Merge branch 'main' into reverse-proxy-crowdsec-appsec

# Conflicts:
#	management/server/store/sql_store.go
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.coderabbit.yaml

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+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://coderabbit.ai/integrations/schema.v2.json
+language: en-US
+reviews:
+  profile: chill
+  request_changes_workflow: false
+  high_level_summary: true
+  poem: false
+  review_status: true
+  auto_review:
+    enabled: true
+    drafts: false
+  path_filters:
+    - "!**/*.tsx"
+    - "!**/*.ts"
+    - "!**/*.js"
+    - "!**/*.svg"
+chat:
+  auto_reply: true

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
         iptables=1.8.9-2 \
         libgl1-mesa-dev=22.3.6-1+deb12u1 \
         xorg-dev=1:7.7+23 \
-        libayatana-appindicator3-dev=0.5.92-1 \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
     && go install -v golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest

.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/ideas-feature-requests.yml

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+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## Ideas & Feature Requests
+
+        Use this category for feature requests, enhancements, integrations, and product ideas.
+
+        NetBird uses community traction in discussions — upvotes, replies, affected users, and use-case detail — as an input when deciding what should become a maintainer-curated issue or roadmap item. A clear problem statement is more useful than a solution-only request.
+
+        Please search first and add your use case to an existing discussion when one already exists.
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: preflight
+    attributes:
+      label: Before posting
+      options:
+        - label: I searched existing discussions and issues for similar requests.
+          required: true
+        - label: I checked the documentation to confirm this is not already supported.
+          required: true
+        - label: This is a product idea or enhancement request, not a support question.
+          required: true
+        - label: I removed or anonymized sensitive details from examples and screenshots.
+          required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: area
+    attributes:
+      label: Product area
+      description: Select every area this request touches.
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Client / Agent
+        - CLI
+        - Desktop UI
+        - Mobile app
+        - Dashboard / Admin UI
+        - Management service / API
+        - Signal service
+        - Relay
+        - DNS
+        - Routes / Exit nodes
+        - NetBird SSH
+        - Access control policies
+        - Posture checks
+        - Identity provider / SSO
+        - Self-hosting / Deployment
+        - Kubernetes / Operator
+        - Terraform / Automation
+        - Documentation
+        - Other / not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: Problem or use case
+      description: What are you trying to accomplish, and what is difficult or impossible today?
+      placeholder: |
+        As a ...
+        I want to ...
+        Because ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: proposal
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed solution
+      description: Describe the behavior, workflow, API, UI, or integration you would like to see.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: Alternatives or workarounds considered
+      description: What have you tried today? Why is the current workaround not enough?
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: impact
+    attributes:
+      label: Community impact and priority
+      description: Help us understand who benefits and how urgent this is.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Number of users/teams/peers affected:
+        - Deployment type: Cloud / self-hosted / both
+        - Frequency: daily / weekly / occasional
+        - Blocking production adoption? yes/no
+        - Related comments, discussions, or customer requests:
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: examples
+    attributes:
+      label: Examples from other tools or products
+      description: If another tool solves this well, link or describe the behavior.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: security
+    attributes:
+      label: Security, privacy, and compatibility considerations
+      description: Note any access-control, audit, data retention, network, platform, or backward-compatibility concerns.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: implementation
+    attributes:
+      label: Implementation ideas
+      description: Optional. If you are familiar with the codebase or API, share possible implementation notes.
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: contribution
+    attributes:
+      label: Are you willing to help?
+      options:
+        - Yes, I can submit a PR if the approach is accepted.
+        - Yes, I can test or validate a proposed implementation.
+        - Yes, I can provide more use-case details.
+        - Not at this time.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional context
+      description: Add screenshots, diagrams, links, or anything else that helps explain the request.

.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/issue-triage.yml

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+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## Issue Triage
+
+        Use this category for reproducible bugs and regressions in NetBird.
+
+        The more context you include, the faster we can validate and act on your report. If you're not sure whether something is a bug, **Q&A / Support** is a good starting point — we can always move the conversation here once we've confirmed it's a product issue.
+
+        Intermittent issues are useful too. Include the trigger, frequency, timing, and any logs or debug evidence you have, and we'll work from there.
+
+        Please don't include secrets, tokens, private keys, internal hostnames, or public IPs. Security vulnerabilities should be reported through the repository security policy rather than a public discussion.
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: preflight
+    attributes:
+      label: Before posting
+      options:
+        - label: I searched existing discussions and issues, including closed ones, and checked the relevant docs.
+          required: true
+        - label: I believe this is a product bug rather than a configuration or setup question.
+          required: true
+        - label: I can reproduce this issue, or for intermittent issues I've included trigger, frequency, and timing details below.
+          required: true
+        - label: I removed or anonymized sensitive data from logs, screenshots, and configuration.
+          required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: area
+    attributes:
+      label: Affected area
+      description: Select every area this report touches.
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Client / Agent
+        - Reverse Proxy
+        - CLI
+        - Desktop UI
+        - Mobile app
+        - Peer connectivity
+        - DNS
+        - Routes / Exit nodes
+        - NetBird SSH
+        - Relay / Signal / NAT traversal
+        - Login / Authentication / IdP
+        - Dashboard / Admin UI
+        - Management service / API
+        - Access control policies / Posture checks
+        - Self-hosting / Deployment
+        - Kubernetes / Operator
+        - Documentation
+        - Other / not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: deployment
+    attributes:
+      label: Deployment type
+      options:
+        - NetBird Cloud
+        - Self-hosted - quickstart script
+        - Self-hosted - advanced/custom deployment
+        - Local development build
+        - Not sure / environment I do not fully control
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: platform
+    attributes:
+      label: Operating system or environment
+      description: Select every environment involved in the reproduction.
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Linux
+        - macOS
+        - Windows
+        - Android
+        - iOS
+        - FreeBSD
+        - OpenWRT
+        - Docker
+        - Kubernetes
+        - Synology
+        - Browser
+        - Other / not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: NetBird version and upgrade status
+      description: Run `netbird version` where applicable. For self-hosted deployments, include management, signal, relay, and dashboard versions if available. If you cannot test on a current/supported version, explain why.
+      placeholder: |
+        Example:
+        - Client: 0.30.2
+        - Management: 0.30.2
+        - Signal: 0.30.2
+        - Relay: 0.30.2
+        - Dashboard: 0.30.2
+        - Upgrade status: reproduced on current version / cannot upgrade because ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: regression
+    attributes:
+      label: Did this work before?
+      options:
+        - Yes, this worked before
+        - No, this never worked
+        - Not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: regression-details
+    attributes:
+      label: Regression details
+      description: If this worked before, include the last known working version, first known broken version, and any recent upgrade, configuration, network, or IdP changes.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Last known working version:
+        - First known broken version:
+        - Recent changes:
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: summary
+    attributes:
+      label: Summary
+      description: Briefly describe the reproducible bug.
+      placeholder: What is broken?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: current-behavior
+    attributes:
+      label: Current behavior
+      description: What happens now? Include exact errors, timeouts, UI messages, or failed commands when possible.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected-behavior
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected behavior
+      description: What did you expect to happen instead?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduction
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce
+      description: Provide the smallest set of steps that reliably reproduces the bug. If the issue is intermittent, include the trigger, frequency, timing, and relevant timestamps.
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Configure ...
+        2. Run ...
+        3. Observe ...
+
+        For intermittent issues:
+        - Trigger:
+        - Frequency:
+        - Timing/timestamps:
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: environment
+    attributes:
+      label: Environment and topology
+      description: Include the relevant topology and software involved in the reproduction. For UI/docs-only reports, write `N/A` if this does not apply. Use `None`, `Unknown`, or `N/A` where appropriate.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Peer A:
+        - Peer B:
+        - Same LAN or different networks:
+        - NAT/CGNAT/corporate firewall/mobile network:
+        - Other VPN software:
+        - Firewall, DNS, or endpoint security software:
+        - Routes, DNS, policies, posture checks, or SSH rules involved:
+        - IdP, reverse proxy, or browser involved:
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: self-hosted-details
+    attributes:
+      label: Self-hosted details, if available
+      description: Optional. If you use self-hosting and have access to these details, include them. If you do not administer the environment, provide what you know and say what you cannot access.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Deployment method: quickstart / Docker Compose / Helm / operator / custom
+        - Management/signal/relay/dashboard versions:
+        - Reverse proxy:
+        - IdP/provider:
+        - STUN/TURN/coturn/relay details:
+        - Relevant component logs:
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Logs, status output, or debug evidence
+      description: |
+        For client, connectivity, DNS, route, relay/signal, or self-hosted reports, logs are essential — please include anonymized output from `netbird status -dA`, or a debug bundle via `netbird debug for 1m -AS -U`. Debug bundles are automatically deleted after 30 days.
+
+        For UI, dashboard, or documentation reports, leave the pre-filled `N/A`.
+      value: "N/A"
+      render: shell
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: related-reports
+    attributes:
+      label: Related issues or discussions
+      description: Optional. Link similar reports you found while searching, if any.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Related issue/discussion:
+        - Why this may be the same or different:
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: impact
+    attributes:
+      label: Impact
+      description: Optional. Help us understand priority. How many users, peers, environments, or workflows are affected? Is there a workaround?
+      placeholder: |
+        - Affected users/peers:
+        - Business or production impact:
+        - Workaround available:
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional context
+      description: Add links to related discussions, issues, docs, screenshots, recordings, or anything else that may help validation.

.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/q-a-support.yml

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+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## Q&A / Support
+
+        Use this category for questions about configuration, setup, self-hosted deployments, troubleshooting, and general NetBird usage.
+
+        This is community support and does not provide an SLA. For NetBird Cloud support, use the official support channel linked from the issue creation page. Please do not post secrets, tokens, private keys, internal hostnames, or public IPs unless you intentionally want them public.
+
+        If your question turns into a reproducible product defect, DevRel or a maintainer may ask you to open or move the conversation to Issue Triage.
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: preflight
+    attributes:
+      label: Before posting
+      options:
+        - label: I searched existing discussions and issues for similar questions.
+          required: true
+        - label: I reviewed the relevant NetBird documentation or troubleshooting guide.
+          required: true
+        - label: I removed or anonymized sensitive data from logs, screenshots, and configuration.
+          required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: topic
+    attributes:
+      label: Topic
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Getting started
+        - Self-hosting
+        - Client / Agent
+        - CLI
+        - Desktop UI
+        - Mobile app
+        - Dashboard / Admin UI
+        - DNS
+        - Routes / Exit nodes
+        - NetBird SSH
+        - Relay
+        - Access control policies
+        - Posture checks
+        - Identity provider / SSO
+        - API
+        - Kubernetes / Operator
+        - Terraform / Automation
+        - Documentation
+        - Other / not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: deployment
+    attributes:
+      label: Deployment type
+      options:
+        - NetBird Cloud
+        - Self-hosted - quickstart script
+        - Self-hosted - advanced/custom deployment
+        - Local development build
+        - Not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: platform
+    attributes:
+      label: Operating system or environment
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Linux
+        - macOS
+        - Windows
+        - Android
+        - iOS
+        - FreeBSD
+        - OpenWRT
+        - Docker
+        - Kubernetes
+        - Synology
+        - Browser
+        - Other / not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: NetBird version
+      description: Run `netbird version` where applicable. For self-hosted deployments, include component versions if relevant.
+      placeholder: "Example: client 0.30.2, management 0.30.2"
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: question
+    attributes:
+      label: Question
+      description: What are you trying to understand or accomplish?
+      placeholder: Describe your question clearly.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: goal
+    attributes:
+      label: Desired outcome
+      description: What would a successful answer help you do?
+      placeholder: |
+        I want to configure ...
+        I expected ...
+        I need help deciding ...
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: attempted
+    attributes:
+      label: What have you tried?
+      description: Include commands, documentation links, configuration attempts, or troubleshooting steps already tried.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Read ...
+        - Ran ...
+        - Changed ...
+        - Observed ...
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: environment
+    attributes:
+      label: Relevant environment details
+      description: Include redacted topology, IdP/provider, reverse proxy, firewall, DNS, route, policy, or self-hosted setup details that may affect the answer.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Deployment:
+        - Components involved:
+        - Network/topology:
+        - Related config:
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Logs or output
+      description: Optional. Include anonymized logs, command output, screenshots, or `netbird status -dA` if relevant.
+      render: shell
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional context
+      description: Add links, diagrams, screenshots, or other details that may help the community answer.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-issue-report.md

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----
-name: Bug/Issue report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: ''
-labels: ['triage-needed']
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-**Describe the problem**
-
-A clear and concise description of what the problem is.
-
-**To Reproduce**
-
-Steps to reproduce the behavior:
-1. Go to '...'
-2. Click on '....'
-3. Scroll down to '....'
-4. See error
-
-**Expected behavior**
-
-A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
-
-**Are you using NetBird Cloud?**
-
-Please specify whether you use NetBird Cloud or self-host NetBird's control plane.
-
-**NetBird version**
-
-`netbird version`
-
-**Is any other VPN software installed?**
-
-If yes, which one?
-
-**Debug output**
-
-To help us resolve the problem, please attach the following anonymized status output
-
-  netbird status -dA
-
-Create and upload a debug bundle, and share the returned file key:
-
-  netbird debug for 1m -AS -U
-
-*Uploaded files are automatically deleted after 30 days.*
-
-
-Alternatively, create the file only and attach it here manually:
-
-  netbird debug for 1m -AS
-
-
-**Screenshots**
-
-If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
-
-**Additional context**
-
-Add any other context about the problem here.
-
-**Have you tried these troubleshooting steps?**
-- [ ] Reviewed [client troubleshooting](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/troubleshooting-client) (if applicable)
-- [ ] Checked for newer NetBird versions
-- [ ] Searched for similar issues on GitHub (including closed ones)
-- [ ] Restarted the NetBird client
-- [ ] Disabled other VPN software
-- [ ] Checked firewall settings
-

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
-blank_issues_enabled: true
+blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
-  - name: Community Support
+  - name: Start an Issue Triage discussion
+    url: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/new?category=issue-triage
+    about: Report a bug, regression, or unexpected behavior so DevRel can validate it before it becomes an issue.
+  - name: Propose an idea or feature request
+    url: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/new?category=ideas-feature-requests
+    about: Share feature requests, enhancements, and integration ideas for community feedback and prioritization.
+  - name: Ask a Q&A / Support question
+    url: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/new?category=q-a-support
+    about: Get help with setup, configuration, self-hosting, troubleshooting, and general usage.
+  - name: Security vulnerability disclosure
+    url: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/security/policy
+    about: Please do not report security vulnerabilities in public issues or discussions.
+  - name: Community Support Forum
     url: https://forum.netbird.io/
-    about: Community support forum
+    about: Community support forum.
   - name: Cloud Support
     url: https://docs.netbird.io/help/report-bug-issues
-    about: Contact us for support
+    about: Contact NetBird for Cloud support.
-  - name: Client/Connection Troubleshooting
+  - name: Client / Connection Troubleshooting
     url: https://docs.netbird.io/help/troubleshooting-client
-    about: See our client troubleshooting guide for help addressing common issues
+    about: See the client troubleshooting guide for common connectivity issues.
   - name: Self-host Troubleshooting
     url: https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/troubleshooting
-    about: See our self-host troubleshooting guide for help addressing common issues
+    about: See the self-host troubleshooting guide for common deployment issues.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

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----
-name: Feature request
-about: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: ''
-labels: ['feature-request']
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
-A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
-
-**Describe the solution you'd like**
-A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
-
-**Describe alternatives you've considered**
-A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
-
-**Additional context**
-Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/validated_issue.yml

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+name: Validated issue
+description: Maintainer/DevRel only. Create an issue after a discussion has been validated or for internally validated work.
+title: "[Validated]: "
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## Discussion-first issue policy
+
+        Issues are maintainer-curated work items. Community reports and feature requests should start in [Discussions](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions) so DevRel can validate, reproduce, and route them before engineering time is committed.
+
+        Use this form when:
+        - A discussion has been validated and should become actionable work.
+        - A maintainer is opening internally validated work that can bypass the discussion-first flow.
+
+        Issues opened without a relevant validated discussion or maintainer context may be closed and redirected to Discussions.
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: validation-checks
+    attributes:
+      label: Validation checklist
+      options:
+        - label: This issue is linked to a validated discussion, or it is being opened directly by a maintainer.
+          required: true
+        - label: The report has enough context for engineering to act on it without re-triaging from scratch.
+          required: true
+        - label: Sensitive data, secrets, private keys, internal hostnames, and public IPs have been removed or intentionally disclosed.
+          required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: issue-type
+    attributes:
+      label: Issue type
+      options:
+        - Bug / Regression
+        - Feature / Enhancement
+        - Documentation
+        - Maintenance / Refactor
+        - Cross-repository coordination
+        - Other
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: source-discussion
+    attributes:
+      label: Source discussion
+      description: Link the GitHub Discussion that was validated. Maintainers bypassing the flow can write "Maintainer-created" and explain why below.
+      placeholder: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/1234
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: validation-owner
+    attributes:
+      label: Validation owner
+      description: GitHub handle of the DevRel team member or maintainer who validated this work.
+      placeholder: "@username"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: target-repository
+    attributes:
+      label: Target repository
+      description: Where should the implementation work happen?
+      options:
+        - netbirdio/netbird
+        - netbirdio/dashboard
+        - netbirdio/kubernetes-operator
+        - netbirdio/docs
+        - Multiple repositories
+        - Unknown / needs routing
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: summary
+    attributes:
+      label: Summary
+      description: Concise description of the validated work.
+      placeholder: What needs to be fixed, changed, documented, or built?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: evidence
+    attributes:
+      label: Validation evidence
+      description: For bugs, include reproduction status, affected versions, logs, and environment. For features, include community traction, affected users, and alignment notes.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Reproduced by:
+        - Affected versions / platforms:
+        - Community signal:
+        - Related logs or screenshots:
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: scope
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed scope
+      description: Describe what is in scope and, if helpful, what is explicitly out of scope.
+      placeholder: |
+        In scope:
+        - ...
+
+        Out of scope:
+        - ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: acceptance-criteria
+    attributes:
+      label: Acceptance criteria
+      description: What must be true for this issue to be closed?
+      placeholder: |
+        - [ ] ...
+        - [ ] ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional context
+      description: Links to related PRs, docs, issues in other repositories, roadmap items, or implementation notes.

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 3
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    ignore:
+      # git-town/action v1.3.x crashes on cyclic PR graphs (self-loop main->main
+      # fork PRs) via its topological-sort visualization. Pinned to v1.2.1 in
+      # git-town.yml; block v1.3.x until upstream tolerates cyclic edges.
+      - dependency-name: "git-town/action"
+        update-types:
+          - "version-update:semver-minor"
+          - "version-update:semver-major"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
+    directories:
+      - "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 15
+    groups:
+      golang-x-packages:
+        patterns:
+          - "golang.org/x/*"
+      aws-sdk:
+        patterns:
+          - "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/*"
+      pion:
+        patterns:
+          - "github.com/pion/*"
+      gorm:
+        patterns:
+          - "gorm.io/*"
+      otel:
+        patterns:
+          - "go.opentelemetry.io/*"
+      testcontainers:
+        patterns:
+          - "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go/*"
+      wireguard:
+        patterns:
+          - "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard*"

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Issue ticket number and link
 
+<!--
+Required for anything that changes behavior. Link the issue (or the validated
+discussion it came from) that the NetBird team already agreed on. See
+https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ticket-first-pr-second
+-->
+
 ## Stack
 
 <!-- branch-stack -->
@@ -12,6 +18,9 @@
 - [ ] Is a feature enhancement
 - [ ] It is a refactor
 - [ ] Created tests that fail without the change (if possible)
+- [ ] I ran and tested this change locally — I did not rely on CI to find out whether it works
+- [ ] This PR has a single purpose (not a fix + refactor + feature in one)
+- [ ] This change is a trivial fix, **OR** it links an issue the NetBird team agreed on beforehand. Changes to the public API, gRPC protocols, functionality behavior, CLI / service flags, or new features always need that agreement first. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#ticket-first-pr-second).
 
 > By submitting this pull request, you confirm that you have read and agree to the terms of the [Contributor License Agreement](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT.md).
 

.github/workflows/agent-network-e2e.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+name: Agent Network E2E
+
+on:
+  # Nightly at 03:00 UTC, plus on demand from the Actions tab.
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 3 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      bedrock_model:
+        description: >-
+          Bedrock inference-profile id to drive the matrix with, exactly as
+          AWS issues it. Leave empty for the Sonnet 4.6 default.
+        required: false
+        default: ""
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  e2e:
+    name: Agent Network E2E
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
+
+      # Container-driver builder so the harness can build the combined/proxy/
+      # client images from source with a local layer cache.
+      - name: Set up Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5 # v4.1.0
+
+      # Persist the Docker layer cache across runs. This caches the base, apt,
+      # and go-mod-download layers; the Go compile still re-runs, as BuildKit
+      # mount caches cannot be exported to the GitHub cache.
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-anet-e2e-buildx-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'combined/Dockerfile.multistage', 'proxy/Dockerfile.multistage', 'e2e/harness/Dockerfile.client') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-anet-e2e-buildx-
+
+      - name: Run agent-network e2e
+        env:
+          # Build the images from source (this branch's code) with the shared
+          # local layer cache.
+          NB_E2E_BUILDX_CACHE: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          # Provider credentials. Each provider scenario skips if its
+          # token (and URL, for gateways) is unset, so partial coverage is fine.
+          OPENAI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_OPENAI_TOKEN }}
+          ANTHROPIC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_ANTHROPIC_TOKEN }}
+          # Moonshot AI platform key (platform.kimi.ai); drives both Kimi wire
+          # shapes (OpenAI /v1 and Anthropic /anthropic) through kimi_api.
+          KIMI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_KIMI_TOKEN }}
+          VERCEL_URL: ${{ secrets.E2E_VERCEL_URL }}
+          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_VERCEL_TOKEN }}
+          OPENROUTER_URL: ${{ secrets.E2E_OPENROUTER_URL }}
+          OPENROUTER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_OPENROUTER_TOKEN }}
+          CLOUDFLARE_URL: ${{ secrets.E2E_CLOUDFLARE_URL }}
+          CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN }}
+          AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK: ${{ secrets.E2E_AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK }}
+          AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.E2E_AWS_REGION }}
+          # Bedrock model override: dispatch input wins, then the repo variable, else the test default.
+          AWS_BEDROCK_MODEL: ${{ inputs.bedrock_model || vars.E2E_AWS_BEDROCK_MODEL }}
+          # Vertex (Anthropic-on-Vertex): SA + project required; region defaults
+          # to "global", model to a pinned claude snapshot.
+          GOOGLE_VERTEX_SA_BASE64: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_SA_BASE64 }}
+          GOOGLE_VERTEX_PROJECT: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_PROJECT }}
+          GOOGLE_VERTEX_REGION: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_REGION }}
+          GOOGLE_VERTEX_MODEL: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_MODEL }}
+        run: go test -tags e2e -timeout 40m -v ./e2e/...

.github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml

@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ name: Check License Dependencies
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [main]
     paths:
-      - 'go.mod'
+      - "go.mod"
-      - 'go.sum'
+      - "go.sum"
-      - '.github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml'
+      - ".github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml"
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - 'go.mod'
+      - "go.mod"
-      - 'go.sum'
+      - "go.sum"
-      - '.github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml'
+      - ".github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml"
 
 jobs:
   check-internal-dependencies:
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Check for problematic license dependencies
         run: |
@@ -56,55 +59,57 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
-    - name: Set up Go
+      - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
-      with:
+        with:
-        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-        cache: true
+          cache: true
 
-    - name: Install go-licenses
+      - name: Install go-licenses
-      run: go install github.com/google/go-licenses@v1.6.0
+        run: go install github.com/google/go-licenses@v1.6.0
 
-    - name: Check for GPL/AGPL licensed dependencies
+      - name: Check for GPL/AGPL licensed dependencies
-      run: |
+        run: |
-        echo "Checking for GPL/AGPL/LGPL licensed dependencies..."
+          echo "Checking for GPL/AGPL/LGPL licensed dependencies..."
-        echo ""
-
-        # Check all Go packages for copyleft licenses, excluding internal netbird packages
-        COPYLEFT_DEPS=$(go-licenses report ./... 2>/dev/null | grep -E 'GPL|AGPL|LGPL' | grep -v 'github.com/netbirdio/netbird/' || true)
-
-        if [ -n "$COPYLEFT_DEPS" ]; then
-          echo "Found copyleft licensed dependencies:"
-          echo "$COPYLEFT_DEPS"
           echo ""
 
-          # Filter out dependencies that are only pulled in by internal AGPL packages
+          # Check all Go packages for copyleft licenses, excluding internal netbird packages
-          INCOMPATIBLE=""
+          COPYLEFT_DEPS=$(go-licenses report ./... 2>/dev/null | grep -E 'GPL|AGPL|LGPL' | grep -v 'github.com/netbirdio/netbird/' || true)
-          while IFS=',' read -r package url license; do
-            if echo "$license" | grep -qE 'GPL-[0-9]|AGPL-[0-9]|LGPL-[0-9]'; then
-              # Find ALL packages that import this GPL package using go list
-              IMPORTERS=$(go list -json -deps ./... 2>/dev/null | jq -r "select(.Imports[]? == \"$package\") | .ImportPath")
 
-              # Check if any importer is NOT in management/signal/relay
+          if [ -n "$COPYLEFT_DEPS" ]; then
-              BSD_IMPORTER=$(echo "$IMPORTERS" | grep -v "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\|proxy\|combined\|tools/idp-migrate\)" | head -1)
+            echo "Found copyleft licensed dependencies:"
-
+            echo "$COPYLEFT_DEPS"
-              if [ -n "$BSD_IMPORTER" ]; then
-                echo "❌ $package ($license) is imported by BSD-licensed code: $BSD_IMPORTER"
-                INCOMPATIBLE="${INCOMPATIBLE}${package},${url},${license}\n"
-              else
-                echo "✓ $package ($license) is only used by internal AGPL packages - OK"
-              fi
-            fi
-          done <<< "$COPYLEFT_DEPS"
-
-          if [ -n "$INCOMPATIBLE" ]; then
             echo ""
-            echo "❌ INCOMPATIBLE licenses found that are used by BSD-licensed code:"
-            echo -e "$INCOMPATIBLE"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-        fi
 
-        echo "✅ All external license dependencies are compatible with BSD-3-Clause"
+            # Filter out dependencies that are only pulled in by internal AGPL packages
+            INCOMPATIBLE=""
+            while IFS=',' read -r package url license; do
+              if echo "$license" | grep -qE 'GPL-[0-9]|AGPL-[0-9]|LGPL-[0-9]'; then
+                # Find ALL packages that import this GPL package using go list
+                IMPORTERS=$(go list -json -deps ./... 2>/dev/null | jq -r "select(.Imports[]? == \"$package\") | .ImportPath")
+
+                # Check if any importer is NOT in management/signal/relay
+                BSD_IMPORTER=$(echo "$IMPORTERS" | grep -v "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\|proxy\|combined\|tools/idp-migrate\)" | head -1)
+
+                if [ -n "$BSD_IMPORTER" ]; then
+                  echo "❌ $package ($license) is imported by BSD-licensed code: $BSD_IMPORTER"
+                  INCOMPATIBLE="${INCOMPATIBLE}${package},${url},${license}\n"
+                else
+                  echo "✓ $package ($license) is only used by internal AGPL packages - OK"
+                fi
+              fi
+            done <<< "$COPYLEFT_DEPS"
+
+            if [ -n "$INCOMPATIBLE" ]; then
+              echo ""
+              echo "❌ INCOMPATIBLE licenses found that are used by BSD-licensed code:"
+              echo -e "$INCOMPATIBLE"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          echo "✅ All external license dependencies are compatible with BSD-3-Clause"

.github/workflows/docs-ack.yml

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify docs PR exists (and is open or merged)
         if: steps.validate.outputs.mode == 'added'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         id: verify
         with:
           pr_number: ${{ steps.extract.outputs.pr_number }}

.github/workflows/forum.yml

@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ jobs:
   post:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: roots/discourse-topic-github-release-action@main
+      - uses: roots/discourse-topic-github-release-action@557d74ea05b6cc0c47f555c1d5d28a89d904005b # v1.1.0
         with:
           discourse-api-key: ${{ secrets.DISCOURSE_RELEASES_API_KEY }}
           discourse-base-url: https://forum.netbird.io
           discourse-author-username: NetBird
           discourse-category: 17
-          discourse-tags:
+          discourse-tags: releases
-            releases

.github/workflows/frontend-ui.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+name: UI Frontend
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "client/ui/frontend/**"
+      - "client/ui/i18n/**"
+      - "client/ui/**/*.go"
+      - ".github/workflows/frontend-ui.yml"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - "client/ui/frontend/**"
+      - "client/ui/i18n/**"
+      - "client/ui/**/*.go"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.actor_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  lint-and-build:
+    name: Lint & Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: client/ui/frontend
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+
+      - name: Set up pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          version: 11
+
+      # Bindings are generated by wails3 from the Go service definitions and
+      # are not checked in (see client/ui/frontend/bindings/). Without them,
+      # typecheck/build fail on missing module imports.
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4b73464bb391d4059bd26b0524d20df3927bd417 # v6.3.0
+        with:
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
+          cache: false
+
+      # wails3 CLI links against GTK4 / WebKitGTK 6.0 via its internal/operatingsystem
+      # package, so the dev libraries must be present before `go install`.
+      - name: Install Wails Linux system dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            pkg-config \
+            libgtk-4-dev \
+            libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev
+
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
+        # the wails runtime the daemon links against.
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
+
+      - name: Get pnpm store directory
+        id: pnpm-store
+        run: echo "path=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-store.outputs.path }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('client/ui/frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+
+      - name: Generate Wails bindings
+        run: pnpm run bindings
+
+      - name: Lint, typecheck, format
+        run: pnpm check
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build

.github/workflows/git-town.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Git Town
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - '**'
+      - "**"
 
 jobs:
   git-town:
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-      - uses: git-town/action@v1.2.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: git-town/action@3d8b878379abb1ee393fb49865a28b4a6c2cd3b0 # v1.2.1
         with:
           skip-single-stacks: true

.github/workflows/golang-test-darwin.yml

@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: macos-gotest-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -43,5 +45,19 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
+        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
+        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
+        # before goreleaser.
+        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
+        # resolve; the grep then drops the broken package by path. Without -e,
+        # go list aborts with empty stdout and `go test` falls back to the repo
+        # root, which has no Go files.
+        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags 'devcert privileged' -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list -e ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /client/testutil/privileged)
 
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: netbirdio/netbird
+          flags: unit,client

.github/workflows/golang-test-freebsd.yml

@@ -15,20 +15,31 @@ jobs:
     name: "Client / Unit"
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Read Go version from go.mod
+        id: goversion
+        run: echo "version=$(awk '/^go / {print $2}' go.mod)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Test in FreeBSD
         id: test
-        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+        env:
+          GO_VERSION: ${{ steps.goversion.outputs.version }}
+        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@b84ab5559b5a1bb4b8ee2737d2506a16e1737636 # v1.4.8
         with:
           usesh: true
           copyback: false
-          release: "14.2"
+          release: "15.0"
+          envs: "GO_VERSION"
           prepare: |
             pkg install -y curl pkgconf xorg
-            GO_TARBALL="go1.25.3.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz"
+            GO_TARBALL="go${GO_VERSION}.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz"
             GO_URL="https://go.dev/dl/$GO_TARBALL"
             curl -vLO "$GO_URL"
-            tar -C /usr/local -vxzf "$GO_TARBALL"            
+            tar -C /usr/local -vxzf "$GO_TARBALL"
 
           # -x - to print all executed commands
           # -e - to faile on first error
@@ -37,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
             export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin
             time go build -o netbird client/main.go
             # check all component except management, since we do not support management server on freebsd
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./base62/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./base62/...
             # NOTE: without -p1 `client/internal/dns` will fail because of `listen udp4 :33100: bind: address already in use`
-            time go test -timeout 8m -failfast -v -p 1 ./client/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 8m -failfast -v -p 1 ./client/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./dns/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./dns/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./encryption/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./encryption/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./formatter/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./formatter/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./client/iface/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./client/iface/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./route/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./route/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./sharedsock/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./sharedsock/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./util/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./util/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./version/...
+            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./version/...

.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml

@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ jobs:
       management: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.management }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v4.0.1
         id: filter
         with:
           filters: |
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
               - 'management/**'
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -36,10 +38,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         id: cache
         with:
           path: |
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
 
       - name: Install 32-bit libpcap
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -113,14 +115,16 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [ '386','amd64' ]
+        arch: ["386", "amd64"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -128,10 +132,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
 
       - name: Install 32-bit libpcap
         if: matrix.arch == '386'
@@ -154,18 +158,36 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
+        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
+        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
+        # before goreleaser.
+        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
+        # resolve; the grep then drops the broken package by path. Without -e,
+        # go list aborts with empty stdout and `go test` falls back to the repo
+        # root, which has no Go files.
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags 'devcert privileged' -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,CGO_ENABLED' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -e ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /client/testutil/privileged)
+
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: netbirdio/netbird
+          flags: unit,client
 
   test_client_on_docker:
     name: "Client (Docker) / Unit"
-    needs: [ build-cache ]
+    needs: [build-cache]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -177,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache_dir=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         id: cache-restore
         with:
           path: |
@@ -214,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
             sh -c ' \
               apk update; apk add --no-cache \
                 ca-certificates iptables ip6tables dbus dbus-dev libpcap-dev build-base; \
-              go test -buildvcs=false -tags devcert -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
+              go test -buildvcs=false -tags "devcert privileged" -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -e -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /upload-server -e /client/testutil/privileged)
             '
 
   test_relay:
@@ -231,10 +253,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -246,10 +270,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -268,23 +292,33 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           go test ${{ matrix.raceFlag }} \
-            -exec 'sudo' \
+            -exec 'sudo' -coverprofile=coverage.txt \
             -timeout 10m -p 1 ./relay/... ./shared/relay/...
 
