Please consider running a NTP server in the NTP Pool

(dreamstation.systems)

37 points | by robinpie a day ago ago

8 comments

  • m-p-3 a day ago ago

    I wish I could just add my homelab server hostname to the pool, my IP change regularly :(

    • manarth a day ago ago

      Would Dynamic DNS be an option?

      • jtokoph a day ago ago

        It needs to be an IP so it can be one of the “A” records returned by dns lookups of pool.ntp.org.

  • treesknees a day ago ago

    I’ve been running a VPS with the same IP (v4 and v6) for ~15 years, so I’d say its stable enough. What should I use as an upstream source of time in this case that would actually be useful?

    • jtokoph a day ago ago

      You just use a subset of the other known good nodes in the pool as your source. You’re just acting as an edge node for load distribution

    • robinpie 20 hours ago ago

      You can use pretty much anything except hardcoding pool.ntp.org itself, including individual servers in the pool. You don't have to be a specific stratum or anything, and the monitors are comically generous with time accuracy (+-100ms)

  • dddw 20 hours ago ago

    I got a couple of vps'es. Have one without a good cause. How to apply?

  • _superposition_ a day ago ago

    I wouldn't be surprised if this was blocked by most ISPs.