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You'd need to implement Dynamic DNS to update the records. DNS alone won't do that.
Correct. I used NOIP for years until I realized that 1) my IP address is static and 2) my home IP address was being exposed. (Pretty obvious I know but sometimes I am slow on the uptake ๐)
My solution was to get a $5 per month vps and reverse proxy and reverse ssh tunnels.
The $5 / month VPS ($60/year) was pretty much the cost of NOIP per year to use custom domains.
I just use duckdns as a free dynamic IP service. But you are correct about it exposing your home IP. Personally I'm not concerned about that so it works for me. Then I use Apache to route my incoming traffic depending on subdomain.