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: netbirdio/netbird
+          flags: unit,relay
+
   test_proxy:
     name: "Proxy / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [ '386','amd64' ]
+        arch: ["386", "amd64"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -298,7 +332,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -316,7 +350,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: |
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
-          go test -timeout 10m -p 1 ./proxy/...
+          go test -timeout 10m -p 1 -coverprofile=coverage.txt ./proxy/...
+
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: netbirdio/netbird
+          flags: unit,proxy
 
   test_signal:
     name: "Signal / Unit"
@@ -324,14 +366,16 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [ '386','amd64' ]
+        arch: ["386", "amd64"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -343,10 +387,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -365,24 +409,34 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           go test \
-            -exec 'sudo' \
+            -exec 'sudo' -coverprofile=coverage.txt \
             -timeout 10m ./signal/... ./shared/signal/...
 
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: netbirdio/netbird
+          flags: unit,signal
+
   test_management:
     name: "Management / Unit"
-    needs: [ build-cache ]
+    needs: [build-cache]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [ 'amd64' ]
+        arch: ["amd64"]
-        store: [ 'sqlite', 'postgres', 'mysql' ]
+        store: ["sqlite", "postgres", "mysql"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -390,10 +444,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -410,7 +464,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
         if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
@@ -427,23 +481,31 @@ jobs:
         run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
 
       - name: Test
-        run: |          
+        run: |
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} \
             CI=true \
-          go test -tags=devcert \
+          go test -tags=devcert -coverprofile=coverage.txt \
             -exec "sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE" \
             -timeout 20m ./management/... ./shared/management/...
 
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: netbirdio/netbird
+          flags: unit,management
+
   benchmark:
     name: "Management / Benchmark"
-    needs: [ build-cache ]
+    needs: [build-cache]
     if: ${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.management == 'true' || github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [ 'amd64' ]
+        arch: ["amd64"]
-        store: [ 'sqlite', 'postgres' ]
+        store: ["sqlite", "postgres"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Create Docker network
@@ -474,10 +536,12 @@ jobs:
             prom/prometheus
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -485,10 +549,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -505,7 +569,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
         if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
@@ -522,20 +586,21 @@ jobs:
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} \
           CI=true \
-          GIT_BRANCH=${{ github.ref_name }} \
           go test -tags devcert -run=^$ -bench=. \
           -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE,GIT_BRANCH,GITHUB_RUN_ID' \
           -timeout 20m ./management/... ./shared/management/... $(go list ./management/... ./shared/management/... | grep -v -e /management/server/http)
+        env:
+          GIT_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
   api_benchmark:
     name: "Management / Benchmark (API)"
-    needs: [ build-cache ]
+    needs: [build-cache]
     if: ${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.management == 'true' || github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [ 'amd64' ]
+        arch: ["amd64"]
-        store: [ 'sqlite', 'postgres' ]
+        store: ["sqlite", "postgres"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Create Docker network
@@ -566,10 +631,12 @@ jobs:
             prom/prometheus
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -577,10 +644,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -597,7 +664,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
         if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
@@ -614,29 +681,32 @@ jobs:
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} \
           CI=true \
-          GIT_BRANCH=${{ github.ref_name }} \
           go test -tags=benchmark \
             -run=^$ \
             -bench=. \
             -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE,GIT_BRANCH,GITHUB_RUN_ID' \
             -timeout 20m ./management/server/http/...
+        env:
+          GIT_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
   api_integration_test:
     name: "Management / Integration"
-    needs: [ build-cache ]
+    needs: [build-cache]
     if: ${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.management == 'true' || github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        arch: [ 'amd64' ]
+        arch: ["amd64"]
-        store: [ 'sqlite', 'postgres']
+        store: ["sqlite", "postgres"]
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -644,10 +714,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get Go environment
         run: |
           echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV     
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -667,6 +737,14 @@ jobs:
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} \
           CI=true \
-          go test -tags=integration \
+          go test -tags=integration -coverprofile=coverage.txt \
           -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' \
           -timeout 20m ./management/server/http/...
+
+      - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+          slug: netbirdio/netbird
+          flags: integration,management

.github/workflows/golang-test-windows.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         id: go
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -44,16 +46,15 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-go-
 
       - name: Download wintun
-        uses: carlosperate/download-file-action@v2
         id: download-wintun
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
         with:
-          file-url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/wintun/wintun-0.14.1.zip
+          url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/wintun/wintun-0.14.1.zip
-          file-name: wintun.zip
+          destination: ${{ env.downloadPath }}\wintun.zip
-          location: ${{ env.downloadPath }}
+          sha256: 07c256185d6ee3652e09fa55c0b673e2624b565e02c4b9091c79ca7d2f24ef51
-          sha256: '07c256185d6ee3652e09fa55c0b673e2624b565e02c4b9091c79ca7d2f24ef51'
 
       - name: Decompressing wintun files
-        run: tar -zvxf "${{ steps.download-wintun.outputs.file-path }}" -C ${{ env.downloadPath }}
+        run: tar -xvf "${{ steps.download-wintun.outputs.file-path }}" -C ${{ env.downloadPath }}
 
       - run: mv ${{ env.downloadPath }}/wintun/bin/amd64/wintun.dll 'C:\Windows\System32\'
 
@@ -64,10 +65,17 @@ jobs:
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOCACHE=${{ env.modcache }}
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe mod tidy
       - name: Generate test script
+        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
+        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
+        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
+        # before goreleaser.
+        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
+        # resolve; the Where-Object pipeline then drops the broken package by
+        # path. Without -e, go list aborts with empty stdout.
         run: |
-          $packages = go list ./... | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' }
+          $packages = go list -e ./... | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/client/ui' }
           $goExe = "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe"
-          $cmd = "$goExe test -tags=devcert -timeout 10m -p 1 $($packages -join ' ') > test-out.txt 2>&1"
+          $cmd = "$goExe test -tags `"devcert privileged`" -timeout 10m -p 1 $($packages -join ' ') > test-out.txt 2>&1"
           Set-Content -Path "${{ github.workspace }}\run-tests.cmd" -Value $cmd
 
       - name: test

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-      - name: codespell
-        uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v2
         with:
-          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA
+          persist-credentials: false
-          skip: go.mod,go.sum,**/proxy/web/**
+      - name: codespell
+        uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@8f01853be192eb0f849a5c7d721450e7a467c579 # v2.2
+        with:
+          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA,ede,additionals,flate,recordin,unparseable
+          # Non-English UI translations trip codespell on real foreign words
+          # (de: "Sie", "oder", "ist"). Only en/common.json is the source of
+          # truth that should be spell-checked. List each translated locale
+          # dir below and add new ones as languages are added under
+          # client/ui/i18n/locales/. Single-star globs are matched per path
+          # segment by codespell and behave the same across versions; the
+          # recursive "**" form did not take effect with the codespell shipped
+          # by this action.
+          skip: go.mod,go.sum,*/proxy/web/*,*pnpm-lock.yaml,*package-lock.json,*/locales/de/*,*/locales/es/*,*/locales/fr/*,*/locales/hu/*,*/locales/it/*,*/locales/pt/*,*/locales/ru/*,*/locales/zh-CN/*,*/i18n/TRANSLATING.md
   golangci:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -35,27 +45,38 @@ jobs:
             display_name: Linux
     name: ${{ matrix.display_name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 15
+    timeout-minutes: 25
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Check for duplicate constants
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           ! awk '/const \(/,/)/{print $0}' management/server/activity/codes.go | grep -o '= [0-9]*' | sort | uniq -d | grep .
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
+      - name: Stub Wails frontend bundle
+        # client/ui/main.go has //go:embed all:frontend/dist. The
+        # directory is produced by `pnpm run build` and is gitignored, so
+        # lint-only runs (no frontend toolchain) need a placeholder file
+        # for the embed pattern to match.
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p client/ui/frontend/dist
+          touch client/ui/frontend/dist/.embed-placeholder
       - name: golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee #v9.2.1
         with:
           version: latest
           skip-cache: true
           skip-save-cache: true
           cache-invalidation-interval: 0
-          args: --timeout=12m
+          args: --timeout=20m

.github/workflows/install-script-test.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: run install script
         env:

.github/workflows/mobile-build-validation.yml

@@ -16,23 +16,25 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Setup Android SDK
-        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
+        uses: android-actions/setup-android@40fd30fb8d7440372e1316f5d1809ec01dcd3699 # v4.0.1
         with:
           cmdline-tools-version: 8512546
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-java@1bcf9fb12cf4aa7d266a90ae39939e61372fe520
         with:
           java-version: "11"
           distribution: "adopt"
       - name: NDK Cache
         id: ndk-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk
           key: ndk-cache-23.1.7779620
@@ -52,9 +54,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: install gomobile

.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Validate PR title prefix
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const title = context.payload.pull_request.title;

.github/workflows/proto-version-check.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check for proto tool version changes
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const files = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listFiles, {
@@ -20,34 +20,83 @@ jobs:
               per_page: 100,
             });
 
-            const pbFiles = files.filter(f => f.filename.endsWith('.pb.go'));
+            // Cover renamed .pb.go files in addition to plain edits.
-            const missingPatch = pbFiles.filter(f => !f.patch).map(f => f.filename);
+            // Renamed entries land under the new path with previous_filename
-            if (missingPatch.length > 0) {
+            // pointing at the base-side name, so we read the base content
-              core.setFailed(
+            // from the old path when present.
-                `Cannot inspect patch data for:\n` +
+            const changedPbFiles = files
-                missingPatch.map(f => `- ${f}`).join('\n') +
+              .filter(f => (f.status === 'modified' || f.status === 'renamed')
-                `\nThis can happen with very large PRs. Verify proto versions manually.`
+                && f.filename.endsWith('.pb.go'))
-              );
+              .map(f => ({
+                headPath: f.filename,
+                basePath: f.previous_filename || f.filename,
+              }));
+            if (changedPbFiles.length === 0) {
+              console.log('No modified or renamed .pb.go files to check');
               return;
             }
-            const versionPattern = /^[+-]\s*\/\/\s+protoc(?:-gen-go)?\s+v[\d.]+/;
-            const violations = [];
 
-            for (const file of pbFiles) {
+            // Matches the generator version headers protoc writes at the top
-              const changed = file.patch
+            // of generated files:
-                .split('\n')
+            //   //   protoc           v3.21.12
-                .filter(line => versionPattern.test(line));
+            //   //   protoc-gen-go    v1.26.0
-              if (changed.length > 0) {
+            //   // - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.6.1   (grpc files prefix with "- ")
+            // The optional "- " prefix and the optional -gen-go / -gen-go-grpc
+            // suffixes keep the *_grpc.pb.go headers in scope.
+            const versionPattern = /^\s*\/\/\s+(?:-\s+)?protoc(?:-gen-go(?:-grpc)?)?\s+v[\d.]+/;
+            const baseSha = context.payload.pull_request.base.sha;
+            const headSha = context.payload.pull_request.head.sha;
+
+            async function getVersionHeader(path, ref) {
+              try {
+                const res = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  path,
+                  ref,
+                });
+                if (!res.data.content) {
+                  return { ok: false, reason: 'no inline content (file too large)' };
+                }
+                const content = Buffer.from(res.data.content, 'base64').toString('utf8');
+                const lines = content
+                  .split('\n')
+                  .slice(0, 20)
+                  .filter(line => versionPattern.test(line));
+                return { ok: true, lines };
+              } catch (e) {
+                return { ok: false, reason: e.message };
+              }
+            }
+
+            const violations = [];
+            for (const file of changedPbFiles) {
+              const [base, head] = await Promise.all([
+                getVersionHeader(file.basePath, baseSha),
+                getVersionHeader(file.headPath, headSha),
+              ]);
+              if (!base.ok || !head.ok) {
+                core.warning(
+                  `Skipping ${file.headPath}: base=${base.ok ? 'ok' : base.reason}, head=${head.ok ? 'ok' : head.reason}`
+                );
+                continue;
+              }
+              if (base.lines.join('\n') !== head.lines.join('\n')) {
                 violations.push({
-                  file: file.filename,
+                  file: file.basePath === file.headPath
-                  lines: changed,
+                    ? file.headPath
+                    : `${file.basePath} → ${file.headPath}`,
+                  base: base.lines,
+                  head: head.lines,
                 });
               }
             }
 
             if (violations.length > 0) {
               const details = violations.map(v =>
-                `${v.file}:\n${v.lines.map(l => '  ' + l).join('\n')}`
+                `${v.file}:\n` +
+                `  base:\n${v.base.map(l => '    ' + l).join('\n') || '    (none)'}\n` +
+                `  head:\n${v.head.map(l => '    ' + l).join('\n') || '    (none)'}`
               ).join('\n\n');
 
               core.setFailed(

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.4"
+  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.8"
-  GORELEASER_VER: "v2.14.3"
+  GORELEASER_VER: "v2.16.0"
   PRODUCT_NAME: "NetBird"
   COPYRIGHT: "NetBird GmbH"
+  flags: ""
+  SKIP_PUBLISH: "true"
+  SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH: "false"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.actor_id }}
@@ -24,13 +27,15 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Generate FreeBSD port diff
-        run: bash release_files/freebsd-port-diff.sh
+        run: bash -x release_files/freebsd-port-diff.sh
 
       - name: Generate FreeBSD port issue body
-        run: bash release_files/freebsd-port-issue-body.sh
+        run: bash -x release_files/freebsd-port-issue-body.sh
 
       - name: Check if diff was generated
         id: check_diff
@@ -51,19 +56,26 @@ jobs:
           echo "Generated files for version: $VERSION"
           cat netbird-*.diff
 
+      - name: Read Go version from go.mod
+        id: goversion
+        run: echo "version=$(awk '/^go / {print $2}' go.mod)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       - name: Test FreeBSD port
         if: steps.check_diff.outputs.diff_exists == 'true'
-        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+        env:
+          GO_VERSION: ${{ steps.goversion.outputs.version }}
+        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@b84ab5559b5a1bb4b8ee2737d2506a16e1737636 # v1.4.8
         with:
           usesh: true
           copyback: false
           release: "15.0"
+          envs: "GO_VERSION"
           prepare: |
             # Install required packages
-            pkg install -y git curl portlint go
+            pkg install -y git curl portlint
 
             # Install Go for building
-            GO_TARBALL="go1.25.5.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz"
+            GO_TARBALL="go${GO_VERSION}.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz"
             GO_URL="https://go.dev/dl/$GO_TARBALL"
             curl -LO "$GO_URL"
             tar -C /usr/local -xzf "$GO_TARBALL"
@@ -93,19 +105,19 @@ jobs:
 
             # Show patched Makefile
             version=$(cat security/netbird/Makefile | grep -E '^DISTVERSION=' | awk '{print $NF}')
-            
+
             cd /usr/ports/security/netbird
             export BATCH=yes
             make package
             pkg add ./work/pkg/netbird-*.pkg
-            
+
             netbird version | grep "$version"
 
             echo "FreeBSD port test completed successfully!"
 
       - name: Upload FreeBSD port files
         if: steps.check_diff.outputs.diff_exists == 'true'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
         with:
           name: freebsd-port-files
           path: |
@@ -114,30 +126,52 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 30
 
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-m
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-8-core
-    env:
+    outputs:
-      flags: ""
+      release_artifact_url: ${{ steps.upload_release.outputs.artifact-url }}
+      linux_packages_artifact_url: ${{ steps.upload_linux_packages.outputs.artifact-url }}
+      windows_packages_artifact_url: ${{ steps.upload_windows_packages.outputs.artifact-url }}
+      macos_packages_artifact_url: ${{ steps.upload_macos_packages.outputs.artifact-url }}
+      ghcr_images: ${{ steps.tag_and_push_images.outputs.images_markdown }}
     steps:
-      - name: Parse semver string
-        id: semver_parser
-        uses: booxmedialtd/ws-action-parse-semver@v1
-        with:
-          input_string: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && github.ref) || 'refs/tags/v0.0.0' }}
-          version_extractor_regex: '\/v(.*)$'
-
-      - if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
-        run: echo "flags=--snapshot" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # It is required for GoReleaser to work properly
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Parse semver string
+        id: semver_parser
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/parse-semver@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
+
+      - name: Set snapshot flag
+        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        run: | 
+          echo "flags=--snapshot" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Set build vars
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ "x-${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.prerelease }}" == "x-" && "x-${{ github.repository }}" == "x-netbirdio/netbird" ]]; then
+            echo "x-${{ github.repository }}" 
+            echo "x-${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.prerelease }}"
+            echo "SKIP_PUBLISH=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "x-${{ github.repository }}" 
+            echo "x-${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.prerelease }}"
+          fi
+          
+          if [[ "x-${{ github.repository }}" != "x-netbirdio/netbird" ]]; then
+            echo "SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ~/go/pkg/mod
@@ -147,21 +181,23 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-go-releaser-
       - name: Install modules
         run: go mod tidy
+      - name: run openapi generator
+        run: bash shared/management/http/api/generate.sh
       - name: check git status
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@06116385d9baf250c9f4dcb4858b16962ea869c3 #v4.1.0
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5 #v4.1.0
       - name: Login to Docker hub
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
       - name: Log in to the GitHub container registry
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
-        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@650006c6eb7dba73a995cc03b0b2d7f5ca915bee # v4.2.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -180,12 +216,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
-        run: goversioninfo  -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_amd64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo  -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_amd64.syso
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
-        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_arm64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_arm64.syso
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         id: goreleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5daf1e915a5f0af01ddbcd89a43b8061ff4f1a89 # v7.2.2
         with:
           version: ${{ env.GORELEASER_VER }}
           args: release --clean ${{ env.flags }}
@@ -196,6 +232,8 @@ jobs:
           UPLOAD_YUM_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
           GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE: ${{ env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}
           NFPM_NETBIRD_RPM_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PASSPHRASE }}
+          SKIP_PUBLISH: ${{ env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}
+          SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH: ${{ env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}
       - name: Verify RPM signatures
         run: |
           docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/dist:/dist fedora:41 bash -c '
@@ -213,10 +251,13 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: rm -f /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
       - name: Tag and push images (amd64 only)
+        id: tag_and_push_images
         if: |
           (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) ||
           (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
           resolve_tags() {
             if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then
               echo "pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
@@ -225,6 +266,17 @@ jobs:
             fi
           }
 
+          ghcr_package_url() {
+            local image="$1" package encoded_package
+            package="${image#ghcr.io/}"
+            package="${package#*/}"
+            package="${package%%:*}"
+            encoded_package="${package//\//%2F}"
+            echo "https://github.com/orgs/netbirdio/packages/container/package/${encoded_package}"
+          }
+
+          image_refs=()
+
           tag_and_push() {
             local src="$1" img_name tag dst
             img_name="${src%%:*}"
@@ -233,36 +285,60 @@ jobs:
               echo "Tagging ${src} -> ${dst}"
               docker tag "$src" "$dst"
               docker push "$dst"
+              image_refs+=("$dst")
             done
           }
 
-          export -f tag_and_push resolve_tags
+          cat > /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json <<'JSON'
+          ${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}
+          JSON
 
-          echo '${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}' | \
+          # dockers_v2 artifacts have no top-level goarch field, so match the
-            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | select(.goarch == "amd64") | .name' | \
+          # per-platform -amd64 tag suffix instead; it works for both the old
-            grep '^ghcr.io/' | while read -r SRC; do
+          # dockers and the new dockers_v2 image naming.
-              tag_and_push "$SRC"
+          mapfile -t src_images < <(
-            done
+            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | .name | select(startswith("ghcr.io/") and endswith("-amd64"))' /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json
+          )
+
+          for src in "${src_images[@]}"; do
+            tag_and_push "$src"
+          done
+
+          {
+            echo "images_markdown<<EOF"
+            if [[ ${#image_refs[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+              echo "_No GHCR images were pushed._"
+            else
+              printf '%s\n' "${image_refs[@]}" | sort -u | while read -r image; do
+                printf -- '- [`%s`](%s)\n' "$image" "$(ghcr_package_url "$image")"
+              done
+            fi
+            echo "EOF"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        id: upload_release
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
         with:
           name: release
           path: dist/
           retention-days: 7
       - name: upload linux packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        id: upload_linux_packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
         with:
           name: linux-packages
           path: dist/netbird_linux**
           retention-days: 7
       - name: upload windows packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        id: upload_windows_packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
         with:
           name: windows-packages
           path: dist/netbird_windows**
           retention-days: 7
       - name: upload macos packages
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        id: upload_macos_packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
         with:
           name: macos-packages
           path: dist/netbird_darwin**
@@ -270,28 +346,43 @@ jobs:
 
   release_ui:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      release_ui_artifact_url: ${{ steps.upload_release_ui.outputs.artifact-url }}
     steps:
-      - name: Parse semver string
-        id: semver_parser
-        uses: booxmedialtd/ws-action-parse-semver@v1
-        with:
-          input_string: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && github.ref) || 'refs/tags/v0.0.0' }}
-          version_extractor_regex: '\/v(.*)$'
-
-      - if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
-        run: echo "flags=--snapshot" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # It is required for GoReleaser to work properly
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Parse semver string
+        id: semver_parser
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/parse-semver@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
+
+      - name: Set snapshot flag
+        if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        run: |
+          echo "flags=--snapshot" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Set build vars
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ "x-${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.prerelease }}" == "x-" && "x-${{ github.repository }}" == "x-netbirdio/netbird" ]]; then
+            echo "x-${{ github.repository }}" 
+            echo "x-${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.prerelease }}"
+            echo "SKIP_PUBLISH=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "x-${{ github.repository }}" 
+            echo "x-${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.prerelease }}"
+          fi
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ~/go/pkg/mod
@@ -306,8 +397,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: check git status
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - name: Set up pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          version: 11
+
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libappindicator3-dev gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 libxxf86vm-dev gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
 
       - name: Decode GPG signing key
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
@@ -326,13 +427,19 @@ jobs:
           echo "/tmp/llvm-mingw-20250709-ucrt-ubuntu-22.04-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
+        # the wails runtime the binary links against.
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
-        run: goversioninfo -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/ui/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_amd64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/ui/build/windows/wails.exe.manifest -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_amd64.syso
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
-        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/ui/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_arm64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/ui/build/windows/wails.exe.manifest -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_arm64.syso
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5daf1e915a5f0af01ddbcd89a43b8061ff4f1a89 # v7.2.2
         with:
           version: ${{ env.GORELEASER_VER }}
           args: release --config .goreleaser_ui.yaml --clean ${{ env.flags }}
@@ -343,6 +450,7 @@ jobs:
           UPLOAD_YUM_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
           GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE: ${{ env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}
           NFPM_NETBIRD_UI_RPM_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PASSPHRASE }}
+          SKIP_PUBLISH: ${{ env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}
       - name: Verify RPM signatures
         run: |
           docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/dist:/dist fedora:41 bash -c '
@@ -360,7 +468,8 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         run: rm -f /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        id: upload_release_ui
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
         with:
           name: release-ui
           path: dist/
@@ -368,20 +477,23 @@ jobs:
 
   release_ui_darwin:
     runs-on: macos-latest
+    outputs:
+      release_ui_darwin_artifact_url: ${{ steps.upload_release_ui_darwin.outputs.artifact-url }}
     steps:
       - if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         run: echo "flags=--snapshot" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # It is required for GoReleaser to work properly
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: |
             ~/go/pkg/mod
@@ -393,28 +505,290 @@ jobs:
         run: go mod tidy
       - name: check git status
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+      - name: Set up pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          version: 11
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
+        # the wails runtime the binary links against.
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         id: goreleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5daf1e915a5f0af01ddbcd89a43b8061ff4f1a89 # v7.2.2
         with:
           version: ${{ env.GORELEASER_VER }}
           args: release --config .goreleaser_ui_darwin.yaml --clean ${{ env.flags }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        id: upload_release_ui_darwin
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
         with:
           name: release-ui-darwin
           path: dist/
           retention-days: 3
 
-  trigger_signer:
+  test_windows_installer:
+    name: "Windows Installer / Build Test"
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    needs: [release, release_ui]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - arch: amd64
+            wintun_arch: amd64
+          - arch: arm64
+            wintun_arch: arm64
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: powershell
+    env:
+      PackageWorkdir: netbird_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}
+      downloadPath: '${{ github.workspace }}\temp'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Parse semver string
+        id: semver_parser
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/parse-semver@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
+
+      - name: Add 7-Zip to PATH
+        run: echo "C:\Program Files\7-Zip" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
+      - name: Download release artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
+        with:
+          name: release
+          path: release
+
+      - name: Download UI release artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
+        with:
+          name: release-ui
+          path: release-ui
+
+      - name: Stage binaries into dist
+        run: |
+          $workdir = "dist\${{ env.PackageWorkdir }}"
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $workdir | Out-Null
+          $client = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path release -Filter "netbird_*_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz" | Select-Object -First 1
+          $ui = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path release-ui -Filter "netbird-ui-windows_*_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}.tar.gz" | Select-Object -First 1
+          if (-not $client) { Write-Host "::error::client tarball not found for ${{ matrix.arch }}"; exit 1 }
+          if (-not $ui) { Write-Host "::error::ui tarball not found for ${{ matrix.arch }}"; exit 1 }
+          Write-Host "Client: $($client.FullName)"
+          Write-Host "UI:     $($ui.FullName)"
+          tar -zvxf $client.FullName -C $workdir
+          tar -zvxf $ui.FullName -C $workdir
+          Get-ChildItem $workdir
+
+      - name: Download wintun
+        id: download-wintun
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
+        with:
+          url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/wintun/wintun-0.14.1.zip
+          destination: ${{ env.downloadPath }}\wintun.zip
+          sha256: 07c256185d6ee3652e09fa55c0b673e2624b565e02c4b9091c79ca7d2f24ef51
+
+      - name: Decompress wintun files
+        run: tar -xvf "${{ env.downloadPath }}\wintun.zip" -C ${{ env.downloadPath }}
+
+      - name: Move wintun.dll into dist
+        run: mv ${{ env.downloadPath }}\wintun\bin\${{ matrix.wintun_arch }}\wintun.dll ${{ github.workspace }}\dist\${{ env.PackageWorkdir }}\
+
+      - name: Download EnVar plugin for NSIS
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
+        with:
+          url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/nsis/EnVar_plugin.zip
+          destination: ${{ github.workspace }}\envar_plugin.zip
+          sha256: e9aa92de351345ed82795251d838f1ae9041ba35af9d381a5780c7843b01f56a
+
+      - name: Extract EnVar plugin
+        run: 7z x -o"${{ github.workspace }}/NSIS_Plugins" "${{ github.workspace }}/envar_plugin.zip"
+
+      - name: Download ShellExecAsUser plugin for NSIS (amd64 only)
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
+        with:
+          url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/nsis/ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z
+          destination: ${{ github.workspace }}\ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z
+          sha256: 0a55ea25c7330a92cec028eda8afcaf1b1a7092e0dfb77c21c8f654564b4ff9d
+
+      - name: Extract ShellExecAsUser plugin (amd64 only)
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        run: 7z x -o"${{ github.workspace }}/NSIS_Plugins" "${{ github.workspace }}/ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z"
+
+      - name: Set up Go for wails3 CLI
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
+          cache: false
+
+      - name: Install wails3 CLI
+        # Version derived from go.mod so the bootstrapper payload always
+        # matches the wails runtime the binary links against.
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
+          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
+
+      - name: Stage WebView2 bootstrapper for installers
+        # Both client/installer.nsis and client/netbird.wxs reference
+        # client/MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe. wails3 writes it there.
+        # The signing pipeline (netbirdio/sign-pipelines) does the same
+        # step for release builds; this mirrors it for PR sanity testing.
+        shell: bash
+        run: wails3 generate webview2bootstrapper -dir client
+
+      - name: Build NSIS installer
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          APPVER: ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }}.${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }}.${{ github.run_id }}
+        run: |
+          $nsisPluginDir = "C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\Plugins\x86-unicode"
+          $srcPlugins    = "${{ github.workspace }}\NSIS_Plugins\Plugins"
+          Get-ChildItem -Path $srcPlugins -Recurse -Filter *.dll |
+            Copy-Item -Destination $nsisPluginDir -Force
+          & "C:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\makensis.exe" /V4 "/DARCH=${{ matrix.arch }}" client\installer.nsis
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "makensis failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE" }
+
+      - name: Rename NSIS installer
+        run: mv netbird-installer.exe netbird_installer_test_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}.exe
+
+      - name: Install WiX
+        run: |
+          dotnet tool install --global wix --version 6.0.2
+          wix extension add WixToolset.Util.wixext/6.0.2
+
+      - name: Build MSI installer
+        env:
+          NETBIRD_VERSION: "${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}"
+        run: wix build -arch ${{ matrix.arch == 'amd64' && 'x64' || 'arm64' }} -ext WixToolset.Util.wixext -o netbird_installer_test_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}.msi .\client\netbird.wxs -d ProcessorArchitecture=${{ matrix.arch == 'amd64' && 'x64' || 'arm64' }} -d ArchSuffix=${{ matrix.arch }}
+
+      - name: Upload installer artifacts
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a #v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: windows-installer-test-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: |
+            netbird_installer_test_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}.exe
+            netbird_installer_test_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}.msi
+          retention-days: 3
+
+  comment_release_artifacts:
+    name: Comment release artifacts
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [release, release_ui, release_ui_darwin]
+    if: ${{ always() && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Create or update PR comment
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
+        env:
+          RELEASE_RESULT: ${{ needs.release.result }}
+          RELEASE_UI_RESULT: ${{ needs.release_ui.result }}
+          RELEASE_UI_DARWIN_RESULT: ${{ needs.release_ui_darwin.result }}
+          RELEASE_ARTIFACT_URL: ${{ needs.release.outputs.release_artifact_url }}
+          LINUX_PACKAGES_ARTIFACT_URL: ${{ needs.release.outputs.linux_packages_artifact_url }}
+          WINDOWS_PACKAGES_ARTIFACT_URL: ${{ needs.release.outputs.windows_packages_artifact_url }}
+          MACOS_PACKAGES_ARTIFACT_URL: ${{ needs.release.outputs.macos_packages_artifact_url }}
+          RELEASE_UI_ARTIFACT_URL: ${{ needs.release_ui.outputs.release_ui_artifact_url }}
+          RELEASE_UI_DARWIN_ARTIFACT_URL: ${{ needs.release_ui_darwin.outputs.release_ui_darwin_artifact_url }}
+          GHCR_IMAGES_MARKDOWN: ${{ needs.release.outputs.ghcr_images }}
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const marker = '<!-- netbird-release-artifacts -->';
+            const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+            const issue_number = context.payload.pull_request.number;
+            const runUrl = `${context.serverUrl}/${owner}/${repo}/actions/runs/${context.runId}`;
+            const shortSha = context.payload.pull_request.head.sha.slice(0, 7);
+
+            const artifactCell = (url, result) => {
+              if (url) return `[Download](${url})`;
+              return result && result !== 'success' ? `_Not available (${result})_` : '_Not available_';
+            };
+
+            const artifacts = [
+              ['All release artifacts', process.env.RELEASE_ARTIFACT_URL, process.env.RELEASE_RESULT],
+              ['Linux packages', process.env.LINUX_PACKAGES_ARTIFACT_URL, process.env.RELEASE_RESULT],
+              ['Windows packages', process.env.WINDOWS_PACKAGES_ARTIFACT_URL, process.env.RELEASE_RESULT],
+              ['macOS packages', process.env.MACOS_PACKAGES_ARTIFACT_URL, process.env.RELEASE_RESULT],
+              ['UI artifacts', process.env.RELEASE_UI_ARTIFACT_URL, process.env.RELEASE_UI_RESULT],
+              ['UI macOS artifacts', process.env.RELEASE_UI_DARWIN_ARTIFACT_URL, process.env.RELEASE_UI_DARWIN_RESULT],
+            ];
+
+            const artifactRows = artifacts
+              .map(([name, url, result]) => `| ${name} | ${artifactCell(url, result)} |`)
+              .join('\n');
+
+            const ghcrImages = (process.env.GHCR_IMAGES_MARKDOWN || '').trim() || '_No GHCR images were pushed._';
+
+            const body = [
+              marker,
+              '## Release artifacts',
+              '',
+              `Built for PR head \`${shortSha}\` in [workflow run #${process.env.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}](${runUrl}).`,
+              '',
+              '| Artifact | Link |',
+              '| --- | --- |',
+              artifactRows,
+              '',
+              '### GHCR images (amd64)',
+              ghcrImages,
+              '',
+              '_This comment is updated by the Release workflow. Artifact links expire according to the workflow retention policy._',
+            ].join('\n');
+
+            const comments = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listComments, {
+              owner,
+              repo,
+              issue_number,
+              per_page: 100,
+            });
+
+            const previous = comments.find(comment =>
+              comment.user?.type === 'Bot' && comment.body?.includes(marker)
+            );
+
+            if (previous) {
+              await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                comment_id: previous.id,
+                body,
+              });
+              core.info(`Updated release artifacts comment ${previous.id}`);
+            } else {
+              const { data } = await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                issue_number,
+                body,
+              });
+              core.info(`Created release artifacts comment ${data.id}`);
+            }
+
+  trigger_signer:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [release, release_ui, release_ui_darwin, test_windows_installer]
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     steps:
       - name: Trigger binaries sign pipelines
-        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@31e2b3319479a63f0ab15bf800eff9e913504e26 # v1.3.2
         with:
           workflow: Sign bin and installer
           repo: netbirdio/sign-pipelines

.github/workflows/sync-main.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Trigger main branch sync
-        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@31e2b3319479a63f0ab15bf800eff9e913504e26 # v1.3.2
         with:
           workflow: sync-main.yml
           repo: ${{ secrets.UPSTREAM_REPO }}
           token: ${{ secrets.NC_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          inputs: '{ "sha": "${{ github.sha }}" }'
+          inputs: '{ "sha": "${{ github.sha }}" }'

.github/workflows/sync-tag.yml

@@ -3,21 +3,49 @@ name: sync tag
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v*'
+      - "v*"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.actor_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+# Receiving workflows (cloud sync-tag, mobile bump-netbird) expect the short
+# tag form (e.g. v0.30.0), not refs/tags/v0.30.0 — github.ref_name, not github.ref.
 jobs:
   trigger_sync_tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Trigger release tag sync
-        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@31e2b3319479a63f0ab15bf800eff9e913504e26 # v1.3.2
         with:
           workflow: sync-tag.yml
           ref: main
           repo: ${{ secrets.UPSTREAM_REPO }}
           token: ${{ secrets.NC_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ github.ref_name }}" }'
+          inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ github.ref_name }}" }'
+
+  trigger_android_bump:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.created && !github.event.deleted && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && !contains(github.ref_name, '-')
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger android-client submodule bump
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@31e2b3319479a63f0ab15bf800eff9e913504e26 # v1.3.2
+        with:
+          workflow: bump-netbird.yml
+          ref: main
+          repo: netbirdio/android-client
+          token: ${{ secrets.NC_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ github.ref_name }}" }'
+
+  trigger_ios_bump:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.created && !github.event.deleted && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && !contains(github.ref_name, '-')
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger ios-client submodule bump
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@31e2b3319479a63f0ab15bf800eff9e913504e26 # v1.3.2
+        with:
+          workflow: bump-netbird.yml
+          ref: main
+          repo: netbirdio/ios-client
+          token: ${{ secrets.NC_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ github.ref_name }}" }'

.github/workflows/test-infrastructure-files.yml

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ on:
       - main
   pull_request:
     paths:
-      - 'infrastructure_files/**'
+      - "infrastructure_files/**"
-      - '.github/workflows/test-infrastructure-files.yml'
+      - ".github/workflows/test-infrastructure-files.yml"
-      - 'management/cmd/**'
+      - "management/cmd/**"
-      - 'signal/cmd/**'
+      - "signal/cmd/**"
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.actor_id }}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        store: [ 'sqlite', 'postgres', 'mysql' ]
+        store: ["sqlite", "postgres", "mysql"]
     services:
       postgres:
         image: ${{ (matrix.store == 'postgres') && 'postgres' || '' }}
@@ -68,15 +68,17 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get install -y curl
 
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -139,8 +141,8 @@ jobs:
           CI_NETBIRD_IDP_MGMT_CLIENT_SECRET: testing.client.secret
           CI_NETBIRD_SIGNAL_PORT: 12345
           CI_NETBIRD_STORE_CONFIG_ENGINE: ${{ matrix.store }}
-          NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_POSTGRES_DSN: '${{ env.NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_POSTGRES_DSN }}$'
+          NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_POSTGRES_DSN: "${{ env.NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_POSTGRES_DSN }}$"
-          NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_MYSQL_DSN: '${{ env.NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_MYSQL_DSN }}$'
+          NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_MYSQL_DSN: "${{ env.NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE_MYSQL_DSN }}$"
           CI_NETBIRD_MGMT_IDP_SIGNKEY_REFRESH: false
           CI_NETBIRD_TURN_EXTERNAL_IP: "1.2.3.4"
           CI_NETBIRD_MGMT_DISABLE_DEFAULT_POLICY: false
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build management docker image
         working-directory: management
         run: |
-          docker build -t netbirdio/management:latest .
+          docker build -t netbirdio/management:latest --build-arg TARGETPLATFORM=. .
 
