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+# zoneupdate
+
+## Purpose
+Zoneupdate updates via Gandi LiveDNS API the subdomains and domains of domain name, providing a simple DDNS solution.
+
+## Python module dependencies
+ * requests
+ * json
+ * toml
+ * re
+
+## Notes
+Expects config file in /etc/zoneupdate.conf.