The expose tracker used sync.Map for in-memory TTL tracking of active expose sessions, which broke and lost all sessions on restart.
Replace with SQL-backed operations that reuse the existing meta_last_renewed_at column:
- Add store methods: RenewEphemeralService, GetExpiredEphemeralServices, CountEphemeralServicesByPeer, EphemeralServiceExists
- Move duplicate/limit checks inside a transaction with row-level locking (SELECT ... FOR UPDATE) to prevent concurrent bypass
- Reaper re-checks expiry under row lock to avoid deleting a just-renewed service and prevent duplicate event emission
- Add composite index on (source, source_peer) for efficient queries
- Batch-limit and column-select the reaper query to avoid DB/GC spikes
- Filter out malformed rows with empty source_peer
Consolidate all expose business logic (validation, permission checks, TTL tracking, reaping) into the manager layer, making the gRPC layer a pure transport adapter that only handles proto conversion and authentication.
- Add ExposeServiceRequest/ExposeServiceResponse domain types with validation in the reverseproxy package
- Move expose tracker (TTL tracking, reaping, per-peer limits) from gRPC server into manager/expose_tracker.go
- Internalize tracking in CreateServiceFromPeer, RenewServiceFromPeer, and new StopServiceFromPeer so callers don't manage tracker state
- Untrack ephemeral services in DeleteService/DeleteAllServices to keep tracker in sync when services are deleted via API
- Simplify gRPC expose handlers to parse, auth, convert, delegate
- Remove tracker methods from Manager interface (internal detail)
CLI: new expose command to publish a local port with flags for PIN, password, user groups, custom domain, name prefix and protocol (HTTP default).
Management/API: create/renew/stop expose sessions (streamed status), automatic naming/domain, TTL renewals, background expiration, new management RPCs and client methods.
UI/API: account settings now include peer_expose_enabled and peer_expose_groups; new activity codes for peer expose events.
Bug Fixes
Network and DNS updates now defer service and reverse-proxy reloads until after account updates complete, preventing inconsistent proxy state and race conditions.
Chores
Removed automatic peer/broadcast updates immediately following bulk service reloads.
Tests
Added a test ensuring network-range changes complete without deadlock.
* Unified NetBird combined server (Management, Signal, Relay, STUN) as a single executable with richer YAML configuration, validation, and defaults.
* Official Dockerfile/image for single-container deployment.
* Optional in-process profiling endpoint for diagnostics.
* Multiplexing to route HTTP/gRPC/WebSocket traffic via one port; runtime hooks to inject custom handlers.
* **Chores**
* Updated deployment scripts, compose files, and reverse-proxy templates to target the combined server; added example configs and getting-started updates.
* Add gRPC update debouncing mechanism
Implements backpressure handling for peer network map updates to
efficiently handle rapid changes. First update is sent immediately,
subsequent rapid updates are coalesced, ensuring only the latest
update is sent after a 1-second quiet period.
* Enhance unit test to verify peer count synchronization with debouncing and timeout handling
* Debounce based on type
* Refactor test to validate timer restart after pending update dispatch
* Simplify timer reset for Go 1.23+ automatic channel draining
Remove manual channel drain in resetTimer() since Go 1.23+ automatically
drains the timer channel when Stop() returns false, making the
select-case pattern unnecessary.
Add LocalAuthDisabled option to embedded IdP configuration
This adds the ability to disable local (email/password) authentication when using the embedded Dex identity provider. When disabled, users can only authenticate via external
identity providers (Google, OIDC, etc.).
This simplifies user login when there is only one external IdP configured. The login page will redirect directly to the IdP login page.
Key changes:
Added LocalAuthDisabled field to EmbeddedIdPConfig
Added methods to check and toggle local auth: IsLocalAuthEnabled, HasNonLocalConnectors, DisableLocalAuth, EnableLocalAuth
Validation prevents disabling local auth if no external connectors are configured
Existing local users are preserved when disabled and can login again when re-enabled
Operations are idempotent (disabling already disabled is a no-op)
When a deleted peer tries to reconnect, GetUserIDByPeerKey was returning
Internal error instead of NotFound, causing clients to retry indefinitely
instead of recognizing the unrecoverable PermissionDenied error.
This fix:
1. Updates GetUserIDByPeerKey to properly return NotFound when peer doesn't exist
2. Updates Sync handler to convert NotFound to PermissionDenied with message
'peer is not registered', matching the behavior of GetAccountIDForPeerKey
Fixes the regression introduced in v0.61.1 where deleted peers would see:
- Before: 'rpc error: code = Internal desc = failed handling request' (retry loop)
- After: 'rpc error: code = PermissionDenied desc = peer is not registered' (exits)
* **New Features**
* SSH server JWT validation now accepts multiple audiences with backward-compatible handling of the previous single-audience setting and a guard ensuring at least one audience is configured.
* **Tests**
* Test suites updated and new tests added to cover multiple-audience scenarios and compatibility with existing behavior.
* **Other**
* Startup logging enhanced to report configured audiences for JWT auth.
Embed Dex as a built-in IdP to simplify self-hosting setup.
Adds an embedded OIDC Identity Provider (Dex) with local user management and optional external IdP connectors (Google/GitHub/OIDC/SAML), plus device-auth flow for CLI login. Introduces instance onboarding/setup endpoints (including owner creation), field-level encryption for sensitive user data, a streamlined self-hosting provisioning script, and expanded APIs + test coverage for IdP management.
more at https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/pull/5008#issuecomment-3718987393
Maycon Santos