       - name: Build signal binary
         working-directory: signal
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build signal docker image
         working-directory: signal
         run: |
-          docker build -t netbirdio/signal:latest .
+          docker build -t netbirdio/signal:latest --build-arg TARGETPLATFORM=. .
 
       - name: Build relay binary
         working-directory: relay
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build relay docker image
         working-directory: relay
         run: |
-          docker build -t netbirdio/relay:latest .
+          docker build -t netbirdio/relay:latest --build-arg TARGETPLATFORM=. .
 
       - name: run docker compose up
         working-directory: infrastructure_files/artifacts
@@ -247,76 +249,35 @@ jobs:
           docker compose exec management ls -l /var/lib/netbird/ | grep -i GeoLite2-City_[0-9]*.mmdb
           docker compose exec management ls -l /var/lib/netbird/ | grep -i geonames_[0-9]*.db
 
-  test-getting-started-script:
+  test-legacy-getting-started-scripts:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Install jq
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y jq
-
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: run script with Zitadel PostgreSQL
+      - name: Verify Dex retirement notice
-        run: NETBIRD_DOMAIN=use-ip bash -x infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh
-
-      - name: test Caddy file gen postgres
-        run: test -f Caddyfile
-
-      - name: test docker-compose file gen postgres
-        run: test -f docker-compose.yml
-
-      - name: test management.json file gen postgres
-        run: test -f management.json
-
-      - name: test turnserver.conf file gen postgres
         run: |
-          set -x
+          if infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-dex.sh >stdout.txt 2>stderr.txt; then
-          test -f turnserver.conf
+            echo "Expected the retired Dex installer to fail"
-          grep external-ip turnserver.conf
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          test ! -s stdout.txt
+          grep -Fq "Dex support is not deprecated." stderr.txt
+          grep -Fq "https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart" stderr.txt
+          grep -Fq "https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/identity-providers/local" stderr.txt
+          grep -Fq "removed in NetBird v0.80" stderr.txt
 
-      - name: test zitadel.env file gen postgres
+      - name: Verify Zitadel retirement notice
-        run: test -f zitadel.env
-
-      - name: test dashboard.env file gen postgres
-        run: test -f dashboard.env
-
-      - name: test relay.env file gen postgres
-        run: test -f relay.env
-
-      - name: test zdb.env file gen postgres
-        run: test -f zdb.env
-
-      - name: Postgres run cleanup
         run: |
-          docker compose down --volumes --rmi all
+          if bash infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh >stdout.txt 2>stderr.txt; then
-          rm -rf docker-compose.yml Caddyfile zitadel.env dashboard.env machinekey/zitadel-admin-sa.token turnserver.conf management.json zdb.env
+            echo "Expected the retired Zitadel installer to fail"
-
+            exit 1
-      - name: run script with Zitadel CockroachDB
+          fi
-        run: bash -x infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh
+          test ! -s stdout.txt
-        env:
+          grep -Fq "Zitadel support and existing Zitadel deployments are not deprecated." stderr.txt
-          NETBIRD_DOMAIN: use-ip
+          grep -Fq "https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart" stderr.txt
-          ZITADEL_DATABASE: cockroach
+          grep -Fq "https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/identity-providers/zitadel" stderr.txt
-
+          grep -Fq "https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-guide" stderr.txt
-      - name: test Caddy file gen CockroachDB
+          grep -Fq "removed in NetBird v0.80" stderr.txt
-        run: test -f Caddyfile
-
-      - name: test docker-compose file gen CockroachDB
-        run: test -f docker-compose.yml
-
-      - name: test management.json file gen CockroachDB
-        run: test -f management.json
-
-      - name: test turnserver.conf file gen CockroachDB
-        run: |
-          set -x
-          test -f turnserver.conf
-          grep external-ip turnserver.conf
-
-      - name: test zitadel.env file gen CockroachDB
-        run: test -f zitadel.env
-
-      - name: test dashboard.env file gen CockroachDB
-        run: test -f dashboard.env
-
-      - name: test relay.env file gen CockroachDB
-        run: test -f relay.env

.github/workflows/update-docs.yml

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ name: update docs
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v*'
+      - "v*"
     paths:
-      - 'shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml'
+      - "shared/management/http/api/openapi.yml"
 
 jobs:
   trigger_docs_api_update:
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     steps:
       - name: Trigger API pages generation
-        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
+        uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@31e2b3319479a63f0ab15bf800eff9e913504e26 # v1.3.2
         with:
           workflow: generate api pages
           repo: netbirdio/docs
           ref: "refs/heads/main"
           token: ${{ secrets.SIGN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ github.ref }}" }'
+          inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ github.ref }}" }'

.github/workflows/wasm-build-validation.yml

@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ jobs:
       GOARCH: wasm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
       - name: Install golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@4afd733a84b1f43292c63897423277bb7f4313a9 # v8.0.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee #v9.2.1
         with:
           version: latest
           install-mode: binary
@@ -42,9 +44,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Build Wasm client
@@ -61,8 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Size: ${SIZE} bytes (${SIZE_MB} MB)"
 
-          if [ ${SIZE} -gt 58720256 ]; then
+          if [ ${SIZE} -gt 62914560 ]; then
-            echo "Wasm binary size (${SIZE_MB}MB) exceeds 56MB limit!"
+            echo "Wasm binary size (${SIZE_MB}MB) exceeds 60MB limit!"
             exit 1
           fi
-

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+.claude
 .idea
 .run
 *.iml
@@ -33,3 +34,4 @@ infrastructure_files/setup-*.env
 vendor/
 /netbird
 client/netbird-electron/
+management/server/types/testdata/

.golangci.yaml

@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ linters:
     govet:
       enable:
         - nilness
+      disable:
+        # The inline analyzer flags x/exp/maps Clone/Clear with //go:fix inline
+        # directives but cannot perform the rewrite due to generic type
+        # parameter inference limitations in the Go inliner.
+        - inline
       enable-all: false
     revive:
       rules:
@@ -109,6 +114,16 @@ linters:
       - linters:
           - staticcheck
         text: "QF1012"
+      # client/ui/main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist; the
+      # directory is populated by `pnpm build` in the release pipeline
+      # and missing at lint time, so the embed parses to "no matching
+      # files found" — surfaced by golangci-lint's typecheck pre-pass.
+      # Suppress just that one diagnostic; the rest of the package
+      # (services/, tray.go, grpc.go, ...) still gets linted normally.
+      - linters:
+          - typecheck
+        path: client/ui/main\.go
+        text: "pattern all:frontend/dist"
     paths:
       - third_party$
       - builtin$

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 version: 2
-
+env:
+  - SKIP_PUBLISH={{ if index .Env "SKIP_PUBLISH" }}{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}{{ else }}true{{ end }}
+  - SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH={{ if index .Env "SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH" }}{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}{{ else }}false{{ end }}
 project_name: netbird
 builds:
   - id: netbird-wasm
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 7
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 7
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
@@ -102,6 +108,8 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 7
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
@@ -122,6 +130,8 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 7
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
@@ -136,6 +146,8 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 7
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
@@ -150,6 +162,8 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 7
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X main.Version={{.Version}} -X main.Commit={{.Commit}} -X main.BuildDate={{.CommitDate}}
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
@@ -170,6 +184,8 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
       - arm
+    goarm:
+      - 7
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
@@ -196,6 +212,7 @@ nfpms:
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
     license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_deb
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
@@ -210,6 +227,7 @@ nfpms:
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
     license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_rpm
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
@@ -222,670 +240,192 @@ nfpms:
     rpm:
       signature:
         key_file: '{{ if index .Env "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE" }}{{ .Env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}{{ end }}'
-dockers:
+dockers_v2:
-  - image_templates:
+   - id: netbird
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+     ids:
-    ids:
+       - netbird
-      - netbird
+     images:
-    goarch: amd64
+       - netbirdio/netbird
-    use: buildx
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird
-    dockerfile: client/Dockerfile
+     tags:
-    extra_files:
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
-      - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
-    build_flag_templates:
+     dockerfile: client/Dockerfile
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
+     extra_files:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+     platforms:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+       - linux/amd64
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+       - linux/arm64
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+       - linux/arm/6
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+     annotations:
-  - image_templates:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-    ids:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-      - netbird
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-    goarch: arm64
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-    use: buildx
+   - id: netbird-rootless
-    dockerfile: client/Dockerfile
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-    extra_files:
+     ids:
-      - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+       - netbird
-    build_flag_templates:
+     images:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
+       - netbirdio/netbird
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+     tags:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}-rootless"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}rootless-latest{{ end }}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+     dockerfile: client/Dockerfile-rootless
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+     extra_files:
-  - image_templates:
+       - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm
+     platforms:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm
+       - linux/amd64
-    ids:
+       - linux/arm64
-      - netbird
+       - linux/arm/6
-    goarch: arm
+     annotations:
-    goarm: 6
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-    use: buildx
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-    dockerfile: client/Dockerfile
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-    extra_files:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-      - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-    build_flag_templates:
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
+   - id: relay
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+     ids:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+       - netbird-relay
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+     images:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+       - netbirdio/relay
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay
-
+     tags:
-  - image_templates:
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-amd64
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-amd64
+     dockerfile: relay/Dockerfile
-    ids:
+     platforms:
-      - netbird
+       - linux/amd64
-    goarch: amd64
+       - linux/arm64
-    use: buildx
+       - linux/arm
-    dockerfile: client/Dockerfile-rootless
+     annotations:
-    extra_files:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-      - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-    build_flag_templates:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+   - id: signal
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+     ids:
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+       - netbird-signal
-  - image_templates:
+     images:
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm64v8
+       - netbirdio/signal
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm64v8
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal
-    ids:
+     tags:
-      - netbird
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
-    goarch: arm64
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
-    use: buildx
+     dockerfile: signal/Dockerfile
-    dockerfile: client/Dockerfile-rootless
+     platforms:
-    extra_files:
+       - linux/amd64
-      - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+       - linux/arm64
-    build_flag_templates:
+       - linux/arm
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
+     annotations:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
+   - id: management
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm
+     ids:
-    ids:
+       - netbird-mgmt
-      - netbird
+     images:
-    goarch: arm
+       - netbirdio/management
-    goarm: 6
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management
-    use: buildx
+     tags:
-    dockerfile: client/Dockerfile-rootless
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
-    extra_files:
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
-      - client/netbird-entrypoint.sh
+     dockerfile: management/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
+     platforms:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
+       - linux/amd64
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       - linux/arm64
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+       - linux/arm
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+     annotations:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-  - image_templates:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+   - id: upload
-    ids:
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-      - netbird-relay
+     ids:
-    goarch: amd64
+       - netbird-upload
-    use: buildx
+     images:
-    dockerfile: relay/Dockerfile
+       - netbirdio/upload
-    build_flag_templates:
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
+     tags:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+     dockerfile: upload-server/Dockerfile
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+     platforms:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+       - linux/amd64
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+       - linux/arm64
-  - image_templates:
+       - linux/arm
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+     annotations:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-    ids:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - netbird-relay
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-    goarch: arm64
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-    use: buildx
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-    dockerfile: relay/Dockerfile
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-    build_flag_templates:
+   - id: netbird-server
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+     ids:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+       - netbird-server
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+     images:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+       - netbirdio/netbird-server
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+     tags:
-  - image_templates:
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm
+     dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
-    ids:
+     platforms:
-      - netbird-relay
+       - linux/amd64
-    goarch: arm
+       - linux/arm64
-    goarm: 6
+       - linux/arm
-    use: buildx
+     annotations:
-    dockerfile: relay/Dockerfile
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-    build_flag_templates:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+   - id: netbird-proxy
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+     disable: "{{ .Env.SKIP_DOCKER_PUSH }}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+     ids:
-  - image_templates:
+       - netbird-proxy
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+     images:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+       - netbirdio/reverse-proxy
-    ids:
+       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy
-      - netbird-signal
+     tags:
-    goarch: amd64
+       - "{{ .Version }}"
-    use: buildx
+       - "{{ if eq .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH \"false\" }}latest{{ end }}"
-    dockerfile: signal/Dockerfile
+     dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
+     platforms:
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
+       - linux/amd64
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+       - linux/arm64
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+       - linux/arm
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+     annotations:
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.created": "{{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.title": "{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+       "org.opencontainers.image.version": "{{.Version}}"
-  - image_templates:
+       "org.opencontainers.image.revision": "{{.FullCommit}}"
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+       "org.opencontainers.image.source": "{{.GitURL}}"
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+       "maintainer": "dev@netbird.io"
-    ids:
-      - netbird-signal
-    goarch: arm64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: signal/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-signal
-    goarch: arm
-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: signal/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-    ids:
-      - netbird-mgmt
-    goarch: amd64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: management/Dockerfile
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-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-    ids:
-      - netbird-mgmt
-    goarch: arm64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: management/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-mgmt
-    goarch: arm
-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: management/Dockerfile
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-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-amd64
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-amd64
-    ids:
-      - netbird-mgmt
-    goarch: amd64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: management/Dockerfile.debug
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-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
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-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm64v8
-    ids:
-      - netbird-mgmt
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-    use: buildx
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-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-mgmt
-    goarch: arm
-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
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-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-    ids:
-      - netbird-upload
-    goarch: amd64
-    use: buildx
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-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-    ids:
-      - netbird-upload
-    goarch: arm64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: upload-server/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-upload
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-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
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-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-    ids:
-      - netbird-server
-    goarch: amd64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-    ids:
-      - netbird-server
-    goarch: arm64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-server
-    goarch: arm
-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-    ids:
-      - netbird-proxy
-    goarch: amd64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-    ids:
-      - netbird-proxy
-    goarch: arm64
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-  - image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-    ids:
-      - netbird-proxy
-    goarch: arm
-    goarm: 6
-    use: buildx
-    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
-    build_flag_templates:
-      - "--platform=linux/arm"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
-      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
-      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
-docker_manifests:
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird:rootless-latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/relay:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/signal:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/management:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/management:debug-latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm
-      - netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-amd64
-  - name_template: netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/upload:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird-server:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:rootless-latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-rootless-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/relay:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/signal:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:debug-latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/management:{{ .Version }}-debug-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: netbirdio/reverse-proxy:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
-
-  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:latest
-    image_templates:
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
-      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
 
 brews:
   - ids:
       - default
+    skip_upload: "{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}"
     repository:
       owner: netbirdio
       name: homebrew-tap
@@ -902,6 +442,7 @@ brews:
 
 uploads:
   - name: debian
+    skip: "{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}"
     ids:
       - netbird_deb
     mode: archive
@@ -910,6 +451,7 @@ uploads:
     method: PUT
 
   - name: yum
+    skip: "{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}"
     ids:
       - netbird_rpm
     mode: archive
@@ -922,9 +464,13 @@ checksum:
     - glob: ./infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh
     - glob: ./release_files/install.sh
     - glob: ./infrastructure_files/getting-started.sh
+    - glob: ./infrastructure_files/getting-started-enterprise.sh
+    - glob: ./infrastructure_files/migrate-to-enterprise.sh
 
 release:
   extra_files:
     - glob: ./infrastructure_files/getting-started-with-zitadel.sh
     - glob: ./release_files/install.sh
     - glob: ./infrastructure_files/getting-started.sh
+    - glob: ./infrastructure_files/getting-started-enterprise.sh
+    - glob: ./infrastructure_files/migrate-to-enterprise.sh

.goreleaser_ui.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 version: 2
-
+env:
+  - SKIP_PUBLISH={{ if index .Env "SKIP_PUBLISH" }}{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}{{ else }}true{{ end }}
 project_name: netbird-ui
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    # Bindings are gitignored; regenerate before the frontend build so
+    # the @wailsio/runtime Vite plugin can resolve them (vite refuses to
+    # build without them).
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui && wails3 generate bindings -clean=true -ts'
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui/frontend && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build'
+
 builds:
   - id: netbird-ui
     dir: client/ui
@@ -14,6 +24,8 @@ builds:
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+    tags:
+      - production
 
   - id: netbird-ui-windows-amd64
     dir: client/ui
@@ -29,6 +41,8 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
       - -H windowsgui
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+    tags:
+      - production
 
   - id: netbird-ui-windows-arm64
     dir: client/ui
@@ -45,6 +59,8 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
       - -H windowsgui
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+    tags:
+      - production
 
 archives:
   - id: linux-arch
@@ -61,6 +77,8 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
+    license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_deb
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
@@ -70,9 +88,9 @@ nfpms:
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/ui-post-install.sh"
     contents:
-      - src: client/ui/build/netbird.desktop
+      - src: client/ui/build/linux/netbird.desktop
-        dst: /usr/share/applications/netbird.desktop
+        dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
-      - src: client/ui/assets/netbird.png
+      - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
     dependencies:
       - netbird
@@ -80,6 +98,8 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
+    license: BSD-3-Clause
+    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_rpm
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
@@ -89,18 +109,20 @@ nfpms:
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/ui-post-install.sh"
     contents:
-      - src: client/ui/build/netbird.desktop
+      - src: client/ui/build/linux/netbird.desktop
-        dst: /usr/share/applications/netbird.desktop
+        dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
-      - src: client/ui/assets/netbird.png
+      - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
     dependencies:
       - netbird
+
     rpm:
       signature:
         key_file: '{{ if index .Env "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE" }}{{ .Env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}{{ end }}'
 
 uploads:
   - name: debian
+    skip: "{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}"
     ids:
       - netbird_ui_deb
     mode: archive
@@ -109,6 +131,7 @@ uploads:
     method: PUT
 
   - name: yum
+    skip: "{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}"
     ids:
       - netbird_ui_rpm
     mode: archive

.goreleaser_ui_darwin.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 version: 2
 
 project_name: netbird-ui
+
+before:
+  hooks:
+    # Bindings are gitignored; regenerate before the frontend build so
+    # the @wailsio/runtime Vite plugin can resolve them (vite refuses to
+    # build without them).
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui && wails3 generate bindings -clean=true -ts'
+    - sh -c 'cd client/ui/frontend && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build'
+
 builds:
   - id: netbird-ui-darwin
     dir: client/ui
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
     tags:
-      - load_wgnt_from_rsrc
+      - production
 
 universal_binaries:
   - id: netbird-ui-darwin

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Contributing to NetBird
 
-Thanks for your interest in contributing to NetBird. 
+Thanks for your interest in contributing to NetBird.
 
 There are many ways that you can contribute:
 - Reporting issues
@@ -8,11 +8,69 @@ There are many ways that you can contribute:
 - Sharing use cases in slack or Reddit
 - Bug fix or feature enhancement
 
-If you haven't already, join our slack workspace [here](https://join.slack.com/t/netbirdio/shared_invite/zt-vrahf41g-ik1v7fV8du6t0RwxSrJ96A), we would love to discuss topics that need community contribution and enhancements to existing features.
+If you haven't already, join our slack workspace [here](https://docs.netbird.io/slack-url), we would love to discuss topics that need community contribution and enhancements to existing features.
+
+## Ticket first, PR second
+
+**Open a ticket and wait for feedback before you open a pull request.** Every PR
+that changes behavior must link to an issue the NetBird team has agreed on. A PR
+that arrives without one may be closed and redirected to a discussion, no matter
+how good the code is.
+
+Issues in this repository are maintainer-curated work items, so the flow starts
+in [Discussions](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions):
+
+1. **Open a discussion.** Use
+   [Issue Triage](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/new?category=issue-triage)
+   for a bug, regression, or unexpected behavior, and
+   [Ideas & Feature Requests](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/new?category=ideas-feature-requests)
+   for a feature, enhancement, or integration idea. Setup and usage questions
+   belong in
+   [Q&A / Support](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/new?category=q-a-support).
+   Never report a security vulnerability in public — follow the
+   [security policy](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/security/policy)
+   instead.
+2. **Wait for feedback.** DevRel validates and reproduces the report, and a
+   maintainer confirms the direction. We may ask for more detail or propose a
+   different approach. Validated discussions become issues.
+3. **Then write the code**, following the approach agreed in the issue, and open
+   the PR linking that issue.
+
+Trivial fixes — a typo, a broken link, a documentation correction, or a one-line
+fix that already has an issue — can go straight to a PR. Everything else starts
+with a ticket. When in doubt, ask in the discussion or on
+[Slack](https://docs.netbird.io/slack-url); an hour of conversation up front
+regularly saves a week of rework.
+
+### High-risk areas
+
+These always need the design discussed and agreed in the issue **before** you
+write code:
+
+- **Public API** — REST / management API, OpenAPI schema, dashboard-facing contracts
+- **gRPC protocols** — management, signal, relay, and client daemon protos
+- **Functionality behavior** — anything existing deployments would experience differently after an upgrade
+- **Peer connectivity** — ICE and NAT traversal, relay selection, WireGuard® and Rosenpass key handling
+- **Client system integration** — routing, firewall, DNS, and interface management
+- **Authentication and authorization** — IdP integration, tokens, permissions, cryptography
+- **CLI / service flags**, configuration file format, and daemon IPC
+- **Store and database schema** — models and migrations
+- **New features**
+
+These surfaces are NetBird's contract with operators, self-hosters, and
+downstream integrators, and changes to them have compatibility, security, and
+release-planning implications. Agreeing on the direction early lets the PR
+review focus on implementation rather than design.
+
+Typical bug fixes, internal refactors, documentation updates, and tests do not
+need a design discussion, but should still be tied to an issue so the work is
+visible and nobody duplicates it.
 
 ## Contents
 
 - [Contributing to NetBird](#contributing-to-netbird)
+    - [Ticket first, PR second](#ticket-first-pr-second)
+        - [High-risk areas](#high-risk-areas)
     - [Contents](#contents)
     - [Code of conduct](#code-of-conduct)
     - [Directory structure](#directory-structure)
@@ -23,6 +81,7 @@ If you haven't already, join our slack workspace [here](https://join.slack.com/t
         - [Build and start](#build-and-start)
         - [Test suite](#test-suite)
     - [Checklist before submitting a PR](#checklist-before-submitting-a-pr)
+    - [When we close a PR](#when-we-close-a-pr)
     - [Other project repositories](#other-project-repositories)
     - [Contributor License Agreement](#contributor-license-agreement)
 
@@ -35,32 +94,64 @@ unacceptable behavior to community@netbird.io.
 
 ## Directory structure
 
-The NetBird project monorepo is organized to maintain most of its individual dependencies code within their directories, except for a few auxiliary or shared packages.
+The NetBird project monorepo keeps most of each component's code within its own
+directory, except for a few auxiliary or shared packages. Protocol definitions
+and the client-side service clients live under [/shared](/shared), because both
+the agent and the services import them.
 
-The most important directories are:
+**Agent**
 
-- [/.github](/.github) - Github actions workflow files and issue templates
 - [/client](/client) - NetBird agent code
-- [/client/cmd](/client/cmd) - NetBird agent cli code
+- [/client/cmd](/client/cmd) - NetBird agent CLI code
 - [/client/internal](/client/internal) - NetBird agent business logic code
-- [/client/proto](/client/proto) - NetBird agent daemon GRPC proto files
 - [/client/server](/client/server) - NetBird agent daemon code for background execution
-- [/client/ui](/client/ui) - NetBird agent UI code
+- [/client/proto](/client/proto) - NetBird agent daemon gRPC proto files
-- [/encryption](/encryption) - Contain main encryption code for agent communication
+- [/client/iface](/client/iface) - WireGuard® interface code
-- [/iface](/iface) - Wireguard® interface code
+- [/client/firewall](/client/firewall) - Platform firewall backends (nftables, iptables, pf, WFP, userspace)
-- [/infrastructure_files](/infrastructure_files) - Getting started files containing docker and template scripts
+- [/client/ssh](/client/ssh) - Built-in SSH server and client
+- [/client/ui](/client/ui) - NetBird agent UI code (Wails v3 + React)
+- [/client/android](/client/android), [/client/ios](/client/ios) - Mobile platform bindings
+- [/client/wasm](/client/wasm) - WebAssembly build of the agent
+- [/client/mdm](/client/mdm) - MDM-delivered policy handling
+- [/client/system](/client/system) - Host and system information collection
+
+**Control plane services**
+
 - [/management](/management) - Management service code
-- [/management/client](/management/client) - Management service client code which is imported by the agent code
-- [/management/proto](/management/proto) - Management service GRPC proto files
 - [/management/server](/management/server) - Management service server code
 - [/management/server/http](/management/server/http) - Management service REST API code
+- [/management/server/store](/management/server/store) - Persistence layer and migrations
 - [/management/server/idp](/management/server/idp) - Management service IDP management code
-- [/release_files](/release_files) - Files that goes into release packages
+- [/management/server/peer](/management/server/peer), [/management/server/groups](/management/server/groups), [/management/server/networks](/management/server/networks), [/management/server/posture](/management/server/posture), [/management/server/permissions](/management/server/permissions) - Core domain packages
 - [/signal](/signal) - Signal service code
-- [/signal/client](/signal/client) - Signal service client code which is imported by the agent code
 - [/signal/peer](/signal/peer) - Signal service peer message logic
-- [/signal/proto](/signal/proto) - Signal service GRPC proto files
 - [/signal/server](/signal/server) - Signal service server code
+- [/relay](/relay) - Relay service code
+- [/relay/protocol](/relay/protocol) - Relay wire protocol
+- [/proxy](/proxy) - Identity-aware proxy used by Agent Network (LLM routing, ACME, access logs)
+- [/agent-network](/agent-network) - Agent Network overview and documentation
+- [/upload-server](/upload-server) - Debug bundle upload service
+
+**Shared code**
+
+- [/shared/management/proto](/shared/management/proto) - Management service gRPC proto files
+- [/shared/management/client](/shared/management/client) - Management service client code which is imported by the agent code
+- [/shared/management/http/api](/shared/management/http/api) - OpenAPI specification and generated REST API types
+- [/shared/signal/proto](/shared/signal/proto) - Signal service gRPC proto files
+- [/shared/signal/client](/shared/signal/client) - Signal service client code which is imported by the agent code
+- [/shared/relay](/shared/relay) - Relay client and shared relay types
+- [/shared/auth](/shared/auth), [/shared/sshauth](/shared/sshauth) - Shared authentication primitives
+- [/encryption](/encryption) - Contain main encryption code for agent communication
+- [/dns](/dns), [/route](/route), [/stun](/stun), [/sharedsock](/sharedsock), [/util](/util) - Shared networking and utility primitives
+- [/flow](/flow) - Flow event protocol shared by the agent and Management
+
+**Build, test, and packaging**
+
+- [/.github](/.github) - Github actions workflow files, issue templates, and the pull request template
+- [/e2e](/e2e) - End-to-end test suites and harness
+- [/infrastructure_files](/infrastructure_files) - Getting started files containing docker and template scripts
+- [/release_files](/release_files) - Files that goes into release packages
+- [/tools](/tools) - Development and maintenance tooling
 
 
 ## Development setup
@@ -70,13 +161,21 @@ dependencies are installed. Here is a short guide on how that can be done.
 
 ### Requirements
 
-#### Go 1.21
+#### Go 1.25
 
 Follow the installation guide from https://go.dev/
 
-#### UI client - Fyne toolkit 
+#### UI client - Wails v3 + React
 
-We use the fyne toolkit in our UI client. You can follow its requirement guide to have all its dependencies installed: https://developer.fyne.io/started/#prerequisites
+The desktop UI client (`client/ui`) is built with [Wails v3](https://v3.wails.io/) and a React frontend rendered in a WebView. To build it you need:
+
+- Go ≥ 1.25
+- Node ≥ 20 and **pnpm** (`corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate`)
+- The `wails3` CLI: `go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@latest`
+- The `task` runner: `go install github.com/go-task/task/v3/cmd/task@latest`
+- Linux only: `libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev`, `libgtk-4-dev`, `libsoup-3.0-dev`
+
+All UI build, dev-loop, and cross-compile commands are described in the [UI client](#ui-client) section below.
 
