+    assert update.text == "good 203.0.113.80"
+    assert len(published) == 1
+    assert published[0].ipv4 == "203.0.113.80"
 
 
 def test_api_update_publishes_before_recording_ip(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch) -> None: