Let’s speedrun the tutorial on how to get your public IP address from the command line interface for any whitelisting reason, on any Linux distro.
Prerequisites
- Linux bash environment
Using curl command
curl ifconfig.me
Output:
66.249.70.54
Most popular alternatives to ifconfig.me:
- ifconfig.co
- ifconfig.io
- checkip.amazonaws.com
- whatismyip.akamai.com
- ipinfo.io
…and dozens more.
Using dig command
dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com
Output:
66.249.70.54
Conclusion
Personally I always stick with curl and ifconfig.me. Feel free to leave a comment below and if you find this tutorial useful, follow our official channel on Telegram.