 #### gRPC
 You can follow the instructions from the quickstarter guide https://grpc.io/docs/languages/go/quickstart/#prerequisites and then run the `generate.sh` files located in each `proto` directory to generate changes.
@@ -205,6 +304,49 @@ To start NetBird the client in the foreground:
 sudo ./client up --log-level debug --log-file console
 ```
 > On Windows use a powershell with administrator privileges
+
+#### UI client
+
+The desktop UI lives in `client/ui` and is built with Wails v3 (see [Requirements](#ui-client---wails-v3--react)). All commands run from `client/ui`.
+
+Live-reload development (Vite + Go binary + `*.go` watcher):
+
+```
+cd client/ui
+task dev
+```
+
+Pass daemon flags after `--`, pointing the UI at the socket the daemon serves:
+
+```
+task dev -- --daemon-addr=unix:///var/run/netbird.sock   # Linux, macOS
+task dev -- --daemon-addr=npipe://netbird                # Windows
+```
+
+On Windows the daemon serves a named pipe (`npipe://netbird`). Which path that
+ends up being depends on what the daemon may create: as a service or elevated it
+serves `\\.\pipe\ProtectedPrefix\Administrators\netbird`, which no unprivileged
+process can take from it, and otherwise it falls back to `\\.\pipe\netbird`.
+Clients try both and check who owns the pipe before using the plain one. Avoid
+`tcp://127.0.0.1:41731`: loopback TCP carries no caller identity, so the daemon
+refuses the operations that require an administrator and you will not exercise
+those paths.
+
+Production build (frontend assets embedded into the binary, output in `client/ui/bin/`):
+
+```
+cd client/ui
+task build
+```
+
+Cross-compile the Windows binary from Linux (requires the mingw-w64 toolchain, e.g. `sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64`):
+
+```
+CGO_ENABLED=1 task windows:build
+```
+
+> macOS cross-compile from Linux is not supported (signing and notarization need a real Mac).
+
 #### Signal service
 
 To start NetBird's signal, execute:
@@ -242,10 +384,10 @@ Create dist directory
 mkdir -p dist/netbird_windows_amd64
 ```
 
-UI client
+UI client (built with Wails v3 — see the [UI client](#ui-client) section above)
 ```shell
-CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o netbird-ui.exe -ldflags "-s -w -H windowsgui" ./client/ui
+(cd client/ui && CGO_ENABLED=1 task windows:build)
-mv netbird-ui.exe ./dist/netbird_windows_amd64/
+mv client/ui/bin/netbird-ui.exe ./dist/netbird_windows_amd64/
 ```
 
 Client
@@ -274,25 +416,172 @@ The installer `netbird-installer.exe` will be created in root directory.
 
 ### Test suite
 
-The tests can be started via:
+The host-safe unit tests run as a normal user and leave host networking
+untouched:
 
 ```
-cd netbird
+make test-unit
-go test -exec sudo ./...
 ```
+
+Tests that need root and mutate host networking (firewall, routing, interface
+management) carry the `privileged` build tag and run inside a
+`--privileged --cap-add=NET_ADMIN` Docker container:
+
+```
+make test-privileged
+```
+
+Narrow a privileged run with environment variables:
+
+```
+PRIV_RUN=TestNftablesManager PRIV_PKGS=./client/firewall/nftables/... make test-privileged
+```
+
+Single packages can be run directly, adding `-race` when the change touches
+shared state:
+
+```
+go test -race ./client/internal/dns/...
+```
+
 > On Windows use a powershell with administrator privileges
 
-> Non-GTK environments will need the `libayatana-appindicator3-dev` (debian/ubuntu) package installed
-
 ## Checklist before submitting a PR
-As a critical network service and open-source project, we must enforce a few things before submitting the pull-requests:
+
+As a critical network service and open-source project, we must enforce a few
+things before submitting a pull request. The
+[pull request template](/.github/pull_request_template.md) mirrors this list —
+fill it in rather than deleting it.
+
+### Link the issue
+
+The PR description must link the agreed issue (or the validated discussion it
+came from). See [Ticket first, PR second](#ticket-first-pr-second).
+
+### Run it locally
+
+**If you can't run it, you can't submit it.** Build the affected components and
+exercise the change on a real setup — see [Build and start](#build-and-start).
+"CI will tell me" is not acceptable for a VPN agent that runs as root on other
+people's machines.
+
+### Green CI, and answer the bots
+
+We do not start reviewing while CI is red. Get the pipeline green first — a
+failing build, lint, or test means the PR is not ready for review.
+
+Alongside the test workflows, your PR is reviewed by CodeRabbit and scanned by
+SonarCloud, Snyk, and Codecov. Read what they report and either fix it or reply
+with why it does not apply; please do not resolve the threads without a
+response. They are not always right — this codebase has privileged,
+platform-specific, and concurrency-heavy paths that static analysis reads poorly
+— so push back when a finding is wrong rather than changing correct code to
+silence it. Security and dependency findings are the exception: treat those as
+real until shown otherwise. Do not edit workflows, thresholds, or scanner
+configuration to make a check pass.
+
+### One PR, one purpose
+
+Bug fix, refactor, feature: separate PRs. Mixed PRs are slow to review, hard to
+revert, and may be closed with a request to split them.
+
+### Keep it small
+
+Size is the strongest predictor of how long a PR waits for review. Aim for under
+roughly 400 changed lines across under 20 files. Past about 1000 lines or 50
+files, expect to be asked to split the change — and large PRs from outside the
+core team may be blocked until the scope has been agreed in a ticket. This is
+not only about reviewer time: NetBird's agent runs as root on other people's
+machines, and a sprawling diff cannot be reviewed with the care that deserves.
+
+Measure by hand-written code, excluding generated output, `go.sum`, and
+fixtures. If a change genuinely cannot be small — a protocol migration, a
+cross-component rename — agree the split in the issue before you start, and land
+it as a series of PRs that each build and make sense on their own.
+
+### Avoid force-pushing during review
+
+Once a PR is open, push new commits instead of rewriting history. A force-push
+detaches existing review comments from their lines, throws away the
+"changes since your last review" diff, and loses the CI history that showed
+which commit broke what. Since we squash on merge, there is nothing to gain from
+a tidy branch history.
+
+Force-pushing is sometimes unavoidable — rebasing to clear a real conflict, or
+removing a secret or large binary committed by mistake. When that happens, leave
+a comment on the PR so reviewers know their anchors moved.
+
+### Quality checks
+
+Run these from the repository root before pushing:
+
+```shell
+go fmt ./...
+make lint        # golangci-lint on files changed against origin/main
+make lint-all    # full-repository lint, matches CI
+make test-unit   # host-safe unit tests
+```
+
+`make setup-hooks` wires `make lint` into a pre-push hook so the fast lint runs
+automatically. If your change touches privileged paths (firewall, routing,
+interface management), also run `make test-privileged`, which executes the
+`privileged`-tagged suite inside a Docker container with `NET_ADMIN`.
+
+### Code standards
+
 - Keep functions as simple as possible, with a single purpose
 - Use private functions and constants where possible
 - Comment on any new public functions
 - Add unit tests for any new public function
+- Comment the **why**, not the **what** — explain non-obvious decisions, invariants, and constraints, not the line below
+- Keep comments within 90 characters per line and roughly 250 characters per comment; when a block needs more explanation than that, extract a named function instead of writing a longer comment (see [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md#length-budget))
+
+### PR title and commits
+
+PR titles must start with a bracketed tag, enforced by
+[pr-title-check.yml](/.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml):
+
+```text
+[client] Authorize daemon IPC callers by their local identity
+[management,client] Add MDM policy support
+```
+
+Use a comma-separated list inside a single pair of brackets when a change spans
+components. The `allowedTags` array in
+[pr-title-check.yml](/.github/workflows/pr-title-check.yml) is the source of
+truth — at the time of writing it accepts `management`, `client`, `signal`,
+`proxy`, `relay`, `misc`, `infrastructure`, `self-hosted`, and `doc`.
+
+Commit subjects follow the same convention — keep them short and put the
+reasoning in the body, why before what, with no bullet list of files changed.
+
+Keep the PR description itself under 1000 words on top of the template text.
+Reviewers read the diff; the description explains what the diff cannot.
 
 > When pushing fixes to the PR comments, please push as separate commits; we will squash the PR before merging, so there is no need to squash it before pushing it, and we are more than okay with 10-100 commits in a single PR. This helps review the fixes to the requested changes.
 
+### Documentation
+
+User-facing changes need a matching PR in
+[netbirdio/docs](https://github.com/netbirdio/docs); link it in the PR
+description, or state why documentation is not needed.
+
+## When we close a PR
+
+We would rather redirect early than let a PR sit. We may close one if:
+
+- It changes behavior with no linked issue, or the approach was never agreed with a maintainer
+- The change was clearly never run or tested locally
+- CI has been red without a response
+- It mixes unrelated purposes, or the purpose is not clear
+- It is far too large to review and the scope was never agreed in a ticket
+- The author cannot answer questions about their own change — including PRs that read as unreviewed model output, where review turns into a relay between the maintainer and an LLM. Tooling is fine; unreviewed output is not, you are responsible for the code you sign your name to
+- There has been no activity for 14 days after we requested changes
+
+A closed PR is not a rejected idea. Take it back to the
+[discussion](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions), settle the
+approach, and reopen the work from there.
+
 ## Other project repositories
 
 NetBird project is composed of 3 main repositories:

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: lint lint-all lint-install setup-hooks
+.PHONY: lint lint-all lint-install setup-hooks test-unit test-privileged
 GOLANGCI_LINT := $(shell pwd)/bin/golangci-lint
 
 # Install golangci-lint locally if needed
@@ -25,3 +25,15 @@ setup-hooks:
 	@git config core.hooksPath .githooks
 	@chmod +x .githooks/pre-push
 	@echo "✅ Git hooks configured! Pre-push will now run 'make lint'"
+
+# Host-safe unit tests: excludes the privileged-tagged tests (root / system-mutating).
+# Runs as a normal user with no sudo and leaves host networking untouched.
+test-unit:
+	@go test -tags devcert -timeout 10m ./...
+
+# Privileged suite: runs the `privileged`-tagged tests inside a --privileged
+# --cap-add=NET_ADMIN container via the ory/dockertest harness. Requires Docker.
+# Narrow the run with env vars, e.g.:
+#   PRIV_RUN=TestNftablesManager PRIV_PKGS=./client/firewall/nftables/... make test-privileged
+test-privileged:
+	@go test -tags 'devcert privileged' -timeout 30m -run TestRunPrivilegedSuiteInDocker -v ./client/testutil/privileged/...

README.md

@@ -1,54 +1,46 @@
 
 <div align="center">
-<br/>
+  <p align="center">
-  <br/>
+    <img width="234" src="docs/media/logo-full.png" alt="NetBird logo"/>
-<p align="center">
+  </p>
-  <img width="234" src="docs/media/logo-full.png"/>
+  <p align="center">
-</p>
+    <a href="https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=netbirdio_netbird">
-  <p>
+      <img src="https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=netbirdio_netbird&metric=alert_status" alt="SonarCloud alert status"/>
-   <a href="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD--3-blue)">
+    </a>
-       <img src="https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=netbirdio_netbird&metric=alert_status" />
+    <a href="https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/LICENSE">
-     </a> 
+      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD--3-blue" alt="BSD-3 License"/>
-     <a href="https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/LICENSE">
+    </a>
-       <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD--3-blue" />
-     </a> 
-    <br>
     <a href="https://docs.netbird.io/slack-url">
-        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-@netbird-red.svg?logo=slack"/>
+      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-@netbird-red.svg?logo=slack" alt="NetBird Slack"/>
-     </a>
+    </a>
     <a href="https://forum.netbird.io">
-        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/community forum-@netbird-red.svg?logo=discourse"/>
+      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/community%20forum-@netbird-red.svg?logo=discourse" alt="Community forum"/>
-     </a>  
+    </a>
-     <br>
     <a href="https://gurubase.io/g/netbird">
-        <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Gurubase-Ask%20NetBird%20Guru-006BFF"/>
+      <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Gurubase-Ask%20NetBird%20Guru-006BFF" alt="Gurubase: Ask NetBird Guru"/>
-     </a>    
+    </a>
   </p>
 </div>
 
-
 <p align="center">
-<strong>
+  <strong>
-  Start using NetBird at <a href="https://netbird.io/pricing">netbird.io</a>
+    Start using NetBird at <a href="https://netbird.io/pricing">netbird.io</a>
+    <br/>
+    See <a href="https://netbird.io/docs/">Documentation</a>
+    <br/>
+    Join our <a href="https://docs.netbird.io/slack-url">Slack channel</a> or our <a href="https://forum.netbird.io">Community forum</a>
+  </strong>
   <br/>
-  See <a href="https://netbird.io/docs/">Documentation</a>
   <br/>
-   Join our <a href="https://docs.netbird.io/slack-url">Slack channel</a> or our <a href="https://forum.netbird.io">Community forum</a>
+  <strong>
-  <br/>
+    🚀 <a href="https://netbird.io/careers">We are hiring! Join us at https://netbird.io/careers</a>
- 
+  </strong>
-</strong>
-<br>
-<strong>
-  🚀 <a href="https://careers.netbird.io">We are hiring! Join us at careers.netbird.io</a>
-</strong>
-<br>
-<br>
-<a href="https://registry.terraform.io/providers/netbirdio/netbird/latest">
-    New: NetBird terraform provider
-  </a> 
 </p>
 
-<br>
+> ### 🤖 NetBird Agent Network (Beta)
+> Identity-aware access control for AI agents — keyless access to LLM APIs and private
+> resources over the encrypted NetBird tunnel. See [`agent-network/`](agent-network/) or
+> read the docs at **[netbird.ai](https://netbird.ai)**.
 
 **NetBird combines a configuration-free peer-to-peer private network and a centralized access control system in a single platform, making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home.**
 
@@ -56,92 +48,92 @@
 
 **Secure.** NetBird enables secure remote access by applying granular access policies while allowing you to manage them intuitively from a single place. Works universally on any infrastructure.
 
-### Open Source Network Security in a Single Platform
-
 https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/10cec749-bb56-4ab3-97af-4e38850108d2
 
-### Self-Host NetBird (Video)
+### Self-host NetBird (video)
+
 [![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bZAgpT6nzaQ/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/bZAgpT6nzaQ)
 
 ### Key features
 
-| Connectivity | Management | Security | Automation| Platforms |
+| Connectivity | Management | Security | Automation | Platforms |
-|----|----|----|----|----|
+|---|---|---|---|---|
-| <ul><li>- \[x] Kernel WireGuard</ul></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Admin Web UI](https://github.com/netbirdio/dashboard)</ul></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [SSO & MFA support](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/installation#running-net-bird-with-sso-login)</ul></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Public API](https://docs.netbird.io/api)</ul></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] Linux</ul></li> |
+| ✓ [Kernel WireGuard](https://docs.netbird.io/about-netbird/why-wireguard-with-netbird) | ✓ [Admin Web UI](https://github.com/netbirdio/dashboard) | ✓ [SSO & MFA support](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/installation#running-net-bird-with-sso-login) | ✓ [Public API](https://docs.netbird.io/api) | ✓ [Linux](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/linux) |
-| <ul><li>- \[x] Peer-to-peer connections</ul></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] Auto peer discovery and configuration</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Access control - groups & rules](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/manage-network-access)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Setup keys for bulk network provisioning](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/register-machines-using-setup-keys)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] Mac</ui></li> |
+| ✓ [Peer-to-peer connections](https://docs.netbird.io/about-netbird/how-netbird-works) | ✓ Auto peer discovery and configuration | ✓ [Access control: groups & rules](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/manage-network-access) | ✓ [Setup keys for bulk provisioning](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/register-machines-using-setup-keys) | ✓ [macOS](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/macos) |
-| <ul><li>- \[x] Connection relay fallback</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [IdP integrations](https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/identity-providers)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Activity logging](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/audit-events-logging)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Self-hosting quickstart script](https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] Windows</ui></li> |
+| ✓ Connection relay fallback | ✓ [IdP integrations](https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/identity-providers) | ✓ [Activity logging](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/audit-events-logging) | ✓ [Self-hosting quickstart script](https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart) | ✓ [Windows](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/windows) |
-| <ul><li>- \[x] [Routes to external networks](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/routing-traffic-to-private-networks)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Private DNS](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/manage-dns-in-your-network)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Device posture checks](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/manage-posture-checks)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] IdP groups sync with JWT</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] Android</ui></li> |
+| ✓ [Routes to external networks](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/routing-traffic-to-private-networks) | ✓ [Private DNS](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/manage-dns-in-your-network) | ✓ [Traffic events](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/activity/traffic-events-logging) | ✓ [IdP groups sync with JWT](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/team/idp-sync) | ✓ [Android](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/android) |
-| <ul><li>- \[x] NAT traversal with BPF</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] [Multiuser support](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/add-users-to-your-network)</ui></li> | <ul><li>- \[x] Peer-to-peer encryption</ui></li> || <ul><li>- \[x] iOS</ui></li> |
+| ✓ [Domain-based DNS routes](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/dns/dns-aliases-for-routed-networks) | ✓ [Custom DNS zones](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/dns/custom-zones) | ✓ [Device posture checks](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/manage-posture-checks) | ✓ [Terraform provider](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/netbirdio/netbird/latest) | ✓ [Android TV](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/android-tv) |
-||| <ul><li>- \[x] [Quantum-resistance with Rosenpass](https://netbird.io/knowledge-hub/the-first-quantum-resistant-mesh-vpn)</ui></li> || <ul><li>- \[x] OpenWRT</ui></li> |
+| ✓ [Exit nodes](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/network-routes/use-cases/exit-nodes) | ✓ [Multiuser support](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/add-users-to-your-network) | ✓ Peer-to-peer encryption | ✓ [Ansible collection](https://github.com/netbirdio/ansible-netbird) | ✓ [iOS](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/ios) |
-||| <ul><li>- \[x] [Periodic re-authentication](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/enforce-periodic-user-authentication)</ui></li> || <ul><li>- \[x] [Serverless](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/netbird-on-faas)</ui></li> |
+| ✓ [IPv6 dual-stack overlay](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/settings/ipv6) | ✓ [Multi-account profile switching](https://docs.netbird.io/client/profiles) | ✓ [SSH with central access policies](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/peers/ssh) | | ✓ [Apple TV](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/tvos) |
-||||| <ul><li>- \[x] Docker</ui></li> |
+| ✓ [Browser SSH & RDP](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/peers/browser-client) | | ✓ [Quantum-resistance with Rosenpass](https://netbird.io/knowledge-hub/the-first-quantum-resistant-mesh-vpn) | | ✓ FreeBSD |
+| ✓ [Reverse proxy with auto-TLS](https://docs.netbird.io/manage/reverse-proxy) | | ✓ [Periodic re-authentication](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/enforce-periodic-user-authentication) | | ✓ [pfSense](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/pfsense) |
+| | | | | ✓ [OPNsense](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/opnsense) |
+| | | | | ✓ [MikroTik RouterOS](https://docs.netbird.io/use-cases/homelab/client-on-mikrotik-router) |
+| | | | | ✓ OpenWRT |
+| | | | | ✓ [Synology](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/synology) |
+| | | | | ✓ [TrueNAS](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/truenas) |
+| | | | | ✓ [Proxmox](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/proxmox-ve) |
+| | | | | ✓ [Raspberry Pi](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/raspberrypi) |
+| | | | | ✓ [Serverless](https://docs.netbird.io/how-to/netbird-on-faas) |
+| | | | | ✓ [Container](https://docs.netbird.io/get-started/install/docker) |
 
 ### Quickstart with NetBird Cloud
 
-- Download and install NetBird at [https://app.netbird.io/install](https://app.netbird.io/install)
+- Download and install NetBird at [https://app.netbird.io/install](https://app.netbird.io/install).
-- Follow the steps to sign-up with Google, Microsoft, GitHub or your email address.
+- Follow the steps to sign up with Google, Microsoft, GitHub or your email address.
-- Check NetBird [admin UI](https://app.netbird.io/).
+- Check the NetBird [admin UI](https://app.netbird.io/).
-- Add more machines.
 
 ### Quickstart with self-hosted NetBird
 
-> This is the quickest way to try self-hosted NetBird. It should take around 5 minutes to get started if you already have a public domain and a VM.
+This is the quickest way to try self-hosted NetBird. It should take around 5 minutes to get started if you already have a public domain and a VM. Follow the [Advanced guide with a custom identity provider](https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-guide#advanced-guide-with-a-custom-identity-provider) for installations with different IdPs.
-Follow the [Advanced guide with a custom identity provider](https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-guide#advanced-guide-with-a-custom-identity-provider) for installations with different IDPs.
 
 **Infrastructure requirements:**
-- A Linux VM with at least **1CPU** and **2GB** of memory.
+- A Linux VM with at least **1 CPU** and **2 GB** of memory.
-- The VM should be publicly accessible on TCP ports **80** and **443** and UDP port: **3478**.
+- The VM should be publicly accessible on TCP ports **80** and **443** and UDP port **3478**.
-- **Public domain** name pointing to the VM.
+- A **public domain** name pointing to the VM.
 
 **Software requirements:**
-- Docker installed on the VM with the docker-compose plugin ([Docker installation guide](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)) or docker with docker-compose in version 2 or higher.
+- Docker with the Compose plugin (Compose v2 or higher). See the [Docker installation guide](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/).
-- [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/) installed. In most distributions
-  Usually available in the official repositories and can be installed with `sudo apt install jq` or `sudo yum install jq`
-- [curl](https://curl.se/) installed.
-  Usually available in the official repositories and can be installed with `sudo apt install curl` or `sudo yum install curl`
 
 **Steps**
 - Download and run the installation script:
 ```bash
 export NETBIRD_DOMAIN=netbird.example.com; curl -fsSL https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/latest/download/getting-started.sh | bash
 ```
-- Once finished, you can manage the resources via `docker-compose`
 
 ### A bit on NetBird internals
--  Every machine in the network runs [NetBird Agent (or Client)](client/) that manages WireGuard.
+- Every machine in the network runs the [NetBird agent](client/), which manages WireGuard.
--  Every agent connects to [Management Service](management/) that holds network state, manages peer IPs, and distributes network updates to agents (peers).
+- Every agent connects to the [Management Service](management/), which holds network state, manages peer IPs, and distributes updates to agents.
--  NetBird agent uses WebRTC ICE implemented in [pion/ice library](https://github.com/pion/ice) to discover connection candidates when establishing a peer-to-peer connection between machines.
+- Agents use ICE (via [pion/ice](https://github.com/pion/ice)) to discover connection candidates for peer-to-peer connections.
--  Connection candidates are discovered with the help of [STUN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STUN) servers.
+- Candidates are discovered with the help of [STUN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STUN) servers.
--  Agents negotiate a connection through [Signal Service](signal/) passing p2p encrypted messages with candidates.
+- Agents negotiate a connection through the [Signal Service](signal/), exchanging end-to-end encrypted messages with candidates.
--  Sometimes the NAT traversal is unsuccessful due to strict NATs (e.g. mobile carrier-grade NAT) and a p2p connection isn't possible. When this occurs the system falls back to a relay server called [TURN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traversal_Using_Relays_around_NAT), and a secure WireGuard tunnel is established via the TURN server. 
+- When NAT traversal fails (e.g. mobile carrier-grade NAT) and a direct p2p connection isn't possible, the system falls back to a [Relay Service](relay/) and a secure WireGuard tunnel is established through it.
- 
-[Coturn](https://github.com/coturn/coturn) is the one that has been successfully used for STUN and TURN in NetBird setups.
 
 <p float="left" align="middle">
-  <img src="https://docs.netbird.io/docs-static/img/about-netbird/high-level-dia.png" width="700"/>
+  <img src="https://docs.netbird.io/docs-static/img/about-netbird/high-level-dia.png" width="700" alt="NetBird high-level architecture diagram"/>
 </p>
 
 See a complete [architecture overview](https://docs.netbird.io/about-netbird/how-netbird-works#architecture) for details.
 
 ### Community projects
--  [NetBird installer script](https://github.com/physk/netbird-installer)
+- [NetBird installer script](https://github.com/physk/netbird-installer)
--  [NetBird ansible collection by Dominion Solutions](https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/dominion_solutions/netbird/)
+- [netbird-tui](https://github.com/n0pashkov/netbird-tui) - terminal UI for managing NetBird peers, routes, and settings
--  [netbird-tui](https://github.com/n0pashkov/netbird-tui) — terminal UI for managing NetBird peers, routes, and settings
+- [caddy-netbird](https://github.com/lixmal/caddy-netbird) - Caddy plugin that embeds a NetBird client for proxying HTTP and TCP/UDP traffic through NetBird networks
 
 **Note**: The `main` branch may be in an *unstable or even broken state* during development.
 For stable versions, see [releases](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases).
 
 ### Support acknowledgement
 
-In November 2022, NetBird joined the [StartUpSecure program](https://www.forschung-it-sicherheit-kommunikationssysteme.de/foerderung/bekanntmachungen/startup-secure) sponsored by The Federal Ministry of Education and Research of The Federal Republic of Germany. Together with [CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security](https://cispa.de/en) NetBird brings the security best practices and simplicity to private networking.
+In November 2022, NetBird joined the [StartUpSecure program](https://www.forschung-it-sicherheit-kommunikationssysteme.de/foerderung/bekanntmachungen/startup-secure) sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany. Together with the [CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security](https://cispa.de/en), NetBird brings security best practices and simplicity to private networking.
 
 ![CISPA_Logo_BLACK_EN_RZ_RGB (1)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/700848/203091324-c6d311a0-22b5-4b05-a288-91cbc6cdcc46.png)
 
-### Testimonials
+### Acknowledgements
-We use open-source technologies like [WireGuard®](https://www.wireguard.com/), [Pion ICE (WebRTC)](https://github.com/pion/ice), [Coturn](https://github.com/coturn/coturn), and [Rosenpass](https://rosenpass.eu). We very much appreciate the work these guys are doing and we'd greatly appreciate if you could support them in any way (e.g., by giving a star or a contribution).
+We build on open-source technologies like [WireGuard®](https://www.wireguard.com/), [Pion ICE](https://github.com/pion/ice), and [Rosenpass](https://rosenpass.eu). We greatly appreciate the work these projects are doing, and we'd love it if you could support them too (e.g., by starring or contributing).
 
 ### Legal
-This repository is licensed under BSD-3-Clause license that applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/ and relay/.
+This repository is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license, which applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/ and relay/.
 Those directories are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0 (AGPLv3). See the respective LICENSE files inside each directory.
 
 _WireGuard_ and the _WireGuard_ logo are [registered trademarks](https://www.wireguard.com/trademark-policy/) of Jason A. Donenfeld.

SECURITY.md

@@ -1,12 +1,70 @@
 # Security Policy
 
-NetBird's goal is to provide a secure network. If you find a vulnerability or bug, please report it by opening an issue [here](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=bug-issue-report.md&title=) or by contacting us by email.
+NetBird's goal is to provide a secure network. The client runs as a privileged service on every machine it is installed on,
-
+so we take reports about it seriously and we publish what we fix.
-There has yet to be an official bug bounty program for the NetBird project.
-
-## Supported Versions
-- We currently support only the latest version
 
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 
-Please report security issues to `security@netbird.io`
+**Please do not open a public issue for a security vulnerability.** Public issues are visible to everyone, including before
+a fix is available.
+
+Report security issues one of these two ways:
+
+- **GitHub private vulnerability reporting** — [open a private report](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/security/advisories/new)
+  on this repository. This is the preferred route: it keeps the discussion, the draft advisory, and the credit in one place.
+- **Email** — `security@netbird.io`.
+
+If the finding affects NetBird Cloud or our hosted infrastructure rather than the open-source code, email us rather than
+filing a repository report.
+
+### What to include
+
+A report is easier to act on when it contains:
+
+- The affected component (client, management, signal, relay, dashboard) and the version or commit you tested
+- The platform and configuration, where relevant — operating system, self-hosted or NetBird Cloud, container or host install
+- What an attacker needs before they can exploit it: network position, an account, local access, a specific privilege level
+- Steps to reproduce, and a proof of concept if you have one
+- The impact you believe it has
+
+Partial reports are still welcome. If you are unsure whether something is a security issue, send it to `security@netbird.io`
+and let us make that call.
+
+## What to expect from us
+
+- **We acknowledge your report** and tell you whether we can reproduce it.
+- **We work with you on severity and scope.** If we assess it differently than you do, we will explain why rather than
+  silently downgrade it.
+- **We fix and release**, then publish a [GitHub Security Advisory](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/security/advisories)
+  naming the affected version range and the patched version.
+- **We credit reporters who want to be credited.** Tell us the name or handle you would like used, or that you would rather
+  stay anonymous.
+- **We keep you in the loop** until the advisory is published.
+
+We ask that you give us a reasonable opportunity to ship a fix before disclosing the issue publicly, and that you avoid
+accessing, modifying, or exfiltrating data belonging to other people while testing. Testing against your own installation
+or your own account is always fine.
+
+## Supported Versions
+
+We support the latest release. Security fixes ship in the next version rather than as backports to older releases, so
+upgrading to the current release is how you get them.
+
+Release notifications are available by watching [releases](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases).
+
+## Published advisories
+
+Every vulnerability we fix is published as a GitHub Security Advisory on the
+[advisories page](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/security/advisories), including the affected version range, the
+patched version, and the reporter's credit. Advisories for the Go module are also distributed through the Go vulnerability
+database, so `govulncheck` will report them against your dependencies.
+
+## Bug bounty
+
+There is no official bug bounty program for the NetBird project. We credit reporters in advisories, and we are grateful for
+the work, but we cannot currently offer payment for reports.
+
+## Non-security bugs
+
+For bugs that are not security issues, please use the
+[issue tracker](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/discussions/new/choose).

agent-network/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# NetBird Agent Network
+
+Agent Network is NetBird's access control layer for AI agents and the people who run them. 
+It gives every agent a real identity, tied to an identity provider (IdP), and governs what it can reach: LLM APIs and 
+AI gateways it can call, and the internal resources it can access. Traffic flows only over the encrypted NetBird tunnel, 
+scoped by policy, with no API keys or other credentials to leak. It also gives you control over cost and token usage.
+
+Because every LLM request passes through an
+identity-aware proxy, you can:
+
+- **Set spending and rate limits** per agent, per user, or per team — with hard caps
+  that stop requests once a budget is reached.
+- **Restrict models and providers** so agents can only call approved (and cost-appropriate)
+  endpoints, keeping expensive models off-limits unless explicitly allowed.
+- **Attribute usage** by tracking token consumption and cost per identity, group, or cost center so every
+  request is tied back to the agent and person responsible.
+- **Reuse your existing AI gateway** — point the proxy at a gateway you already run,
+  keeping its routing and config in place while it adds identity on top, so you skip
+  API key distribution.
+
+https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/44d18286-d8ab-49f8-a457-98ccd66f3268
+
+> **Beta.** Agent Network is in beta, but it's stable and already running in
+> production environments. It's fully open source and can be self-hosted on your own
+> infrastructure, with no vendor lock-in and no data leaving your environment.
+
+## How it works
+
+Say you have a simple use case: your Engineering or IT team needs access to Claude Code or Codex, and you want visibility into usage plus the ability to enforce budgets.
+How can you do that without creating a dedicated API key for every team?
+
+With Agent Network you get a private endpoint inside your network, for example: https://mirror.netbird.ai
+Teams configure their agents to point to that endpoint instead of using individual API keys directly. 
+
+This endpoint is only reachable when users are connected to your NetBird network and authenticated through your IdP. Otherwise, it is not accessible from the public internet.
+You can then use this private endpoint to configure your AI agents, whether that is Claude Code, Codex, or another tool.
+
+## Quickstart
+
+Full step-by-step setup:
+**https://docs.netbird.io/agent-network/quickstart**
+
+## Architecture 
+
+Agent Network is built on two existing NetBird capabilities:
+
+- **Overlay network** — the encrypted WireGuard mesh between peers.
+- **Reverse proxy** — a NetBird peer that terminates LLM requests, establishes the
+  caller's identity, evaluates policies/limits/guardrails, injects the upstream provider
+  key server-side, forwards to the API or gateway, and records usage.
+
+LLM traffic is routed through the proxy's identity-aware pipeline, while internal
+resources (databases, internal APIs, self-hosted models) are reached directly over
+peer-to-peer WireGuard tunnels, governed by the same identities and access policies.
+
+<img width="4720" height="2218" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1afa5da1-4b82-4f8a-a7a8-f417efadf1eb" />
+
+
+## Where the code lives
+
+There is no separate "agent-network" service — it reuses the reverse-proxy and management
+components:
+
+- [`proxy/`](../proxy) — the NetBird reverse proxy that serves the agent network endpoint
+  and runs the per-request middleware pipeline.
+- [`management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/`](../management/internals/modules/reverseproxy)
+  — the management-side control plane: providers, policies, guardrails, limits, routing,
+  and usage/access logs.
+
+## Documentation
+
+Full documentation, architecture, and quickstart:
+**https://docs.netbird.io/agent-network**

client/Dockerfile

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   sudo podman build -t localhost/netbird:latest -f client/Dockerfile --ignorefile .dockerignore-client .
 #   sudo podman run --rm -it --cap-add={BPF,NET_ADMIN,NET_RAW} localhost/netbird:latest
 
-FROM alpine:3.23.3
+FROM alpine:3.24
 # iproute2: busybox doesn't display ip rules properly
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     bash \
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ ENV \
     NETBIRD_BIN="/usr/local/bin/netbird" \
     NB_LOG_FILE="console,/var/log/netbird/client.log" \
     NB_DAEMON_ADDR="unix:///var/run/netbird.sock" \
+    NB_ENABLE_CAPTURE="false" \
     NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
-
+ARG TARGETPLATFORM
-ARG NETBIRD_BINARY=netbird
+ARG NETBIRD_BINARY=$TARGETPLATFORM/netbird
 COPY client/netbird-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh
 COPY "${NETBIRD_BINARY}"  /usr/local/bin/netbird

client/Dockerfile-rootless

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   podman build -t localhost/netbird:latest -f client/Dockerfile --ignorefile .dockerignore-client .
 #   podman run --rm -it --cap-add={BPF,NET_ADMIN,NET_RAW} localhost/netbird:latest
 
-FROM alpine:3.22.0
+FROM alpine:3.24
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
       bash \
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ ENV \
     NB_DAEMON_ADDR="unix:///var/lib/netbird/netbird.sock" \
     NB_LOG_FILE="console,/var/lib/netbird/client.log" \
     NB_DISABLE_DNS="true" \
+    NB_ENABLE_CAPTURE="false" \
     NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="30"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
-
+ARG TARGETPLATFORM
-ARG NETBIRD_BINARY=netbird
+ARG NETBIRD_BINARY=$TARGETPLATFORM/netbird
 COPY client/netbird-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh
 COPY "${NETBIRD_BINARY}"  /usr/local/bin/netbird

client/android/client.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -75,6 +76,24 @@ type Client struct {
 	connectClient *internal.ConnectClient
 	config        *profilemanager.Config
 	cacheDir      string
+
+	stateChangeMu    sync.Mutex
+	stateChangeSubID string
+	eventSub         *peer.EventSubscription
+	// Closed to stop the watch goroutines from delivering buffered items to a
+	// listener that has been removed or replaced. See stopStateChangeWatchLocked.
+	stateChangeDone chan struct{}
+
+	// Latched "the server wants an interactive login": survives the engine
+	// restarts that replace the run loop's context state. See Client.Status.
+	// Guarded by loginRequiredMu together with loginCleared, which counts
+	// clears so a stale observation cannot re-latch over one.
+	loginRequiredMu sync.Mutex
+	loginRequired   bool
+	loginCleared    uint64
+
+	extendMu     sync.Mutex
+	extendCancel context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 func (c *Client) setState(cfg *profilemanager.Config, cacheDir string, cc *internal.ConnectClient) {
@@ -148,11 +167,16 @@ func (c *Client) Run(platformFiles PlatformFiles, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroid
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	// todo do not throw error in case of cancelled context
 	ctx = internal.CtxInitState(ctx)
 	connectClient := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, cfg, c.recorder)
 	c.setState(cfg, cacheDir, connectClient)
+	// This path runs the interactive SSO flow, so reaching here means the peer
+	// is authenticated again — release the latch Status() reports from. Clear
+	// only once the fresh connect client is installed: until then Status()
+	// still reads the previous run's context state, which holds the NeedsLogin
+	// that prompted this login, and would re-latch what was just cleared.
+	c.clearLoginRequired()
 	return connectClient.RunOnAndroid(c.tunAdapter, c.iFaceDiscover, c.networkChangeListener, slices.Clone(dns.items), dnsReadyListener, stateFile, cacheDir)
 }
 
@@ -247,6 +271,9 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool) (strin
 		deps.SyncResponse = resp
 
 		if e := cc.Engine(); e != nil {
+			deps.RefreshStatus = func() {
+				e.RunHealthProbes(context.Background(), true)
+			}
 			if cm := e.GetClientMetrics(); cm != nil {
 				deps.ClientMetrics = cm
 			}
@@ -274,7 +301,7 @@ func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool) (strin
 	uploadCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	key, err := debug.UploadDebugBundle(uploadCtx, types.DefaultBundleURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String(), path)
+	key, err := debug.UploadDebugBundle(uploadCtx, types.DefaultBundleURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String(), path, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("upload debug bundle: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -296,15 +323,37 @@ func (c *Client) SetInfoLogLevel() {
 // PeersList return with the list of the PeerInfos
 func (c *Client) PeersList() *PeerInfoArray {
 
+	// The recorder only caches transfer counters and handshake times; nothing
+	// refreshes them on its own, so without this they read as zero. The desktop
+	// daemon does the same before serving a full peer status.
+	if err := c.recorder.RefreshWireGuardStats(); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("failed to refresh WireGuard stats: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	fullStatus := c.recorder.GetFullStatus()
 
 	peerInfos := make([]PeerInfo, len(fullStatus.Peers))
 	for n, p := range fullStatus.Peers {
 		pi := PeerInfo{
-			p.IP,
+			IP:         p.IP,
-			p.FQDN,
+			IPv6:       p.IPv6,
-			int(p.ConnStatus),
+			FQDN:       p.FQDN,
-			PeerRoutes{routes: maps.Keys(p.GetRoutes())},
+			ConnStatus: int(p.ConnStatus),
+			Routes:     PeerRoutes{routes: maps.Keys(p.GetRoutes())},
+
+			PubKey:                     p.PubKey,
+			Latency:                    formatDuration(p.Latency),
+			LatencyMs:                  p.Latency.Milliseconds(),
+			BytesRx:                    p.BytesRx,
+			BytesTx:                    p.BytesTx,
+			ConnStatusUpdate:           formatTime(p.ConnStatusUpdate),
+			Relayed:                    p.Relayed,
+			RosenpassEnabled:           p.RosenpassEnabled,
+			LastWireguardHandshake:     formatTime(p.LastWireguardHandshake),
+			LocalIceCandidateType:      p.LocalIceCandidateType,
+			RemoteIceCandidateType:     p.RemoteIceCandidateType,
+			LocalIceCandidateEndpoint:  p.LocalIceCandidateEndpoint,
+			RemoteIceCandidateEndpoint: p.RemoteIceCandidateEndpoint,
 		}
 		peerInfos[n] = pi
 	}
@@ -336,43 +385,84 @@ func (c *Client) Networks() *NetworkArray {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	routesMap := routeManager.GetClientRoutesWithNetID()
+	v6Merged := route.V6ExitMergeSet(routesMap)
+	resolvedDomains := c.recorder.GetResolvedDomainsStates()
+
 	networkArray := &NetworkArray{
 		items: make([]Network, 0),
 	}
 
-	resolvedDomains := c.recorder.GetResolvedDomainsStates()
+	for id, routes := range routesMap {
-
-	for id, routes := range routeManager.GetClientRoutesWithNetID() {
 		if len(routes) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-
+		if _, skip := v6Merged[id]; skip {
-		r := routes[0]
-		domains := c.getNetworkDomainsFromRoute(r, resolvedDomains)
-		netStr := r.Network.String()
-
-		if r.IsDynamic() {
-			netStr = r.Domains.SafeString()
-		}
-
-		routePeer, err := c.recorder.GetPeer(routes[0].Peer)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("could not get peer info for %s: %v", routes[0].Peer, err)
 			continue
 		}
-		network := Network{
+
-			Name:       string(id),
+		network := c.buildNetwork(id, routes, routeSelector.IsSelected(id), resolvedDomains, v6Merged)
-			Network:    netStr,
+		if network == nil {
-			Peer:       routePeer.FQDN,
+			continue
-			Status:     routePeer.ConnStatus.String(),
-			IsSelected: routeSelector.IsSelected(id),
-			Domains:    domains,
 		}
-		networkArray.Add(network)
+		networkArray.Add(*network)
 	}
 	return networkArray
 }
 
+func (c *Client) buildNetwork(id route.NetID, routes []*route.Route, selected bool, resolvedDomains map[domain.Domain]peer.ResolvedDomainInfo, v6Merged map[route.NetID]struct{}) *Network {
+	r := routes[0]
+	netStr := r.Network.String()
+	if r.IsDynamic() {
+		netStr = r.Domains.SafeString()
+	}
+
+	routePeer, err := c.findBestRoutePeer(routes)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("could not get peer info for route %s: %v", id, err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	network := &Network{
+		Name:       string(id),
+		Network:    netStr,
+		Peer:       routePeer.FQDN,
+		Status:     routePeer.ConnStatus.String(),
+		IsSelected: selected,
+		Domains:    c.getNetworkDomainsFromRoute(r, resolvedDomains),
+	}
+
+	if route.IsV4DefaultRoute(r.Network) && route.HasV6ExitPair(id, v6Merged) {
+		network.Network = "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0"
+	}
+
+	return network
+}
+
+// findBestRoutePeer returns the peer actively routing traffic for the given
+// HA route group. Falls back to the first connected peer, then the first peer.
+func (c *Client) findBestRoutePeer(routes []*route.Route) (peer.State, error) {
+	netStr := routes[0].Network.String()
+
+	fullStatus := c.recorder.GetFullStatus()
+	for _, p := range fullStatus.Peers {
+		if _, ok := p.GetRoutes()[netStr]; ok {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, r := range routes {
+		p, err := c.recorder.GetPeer(r.Peer)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if p.ConnStatus == peer.StatusConnected {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return c.recorder.GetPeer(routes[0].Peer)
+}
+
 // OnUpdatedHostDNS update the DNS servers addresses for root zones
 func (c *Client) OnUpdatedHostDNS(list *DNSList) error {
 	dnsServer, err := dns.GetServerDns()
@@ -394,10 +484,6 @@ func (c *Client) RemoveConnectionListener() {
 	c.recorder.RemoveConnectionListener()
 }
 
-func (c *Client) toggleRoute(command routeCommand) error {
-	return command.toggleRoute()
-}
-
 func (c *Client) getRouteManager() (routemanager.Manager, error) {
 	client := c.getConnectClient()
 	if client == nil {
@@ -417,22 +503,22 @@ func (c *Client) getRouteManager() (routemanager.Manager, error) {
 	return manager, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Client) SelectRoute(route string) error {
+func (c *Client) SelectRoute(id string) error {
 	manager, err := c.getRouteManager()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return c.toggleRoute(selectRouteCommand{route: route, manager: manager})
+	return manager.SelectRoutes([]route.NetID{route.NetID(id)}, true)
 }
 
-func (c *Client) DeselectRoute(route string) error {
+func (c *Client) DeselectRoute(id string) error {
 	manager, err := c.getRouteManager()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return c.toggleRoute(deselectRouteCommand{route: route, manager: manager})
+	return manager.DeselectRoutes([]route.NetID{route.NetID(id)})
 }
 
 // getNetworkDomainsFromRoute extracts domains from a route and enriches each domain
@@ -467,3 +553,28 @@ func exportEnvList(list *EnvList) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// formatDuration renders a duration for display, trimming the fractional part
+// to two digits so latencies read as "12.34ms" rather than "12.345678ms".
+func formatDuration(d time.Duration) string {
+	ds := d.String()
+	dotIndex := strings.Index(ds, ".")
+	if dotIndex == -1 {
+		return ds
+	}
+
+	endIndex := min(dotIndex+3, len(ds))
+
+	// Skip the remaining digits so only the unit suffix is appended back.
+	unitStart := endIndex
+	for unitStart < len(ds) && ds[unitStart] >= '0' && ds[unitStart] <= '9' {
+		unitStart++
+	}
+	return ds[:endIndex] + ds[unitStart:]
+}
+
+// formatTime renders a timestamp in UTC using a fixed layout. The zero time is
+// passed through as-is so the UI can recognise it and show "never" instead.
+func formatTime(t time.Time) string {
+	return t.UTC().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
+}

client/android/env_list.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var (
 	EnvKeyNBForceRelay = peer.EnvKeyNBForceRelay
 
 	// EnvKeyNBLazyConn Exported for Android java client to configure lazy connection
-	EnvKeyNBLazyConn = lazyconn.EnvEnableLazyConn
+	EnvKeyNBLazyConn = lazyconn.EnvLazyConn
 
 	// EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold Exported for Android java client to configure connection inactivity threshold
 	EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold = lazyconn.EnvInactivityThreshold

client/android/peer_notifier.go

@@ -12,11 +12,30 @@ const (
 )
 
 // PeerInfo describe information about the peers. It designed for the UI usage
+//
+// The fields below ConnStatus back the peer detail screen. Durations and times
+// are pre-formatted into strings so the UI does not have to know Go's layouts;
+// Latency is additionally exposed as LatencyMs for colour coding.
 type PeerInfo struct {
 	IP         string
+	IPv6       string
 	FQDN       string
 	ConnStatus int
 	Routes     PeerRoutes
+
+	PubKey                     string
+	Latency                    string
+	LatencyMs                  int64
+	BytesRx                    int64
+	BytesTx                    int64
+	ConnStatusUpdate           string
+	Relayed                    bool
+	RosenpassEnabled           bool
+	LastWireguardHandshake     string
+	LocalIceCandidateType      string
+	RemoteIceCandidateType     string
+	LocalIceCandidateEndpoint  string
+	RemoteIceCandidateEndpoint string
 }
 
 func (p *PeerInfo) GetPeerRoutes() *PeerRoutes {

client/android/preferences.go

@@ -307,6 +307,24 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetBlockInbound(block bool) {
 	p.configInput.BlockInbound = &block
 }
 
+// GetDisableIPv6 reads disable IPv6 setting from config file
+func (p *Preferences) GetDisableIPv6() (bool, error) {
+	if p.configInput.DisableIPv6 != nil {
+		return *p.configInput.DisableIPv6, nil
+	}
+
+	cfg, err := profilemanager.ReadConfig(p.configInput.ConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return cfg.DisableIPv6, err
+}
+
+// SetDisableIPv6 stores the given value and waits for commit
+func (p *Preferences) SetDisableIPv6(disable bool) {
+	p.configInput.DisableIPv6 = &disable
+}
+
 // Commit writes out the changes to the config file
 func (p *Preferences) Commit() error {
 	_, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(p.configInput)

client/android/profile_manager.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ const (
 
 // Profile represents a profile for gomobile
 type Profile struct {
+	ID       string
 	Name     string
 	IsActive bool
 }
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ func (p *ProfileArray) Get(i int) *Profile {
 ├── state.json                                  ← Default profile state
 ├── active_profile.json                         ← Active profile tracker (JSON with Name + Username)
 └── profiles/                                   ← Subdirectory for non-default profiles
-    ├── work.json                              ← Work profile config
+    ├── work.json                              			← Legacy work profile config
-    ├── work.state.json                        ← Work profile state
+    ├── work.state.json                        			← Legacy work profile state
-    ├── personal.json                          ← Personal profile config
+    ├── 4c5f5c8198c3989cffb5b5394f5a7ae0.json  			← ID profile config
-    └── personal.state.json                    ← Personal profile state
+    ├── 4c5f5c8198c3989cffb5b5394f5a7ae0.state.json ← ID profile state
 */
 
 // ProfileManager manages profiles for Android
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) ListProfiles() (*ProfileArray, error) {
 	var profiles []*Profile
 	for _, p := range internalProfiles {
 		profiles = append(profiles, &Profile{
+			ID:       p.ID.String(),
 			Name:     p.Name,
 			IsActive: p.IsActive,
 		})
@@ -108,55 +109,65 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) ListProfiles() (*ProfileArray, error) {
 }
 
 // GetActiveProfile returns the currently active profile name
-func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveProfile() (string, error) {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveProfile() (*Profile, error) {
 	// Use ServiceManager to stay consistent with ListProfiles
 	// ServiceManager uses active_profile.json
 	activeState, err := pm.serviceMgr.GetActiveProfileState()
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
-	return activeState.Name, nil
+
+	// ActiveProfileState only stores the ID (and username), not the display
+	// name. Resolve the ID to the full profile so callers get the real Name.
+	prof, err := pm.serviceMgr.ResolveProfile(activeState.ID.String(), androidUsername)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve active profile %q: %w", activeState.ID, err)
+	}
+	return &Profile{ID: prof.ID.String(), Name: prof.Name, IsActive: true}, nil
 }
 
 // SwitchProfile switches to a different profile
-func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(profileName string) error {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) SwitchProfile(id string) error {
 	// Use ServiceManager to stay consistent with ListProfiles
 	// ServiceManager uses active_profile.json
 	err := pm.serviceMgr.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     profileName,
+		ID:       profilemanager.ID(id),
 		Username: androidUsername,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to switch profile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("switched to profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("switched to profile: %s", id)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // AddProfile creates a new profile
 func (pm *ProfileManager) AddProfile(profileName string) error {
 	// Use ServiceManager (creates profile in profiles/ directory)
-	if err := pm.serviceMgr.AddProfile(profileName, androidUsername); err != nil {
+	profile, err := pm.serviceMgr.AddProfile(profileName, androidUsername)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add profile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("created new profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("created new profile: %s", profile.ID)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // LogoutProfile logs out from a profile (clears authentication)
-func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(profileName string) error {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(id string) error {
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
+	configPath, err := pm.getProfileConfigPath(id)
-
-	configPath, err := pm.getProfileConfigPath(profileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if !profilemanager.IsValidProfileFilenameStem(profilemanager.ID(id)) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("id '%s' is not valid", id)
+	}
+
 	// Check if profile exists
 	if _, err := os.Stat(configPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("profile '%s' does not exist", profileName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("profile '%s' does not exist", id)
 	}
 
 	// Read current config using internal profilemanager
@@ -174,53 +185,70 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) LogoutProfile(profileName string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("logged out from profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("logged out from profile: %s", id)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// RenameProfile changes a profile's display name. The profile ID, and therefore
+// its on-disk filename, is left untouched: only the "name" field of the config
+// is rewritten. This works for the default profile too, whose config lives in
+// netbird.cfg rather than under profiles/.
+func (pm *ProfileManager) RenameProfile(id string, newName string) error {
+	if err := pm.serviceMgr.RenameProfile(profilemanager.ID(id), androidUsername, newName); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to rename profile: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("renamed profile %s to: %s", id, newName)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // RemoveProfile deletes a profile
-func (pm *ProfileManager) RemoveProfile(profileName string) error {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) RemoveProfile(id string) error {
 	// Use ServiceManager (removes profile from profiles/ directory)
-	if err := pm.serviceMgr.RemoveProfile(profileName, androidUsername); err != nil {
+	if err := pm.serviceMgr.RemoveProfile(profilemanager.ID(id), androidUsername); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove profile: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("removed profile: %s", profileName)
+	log.Infof("removed profile: %s", id)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // getProfileConfigPath returns the config file path for a profile
 // This is needed for Android-specific path handling (netbird.cfg for default profile)
-func (pm *ProfileManager) getProfileConfigPath(profileName string) (string, error) {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) getProfileConfigPath(id string) (string, error) {
-	if profileName == "" || profileName == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
+	if !profilemanager.IsValidProfileFilenameStem(profilemanager.ID(id)) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("id %q is not valid", id)
+	}
+
+	if id == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
 		// Android uses netbird.cfg for default profile instead of default.json
 		// Default profile is stored in root configDir, not in profiles/
 		return filepath.Join(pm.configDir, defaultConfigFilename), nil
 	}
 
-	// Non-default profiles are stored in profiles subdirectory
-	// This matches the Java Preferences.java expectation
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
 	profilesDir := filepath.Join(pm.configDir, profilesSubdir)
-	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, profileName+".json"), nil
+	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, id+".json"), nil
 }
 
-// GetConfigPath returns the config file path for a given profile
+// GetConfigPath returns the config file path for a given profile id
 // Java should call this instead of constructing paths with Preferences.configFile()
-func (pm *ProfileManager) GetConfigPath(profileName string) (string, error) {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) GetConfigPath(id string) (string, error) {
-	return pm.getProfileConfigPath(profileName)
+	return pm.getProfileConfigPath(id)
 }
 
 // GetStateFilePath returns the state file path for a given profile
 // Java should call this instead of constructing paths with Preferences.stateFile()
-func (pm *ProfileManager) GetStateFilePath(profileName string) (string, error) {
+func (pm *ProfileManager) GetStateFilePath(id string) (string, error) {
-	if profileName == "" || profileName == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
+	if id == "" || id == profilemanager.DefaultProfileName {
 		return filepath.Join(pm.configDir, "state.json"), nil
 	}
 
-	profileName = sanitizeProfileName(profileName)
+	if !profilemanager.IsValidProfileFilenameStem(profilemanager.ID(id)) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("id %q is not valid", id)
+	}
+
 	profilesDir := filepath.Join(pm.configDir, profilesSubdir)
-	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, profileName+".state.json"), nil
+	return filepath.Join(profilesDir, id+".state.json"), nil
 }
 
 // GetActiveConfigPath returns the config file path for the currently active profile
@@ -230,7 +258,7 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveConfigPath() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
-	return pm.GetConfigPath(activeProfile)
+	return pm.GetConfigPath(activeProfile.ID)
 }
 
 // GetActiveStateFilePath returns the state file path for the currently active profile
@@ -240,18 +268,5 @@ func (pm *ProfileManager) GetActiveStateFilePath() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get active profile: %w", err)
 	}
-	return pm.GetStateFilePath(activeProfile)
+	return pm.GetStateFilePath(activeProfile.ID)
-}
-
-// sanitizeProfileName removes invalid characters from profile name
-func sanitizeProfileName(name string) string {
-	// Keep only alphanumeric, underscore, and hyphen
-	var result strings.Builder
-	for _, r := range name {
-		if (r >= 'a' && r <= 'z') || (r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z') ||
-			(r >= '0' && r <= '9') || r == '_' || r == '-' {
-			result.WriteRune(r)
-		}
-	}
-	return result.String()
 }

client/android/route_command.go

@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-//go:build android
-
-package android
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
-)
-
-func executeRouteToggle(id string, manager routemanager.Manager,
-	operationName string,
-	routeOperation func(routes []route.NetID, allRoutes []route.NetID) error) error {
-	netID := route.NetID(id)
-	routes := []route.NetID{netID}
-
-	log.Debugf("%s with id: %s", operationName, id)
-
-	if err := routeOperation(routes, maps.Keys(manager.GetClientRoutesWithNetID())); err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("error when %s: %s", operationName, err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("error %s: %w", operationName, err)
-	}
-
-	manager.TriggerSelection(manager.GetClientRoutes())
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-type routeCommand interface {
-	toggleRoute() error
-}
-
-type selectRouteCommand struct {
-	route   string
-	manager routemanager.Manager
-}
-
-func (s selectRouteCommand) toggleRoute() error {
-	routeSelector := s.manager.GetRouteSelector()
-	if routeSelector == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no route selector available")
-	}
-
-	routeOperation := func(routes []route.NetID, allRoutes []route.NetID) error {
-		return routeSelector.SelectRoutes(routes, true, allRoutes)
-	}
-
-	return executeRouteToggle(s.route, s.manager, "selecting route", routeOperation)
-}
-
-type deselectRouteCommand struct {
-	route   string
-	manager routemanager.Manager
-}
-
-func (d deselectRouteCommand) toggleRoute() error {
-	routeSelector := d.manager.GetRouteSelector()
-	if routeSelector == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no route selector available")
-	}
-
-	return executeRouteToggle(d.route, d.manager, "deselecting route", routeSelector.DeselectRoutes)
-}

client/android/session.go

@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+//go:build android
+
+package android
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
+	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+)
+
+// StateChangeListener receives client state notifications.
+//
+// OnStateChanged is a payload-free wake-up whenever the state snapshot
+// changed: connection state, the run-loop status label (e.g. NeedsLogin) or
+// the session deadline. It mirrors the daemon's SubscribeStatus stream
+// trigger — on each signal the consumer pulls the fresh values via
+// Status() / SessionExpiresAtUnix().
+//
+// OnSessionExpiring forwards the engine's session-expiry warnings, fired at
+// sessionwatch.WarningLead before the deadline and again at FinalWarningLead
+// (finalWarning true). The second one is suppressed when the user dismissed
+// the first via DismissSessionWarning. The daemon turns the same events into
+// its tray notification.
+type StateChangeListener interface {
+	OnStateChanged()
+	OnSessionExpiring(expiresAtUnix int64, leadMinutes int64, finalWarning bool)
+}
+
+// Status returns the connect run-loop's status label — the same value the
+// desktop daemon serves in StatusResponse.Status. "NeedsLogin" means the
+// management server rejected the peer and an interactive login is required.
+//
+// The label is latched: the run loop keeps its status in a per-run context
+// state, which a restart replaces with a fresh Idle one, so an engine restart
+// (network change, always-on) would otherwise erase the fact that the peer
+// still needs to log in. Only a successful interactive login or extend clears
+// it — see clearLoginRequired.
+func (c *Client) Status() string {
+	latched, generation := c.loginRequiredState()
+	if latched {
+		return string(internal.StatusNeedsLogin)
+	}
+	cc := c.getConnectClient()
+	if cc == nil {
+		return string(internal.StatusIdle)
+	}
+	status := cc.Status()
+	if status == internal.StatusNeedsLogin {
+		c.latchLoginRequired(generation)
+	}
+	return string(status)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) loginRequiredState() (bool, uint64) {
+	c.loginRequiredMu.Lock()
+	defer c.loginRequiredMu.Unlock()
+	return c.loginRequired, c.loginCleared
+}
+
+// latchLoginRequired records a NeedsLogin observation, unless a clear landed
+// while the caller was reading the run loop's status: cc.Status() is read
+// outside the lock, so a login or extend completing in that window would
+// otherwise be undone by this stale observation, stranding the UI on
+// "login required" over a healthy session.
+func (c *Client) latchLoginRequired(observedGeneration uint64) {
+	c.loginRequiredMu.Lock()
+	defer c.loginRequiredMu.Unlock()
+	if c.loginCleared != observedGeneration {
+		return
+	}
+	c.loginRequired = true
+}
+
+// clearLoginRequired releases the latch after a successful interactive login
+// or session extend, and invalidates any observation already in flight.
+func (c *Client) clearLoginRequired() {
+	c.loginRequiredMu.Lock()
+	defer c.loginRequiredMu.Unlock()
+	c.loginRequired = false
+	c.loginCleared++
+}
+
+// SessionExpiresAtUnix returns the SSO session deadline as unix seconds, or 0
+// when no deadline is known (not SSO-registered, expiry disabled, or the
+// engine has not received one yet). A past value means the session expired.
+// Mirror of StatusResponse.sessionExpiresAt on the desktop daemon.
+func (c *Client) SessionExpiresAtUnix() int64 {
+	deadline := c.recorder.GetSessionExpiresAt()
+	if deadline.IsZero() {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return deadline.Unix()
+}
+
+// SetStateChangeListener registers the state notification listener.
+// Replaces any previously registered listener; remove it with
+// RemoveStateChangeListener.
+func (c *Client) SetStateChangeListener(listener StateChangeListener) {
+	c.stateChangeMu.Lock()
+	defer c.stateChangeMu.Unlock()
+	c.stopStateChangeWatchLocked()
+	if listener == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Both subscriptions are buffered (one pending tick, ten pending events),
+	// so unsubscribing is not enough to stop callbacks: the loops would drain
+	// what is already queued and deliver it to a listener the caller has
+	// already removed or replaced. Gate every callback on this registration's
+	// own signal, which is closed before unsubscribing.
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	c.stateChangeDone = done
+
+	id, ch := c.recorder.SubscribeToStateChanges()
+	c.stateChangeSubID = id
+	// The channel is closed by UnsubscribeFromStateChanges, which ends the
+	// goroutine. Ticks are coalesced (buffer of one), so a burst of changes
+	// wakes the listener once.
+	go func() {
+		for range ch {
+			select {
+			case <-done:
+				return
+			default:
+			}
+			listener.OnStateChanged()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	c.eventSub = c.recorder.SubscribeToEvents()
+	go watchSessionWarnings(c.eventSub, listener, done)
+}
+
+// RemoveStateChangeListener unregisters the state notification listener.
+func (c *Client) RemoveStateChangeListener() {
+	c.stateChangeMu.Lock()
+	defer c.stateChangeMu.Unlock()
+	c.stopStateChangeWatchLocked()
+}
+
+// DismissSessionWarning records the user's "Dismiss" on the first expiry
+// warning and suppresses the final one for the current deadline. A refreshed
+// deadline re-arms both. No-op while the engine is not running.
+func (c *Client) DismissSessionWarning() {
+	cc := c.getConnectClient()
+	if cc == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	engine := cc.Engine()
+	if engine == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	engine.DismissSessionWarning()
+}
+
+// ExtendAuthSession runs the interactive SSO flow to obtain a fresh JWT and
+// asks the management server to extend the session deadline. The tunnel is
+// untouched: no resync, no reconnect. Async; the result arrives on the
+// listener. Mirror of the daemon's RequestExtendAuthSession /
+// WaitExtendAuthSession RPC pair, with URLOpener playing the "UI opens the
+// browser" role.
+//
+// Only one flow may be in flight: the PKCE step binds a fixed loopback port,
+// so a second concurrent flow would fail on that bind. Call
+// CancelExtendAuthSession when the user abandons the browser.
+func (c *Client) ExtendAuthSession(urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool, resultListener ErrListener) {
+	ctx, err := c.beginExtend()
+	if err != nil {
+		resultListener.OnError(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		defer c.endExtend()
+		if err := c.extendAuthSession(ctx, urlOpener, isAndroidTV); err != nil {
+			resultListener.OnError(err)
+			return
+		}
+		resultListener.OnSuccess()
+	}()
+}
+
+// CancelExtendAuthSession aborts an in-flight ExtendAuthSession. The tunnel is
+// left alone — unlike the login flow, which cancels the whole client context
+// by stopping the engine. Without this the abandoned PKCE wait keeps its
+// loopback port for the full flow timeout and blocks every later attempt.
+// No-op when no flow is running.
+func (c *Client) CancelExtendAuthSession() {
+	c.extendMu.Lock()
+	defer c.extendMu.Unlock()
+	if c.extendCancel != nil {
+		c.extendCancel()
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) stopStateChangeWatchLocked() {
+	// Signal first, unsubscribe second: closing the channels only stops new
+	// items, and the loops would still hand whatever is buffered to a listener
+	// that is no longer registered.
+	if c.stateChangeDone != nil {
+		close(c.stateChangeDone)
+		c.stateChangeDone = nil
+	}
+	if c.stateChangeSubID != "" {
+		c.recorder.UnsubscribeFromStateChanges(c.stateChangeSubID)
+		c.stateChangeSubID = ""
+	}
+	if c.eventSub != nil {
+		// Closes the channel, which ends watchSessionWarnings.
+		c.recorder.UnsubscribeFromEvents(c.eventSub)
+		c.eventSub = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// watchSessionWarnings forwards the engine's session-expiry warnings to the
+// listener. The event stream also carries unrelated traffic — network-map
+// updates on every sync, DNS and route errors — so everything but an
+// AUTHENTICATION event carrying the session-warning marker is dropped. Exits
+// when the subscription is closed by UnsubscribeFromEvents, or earlier when
+// done is closed — the stream buffers up to ten events, and a deregistered
+// listener must not receive the ones already queued.
+func watchSessionWarnings(sub *peer.EventSubscription, listener StateChangeListener, done <-chan struct{}) {
+	for ev := range sub.Events() {
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+		if ev.GetCategory() != cProto.SystemEvent_AUTHENTICATION {
+			continue
+		}
+		meta := ev.GetMetadata()
+		if meta[sessionwatch.MetaSessionWarning] != "true" {
+			// Other AUTHENTICATION events exist (e.g. a deadline rejected as
+			// out of range); they carry no warning marker.
+			continue
+		}
+		deadline, err := sessionwatch.ParseExpiresAt(meta[sessionwatch.MetaSessionExpiresAt])
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("session warning event with unparsable deadline: %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
+		lead, err := sessionwatch.ParseLeadMinutes(meta[sessionwatch.MetaSessionLeadMinutes])
+		if err != nil {
+			// Informational only — the deadline above is what drives the UI.
+			lead = 0
+		}
+		listener.OnSessionExpiring(deadline.Unix(), int64(lead),
+			meta[sessionwatch.MetaSessionFinal] == "true")
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) beginExtend() (context.Context, error) {
+	c.extendMu.Lock()
+	defer c.extendMu.Unlock()
+	if c.extendCancel != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("session extend already in progress")
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	c.extendCancel = cancel
+	return ctx, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) endExtend() {
+	c.extendMu.Lock()
+	defer c.extendMu.Unlock()
+	if c.extendCancel != nil {
+		c.extendCancel()
+		c.extendCancel = nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) extendAuthSession(ctx context.Context, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) error {
+	cfg, _, cc := c.stateSnapshot()
+	if cfg == nil || cc == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine is not running")
+	}
+	engine := cc.Engine()
+	if engine == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("engine is not initialized")
+	}
+
+	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, cfg.PrivateKey, cfg.ManagementURL, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
+
+	a := &Auth{ctx: ctx, config: cfg}
+	tokenInfo, err := a.foregroundGetTokenInfo(authClient, urlOpener, isAndroidTV)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("interactive sso login failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := engine.ExtendAuthSession(ctx, tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.clearLoginRequired()
+
+	go urlOpener.OnLoginSuccess()
+	return nil
+}

client/anonymize/anonymize.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 	"slices"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -26,8 +27,9 @@ type Anonymizer struct {
 }
 
 func DefaultAddresses() (netip.Addr, netip.Addr) {
-	// 198.51.100.0, 100::
+	// 198.51.100.0 (RFC 5737 TEST-NET-2), 2001:db8:ffff:: (RFC 3849 documentation, last /48)
-	return netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{198, 51, 100, 0}), netip.AddrFrom16([16]byte{0x01})
+	// The old start 100:: (discard, RFC 6666) is now used for fake IPs on Android.
+	return netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{198, 51, 100, 0}), netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8:ffff::")
 }
 
 func NewAnonymizer(startIPv4, startIPv6 netip.Addr) *Anonymizer {
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeIP(ip netip.Addr) netip.Addr {
 		ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() ||
 		ip.IsLinkLocalMulticast() ||
 		ip.IsInterfaceLocalMulticast() ||
-		ip.IsPrivate() ||
+		(ip.Is4() && ip.IsPrivate()) ||
 		ip.IsUnspecified() ||
 		ip.IsMulticast() ||
 		isWellKnown(ip) ||
@@ -96,6 +98,11 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) isInAnonymizedRange(ip netip.Addr) bool {
 }
 
 func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeIPString(ip string) string {
+	// Handle CIDR notation (e.g. "2001:db8::/32")
+	if prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(ip); err == nil {
+		return a.AnonymizeIP(prefix.Addr()).String() + "/" + strconv.Itoa(prefix.Bits())
+	}
+
 	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(ip)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ip
@@ -150,7 +157,7 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeURI(uri string) string {
 	if u.Opaque != "" {
 		host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(u.Opaque)
 		if err == nil {
-			anonymizedHost = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
+			anonymizedHost = net.JoinHostPort(a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
 		} else {
 			anonymizedHost = a.AnonymizeDomain(u.Opaque)
 		}
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeURI(uri string) string {
 	} else if u.Host != "" {
 		host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(u.Host)
 		if err == nil {
-			anonymizedHost = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
+			anonymizedHost = net.JoinHostPort(a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
 		} else {
 			anonymizedHost = a.AnonymizeDomain(u.Host)
 		}

client/anonymize/anonymize_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestAnonymizeIP(t *testing.T) {
 	startIPv4 := netip.MustParseAddr("198.51.100.0")
-	startIPv6 := netip.MustParseAddr("100::")
+	startIPv6 := netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8:ffff::")
 	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(startIPv4, startIPv6)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ func TestAnonymizeIP(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Second Public IPv4", "4.3.2.1", "198.51.100.1"},
 		{"Repeated IPv4", "1.2.3.4", "198.51.100.0"},
 		{"Private IPv4", "192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.1"},
-		{"First Public IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "100::"},
+		{"First Public IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "2001:db8:ffff::"},
-		{"Second Public IPv6", "a::b", "100::1"},
+		{"Second Public IPv6", "a::b", "2001:db8:ffff::1"},
-		{"Repeated IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "100::"},
+		{"Repeated IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "2001:db8:ffff::"},
 		{"Private IPv6", "fe80::1", "fe80::1"},
 		{"In Range IPv4", "198.51.100.2", "198.51.100.2"},
 	}
@@ -274,17 +274,27 @@ func TestAnonymizeString_IPAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:   "IPv6 Address",
 			input:  "Access attempted from 2001:db8::ff00:42",
-			expect: "Access attempted from 100::",
+			expect: "Access attempted from 2001:db8:ffff::",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "IPv6 Address with Port",
 			input:  "Access attempted from [2001:db8::ff00:42]:8080",
-			expect: "Access attempted from [100::]:8080",
+			expect: "Access attempted from [2001:db8:ffff::]:8080",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "Both IPv4 and IPv6",
 			input:  "IPv4: 142.108.0.1 and IPv6: 2001:db8::ff00:43",
-			expect: "IPv4: 198.51.100.1 and IPv6: 100::1",
+			expect: "IPv4: 198.51.100.1 and IPv6: 2001:db8:ffff::1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "STUN URI with IPv6",
+			input:  "Connecting to stun:[2001:db8::ff00:42]:3478",
+			expect: "Connecting to stun:[2001:db8:ffff::]:3478",
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "HTTPS URI with IPv6",
+			input:  "Visit https://[2001:db8::ff00:42]:443/path",
+			expect: "Visit https://[2001:db8:ffff::]:443/path",
 		},
 	}
 

client/cmd/capture.go

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
+
+	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/capture"
+)
+
+var captureCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "capture",
+	Short: "Capture packets on the WireGuard interface",
+	Long: `Captures decrypted packets flowing through the WireGuard interface.
+
+Default output is human-readable text. Use --pcap or --output for pcap binary.
+Requires --enable-capture to be set at service install or reconfigure time.
+
+Examples:
+  netbird debug capture
+  netbird debug capture host 100.64.0.1 and port 443
+  netbird debug capture tcp
+  netbird debug capture icmp
+  netbird debug capture src host 10.0.0.1 and dst port 80
+  netbird debug capture -o capture.pcap
+  netbird debug capture --pcap | tshark -r -
+  netbird debug capture --pcap | tcpdump -r - -n`,
+	Args: cobra.ArbitraryArgs,
+	RunE: runCapture,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	debugCmd.AddCommand(captureCmd)
+
+	captureCmd.Flags().Bool("pcap", false, "Force pcap binary output (default when --output is set)")
+	captureCmd.Flags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "Show seq/ack, TTL, window, total length")
+	captureCmd.Flags().Bool("ascii", false, "Print payload as ASCII after each packet (useful for HTTP)")
+	captureCmd.Flags().Uint32("snap-len", 0, "Max bytes per packet (0 = full)")
+	captureCmd.Flags().DurationP("duration", "d", 0, "Capture duration (0 = until interrupted)")
+	captureCmd.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "", "Write pcap to file instead of stdout")
+}
+
+func runCapture(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
+			cmd.PrintErrf(errCloseConnection, err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+
+	req, err := buildCaptureRequest(cmd, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(cmd.Context(), syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	stream, err := client.StartCapture(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return handleCaptureError(err)
+	}
+
+	// First Recv is the empty acceptance message from the server. If the
+	// device is unavailable (kernel WG, not connected, capture disabled),
+	// the server returns an error instead.
+	if _, err := stream.Recv(); err != nil {
+		return handleCaptureError(err)
+	}
+
+	out, cleanup, err := captureOutput(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if req.TextOutput {
+		cmd.PrintErrf("Capturing packets... Press Ctrl+C to stop.\n")
+	} else {
+		cmd.PrintErrf("Capturing packets (pcap)... Press Ctrl+C to stop.\n")
+	}
+
+	streamErr := streamCapture(ctx, cmd, stream, out)
+	cleanupErr := cleanup()
+	if streamErr != nil {
+		return streamErr
+	}
+	return cleanupErr
+}
+
+func buildCaptureRequest(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*proto.StartCaptureRequest, error) {
+	req := &proto.StartCaptureRequest{}
+
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		expr := strings.Join(args, " ")
+		if _, err := capture.ParseFilter(expr); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid filter: %w", err)
+		}
+		req.FilterExpr = expr
+	}
+
+	if snap, _ := cmd.Flags().GetUint32("snap-len"); snap > 0 {
+		req.SnapLen = snap
+	}
+	if d, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("duration"); d != 0 {
+		if d < 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("duration must not be negative")
+		}
+		req.Duration = durationpb.New(d)
+	}
+	req.Verbose, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool("verbose")
+	req.Ascii, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool("ascii")
+
+	outPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
+	forcePcap, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("pcap")
+	req.TextOutput = !forcePcap && outPath == ""
+
+	return req, nil
+}
+
+func streamCapture(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, stream proto.DaemonService_StartCaptureClient, out io.Writer) error {
+	for {
+		pkt, err := stream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			if ctx.Err() != nil {
+				cmd.PrintErrf("\nCapture stopped.\n")
+				return nil //nolint:nilerr // user interrupted
+			}
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				cmd.PrintErrf("\nCapture finished.\n")
+				return nil
+			}
+			return handleCaptureError(err)
+		}
+		if _, err := out.Write(pkt.GetData()); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("write output: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// captureOutput returns the writer for capture data and a cleanup function
+// that finalizes the file. Errors from the cleanup must be propagated.
+func captureOutput(cmd *cobra.Command) (io.Writer, func() error, error) {
+	outPath, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
+	if outPath == "" {
+		return os.Stdout, func() error { return nil }, nil
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp(filepath.Dir(outPath), filepath.Base(outPath)+".*.tmp")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("create output file: %w", err)
+	}
+	tmpPath := f.Name()
+	return f, func() error {
+		var merr *multierror.Error
+		if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("close output file: %w", err))
+		}
+		fi, statErr := os.Stat(tmpPath)
+		if statErr != nil || fi.Size() == 0 {
+			if rmErr := os.Remove(tmpPath); rmErr != nil && !os.IsNotExist(rmErr) {
+				merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove empty output file: %w", rmErr))
+			}
+			return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+		}
+		if err := os.Rename(tmpPath, outPath); err != nil {
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("rename output file: %w", err))
+			return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+		}
+		cmd.PrintErrf("Wrote %s\n", outPath)
+		return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func handleCaptureError(err error) error {
+	if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s", s.Message())
+	}
+	return err
+}

client/cmd/daemon_error.go

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc/errdetails"
+	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ipcauth"
+)
+
+// daemonCallError prepares a daemon error for display. A refusal the daemon
+// raised because the operation needs root/administrator is already guidance
+// written for the user, so it is surfaced on its own instead of buried under the
+// gRPC envelope and the name of the RPC that hit it. Anything else is wrapped
+// with context as usual.
+func daemonCallError(context string, err error) error {
+	if guidance, ok := privilegeGuidance(err); ok {
+		return errors.New(guidance)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", context, err)
+}
+
+// privilegeGuidance renders the daemon's privilege refusal as a summary and the
+// command that performs the operation with the privileges it needs. It reports
+// false for any other error.
+func privilegeGuidance(err error) (string, bool) {
+	info, ok := privilegeErrorInfo(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	summary := info.GetMetadata()[ipcauth.ErrorMetaSummary]
+	command := info.GetMetadata()[ipcauth.ErrorMetaCommand]
+	if summary == "" {
+		// Detail without a summary: fall back to the status message, which
+		// carries the same text.
+		summary = strings.TrimSpace(gstatus.Convert(err).Message())
+	}
+	if command == "" {
+		return summary, true
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n    %s\n", summary, command), true
+}
+
+// privilegeErrorInfo returns the daemon's privilege-refusal detail, if the error
+// carries one.
+func privilegeErrorInfo(err error) (*errdetails.ErrorInfo, bool) {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	for _, detail := range gstatus.Convert(err).Details() {
+		info, ok := detail.(*errdetails.ErrorInfo)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if info.GetReason() == ipcauth.ErrorReasonPrivilegeRequired && info.GetDomain() == ipcauth.ErrorDomain {
+			return info, true
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}

client/cmd/debug.go

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os/user"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/debug"
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/upload-server/types"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version"
 )
 
 const errCloseConnection = "Failed to close connection: %v"
@@ -25,8 +29,9 @@ const errCloseConnection = "Failed to close connection: %v"
 var (
 	logFileCount        uint32
 	systemInfoFlag      bool
-	uploadBundleFlag    bool
+	uploadBundleFlag         bool
-	uploadBundleURLFlag string
+	uploadBundleURLFlag      string
+	uploadBundleInsecureFlag bool
 )
 
 var debugCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -83,6 +88,73 @@ var persistenceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	RunE:    setSyncResponsePersistence,
 }
 
+var debugConfigCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "config",
+	Example: "  netbird debug config",
+	Short:   "Dump the effective configuration",
+	Long:    "Prints the daemon's resolved configuration (after applying defaults, file, env, CLI input, and MDM policy overrides) as JSON. Includes the list of MDM-managed fields.",
+	RunE:    debugConfigDump,
+}
+
+// debugConfigDump implements `netbird debug config`. It resolves the
+// active profile, queries the daemon for the effective configuration
+// via GetConfig, and prints the resulting GetConfigResponse as JSON
+// (via protojson with EmitUnpopulated=true so the output is stable
+// across runs and includes zero-valued fields).
+//
+// Useful for verifying MDM enforcement end-to-end: the response's
+// mDMManagedFields array is the single source of truth for "which
+// fields is the daemon currently enforcing from the MDM source", and
+// every config field side-by-side with that list confirms the merge
+// result. Secrets in the response (e.g. PreSharedKey) are already
+// redacted by the daemon-side handler.
+func debugConfigDump(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
+	activeProf, err := pm.GetActiveProfile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get active profile: %v", err)
+	}
+	currUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get current user: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf(errCloseConnection, err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	resp, err := client.GetConfig(cmd.Context(), &proto.GetConfigRequest{
+		ProfileName: string(activeProf.ID),
+		Username:    currUser.Username,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get config: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+	}
+
+	// Use protojson so well-known fields render correctly; emit defaults so
+	// the operator sees every field even when zero/empty.
+	m := protojson.MarshalOptions{Multiline: true, Indent: "  ", EmitUnpopulated: true}
+	out, err := m.Marshal(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marshal config: %w", err)
+	}
+	cmd.Println(string(out))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// debugBundle requests the daemon to create a debug bundle and prints
+// the resulting local file path and, if uploaded, the uploaded file
+// key. It uses the package flags (anonymize, system info, log file
+// count, CLI version, optional upload URL) to configure the bundle
+// request. Returns an error if the RPC fails or if the daemon reports
+// an upload failure reason.
 func debugBundle(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -99,13 +171,15 @@ func debugBundle(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		Anonymize:    anonymizeFlag,
 		SystemInfo:   systemInfoFlag,
 		LogFileCount: logFileCount,
+		CliVersion:   version.NetbirdVersion(),
 	}
 	if uploadBundleFlag {
 		request.UploadURL = uploadBundleURLFlag
+		request.UploadInsecure = uploadBundleInsecureFlag
 	}
 	resp, err := client.DebugBundle(cmd.Context(), request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to bundle debug: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		return daemonCallError("bundle debug", err)
 	}
 	cmd.Printf("Local file:\n%s\n", resp.GetPath())
 
@@ -239,11 +313,50 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}()
 	}
 
+	captureStarted := false
+	if wantCapture, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("capture"); wantCapture {
+		captureTimeout := duration + 30*time.Second
+		const maxBundleCapture = 10 * time.Minute
+		if captureTimeout > maxBundleCapture {
+			captureTimeout = maxBundleCapture
+		}
+		_, err := client.StartBundleCapture(cmd.Context(), &proto.StartBundleCaptureRequest{
+			Timeout: durationpb.New(captureTimeout),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to start packet capture: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		} else {
+			captureStarted = true
+			cmd.Println("Packet capture started.")
+			// Safety: always stop on exit, even if the normal stop below runs too.
+			defer func() {
+				if captureStarted {
+					stopCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+					defer cancel()
+					if _, err := client.StopBundleCapture(stopCtx, &proto.StopBundleCaptureRequest{}); err != nil {
+						cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to stop packet capture: %v\n", err)
+					}
+				}
+			}()
+		}
+	}
+
 	if waitErr := waitForDurationOrCancel(cmd.Context(), duration, cmd); waitErr != nil {
 		return waitErr
 	}
 	cmd.Println("\nDuration completed")
 
+	if captureStarted {
+		stopCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if _, err := client.StopBundleCapture(stopCtx, &proto.StopBundleCaptureRequest{}); err != nil {
+			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to stop packet capture: %v\n", err)
+		} else {
+			captureStarted = false
+			cmd.Println("Packet capture stopped.")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if cpuProfilingStarted {
 		if _, err := client.StopCPUProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.StopCPUProfileRequest{}); err != nil {
 			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to stop CPU profiling: %v\n", err)
@@ -258,13 +371,15 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Anonymize:    anonymizeFlag,
 		SystemInfo:   systemInfoFlag,
 		LogFileCount: logFileCount,
+		CliVersion:   version.NetbirdVersion(),
 	}
 	if uploadBundleFlag {
 		request.UploadURL = uploadBundleURLFlag
+		request.UploadInsecure = uploadBundleInsecureFlag
 	}
 	resp, err := client.DebugBundle(cmd.Context(), request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to bundle debug: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		return daemonCallError("bundle debug", err)
 	}
 
 	if needsRestoreUp {
@@ -392,6 +507,7 @@ func generateDebugBundle(config *profilemanager.Config, recorder *peer.Status, c
 			SyncResponse:   syncResponse,
 			LogPath:        logFilePath,
 			CPUProfile:     nil,
+			DaemonVersion:  version.NetbirdVersion(), // acting as daemon
 		},
 		debug.BundleConfig{
 			IncludeSystemInfo: true,
@@ -411,9 +527,12 @@ func init() {
 	debugBundleCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&systemInfoFlag, "system-info", "S", true, "Adds system information to the debug bundle")
 	debugBundleCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&uploadBundleFlag, "upload-bundle", "U", false, "Uploads the debug bundle to a server")
 	debugBundleCmd.Flags().StringVar(&uploadBundleURLFlag, "upload-bundle-url", types.DefaultBundleURL, "Service URL to get an URL to upload the debug bundle")
+	debugBundleCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&uploadBundleInsecureFlag, "upload-bundle-insecure", false, "Allow uploading to an http or untrusted-TLS upload server (self-hosted); requires root")
 
 	forCmd.Flags().Uint32VarP(&logFileCount, "log-file-count", "C", 1, "Number of rotated log files to include in debug bundle")
 	forCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&systemInfoFlag, "system-info", "S", true, "Adds system information to the debug bundle")
 	forCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&uploadBundleFlag, "upload-bundle", "U", false, "Uploads the debug bundle to a server")
 	forCmd.Flags().StringVar(&uploadBundleURLFlag, "upload-bundle-url", types.DefaultBundleURL, "Service URL to get an URL to upload the debug bundle")
+	forCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&uploadBundleInsecureFlag, "upload-bundle-insecure", false, "Allow uploading to an http or untrusted-TLS upload server (self-hosted); requires root")
+	forCmd.Flags().Bool("capture", false, "Capture packets during the debug duration and include in bundle")
 }

client/cmd/kubernetes.go

@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+)
+
+const (
+	KubernetesDNSSuffix = "netbird-kubeapi-proxy"
+)
+
+var kubernetesCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "kubernetes",
+	Short: "Kubernetes cluster commands.",
+	Long:  "Kubernetes cluster commands.",
+}
+
+var kubernetesListCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "list",
+	RunE:  kubernetesList,
+	Short: "List Kubernetes clusters.",
+	Long:  "List Kubernetes clusters by discovering NetBird peers running netbird-kubeapi-proxy.",
+}
+
+var kubernetesWriteKubeconfigCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "write-kubeconfig",
+	RunE:  kubernetesWriteKubeconfig,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Short: "Write kubeconfig for a Kubernetes cluster.",
+	Long:  "Updates kubeconfig in place to allow token-less access to the Kubernetes cluster through NetBird.",
+}
+
+func init() {
+	kubernetesWriteKubeconfigCmd.Flags().String("kubeconfig", "", "path to kubeconfig file")
+}
+
+func kubernetesList(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	statusResp, err := client.Status(cmd.Context(), &proto.StatusRequest{GetFullPeerStatus: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	kcs, err := getKubernetesClusters(cmd.Context(), statusResp.FullStatus.Peers, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(kcs) == 0 {
+		cmd.Println("No Kubernetes clusters available.")
+		return nil
+	}
+	cmd.Println("Available Kubernetes clusters:")
+	for _, k := range kcs {
+		cmd.Printf("\n  - Name: %s\n    FQDN: %s\n    Version: %s\n", k.name, k.url.Host, k.version)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func kubernetesWriteKubeconfig(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	kubeconfigPath, err := resolveKubeconfigPath(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	conn, err := getClient(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	statusResp, err := client.Status(cmd.Context(), &proto.StatusRequest{GetFullPeerStatus: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	clusterName := args[0]
+	kcs, err := getKubernetesClusters(cmd.Context(), statusResp.FullStatus.Peers, clusterName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(kcs) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("kubernetes cluster named %s not found", clusterName)
+	}
+	if len(kcs) > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("too many Kubernetes clusters returned")
+	}
+	err = writeKubeconfig(kubeconfigPath, kcs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type kubernetesCluster struct {
+	name    string
+	url     *url.URL
+	version string
+}
+
+func getKubernetesClusters(ctx context.Context, peers []*proto.PeerState, nameFilter string) ([]kubernetesCluster, error) {
+	transport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
+	transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+	}
+	httpClient := &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+	}
+	resolver := net.Resolver{
+		// Required so both DNS records are returned.
+		// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/17093
+		PreferGo: true,
+	}
+
+	kcs := []kubernetesCluster{}
+	attempted := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, peer := range peers {
+		fqdns, err := resolver.LookupAddr(ctx, peer.IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for _, fqdn := range fqdns {
+			if _, ok := attempted[fqdn]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			attempted[fqdn] = struct{}{}
+			comps := strings.Split(fqdn, ".")
+			if len(comps) < 2 {
+				continue
+			}
+			if comps[1] != KubernetesDNSSuffix {
+				continue
+			}
+			if nameFilter != "" && nameFilter != comps[0] {
+				continue
+			}
+			clusterURL, clusterVersion, err := fingerprintClusters(ctx, httpClient, fqdn)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Debugf("could not fingerprint Kubernetes cluster %s %q", fqdn, err)
+				continue
+			}
+			kc := kubernetesCluster{
+				name:    comps[0],
+				url:     clusterURL,
+				version: clusterVersion,
+			}
+			if nameFilter != "" {
+				return []kubernetesCluster{kc}, nil
+			}
+			kcs = append(kcs, kc)
+		}
+	}
+	return kcs, nil
+}
+
+func fingerprintClusters(ctx context.Context, httpClient *http.Client, fqdn string) (*url.URL, string, error) {
+	clusterURL, err := url.Parse("https://" + fqdn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	versionURL, err := clusterURL.Parse("/version")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, versionURL.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("expected %d response but got %s", http.StatusOK, resp.Status)
+	}
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	versionData := map[string]string{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &versionData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	version, ok := versionData["gitVersion"]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, "", errors.New("no version found in response")
+	}
+	return clusterURL, version, nil
+}
+
+func resolveKubeconfigPath(cmd *cobra.Command) (string, error) {
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("kubeconfig") {
+		path, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("kubeconfig")
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return path, nil
+	}
+	if env := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"); env != "" {
+		return env, nil
+	}
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine home directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(home, ".kube", "config"), nil
+}
+
+func writeKubeconfig(kubeconfigPath string, kc kubernetesCluster) error {
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(kubeconfigPath)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return err
+	}
+	var cfg map[string]any
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(b, &cfg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cfg == nil {
+		cfg = map[string]any{
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind":       "Config",
+		}
+	}
+
+	cfg["clusters"] = appendWithName(cfg["clusters"], map[string]any{
+		"name": kc.name,
+		"cluster": map[string]any{
+			"server":                   kc.url.String(),
+			"insecure-skip-tls-verify": true,
+		},
+	})
+	cfg["users"] = appendWithName(cfg["users"], map[string]any{
+		"name": "netbird",
+		"user": map[string]any{
+			"token": "none",
+		},
+	})
+	cfg["contexts"] = appendWithName(cfg["contexts"], map[string]any{
+		"name": kc.name,
+		"context": map[string]any{
+			"cluster":   kc.name,
+			"user":      "netbird",
+			"namespace": "default",
+		},
+	})
+	cfg["current-context"] = kc.name
+
+	out, err := yaml.Marshal(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(kubeconfigPath, out, 0o600); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func appendWithName(data any, add map[string]any) any {
+	if data == nil {
+		return []any{add}
+	}
+	v, ok := data.([]any)
+	if !ok {
+		return []any{add}
+	}
+	i := slices.IndexFunc(v, func(item any) bool {
+		m, ok := item.(map[string]any)
+		if !ok {
+			return false
+		}
+		return m["name"] == add["name"]
+	})
+	if i == -1 {
+		return append(v, add)
+	}
+	v[i] = add
+	return v
+}

client/cmd/kubernetes_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestFingerprintClusters(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	srv := httptest.NewTLSServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		//nolint: errcheck
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"gitVersion": "foobar"}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	clusterURL, clusterVersion, err := fingerprintClusters(t.Context(), srv.Client(), srv.Listener.Addr().String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, srv.URL, clusterURL.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "foobar", clusterVersion)
+}
+
+func TestResolveKubeconfigPath(t *testing.T) {
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not determine home directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	defaultPath := filepath.Join(home, ".kube", "config")
+	path, err := resolveKubeconfigPath(&cobra.Command{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, defaultPath, path)
+
+	flagPath := "flag-path"
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
+	cmd.Flags().String("kubeconfig", "", "")
+	err = cmd.Flags().Set("kubeconfig", flagPath)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	path, err = resolveKubeconfigPath(cmd)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, flagPath, path)
+
+	envPath := "env-path"
+	t.Setenv("KUBECONFIG", envPath)
+	path, err = resolveKubeconfigPath(&cobra.Command{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, envPath, path)
+}
+
+func TestWriteKubeconfig(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		existing string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "empty file",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "existing content",
+			existing: `apiVersion: v1
+clusters:
+- cluster:
+    insecure-skip-tls-verify: true
+    server: https://foobar.com
+  name: foo
+current-context: test
+kind: Config
+users: []
+`,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			kubeconfigPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "config")
+			err := os.WriteFile(kubeconfigPath, []byte(tt.existing), 0o644)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			kc := kubernetesCluster{
+				name: "foo",
+				url:  &url.URL{Scheme: "https", Host: "example.com"},
+			}
+			err = writeKubeconfig(kubeconfigPath, kc)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			b, err := os.ReadFile(kubeconfigPath)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			expected := `apiVersion: v1
+clusters:
+- cluster:
+    insecure-skip-tls-verify: true
+    server: https://example.com
+  name: foo
+contexts:
+- context:
+    cluster: foo
+    namespace: default
+    user: netbird
+  name: foo
+current-context: foo
+kind: Config
+users:
+- name: netbird
+  user:
+    token: none
+`
+			require.Equal(t, expected, string(b))
+		})
+	}
+
+}

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -10,21 +10,33 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"golang.org/x/term"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+// extendSessionFlag drives the `netbird login --extend` flow: refresh the
+// SSO session expiry on the management server without tearing down the
+// tunnel. Mutually exclusive with setup-key login (a setup-key cannot
+// refresh an SSO-tracked peer — see auth.errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer).
+var extendSessionFlag bool
+
 func init() {
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noBrowser, noBrowserFlag, false, noBrowserDesc)
+	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&showQR, showQRFlag, false, showQRDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&profileName, profileNameFlag, "", profileNameDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "(DEPRECATED) Netbird config file location")
+	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&extendSessionFlag, "extend", false,
+		"refresh the SSO session expiry without tearing down the tunnel (requires an active connection)")
 }
 
 var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -59,6 +71,16 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if extendSessionFlag {
+			if providedSetupKey != "" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers")
+			}
+			if err := doExtendSession(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("extend session failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		// workaround to run without service
 		if util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles) == "" {
 			if err := doForegroundLogin(ctx, cmd, providedSetupKey, activeProf); err != nil {
@@ -94,17 +116,19 @@ func doDaemonLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, providedSetupKey str
 		dnsLabelsReq = dnsLabelsValidated.ToSafeStringList()
 	}
 
+	handle := activeProf.ID.String()
+
 	loginRequest := proto.LoginRequest{
 		SetupKey:            providedSetupKey,
 		ManagementUrl:       managementURL,
 		IsUnixDesktopClient: isUnixRunningDesktop(),
 		Hostname:            hostName,
 		DnsLabels:           dnsLabelsReq,
-		ProfileName:         &activeProf.Name,
+		ProfileName:         &handle,
 		Username:            &username,
 	}
 
-	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.Name)
+	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get profile state for login hint: %v", err)
 	} else if profileState.Email != "" {
@@ -148,6 +172,65 @@ func doDaemonLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, providedSetupKey str
 	return nil
 }
 
+// doExtendSession drives the daemon's RequestExtendAuthSession /
+// WaitExtendAuthSession pair. The user is sent through a regular SSO flow
+// (browser + verification URL) and the resulting JWT is forwarded to the
+// management server's ExtendAuthSession RPC. The tunnel stays up
+// throughout — no Down/Up, no network-map resync.
+func doExtendSession(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
+	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		//nolint
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
+			"If the daemon is not running please run: "+
+			"\nnetbird service install \nnetbird service start\n", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+
+	req := &proto.RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest{}
+	// Pre-fill the IdP login hint from the active profile so the user
+	// doesn't have to retype their email. Best-effort: we still proceed
+	// without a hint if the lookup fails.
+	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
+	if active, perr := pm.GetActiveProfile(); perr == nil {
+		if profState, sperr := pm.GetProfileState(active.ID); sperr == nil && profState.Email != "" {
+			req.Hint = &profState.Email
+		}
+	}
+
+	startResp, err := client.RequestExtendAuthSession(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("start extend session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	uri := startResp.GetVerificationURIComplete()
+	if uri == "" {
+		uri = startResp.GetVerificationURI()
+	}
+	openURL(cmd, uri, startResp.GetUserCode(), noBrowser, showQR)
+
+	waitResp, err := client.WaitExtendAuthSession(ctx, &proto.WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest{
+		DeviceCode: startResp.GetDeviceCode(),
+		UserCode:   startResp.GetUserCode(),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("wait for extend session: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if ts := waitResp.GetSessionExpiresAt(); ts.IsValid() && !ts.AsTime().IsZero() {
+		deadline := ts.AsTime().Local()
+		cmd.Printf("Session extended. New expiry: %s\n", deadline.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST"))
+	} else {
+		// Management reported the peer is not eligible (e.g. login
+		// expiration disabled on the account). Surface that fact
+		// instead of pretending the call succeeded.
+		cmd.Println("Session extension call completed, but the management server did not return a new deadline (peer may not be SSO-tracked or login expiration is disabled).")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getActiveProfile(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, profileName string, username string) (*profilemanager.Profile, error) {
 	// switch profile if provided
 
@@ -168,14 +251,13 @@ func getActiveProfile(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, pr
 	return activeProf, nil
 }
 
-func switchProfileOnDaemon(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, profileName string, username string) error {
+func switchProfileOnDaemon(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, handle string, username string) error {
-	err := switchProfile(context.Background(), profileName, username)
+	resolvedID, err := switchProfile(ctx, handle, username)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("switch profile on daemon: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = pm.SwitchProfile(profileName)
+	if err := pm.SwitchProfile(resolvedID); err != nil {
-	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("switch profile: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -203,11 +285,15 @@ func switchProfileOnDaemon(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManage
 	return nil
 }
 
-func switchProfile(ctx context.Context, profileName string, username string) error {
+// switchProfile asks the daemon to switch to the profile identified by
+// handle (a name, ID, or unique ID prefix). Returns the resolved profile
+// ID so the caller can update the local active-profile state without
+// re-resolving the handle.
+func switchProfile(ctx context.Context, handle string, username string) (profilemanager.ID, error) {
 	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		//nolint
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
 			"If the daemon is not running please run: "+
 			"\nnetbird service install \nnetbird service start\n", err)
 	}
@@ -215,15 +301,15 @@ func switchProfile(ctx context.Context, profileName string, username string) err
 
 	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 
-	_, err = client.SwitchProfile(ctx, &proto.SwitchProfileRequest{
+	resp, err := client.SwitchProfile(ctx, &proto.SwitchProfileRequest{
-		ProfileName: &profileName,
+		ProfileName: &handle,
 		Username:    &username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("switch profile failed: %v", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("switch profile failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return profilemanager.ID(resp.Id), nil
 }
 
 func doForegroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, setupKey string, activeProf *profilemanager.Profile) error {
@@ -247,7 +333,15 @@ func doForegroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, setupKey string,
 		return fmt.Errorf("read config file %s: %v", configFilePath, err)
 	}
 
-	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, setupKey, activeProf.Name)
+	// Mirror runInForegroundMode: recover residual state (DNS, firewall,
+	// ssh config, legacy routing) from a previous unclean shutdown and
+	// enable advanced routing before dialing management.
+	if err := server.RestoreResidualState(ctx, profilemanager.NewServiceManager(configFilePath).GetStatePath()); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to restore residual state: %v", err)
+	}
+	nbnet.Init()
+
+	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, setupKey, activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("foreground login failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -256,7 +350,7 @@ func doForegroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, setupKey string,
 }
 
 func handleSSOLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, loginResp *proto.LoginResponse, client proto.DaemonServiceClient, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager) error {
-	openURL(cmd, loginResp.VerificationURIComplete, loginResp.UserCode, noBrowser)
+	openURL(cmd, loginResp.VerificationURIComplete, loginResp.UserCode, noBrowser, showQR)
 
 	resp, err := client.WaitSSOLogin(ctx, &proto.WaitSSOLoginRequest{UserCode: loginResp.UserCode, Hostname: hostName})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -275,7 +369,7 @@ func handleSSOLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, loginResp *proto.Lo
 	return nil
 }
 
-func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, setupKey, profileName string) error {
+func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, setupKey string, profileID profilemanager.ID) error {
 	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
@@ -289,7 +383,7 @@ func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profileman
 
 	jwtToken := ""
 	if setupKey == "" && needsLogin {
-		tokenInfo, err := foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx, cmd, config, profileName)
+		tokenInfo, err := foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx, cmd, config, profileID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("interactive sso login failed: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -304,10 +398,10 @@ func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profileman
 	return nil
 }
 
-func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, profileName string) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
+func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, profileID profilemanager.ID) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
 	hint := ""
 	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
-	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(profileName)
+	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(profileID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get profile state for login hint: %v", err)
 	} else if profileState.Email != "" {
@@ -324,7 +418,7 @@ func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *pro
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting a request OAuth flow info failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	openURL(cmd, flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode, noBrowser)
+	openURL(cmd, flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode, noBrowser, showQR)
 
 	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(context.TODO(), flowInfo)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -334,7 +428,7 @@ func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *pro
 	return &tokenInfo, nil
 }
 
-func openURL(cmd *cobra.Command, verificationURIComplete, userCode string, noBrowser bool) {
+func openURL(cmd *cobra.Command, verificationURIComplete, userCode string, noBrowser, showQR bool) {
 	var codeMsg string
 	if userCode != "" && !strings.Contains(verificationURIComplete, userCode) {
 		codeMsg = fmt.Sprintf("and enter the code %s to authenticate.", userCode)
@@ -348,6 +442,12 @@ func openURL(cmd *cobra.Command, verificationURIComplete, userCode string, noBro
 			verificationURIComplete + " " + codeMsg)
 	}
 
+	if showQR {
+		if f, ok := cmd.OutOrStdout().(*os.File); ok && term.IsTerminal(int(f.Fd())) {
+			printQRCode(f, verificationURIComplete)
+		}
+	}
+
 	cmd.Println("")
 
 	if !noBrowser {

client/cmd/login_test.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	profilemanager.ActiveProfileStatePath = tempDir + "/active_profile.json"
 	sm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
 	err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     "default",
+		ID:       "default",
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {

client/cmd/logout.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var logoutCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if _, err := daemonClient.Logout(ctx, req); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("deregister: %v", err)
+			return daemonCallError("deregister", err)
 		}
 
 		cmd.Println("Deregistered successfully")

client/cmd/profile.go

@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os/user"
+	"strings"
+	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
@@ -14,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+var profileListShowID bool
+
 var profileCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "profile",
 	Short: "Manage NetBird client profiles",
@@ -31,27 +38,40 @@ var profileListCmd = &cobra.Command{
 var profileAddCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "add <profile_name>",
 	Short: "Add a new profile",
-	Long:  `Add a new profile to the NetBird client. The profile name must be unique.`,
+	Long:  `Add a new profile. Profile name is free-form, a unique ID is generated for the on-disk config file.`,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE:  addProfileFunc,
 }
 
+var profileRenameCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "rename <profile> <new_profile_name>",
+	Short: "Renames an existing profile",
+	Long:  `Renames an existing profile (by a name, ID, or unique ID prefix). Profile name is free-form.`,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+	RunE:  renameProfileFunc,
+}
+
 var profileRemoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "remove <profile_name>",
+	Use:     "remove <profile>",
-	Short: "Remove a profile",
+	Short:   "Remove a profile",
-	Long:  `Remove a profile from the NetBird client. The profile must not be inactive.`,
+	Long:    `Remove a profile by name, ID, or unique ID prefix.`,
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Aliases: []string{"rm"},
-	RunE:  removeProfileFunc,
+	Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE:    removeProfileFunc,
 }
 
 var profileSelectCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "select <profile_name>",
+	Use:   "select <profile>",
 	Short: "Select a profile",
-	Long:  `Make the specified profile active. This will switch the client to use the selected profile's configuration.`,
+	Long:  `Make the specified profile active. Accepts a name, ID, or unique ID prefix.`,
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	RunE:  selectProfileFunc,
 }
 
+func init() {
+	profileListCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&profileListShowID, "show-id", false, "show the profile ID column")
+}
+
 func setupCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
 	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(cmd)
@@ -65,6 +85,7 @@ func setupCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
 func listProfilesFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	if err := setupCmd(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -83,25 +104,33 @@ func listProfilesFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 
-	profiles, err := daemonClient.ListProfiles(cmd.Context(), &proto.ListProfilesRequest{
+	resp, err := daemonClient.ListProfiles(cmd.Context(), &proto.ListProfilesRequest{
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// list profiles, add a tick if the profile is active
+	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(cmd.OutOrStdout(), 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
-	cmd.Println("Found", len(profiles.Profiles), "profiles:")
+	if profileListShowID {
-	for _, profile := range profiles.Profiles {
+		fmt.Fprintln(tw, "ID\tNAME\tACTIVE")
-		// use a cross to indicate the passive profiles
+	} else {
-		activeMarker := "✗"
+		fmt.Fprintln(tw, "NAME\tACTIVE")
-		if profile.IsActive {
-			activeMarker = "✓"
-		}
-		cmd.Println(activeMarker, profile.Name)
 	}
-
+	for _, profile := range resp.Profiles {
-	return nil
+		marker := ""
+		if profile.IsActive {
+			marker = "✓"
+		}
+		name := profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(profile.Name)
+		id := profilemanager.ID(profile.Id)
+		if profileListShowID {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", id.ShortID(), name, marker)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\t%s\n", name, marker)
+		}
+	}
+	return tw.Flush()
 }
 
 func addProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -109,6 +138,41 @@ func addProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	currUser, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get current user: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(cmd.Context(), daemonAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connect to service CLI interface: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	profileName := args[0]
+
+	id, err := addProfileOnDaemon(cmd.Context(), daemonClient, profileName, currUser.Username)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dupCount, _ := countProfilesWithName(cmd.Context(), daemonClient, currUser.Username, profileName)
+	if dupCount > 1 {
+		cmd.Printf("Warning: %d other profile(s) already use the name %q.\n", dupCount-1, profileName)
+		cmd.Println("Use `netbird profile list --show-id` to disambiguate later.")
+	}
+
+	cmd.Printf("Profile added: %s  %s\n", id.ShortID(), profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(profileName))
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+func renameProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	if err := setupCmd(cmd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(cmd.Context(), daemonAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("connect to service CLI interface: %w", err)
@@ -121,21 +185,43 @@ func addProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	handle := args[0]
+	newProfilename := args[1]
 
-	profileName := args[0]
+	resp, err := daemonClient.RenameProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.RenameProfileRequest{
-
+		Handle:         handle,
-	_, err = daemonClient.AddProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.AddProfileRequest{
+		Username:       currUser.Username,
-		ProfileName: profileName,
+		NewProfileName: newProfilename,
-		Username:    currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return wrapAmbiguityError(err, handle)
 	}
 
-	cmd.Println("Profile added successfully:", profileName)
+	dupCount, _ := countProfilesWithName(cmd.Context(), daemonClient, currUser.Username, newProfilename)
+	if dupCount > 1 {
+		cmd.Printf("Warning: %d other profile(s) already use the name %q.\n", dupCount-1, newProfilename)
+		cmd.Println("Use `netbird profile list --show-id` to disambiguate later.")
+	}
+
+	cmd.Printf("Profile renamed from %s to %s\n", profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(resp.OldProfileName), profilemanager.StripCtrlChars(newProfilename))
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+func countProfilesWithName(ctx context.Context, c proto.DaemonServiceClient, username, name string) (int, error) {
+	resp, err := c.ListProfiles(ctx, &proto.ListProfilesRequest{Username: username})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	n := 0
+	for _, p := range resp.Profiles {
+		if p.Name == name {
+			n++
+		}
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
 func removeProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err := setupCmd(cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -153,18 +239,17 @@ func removeProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
+	handle := args[0]
 
-	profileName := args[0]
+	resp, err := daemonClient.RemoveProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.RemoveProfileRequest{
-
+		ProfileName: handle,
-	_, err = daemonClient.RemoveProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.RemoveProfileRequest{
-		ProfileName: profileName,
 		Username:    currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return wrapAmbiguityError(err, handle)
 	}
 
-	cmd.Println("Profile removed successfully:", profileName)
+	cmd.Printf("Profile removed: %s\n", resp.Id)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +259,7 @@ func selectProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	profileManager := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
-	profileName := args[0]
+	handle := args[0]
 
 	currUser, err := user.Current()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -191,32 +276,15 @@ func selectProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	daemonClient := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 
-	profiles, err := daemonClient.ListProfiles(ctx, &proto.ListProfilesRequest{
+	switchResp, err := daemonClient.SwitchProfile(ctx, &proto.SwitchProfileRequest{
-		Username: currUser.Username,
+		ProfileName: &handle,
+		Username:    &currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("list profiles: %w", err)
+		return wrapAmbiguityError(err, handle)
 	}
 
-	var profileExists bool
+	if err := profileManager.SwitchProfile(profilemanager.ID(switchResp.Id)); err != nil {
-
-	for _, profile := range profiles.Profiles {
-		if profile.Name == profileName {
-			profileExists = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !profileExists {
-		return fmt.Errorf("profile %s does not exist", profileName)
-	}
-
-	if err := switchProfile(cmd.Context(), profileName, currUser.Username); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = profileManager.SwitchProfile(profileName)
-	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -231,6 +299,46 @@ func selectProfileFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmd.Println("Profile switched successfully to:", profileName)
+	id := profilemanager.ID(switchResp.Id)
+	cmd.Printf("Profile switched to: %s\n", id.ShortID())
 	return nil
 }
+
+// wrapAmbiguityError turns the daemon's gRPC InvalidArgument errors
+// (which carry the resolver's message verbatim) into CLI-friendly text
+// that points the user at --show-id.
+func wrapAmbiguityError(err error, handle string) error {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	st, ok := gstatus.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return err
+	}
+	switch st.Code() {
+	case codes.InvalidArgument:
+		msg := st.Message()
+		if strings.Contains(msg, "ambiguous") {
+			return errors.New(msg + "\nRun `netbird profile list --show-id` to see IDs, then select by ID prefix:\n  netbird profile select|remove <id-prefix>")
+		}
+	case codes.NotFound:
+		return fmt.Errorf("profile %q not found", handle)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// addProfileOnDaemon issues the AddProfile RPC on an existing daemon client
+// and returns the new profile's ID. It is the single entry point for profile
+// creation, shared by `netbird profile add` and the `netbird up --profile
+// <name>` auto-create path.
+func addProfileOnDaemon(ctx context.Context, client proto.DaemonServiceClient, profileName, username string) (profilemanager.ID, error) {
+	resp, err := client.AddProfile(ctx, &proto.AddProfileRequest{
+		ProfileName: profileName,
+		Username:    username,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("add profile failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return profilemanager.ID(resp.Id), nil
+}

client/cmd/qr.go

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/mdp/qrterminal/v3"
+)
+
+// printQRCode prints a QR code for the given URL to the writer.
+// Called only when the user explicitly requests QR output via --qr.
+func printQRCode(w io.Writer, url string) {
+	if url == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	qrterminal.GenerateWithConfig(url, qrterminal.Config{
+		Level:          qrterminal.M,
+		Writer:         w,
+		HalfBlocks:     true,
+		BlackChar:      qrterminal.BLACK_BLACK,
+		WhiteChar:      qrterminal.WHITE_WHITE,
+		BlackWhiteChar: qrterminal.BLACK_WHITE,
+		WhiteBlackChar: qrterminal.WHITE_BLACK,
+		QuietZone:      qrterminal.QUIET_ZONE,
+	})
+}

client/cmd/qr_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPrintQRCode_EmptyURL(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	printQRCode(&buf, "")
+
+	if buf.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Error("expected no output for empty URL")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPrintQRCode_WritesOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	printQRCode(&buf, "https://example.com/auth")
+
+	if buf.Len() == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected QR code output for non-empty URL")
+	}
+}

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 
 	daddr "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
@@ -71,11 +70,14 @@ var (
 	extraIFaceBlackList     []string
 	anonymizeFlag           bool
 	dnsRouteInterval        time.Duration
-	lazyConnEnabled         bool
+	// lazyConnEnabled is the parse target for the deprecated --enable-lazy-connection
-	mtu                     uint16
+	// flag. The flag is inert; the value is no longer read (use NB_LAZY_CONN instead).
-	profilesDisabled        bool
+	lazyConnEnabled        bool
-	updateSettingsDisabled  bool
+	mtu                    uint16
-	networksDisabled        bool
+	profilesDisabled       bool
+	updateSettingsDisabled bool
+	captureEnabled         bool
+	networksDisabled       bool
 
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:          "netbird",
@@ -88,13 +90,16 @@ var (
 			// Don't resolve for service commands — they create the socket, not connect to it.
 			if !isServiceCmd(cmd) {
 				daemonAddr = daddr.ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(daemonAddr)
+				daemonAddr = daddr.ResolveDaemonAddr(daemonAddr)
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
 )
 
-// Execute executes the root command.
+// Execute runs the appropriate Cobra command for the CLI.
+// If the process is the update binary it delegates to updateCmd; otherwise it runs the root command.
+// It returns any error produced during command execution.
 func Execute() error {
 	if isUpdateBinary() {
 		return updateCmd.Execute()
@@ -102,6 +107,16 @@ func Execute() error {
 	return rootCmd.Execute()
 }
 
+// init initialises package-level defaults and configures the root
+// Cobra command tree. Sets platform-specific config / log directory
+// paths (including legacy Wiretrustee fallbacks) and a default daemon
+// address; registers persistent CLI flags (daemon address,
+// management / admin URLs, logging, setup key (file and inline,
+// mutually exclusive), preshared key, hostname, anonymise, config
+// path); attaches top-level and nested subcommands to the root
+// command; and registers `up`-specific persistent flags (external IP
+// maps, custom DNS resolver address, Rosenpass options, auto-connect
+// disabling, lazy connection).
 func init() {
 	defaultConfigPathDir = "/etc/netbird/"
 	defaultLogFileDir = "/var/log/netbird/"
@@ -128,10 +143,10 @@ func init() {
 
 	defaultDaemonAddr := "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock"
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		defaultDaemonAddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:41731"
+		defaultDaemonAddr = daddr.WindowsPipeAddr
 	}
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&daemonAddr, "daemon-addr", defaultDaemonAddr, "Daemon service address to serve CLI requests [unix|tcp]://[path|host:port]")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&daemonAddr, "daemon-addr", defaultDaemonAddr, "Daemon service address to serve CLI requests [unix|tcp|npipe]://[path|host:port|name]")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&managementURL, "management-url", "m", "", fmt.Sprintf("Management Service URL [http|https]://[host]:[port] (default \"%s\")", profilemanager.DefaultManagementURL))
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&adminURL, "admin-url", "", fmt.Sprintf("Admin Panel URL [http|https]://[host]:[port] (default \"%s\")", profilemanager.DefaultAdminURL))
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&logLevel, "log-level", "l", "info", "sets NetBird log level")
@@ -142,7 +157,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&preSharedKey, preSharedKeyFlag, "", "Sets WireGuard PreSharedKey property. If set, then only peers that have the same key can communicate.")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&hostName, "hostname", "n", "", "Sets a custom hostname for the device")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&anonymizeFlag, "anonymize", "A", false, "anonymize IP addresses and non-netbird.io domains in logs and status output")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", defaultConfigPath, "Overrides the default profile file location")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", profilemanager.DefaultConfigPath, "Overrides the default profile file location")
 
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(upCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(downCmd)
@@ -167,10 +182,17 @@ func init() {
 	logCmd.AddCommand(logLevelCmd)
 	debugCmd.AddCommand(forCmd)
 	debugCmd.AddCommand(persistenceCmd)
+	debugCmd.AddCommand(debugConfigCmd)
+
+	// kubernetes commands
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(kubernetesCmd)
+	kubernetesCmd.AddCommand(kubernetesListCmd)
+	kubernetesCmd.AddCommand(kubernetesWriteKubeconfigCmd)
 
 	// profile commands
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileListCmd)
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileAddCmd)
+	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileRenameCmd)
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileRemoveCmd)
 	profileCmd.AddCommand(profileSelectCmd)
 
@@ -190,7 +212,8 @@ func init() {
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rosenpassEnabled, enableRosenpassFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable Rosenpass feature. If enabled, the connection will be post-quantum secured via Rosenpass.")
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rosenpassPermissive, rosenpassPermissiveFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable Rosenpass in permissive mode to allow this peer to accept WireGuard connections without requiring Rosenpass functionality from peers that do not have Rosenpass enabled.")
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&autoConnectDisabled, disableAutoConnectFlag, false, "Disables auto-connect feature. If enabled, then the client won't connect automatically when the service starts.")
-	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&lazyConnEnabled, enableLazyConnectionFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable the lazy connection feature. If enabled, the client will establish connections on-demand. Note: this setting may be overridden by management configuration.")
+	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&lazyConnEnabled, enableLazyConnectionFlag, false, "Deprecated: no longer used. Lazy connections are controlled by the server and the NB_LAZY_CONN environment variable.")
+	_ = upCmd.PersistentFlags().MarkDeprecated(enableLazyConnectionFlag, "no longer used; lazy connections are controlled by the server and the NB_LAZY_CONN environment variable")
 
 }
 
@@ -246,12 +269,10 @@ func DialClientGRPCServer(ctx context.Context, addr string) (*grpc.ClientConn, e
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second*10)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	return grpc.DialContext(
+	target, opts := daddr.DialTarget(addr)
-		ctx,
+	opts = append(opts, grpc.WithBlock())
-		strings.TrimPrefix(addr, "tcp://"),
+
-		grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
+	return grpc.DialContext(ctx, target, opts...)
-		grpc.WithBlock(),
-	)
 }
 
 // WithBackOff execute function in backoff cycle.

client/cmd/service.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -22,15 +23,26 @@ var serviceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Manage the NetBird daemon service",
 }
 
+const defaultJSONSocket = "unix:///var/run/netbird-http.sock"
+
 var (
-	serviceName    string
+	serviceName      string
-	serviceEnvVars []string
+	serviceEnvVars   []string
+	jsonSocket       string
+	enableJSONSocket bool
 )
 
 type program struct {
-	ctx              context.Context
+	ctx      context.Context
-	cancel           context.CancelFunc
+	cancel   context.CancelFunc
-	serv             *grpc.Server
+	serv     *grpc.Server
+	jsonServ *http.Server
+	// jsonClient is the gateway's own connection to the daemon. It is held so
+	// shutting the gateway down also closes it: nothing else references it once
+	// the handlers are registered, so its transport goroutines would otherwise
+	// outlive the server.
+	jsonClient       *grpc.ClientConn
+	jsonServMu       sync.Mutex
 	serverInstance   *server.Server
 	serverInstanceMu sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -44,7 +56,10 @@ func init() {
 	serviceCmd.AddCommand(runCmd, startCmd, stopCmd, restartCmd, svcStatusCmd, installCmd, uninstallCmd, reconfigureCmd, resetParamsCmd)
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&profilesDisabled, "disable-profiles", false, "Disables profiles feature. If enabled, the client will not be able to change or edit any profile. To persist this setting, use: netbird service install --disable-profiles")
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&updateSettingsDisabled, "disable-update-settings", false, "Disables update settings feature. If enabled, the client will not be able to change or edit any settings. To persist this setting, use: netbird service install --disable-update-settings")
+	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&captureEnabled, "enable-capture", false, "Enables packet capture via 'netbird debug capture'. To persist, use: netbird service install --enable-capture")
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&networksDisabled, "disable-networks", false, "Disables network selection. If enabled, the client will not allow listing, selecting, or deselecting networks. To persist, use: netbird service install --disable-networks")
+	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&enableJSONSocket, "enable-json-socket", false, "Enables the HTTP/JSON API socket served by grpc-gateway. To persist, use: netbird service install --enable-json-socket")
+	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&jsonSocket, "json-socket", defaultJSONSocket, "HTTP/JSON API socket address [unix|tcp]://[path|host:port]. Requires --enable-json-socket to serve. To persist, use: netbird service install --enable-json-socket --json-socket")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&serviceName, "service", "s", defaultServiceName, "Netbird system service name")
 	serviceEnvDesc := `Sets extra environment variables for the service. ` +

client/cmd/service_controller.go

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
+	"runtime"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kardianos/service"
@@ -16,69 +14,157 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ipcauth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+func validateJSONSocketFlags() error {
+	if serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("json-socket") && !enableJSONSocket {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--json-socket requires --enable-json-socket to configure the daemon JSON gateway")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// daemonServerOptions installs the transport credentials that expose each
+// caller's kernel-authenticated identity to the handlers, which is what lets
+// the daemon require root/administrator for privileged operations.
+//
+// The handshake exchanges no bytes, so older CLI and UI binaries still
+// interoperate. Callers on a TCP socket carry no identity at all: the daemon
+// keeps serving them, and the privileged operations deny them, so a warning is
+// logged to make the loss of functionality visible.
+func daemonServerOptions(network string) []grpc.ServerOption {
+	if network == "tcp" {
+		log.Warnf("daemon is listening on TCP (%s): callers carry no verifiable identity over TCP, "+
+			"so privileged operations (SSH root login, SSH auth, enabling the SSH server, management URL changes, "+
+			"deregistration) will be denied. Use a unix socket, or npipe:// on Windows", daemonAddr)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	creds := ipcauth.NewTransportCredentials()
+	if creds == nil {
+		log.Warnf("daemon IPC has no peer-identity primitive on %s: privileged operations will be denied", runtime.GOOS)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return []grpc.ServerOption{grpc.Creds(creds)}
+}
+
 func (p *program) Start(svc service.Service) error {
 	// Start should not block. Do the actual work async.
 	log.Info("starting NetBird service") //nolint
 
+	if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Collect static system and platform information
 	system.UpdateStaticInfoAsync()
 
-	// in any case, even if configuration does not exists we run daemon to serve CLI gRPC API.
+	// A daemon installed before named-pipe support has the loopback TCP address
-	p.serv = grpc.NewServer()
+	// persisted. Move it to the named pipe so an upgraded daemon can identify
-
+	// its callers instead of silently serving an unauthenticated socket.
-	split := strings.Split(daemonAddr, "://")
+	if migrated, ok := daemonaddr.MigrateLegacy(daemonAddr); ok {
-	switch split[0] {
+		log.Infof("daemon address %q predates named-pipe support, listening on %q so callers can be identified", daemonAddr, migrated)
-	case "unix":
+		daemonAddr = migrated
-		// cleanup failed close
-		stat, err := os.Stat(split[1])
-		if err == nil && !stat.IsDir() {
-			if err := os.Remove(split[1]); err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("remove socket file: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	case "tcp":
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported daemon address protocol: %v", split[0])
 	}
 
-	listen, err := net.Listen(split[0], split[1])
+	network, _, err := parseListenAddress(daemonAddr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("listen daemon interface: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("parse daemon address: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	// in any case, even if configuration does not exists we run daemon to serve CLI gRPC API.
+	p.serv = grpc.NewServer(daemonServerOptions(network)...)
+
+	daemonListener, jsonListener, err := listenDaemonSockets()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	go func() {
-		defer listen.Close()
+		// Fatal here rather than inside serve, so serve's deferred listener
-
+		// closes run before the process exits.
-		if split[0] == "unix" {
+		if err := p.serve(daemonListener, jsonListener); err != nil {
-			if err := os.Chmod(split[1], 0666); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to %v", err)
-				log.Errorf("failed setting daemon permissions: %v", split[1])
-				return
-			}
-		}
-
-		serverInstance := server.New(p.ctx, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles), configPath, profilesDisabled, updateSettingsDisabled, networksDisabled)
-		if err := serverInstance.Start(); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("failed to start daemon: %v", err)
-		}
-		proto.RegisterDaemonServiceServer(p.serv, serverInstance)
-
-		p.serverInstanceMu.Lock()
-		p.serverInstance = serverInstance
-		p.serverInstanceMu.Unlock()
-
-		log.Printf("started daemon server: %v", split[1])
-		if err := p.serv.Serve(listen); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to serve daemon requests: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
 	return nil
 }
 
+// listenDaemonSockets opens the daemon control socket and, when it is enabled, the
+// JSON gateway socket. The control socket is closed again if the second one fails,
+// so a failed start leaves nothing listening. The returned JSON listener is nil
+// when the socket is disabled.
+func listenDaemonSockets() (*socketListener, *socketListener, error) {
+	daemonListener, err := listenOnAddress(daemonAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("listen daemon interface: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !enableJSONSocket {
+		removeStaleUnixSocketForAddress(jsonSocket)
+		return daemonListener, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	jsonListener, err := listenOnAddress(jsonSocket)
+	if err != nil {
+		if cerr := daemonListener.Close(); cerr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("close daemon listener: %v", cerr)
+		}
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("listen daemon JSON interface: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return daemonListener, jsonListener, nil
+}
+
+// serve brings up the daemon server on an already-open control socket and blocks
+// until it stops. jsonListener is nil when the JSON socket is disabled. A returned
+// error means the daemon cannot run at all and the caller is expected to exit; the
+// failures it recovers from on its own are logged here.
+func (p *program) serve(daemonListener, jsonListener *socketListener) error {
+	defer daemonListener.Close()
+	if jsonListener != nil {
+		defer jsonListener.Close()
+	}
+
+	// chmodUnixSocket is a no-op for a nil listener and for a non-unix one.
+	if err := daemonListener.chmodUnixSocket("daemon"); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := jsonListener.chmodUnixSocket("daemon JSON"); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	serverInstance := server.New(p.ctx, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles), configPath, profilesDisabled, updateSettingsDisabled, captureEnabled, networksDisabled)
+	if err := serverInstance.Start(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("start daemon: %w", err)
+	}
+	proto.RegisterDaemonServiceServer(p.serv, serverInstance)
+
+	p.serverInstanceMu.Lock()
+	p.serverInstance = serverInstance
+	p.serverInstanceMu.Unlock()
+
+	if jsonListener == nil {
+		log.Debug("daemon JSON socket disabled")
+	} else if err := p.startJSONGateway(jsonListener, daemonAddr); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("start daemon JSON server: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("started daemon server: %v", daemonListener.address)
+	if err := p.serv.Serve(daemonListener.Listener); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to serve daemon requests: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (p *program) Stop(srv service.Service) error {
 	p.serverInstanceMu.Lock()
 	if p.serverInstance != nil {
@@ -92,6 +178,25 @@ func (p *program) Stop(srv service.Service) error {
 
 	p.cancel()
 
+	p.jsonServMu.Lock()
+	jsonServ, jsonClient := p.jsonServ, p.jsonClient
+	p.jsonServMu.Unlock()
+	if jsonClient != nil {
+		if err := jsonClient.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("close daemon JSON gateway client: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if jsonServ != nil {
+		shutdownCtx, shutdownCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		if err := jsonServ.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to stop daemon JSON server gracefully: %v", err)
+			if err := jsonServ.Close(); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to close daemon JSON server: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		shutdownCancel()
+	}
+
 	if p.serv != nil {
 		p.serv.Stop()
 	}
@@ -102,7 +207,7 @@ func (p *program) Stop(srv service.Service) error {
 }
 
 // Common setup for service control commands
-func setupServiceControlCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) (service.Service, error) {
+func setupServiceControlCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, consoleLog bool) (service.Service, error) {
 	// rootCmd env vars are already applied by PersistentPreRunE.
 	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(serviceCmd)
 
@@ -112,8 +217,14 @@ func setupServiceControlCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, cancel
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, logFiles...); err != nil {
+	if consoleLog {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("init log: %w", err)
+		if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, util.LogConsole); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("init log: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, logFiles...); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("init log: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
@@ -138,10 +249,13 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		SetupCloseHandler(ctx, cancel)
 		SetupDebugHandler(ctx, nil, nil, nil, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles))
 
-		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel)
+		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		return s.Run()
 	},
@@ -152,10 +266,13 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "starts NetBird service",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
-		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel)
+		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		if err := s.Start(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("start service: %w", err)
@@ -170,7 +287,7 @@ var stopCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "stops NetBird service",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
-		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel)
+		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -188,10 +305,13 @@ var restartCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "restarts NetBird service",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
-		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel)
+		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		if err := s.Restart(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("restart service: %w", err)
@@ -206,7 +326,7 @@ var svcStatusCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "shows NetBird service status",
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
-		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel)
+		s, err := setupServiceControlCommand(cmd, ctx, cancel, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

client/cmd/service_installer.go

@@ -59,10 +59,18 @@ func buildServiceArguments() []string {
 		args = append(args, "--disable-update-settings")
 	}
 
+	if captureEnabled {
+		args = append(args, "--enable-capture")
+	}
+
 	if networksDisabled {
 		args = append(args, "--disable-networks")
 	}
 
+	if enableJSONSocket {
+		args = append(args, "--enable-json-socket", "--json-socket", jsonSocket)
+	}
+
 	return args
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +110,10 @@ func configurePlatformSpecificSettings(svcConfig *service.Config) error {
 
 // Create fully configured service config for install/reconfigure
 func createServiceConfigForInstall() (*service.Config, error) {
+	if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	svcConfig, err := newSVCConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create service config: %w", err)

client/cmd/service_json_gateway.go

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+//go:build !ios && !android
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ipcauth"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+)
+
+// jsonPeerIdentity is the context key under which the connecting HTTP client's
+// identity is stashed for the lifetime of its connection.
+type jsonPeerIdentity struct{}
+
+// jsonPeerIdentityValue pairs the identity with whether it could be read at
+// all, so an unreadable identity is forwarded as "unknown" rather than omitted.
+type jsonPeerIdentityValue struct {
+	id    ipcauth.Identity
+	known bool
+}
+
+// jsonConnContext reads the identity of the client connecting to the JSON
+// socket and stashes it on the connection's context. The gateway re-dials the
+// daemon in-process, so the daemon would otherwise see every JSON request as
+// coming from the daemon itself.
+func jsonConnContext(ctx context.Context, c net.Conn) context.Context {
+	value := jsonPeerIdentityValue{}
+	id, err := ipcauth.ConnIdentity(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("json gateway: cannot read HTTP client identity, privileged operations will be denied for this connection: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		value.id = id
+		value.known = true
+	}
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, jsonPeerIdentity{}, value)
+}
+
+// forwardIdentity stamps the HTTP client's identity onto every call the gateway
+// makes to the daemon.
+//
+// It is an interceptor on the gateway's client connection rather than a
+// runtime.WithMetadata annotator because grpc-gateway skips annotators when no
+// request header maps to metadata, which an HTTP/1.0 request with no Host header
+// over a unix socket achieves. The daemon would then receive no marker, see its own
+// identity as the transport peer, and authorize the request as the daemon itself.
+// An interceptor runs for every RPC whatever the request looked like.
+func forwardIdentity(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	value, ok := ctx.Value(jsonPeerIdentity{}).(jsonPeerIdentityValue)
+	if !ok {
+		// No ConnContext ran for this request, so forward an unknown identity:
+		// the daemon must not mistake its own identity for the client's.
+		return ipcauth.WithForwardedIdentity(ctx, ipcauth.Identity{}, false)
+	}
+	return ipcauth.WithForwardedIdentity(ctx, value.id, value.known)
+}
+
+func forwardIdentityUnary(ctx context.Context, method string, req, reply any, cc *grpc.ClientConn, invoker grpc.UnaryInvoker, opts ...grpc.CallOption) error {
+	return invoker(forwardIdentity(ctx), method, req, reply, cc, opts...)
+}
+
+func forwardIdentityStream(ctx context.Context, desc *grpc.StreamDesc, cc *grpc.ClientConn, method string, streamer grpc.Streamer, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (grpc.ClientStream, error) {
+	return streamer(forwardIdentity(ctx), desc, cc, method, opts...)
+}
+
+// reservedHeaderWarning limits the dropped-header warning to the first occurrence.
+var reservedHeaderWarning sync.Once
+
+// jsonIncomingHeaderMatcher keeps an HTTP client from supplying the metadata the
+// gateway uses to forward its identity. grpc-gateway turns "Grpc-Metadata-<key>"
+// headers into gRPC metadata and joins them ahead of what its annotators add, so
+// without this filter a JSON client could send its own x-netbird-fwd-uid and the
+// daemon would authorize that instead of the client's real identity.
+func jsonIncomingHeaderMatcher(key string) (string, bool) {
+	mapped, ok := runtime.DefaultHeaderMatcher(key)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	if ipcauth.IsReservedForwardKey(mapped) {
+		// Warn once: any client can send these on every request, so warning each
+		// time hands it a way to fill the log. The rest are debug-level.
+		reservedHeaderWarning.Do(func() {
+			log.Warnf("json gateway: dropping reserved header %q from a request: only the gateway may set the caller's identity", key)
+		})
+		log.Debugf("json gateway: dropping reserved header %q", key)
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return mapped, true
+}
+
+func (p *program) startJSONGateway(jsonListener *socketListener, daemonEndpoint string) error {
+	if jsonListener.network == "tcp" {
+		log.Warnf("daemon JSON socket is listening on TCP (%s): callers carry no verifiable identity over TCP, "+
+			"so privileged operations will be denied for JSON clients", jsonListener.address)
+	}
+
+	mux := runtime.NewServeMux(runtime.WithIncomingHeaderMatcher(jsonIncomingHeaderMatcher))
+
+	// grpc.NewClient does not connect until the first request, so registering
+	// the handler here cannot block daemon startup.
+	target, opts := daemonaddr.DialTarget(daemonEndpoint)
+	opts = append(opts,
+		grpc.WithChainUnaryInterceptor(forwardIdentityUnary),
+		grpc.WithChainStreamInterceptor(forwardIdentityStream),
+	)
+	conn, err := grpc.NewClient(target, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create daemon client for JSON gateway: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := proto.RegisterDaemonServiceHandler(p.ctx, mux, conn); err != nil {
+		if cerr := conn.Close(); cerr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("close daemon client after failed JSON gateway registration: %v", cerr)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	jsonServer := &http.Server{
+		Handler:           mux,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+		BaseContext: func(net.Listener) context.Context {
+			return p.ctx
+		},
+		ConnContext: jsonConnContext,
+	}
+
+	p.jsonServMu.Lock()
+	p.jsonServ = jsonServer
+	p.jsonClient = conn
+	p.jsonServMu.Unlock()
+
+	go func() {
+		log.Printf("started daemon JSON server: %v", jsonListener.address)
+		if err := jsonServer.Serve(jsonListener.Listener); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
+			log.Errorf("failed to serve daemon JSON requests: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}

client/cmd/service_json_gateway_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+//go:build !windows && !ios && !android
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/peer"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ipcauth"
+)
+
+// The JSON gateway runs inside the daemon and re-dials it locally, so every JSON
+// request reaches a handler with the daemon's own identity as the transport peer.
+// The gateway therefore forwards its HTTP client's identity as metadata, and the
+// daemon authorizes that instead of itself. These tests drive the real wiring
+// (jsonConnContext, forwardIdentity, jsonIncomingHeaderMatcher) and check the
+// identity a handler would end up authorizing.
+
+// daemonSideCtx is what a handler sees for a gateway-relayed call. The transport
+// peer must be this process's own identity: the gateway is the daemon, so the two
+// cannot differ, and hardcoding root here instead would describe a state that
+// never occurs.
+func daemonSideCtx(t *testing.T, md metadata.MD) context.Context {
+	t.Helper()
+	self, err := ipcauth.CurrentProcessIdentity()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("cannot read this process's identity: %v", err)
+	}
+	ctx := peer.NewContext(context.Background(), &peer.Peer{
+		AuthInfo: ipcauth.AuthInfo{
+			CommonAuthInfo: credentials.CommonAuthInfo{SecurityLevel: credentials.NoSecurity},
+			Identity:       self,
+		},
+	})
+	return metadata.NewIncomingContext(ctx, md)
+}
+
+// gatewayMetadata reproduces what the daemon receives for a JSON request: the
+// mux annotates the context from the request's headers, then the interceptor on the
+// gateway's client connection stamps the caller's identity. The order matters,
+// since the interceptor must win over anything a header put there.
+func gatewayMetadata(t *testing.T, req *http.Request, ctx context.Context) metadata.MD {
+	t.Helper()
+	mux := runtime.NewServeMux(runtime.WithIncomingHeaderMatcher(jsonIncomingHeaderMatcher))
+	annotated, err := runtime.AnnotateContext(ctx, mux, req,
+		"/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig",
+		runtime.WithHTTPPathPattern("/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("annotate: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	md, ok := metadata.FromOutgoingContext(forwardIdentity(annotated))
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("the interceptor produced no metadata")
+	}
+	return md
+}
+
+// clientCtx is the connection context jsonConnContext would have produced for an
+// HTTP client whose identity the gateway could read.
+func clientCtx(id ipcauth.Identity, known bool) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(context.Background(), jsonPeerIdentity{},
+		jsonPeerIdentityValue{id: id, known: known})
+}
+
+// An HTTP client must not be able to name its own identity. grpc-gateway turns
+// Grpc-Metadata-<key> headers into gRPC metadata, so without the header filter and
+// the interceptor overwriting the reserved keys, this request would authorize as
+// uid 0.
+func TestJSONGateway_ForgedIdentityHeaderIsDropped(t *testing.T) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Grpc-Metadata-X-Netbird-Fwd-Uid", "0")
+	req.Header.Set("Grpc-Metadata-X-Netbird-Fwd-Gid", "0")
+	req.Header.Set("Grpc-Metadata-X-Netbird-Fwd", "1")
+	req.Header.Set("Grpc-Metadata-X-Netbird-Fwd-Sid", "S-1-5-18")
+
+	caller := ipcauth.Identity{UID: 31000, GID: 31000}
+	md := gatewayMetadata(t, req, clientCtx(caller, true))
+
+	id, ok := ipcauth.CallerIdentity(daemonSideCtx(t, md))
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("the forwarded identity should be usable")
+	}
+	if id.IsPrivileged() {
+		t.Errorf("forged header was believed: authorized as %v", id)
+	}
+	if id.UID != caller.UID {
+		t.Errorf("authorized as uid %d, want the real client %d", id.UID, caller.UID)
+	}
+}
+
+// A request with no headers at all (HTTP/1.0 needs no Host, and a unix socket
+// yields no host:port) makes grpc-gateway produce no metadata whatsoever and skip
+// its annotators: "if len(pairs) == 0 { return ctx, nil, nil }" in
+// runtime/context.go. That is why the identity is stamped by an interceptor
+// instead. This is the case that previously reached the gate as the daemon itself.
+func TestJSONGateway_HeaderlessRequestIsStillMarkedForwarded(t *testing.T) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	req.Header = http.Header{}
+	req.Host = ""
+
+	caller := ipcauth.Identity{UID: 31000, GID: 31000}
+	ctx := clientCtx(caller, true)
+
+	// Pin the skip path itself: if grpc-gateway ever produced a pair here, this
+	// test would still pass below while no longer covering what it was written for.
+	mux := runtime.NewServeMux(runtime.WithIncomingHeaderMatcher(jsonIncomingHeaderMatcher))
+	annotated, err := runtime.AnnotateContext(ctx, mux, req,
+		"/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig",
+		runtime.WithHTTPPathPattern("/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("annotate: %v", err)
+	}
+	if md, ok := metadata.FromOutgoingContext(annotated); ok {
+		t.Fatalf("grpc-gateway produced metadata %v for a headerless request; "+
+			"this test no longer covers the annotator-skip path", md)
+	}
+
+	md := gatewayMetadata(t, req, ctx)
+
+	id, ok := ipcauth.CallerIdentity(daemonSideCtx(t, md))
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("the forwarded identity should be usable")
+	}
+	if id.UID != caller.UID || id.IsPrivileged() {
+		t.Errorf("authorized as %v, want the real client uid %d", id, caller.UID)
+	}
+}
+
+// When the gateway cannot read its client's identity (a TCP JSON socket, say) it
+// forwards the marker alone. The daemon must then report "unidentified" so the
+// privileged operations refuse, rather than falling back to the gateway's own
+// identity.
+func TestJSONGateway_UnreadableClientIdentityIsUnidentified(t *testing.T) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	md := gatewayMetadata(t, req, clientCtx(ipcauth.Identity{}, false))
+
+	if id, ok := ipcauth.CallerIdentity(daemonSideCtx(t, md)); ok {
+		t.Errorf("a request with no client identity was authorized as %v", id)
+	}
+}
+
+// A request that never passed through jsonConnContext (no stashed identity) must
+// also come out unidentified rather than as the daemon.
+func TestJSONGateway_MissingConnContextIsUnidentified(t *testing.T) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://localhost/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	md := gatewayMetadata(t, req, context.Background())
+
+	if id, ok := ipcauth.CallerIdentity(daemonSideCtx(t, md)); ok {
+		t.Errorf("a request with no connection context was authorized as %v", id)
+	}
+}
+
+// End to end over a real unix socket: the gateway reads the connecting client's
+// identity from the socket itself, so a client cannot present anything else.
+func TestJSONGateway_IdentityComesFromTheSocket(t *testing.T) {
+	mux := runtime.NewServeMux(runtime.WithIncomingHeaderMatcher(jsonIncomingHeaderMatcher))
+
+	type observed struct {
+		md metadata.MD
+	}
+	seen := make(chan observed, 1)
+
+	srv := &http.Server{
+		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			ctx, err := runtime.AnnotateContext(r.Context(), mux, r,
+				"/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig",
+				runtime.WithHTTPPathPattern("/daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig"))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("annotate: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			md, _ := metadata.FromOutgoingContext(forwardIdentity(ctx))
+			seen <- observed{md: md}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		}),
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+		ConnContext:       jsonConnContext,
+	}
+
+	sock := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "http.sock")
+	ln, err := net.Listen("unix", sock)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if err := srv.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("close server: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+	go func() {
+		if err := srv.Serve(ln); err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
+			t.Logf("serve: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	conn, err := net.Dial("unix", sock)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("close conn: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Forge the identity headers on the wire as well.
+	request := "POST /daemon.DaemonService/SetConfig HTTP/1.1\r\n" +
+		"Host: localhost\r\n" +
+		"Grpc-Metadata-X-Netbird-Fwd: 1\r\n" +
+		"Grpc-Metadata-X-Netbird-Fwd-Uid: 0\r\n" +
+		"Content-Length: 0\r\n\r\n"
+	if _, err := conn.Write([]byte(request)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case got := <-seen:
+		self, err := ipcauth.CurrentProcessIdentity()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Skipf("cannot read this process's identity: %v", err)
+		}
+		// The socket peer is this test process, so that is the identity the
+		// gateway must forward, not the uid 0 the request asked for.
+		if uids := got.md.Get("x-netbird-fwd-uid"); len(uids) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("x-netbird-fwd-uid = %v, want exactly the gateway's own value", uids)
+		}
+		id, ok := ipcauth.CallerIdentity(daemonSideCtx(t, got.md))
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatal("the forwarded identity should be usable")
+		}
+		if id.UID != self.UID {
+			t.Errorf("authorized as uid %d, want the socket peer %d", id.UID, self.UID)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("the gateway never handled the request")
+	}
+}

client/cmd/service_json_socket_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+//go:build !ios && !android
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func preserveJSONSocketTestState(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	origJSONSocket := jsonSocket
+	origEnableJSONSocket := enableJSONSocket
+	origChanged := map[string]bool{}
+	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+		origChanged[flag.Name] = flag.Changed
+	})
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		jsonSocket = origJSONSocket
+		enableJSONSocket = origEnableJSONSocket
+		serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+			flag.Changed = origChanged[flag.Name]
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+func TestJSONSocketFlagsArePositiveEnableOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NotNil(t, serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("enable-json-socket"))
+	assert.NotNil(t, serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("json-socket"))
+	assert.Nil(t, serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("disable-json-socket"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "false", serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("enable-json-socket").DefValue)
+}
+
+func TestBuildServiceArgumentsDefaultDisablesJSONSocket(t *testing.T) {
+	preserveJSONSocketTestState(t)
+
+	enableJSONSocket = false
+	jsonSocket = "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080"
+
+	args := buildServiceArguments()
+
+	assert.NotContains(t, args, "--enable-json-socket")
+	assert.NotContains(t, args, "--json-socket")
+}
+
+func TestBuildServiceArgumentsIncludesJSONSocketWhenEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	preserveJSONSocketTestState(t)
+
+	enableJSONSocket = true
+	jsonSocket = "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080"
+
+	args := buildServiceArguments()
+
+	enableIndex := indexOfArg(args, "--enable-json-socket")
+	jsonIndex := indexOfArg(args, "--json-socket")
+	require.NotEqual(t, -1, enableIndex)
+	require.NotEqual(t, -1, jsonIndex)
+	require.Less(t, enableIndex, jsonIndex)
+	require.Less(t, jsonIndex+1, len(args))
+	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080", args[jsonIndex+1])
+}
+
+func TestJSONSocketWithoutEnableValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	preserveJSONSocketTestState(t)
+
+	enableJSONSocket = false
+	require.NoError(t, serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Set("json-socket", "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080"))
+
+	err := validateJSONSocketFlags()
+
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "--enable-json-socket")
+}
+
+func TestJSONSocketWithEnableValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	preserveJSONSocketTestState(t)
+
+	require.NoError(t, serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Set("enable-json-socket", "true"))
+	require.NoError(t, serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Set("json-socket", "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080"))
+
+	assert.NoError(t, validateJSONSocketFlags())
+}
+
+func TestJSONSocketServiceParamsPersistEnableAndAddress(t *testing.T) {
+	preserveJSONSocketTestState(t)
+	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
+		flag.Changed = false
+	})
+
+	enableJSONSocket = true
+	jsonSocket = "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080"
+
+	params := currentServiceParams()
+	require.True(t, params.EnableJSONSocket)
+	require.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080", params.JSONSocket)
+
+	enableJSONSocket = false
+	jsonSocket = defaultJSONSocket
+	applyServiceParams(testServiceEnvCommand(), params)
+
+	assert.True(t, enableJSONSocket)
+	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080", jsonSocket)
+}
+
+func TestRemoveStaleUnixSocketDoesNotRemoveRegularFile(t *testing.T) {
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "netbird-http.sock")
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte("not a socket"), 0600))
+
+	removeStaleUnixSocket(path)
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte("not a socket"), data)
+}
+
+func TestRemoveStaleUnixSocketRemovesSocket(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("unix sockets are not available on Windows")
+	}
+
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "netbird-http.sock")
+	addr := &net.UnixAddr{Name: path, Net: "unix"}
+	listener, err := net.ListenUnix("unix", addr)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	listener.SetUnlinkOnClose(false)
+	require.NoError(t, listener.Close())
+
+	_, err = os.Lstat(path)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "test setup must leave a stale Unix socket path")
+
+	removeStaleUnixSocket(path)
+
+	_, err = os.Lstat(path)
+	assert.True(t, os.IsNotExist(err), "expected stale Unix socket to be removed, got %v", err)
+}
+
+func TestRemoveStaleUnixSocketDoesNotRemoveLiveSocket(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Skip("unix sockets are not available on Windows")
+	}
+
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "netbird-http.sock")
+	listener, err := net.Listen("unix", path)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer listener.Close()
+
+	removeStaleUnixSocket(path)
+
+	_, err = os.Lstat(path)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "expected live Unix socket to be preserved")
+}
+
+func testServiceEnvCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
+	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func indexOfArg(args []string, arg string) int {
+	for i, candidate := range args {
+		if candidate == arg {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
+	return -1
+}

client/cmd/service_params.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/configs"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
@@ -23,12 +24,15 @@ const serviceParamsFile = "service.json"
 type serviceParams struct {
 	LogLevel              string            `json:"log_level"`
 	DaemonAddr            string            `json:"daemon_addr"`
+	JSONSocket            string            `json:"json_socket"`
 	ManagementURL         string            `json:"management_url,omitempty"`
 	ConfigPath            string            `json:"config_path,omitempty"`
 	LogFiles              []string          `json:"log_files,omitempty"`
 	DisableProfiles       bool              `json:"disable_profiles,omitempty"`
 	DisableUpdateSettings bool              `json:"disable_update_settings,omitempty"`
+	EnableCapture         bool              `json:"enable_capture,omitempty"`
 	DisableNetworks       bool              `json:"disable_networks,omitempty"`
+	EnableJSONSocket      bool              `json:"enable_json_socket,omitempty"`
 	ServiceEnvVars        map[string]string `json:"service_env_vars,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -74,12 +78,15 @@ func currentServiceParams() *serviceParams {
 	params := &serviceParams{
 		LogLevel:              logLevel,
 		DaemonAddr:            daemonAddr,
+		JSONSocket:            jsonSocket,
 		ManagementURL:         managementURL,
 		ConfigPath:            configPath,
 		LogFiles:              logFiles,
 		DisableProfiles:       profilesDisabled,
 		DisableUpdateSettings: updateSettingsDisabled,
+		EnableCapture:         captureEnabled,
 		DisableNetworks:       networksDisabled,
+		EnableJSONSocket:      enableJSONSocket,
 	}
 
 	if len(serviceEnvVars) > 0 {
@@ -111,15 +118,29 @@ func applyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// For fields with non-empty defaults (log-level, daemon-addr), keep the
+	// For fields with non-empty defaults, keep the != "" guard so that an older
-	// != "" guard so that an older service.json missing the field doesn't
+	// service.json missing the field doesn't clobber the default with an empty string.
-	// clobber the default with an empty string.
 	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("log-level") && params.LogLevel != "" {
 		logLevel = params.LogLevel
 	}
 
 	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("daemon-addr") && params.DaemonAddr != "" {
 		daemonAddr = params.DaemonAddr
+		// An install that predates named-pipe support has the loopback TCP
+		// address saved. Callers carry no identity over TCP, so move it to the
+		// pipe instead of restoring a socket the daemon cannot authorize on.
+		if migrated, ok := daemonaddr.MigrateLegacy(daemonAddr); ok {
+			cmd.Printf("Moving the saved daemon address from %s to %s so the daemon can identify its callers\n", daemonAddr, migrated)
+			daemonAddr = migrated
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("json-socket") && params.JSONSocket != "" {
+		jsonSocket = params.JSONSocket
+	}
+
+	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("enable-json-socket") {
+		enableJSONSocket = params.EnableJSONSocket
 	}
 
 	// For optional fields where empty means "use default", always apply so
@@ -144,6 +165,10 @@ func applyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
 		updateSettingsDisabled = params.DisableUpdateSettings
 	}
 
+	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("enable-capture") {
+		captureEnabled = params.EnableCapture
+	}
+
 	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("disable-networks") {
 		networksDisabled = params.DisableNetworks
 	}

client/cmd/service_params_test.go

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 	params := &serviceParams{
 		LogLevel:              "debug",
 		DaemonAddr:            "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock",
+		JSONSocket:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080",
+		EnableJSONSocket:      true,
 		ManagementURL:         "https://my.server.com",
 		ConfigPath:            "/etc/netbird/config.json",
 		LogFiles:              []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log", "console"},
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, params.LogLevel, loaded.LogLevel)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.DaemonAddr, loaded.DaemonAddr)
+	assert.Equal(t, params.JSONSocket, loaded.JSONSocket)
+	assert.Equal(t, params.EnableJSONSocket, loaded.EnableJSONSocket)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.ManagementURL, loaded.ManagementURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.ConfigPath, loaded.ConfigPath)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.LogFiles, loaded.LogFiles)
@@ -101,6 +105,8 @@ func TestLoadServiceParams_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 	origLogLevel := logLevel
 	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
+	origJSONSocket := jsonSocket
+	origEnableJSONSocket := enableJSONSocket
 	origManagementURL := managementURL
 	origConfigPath := configPath
 	origLogFiles := logFiles
@@ -110,6 +116,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		logLevel = origLogLevel
 		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
+		jsonSocket = origJSONSocket
+		enableJSONSocket = origEnableJSONSocket
 		managementURL = origManagementURL
 		configPath = origConfigPath
 		logFiles = origLogFiles
@@ -120,6 +128,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logLevel = "trace"
 	daemonAddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999"
+	jsonSocket = "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080"
+	enableJSONSocket = true
 	managementURL = "https://mgmt.example.com"
 	configPath = "/tmp/test-config.json"
 	logFiles = []string{"/tmp/test.log"}
@@ -131,6 +141,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "trace", params.LogLevel)
 	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999", params.DaemonAddr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080", params.JSONSocket)
+	assert.True(t, params.EnableJSONSocket)
 	assert.Equal(t, "https://mgmt.example.com", params.ManagementURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/test-config.json", params.ConfigPath)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"/tmp/test.log"}, params.LogFiles)
@@ -142,6 +154,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	origLogLevel := logLevel
 	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
+	origJSONSocket := jsonSocket
+	origEnableJSONSocket := enableJSONSocket
 	origManagementURL := managementURL
 	origConfigPath := configPath
 	origLogFiles := logFiles
@@ -151,6 +165,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		logLevel = origLogLevel
 		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
+		jsonSocket = origJSONSocket
+		enableJSONSocket = origEnableJSONSocket
 		managementURL = origManagementURL
 		configPath = origConfigPath
 		logFiles = origLogFiles
@@ -162,6 +178,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	// Reset all flags to defaults.
 	logLevel = "info"
 	daemonAddr = "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock"
+	jsonSocket = defaultJSONSocket
+	enableJSONSocket = false
 	managementURL = ""
 	configPath = "/etc/netbird/config.json"
 	logFiles = []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log"}
@@ -184,6 +202,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	saved := &serviceParams{
 		LogLevel:              "debug",
 		DaemonAddr:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555",
+		JSONSocket:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080",
+		EnableJSONSocket:      true,
 		ManagementURL:         "https://saved.example.com",
 		ConfigPath:            "/saved/config.json",
 		LogFiles:              []string{"/saved/client.log"},
@@ -201,6 +221,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// All other fields were not Changed, so they should use saved values.
 	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555", daemonAddr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080", jsonSocket)
+	assert.True(t, enableJSONSocket)
 	assert.Equal(t, "https://saved.example.com", managementURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/saved/config.json", configPath)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"/saved/client.log"}, logFiles)
@@ -212,14 +234,17 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApplyServiceParams_BooleanRevertToFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
 	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
+	origEnableJSONSocket := enableJSONSocket
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
 		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
+		enableJSONSocket = origEnableJSONSocket
 	})
 
 	// Simulate current state where booleans are true (e.g. set by previous install).
 	profilesDisabled = true
 	updateSettingsDisabled = true
+	enableJSONSocket = true
 
 	// Reset Changed state so flags appear unset.
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
@@ -238,6 +263,7 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_BooleanRevertToFalse(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.False(t, profilesDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
 	assert.False(t, updateSettingsDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
+	assert.False(t, enableJSONSocket, "saved false should override current true")
 }
 
 func TestApplyServiceParams_ClearManagementURL(t *testing.T) {
@@ -530,12 +556,15 @@ func fieldToGlobalVar(field string) string {
 	m := map[string]string{
 		"LogLevel":              "logLevel",
 		"DaemonAddr":            "daemonAddr",
+		"JSONSocket":            "jsonSocket",
 		"ManagementURL":         "managementURL",
 		"ConfigPath":            "configPath",
 		"LogFiles":              "logFiles",
 		"DisableProfiles":       "profilesDisabled",
 		"DisableUpdateSettings": "updateSettingsDisabled",
+		"EnableCapture":         "captureEnabled",
 		"DisableNetworks":       "networksDisabled",
+		"EnableJSONSocket":      "enableJSONSocket",
 		"ServiceEnvVars":        "serviceEnvVars",
 	}
 	if v, ok := m[field]; ok {

client/cmd/service_pipe_other.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// listenNamedPipe is Windows-only: no other platform serves the daemon on a
+// named pipe.
+func listenNamedPipe(string) (net.Listener, string, error) {
+	return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("named pipes are only supported on Windows")
+}

client/cmd/service_pipe_windows.go

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+
+	"github.com/Microsoft/go-winio"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/daemonaddr"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ipcauth"
+)
+
+// listenNamedPipe creates the daemon control pipe and reports the path it ended
+// up on. The security descriptor lets any local caller connect, as a Unix socket
+// at 0666 does, and the privileged operations are authorized separately from the
+// caller's token.
+//
+// The protected name comes first so that an unprivileged process cannot take the
+// name before the service does. Creating it requires being an administrator or
+// LocalSystem, so a daemon an ordinary user runs themselves, as in netstack mode,
+// falls back to the plain name; clients try both and check who serves them.
+func listenNamedPipe(name string) (net.Listener, string, error) {
+	var errs []error
+	for _, path := range daemonaddr.PipePaths(name) {
+		listener, err := winio.ListenPipe(path, &winio.PipeConfig{
+			SecurityDescriptor: ipcauth.DefaultPipeSDDL(),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("not serving the daemon on %s: %v", path, err)
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", path, err))
+			continue
+		}
+		return listener, path, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, "", errors.Join(errs...)
+}

client/cmd/service_privileged_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+//go:build privileged
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kardianos/service"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	serviceStartTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+	serviceStopTimeout  = 5 * time.Second
+	statusPollInterval  = 500 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
+// waitForServiceStatus waits for service to reach expected status with timeout
+func waitForServiceStatus(expectedStatus service.Status, timeout time.Duration) (bool, error) {
+	cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	ctx, timeoutCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	defer timeoutCancel()
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(statusPollInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("timeout waiting for service status %v", expectedStatus)
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			status, err := s.Status()
+			if err != nil {
+				// Continue polling on transient errors
+				continue
+			}
+			if status == expectedStatus {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestServiceLifecycle tests the complete service lifecycle
+func TestServiceLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO: Add support for Windows and macOS
+	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" && runtime.GOOS != "freebsd" {
+		t.Skipf("Skipping service lifecycle test on unsupported OS: %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	}
+
+	if os.Getenv("CONTAINER") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("Skipping service lifecycle test in container environment")
+	}
+
+	originalServiceName := serviceName
+	serviceName = "netbirdtest" + fmt.Sprintf("%d", time.Now().Unix())
+	defer func() {
+		serviceName = originalServiceName
+	}()
+
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	configPath = fmt.Sprintf("%s/netbird-test-config.json", tempDir)
+	logLevel = "info"
+	daemonAddr = fmt.Sprintf("unix://%s/netbird-test.sock", tempDir)
+
+	// Ensure cleanup even if a subtest fails and Stop/Uninstall subtests don't run.
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("cleanup: create service config: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+		ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+		s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("cleanup: create service: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		// If the subtests already cleaned up, there's nothing to do.
+		if _, err := s.Status(); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		if err := s.Stop(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("cleanup: stop service: %v", err)
+		}
+		if err := s.Uninstall(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("cleanup: uninstall service: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("Install", func(t *testing.T) {
+		installCmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		err := installCmd.RunE(installCmd, []string{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		status, err := s.Status()
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotEqual(t, service.StatusUnknown, status)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Start", func(t *testing.T) {
+		startCmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		err := startCmd.RunE(startCmd, []string{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		running, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusRunning, serviceStartTimeout)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, running)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Restart", func(t *testing.T) {
+		restartCmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		err := restartCmd.RunE(restartCmd, []string{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		running, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusRunning, serviceStartTimeout)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, running)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Reconfigure", func(t *testing.T) {
+		originalLogLevel := logLevel
+		logLevel = "debug"
+		defer func() {
+			logLevel = originalLogLevel
+		}()
+
+		reconfigureCmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		err := reconfigureCmd.RunE(reconfigureCmd, []string{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		running, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusRunning, serviceStartTimeout)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, running)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Stop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stopCmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		err := stopCmd.RunE(stopCmd, []string{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		stopped, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusStopped, serviceStopTimeout)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, stopped)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Uninstall", func(t *testing.T) {
+		uninstallCmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		err := uninstallCmd.RunE(uninstallCmd, []string{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		defer cancel()
+
+		s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		_, err = s.Status()
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
+}

client/cmd/service_socket.go

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+//go:build !ios && !android
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+type socketListener struct {
+	net.Listener
+	network string
+	address string
+}
+
+func listenOnAddress(addr string) (*socketListener, error) {
+	network, address, err := parseListenAddress(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if network == "npipe" {
+		listener, path, err := listenNamedPipe(address)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return &socketListener{Listener: listener, network: network, address: path}, nil
+	}
+
+	if network == "unix" {
+		removeStaleUnixSocket(address)
+	}
+
+	listener, err := net.Listen(network, address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &socketListener{Listener: listener, network: network, address: address}, nil
+}
+
+func parseListenAddress(addr string) (string, string, error) {
+	network, address, ok := strings.Cut(addr, "://")
+	if !ok || network == "" || address == "" {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("address must be in [unix|tcp|npipe]://[path|host:port|name] format: %q", addr)
+	}
+
+	switch network {
+	case "unix", "tcp", "npipe":
+		return network, address, nil
+	default:
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported daemon address protocol: %v", network)
+	}
+}
+
+func removeStaleUnixSocket(path string) {
+	stat, err := os.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			log.Debugf("stat socket file: %v", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if stat.Mode()&os.ModeSocket == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !isStaleUnixSocket(path) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("remove socket file: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func isStaleUnixSocket(path string) bool {
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("unix", path, 100*time.Millisecond)
+	if err == nil {
+		if closeErr := conn.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("close unix socket probe: %v", closeErr)
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) || os.IsPermission(err) || os.IsTimeout(err) {
+		log.Debugf("not removing unix socket %s after probe error: %v", path, err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return errors.Is(err, syscall.ECONNREFUSED)
+}
+
+func removeStaleUnixSocketForAddress(addr string) {
+	network, address, err := parseListenAddress(addr)
+	if err != nil || network != "unix" {
+		return
+	}
+	removeStaleUnixSocket(address)
+}
+
+func (l *socketListener) chmodUnixSocket(description string) error {
+	if l == nil || l.network != "unix" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Chmod(l.address, 0666); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed setting %s permissions for %s: %w", description, l.address, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/cmd/service_test.go

@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/kardianos/service"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -31,186 +27,6 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
-const (
-	serviceStartTimeout = 10 * time.Second
-	serviceStopTimeout  = 5 * time.Second
-	statusPollInterval  = 500 * time.Millisecond
-)
-
-// waitForServiceStatus waits for service to reach expected status with timeout
-func waitForServiceStatus(expectedStatus service.Status, timeout time.Duration) (bool, error) {
-	cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	ctx, timeoutCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
-	defer timeoutCancel()
-
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(statusPollInterval)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("timeout waiting for service status %v", expectedStatus)
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			status, err := s.Status()
-			if err != nil {
-				// Continue polling on transient errors
-				continue
-			}
-			if status == expectedStatus {
-				return true, nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// TestServiceLifecycle tests the complete service lifecycle
-func TestServiceLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
-	// TODO: Add support for Windows and macOS
-	if runtime.GOOS != "linux" && runtime.GOOS != "freebsd" {
-		t.Skipf("Skipping service lifecycle test on unsupported OS: %s", runtime.GOOS)
-	}
-
-	if os.Getenv("CONTAINER") == "true" {
-		t.Skip("Skipping service lifecycle test in container environment")
-	}
-
-	originalServiceName := serviceName
-	serviceName = "netbirdtest" + fmt.Sprintf("%d", time.Now().Unix())
-	defer func() {
-		serviceName = originalServiceName
-	}()
-
-	tempDir := t.TempDir()
-	configPath = fmt.Sprintf("%s/netbird-test-config.json", tempDir)
-	logLevel = "info"
-	daemonAddr = fmt.Sprintf("unix://%s/netbird-test.sock", tempDir)
-
-	// Ensure cleanup even if a subtest fails and Stop/Uninstall subtests don't run.
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: create service config: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-		ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-		s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: create service: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		// If the subtests already cleaned up, there's nothing to do.
-		if _, err := s.Status(); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		if err := s.Stop(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: stop service: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err := s.Uninstall(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("cleanup: uninstall service: %v", err)
-		}
-	})
-
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
-	t.Run("Install", func(t *testing.T) {
-		installCmd.SetContext(ctx)
-		err := installCmd.RunE(installCmd, []string{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		status, err := s.Status()
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.NotEqual(t, service.StatusUnknown, status)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Start", func(t *testing.T) {
-		startCmd.SetContext(ctx)
-		err := startCmd.RunE(startCmd, []string{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		running, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusRunning, serviceStartTimeout)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, running)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Restart", func(t *testing.T) {
-		restartCmd.SetContext(ctx)
-		err := restartCmd.RunE(restartCmd, []string{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		running, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusRunning, serviceStartTimeout)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, running)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Reconfigure", func(t *testing.T) {
-		originalLogLevel := logLevel
-		logLevel = "debug"
-		defer func() {
-			logLevel = originalLogLevel
-		}()
-
-		reconfigureCmd.SetContext(ctx)
-		err := reconfigureCmd.RunE(reconfigureCmd, []string{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		running, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusRunning, serviceStartTimeout)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, running)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Stop", func(t *testing.T) {
-		stopCmd.SetContext(ctx)
-		err := stopCmd.RunE(stopCmd, []string{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		stopped, err := waitForServiceStatus(service.StatusStopped, serviceStopTimeout)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, stopped)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Uninstall", func(t *testing.T) {
-		uninstallCmd.SetContext(ctx)
-		err := uninstallCmd.RunE(uninstallCmd, []string{})
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		cfg, err := newSVCConfig()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		ctxSvc, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-		defer cancel()
-
-		s, err := newSVC(newProgram(ctxSvc, cancel), cfg)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		_, err = s.Status()
-		assert.Error(t, err)
-	})
-}
-
 // TestServiceEnvVars tests environment variable parsing
 func TestServiceEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {

client/cmd/ssh.go

@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func parseHostnameAndCommand(args []string) error {
 }
 
 func runSSH(ctx context.Context, addr string, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	target := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", addr, port)
+	target := net.JoinHostPort(strings.Trim(addr, "[]"), strconv.Itoa(port))
 	c, err := sshclient.Dial(ctx, target, username, sshclient.DialOptions{
 		KnownHostsFile:     knownHostsFile,
 		IdentityFile:       identityFile,
@@ -787,10 +787,10 @@ func isUnixSocket(path string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") || strings.HasPrefix(path, "./")
 }
 
-// normalizeLocalHost converts "*" to "0.0.0.0" for binding to all interfaces.
+// normalizeLocalHost converts "*" to "" for binding to all interfaces (dual-stack).
 func normalizeLocalHost(host string) string {
 	if host == "*" {
-		return "0.0.0.0"
+		return ""
 	}
 	return host
 }

client/cmd/ssh_test.go

@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ func TestParsePortForward(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "wildcard bind all interfaces",
 			spec:           "*:8080:localhost:80",
-			expectedLocal:  "0.0.0.0:8080",
+			expectedLocal:  ":8080",
 			expectedRemote: "localhost:80",
 			expectError:    false,
-			description:    "Wildcard * should bind to all interfaces (0.0.0.0)",
+			description:    "Wildcard * should bind to all interfaces (dual-stack)",
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "wildcard for port only",

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	nbstatus "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/status"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	detailFlag           bool
 	ipv4Flag             bool
+	ipv6Flag             bool
 	jsonFlag             bool
 	yamlFlag             bool
 	ipsFilter            []string
@@ -42,15 +43,16 @@ func init() {
 	ipsFilterMap = make(map[string]struct{})
 	prefixNamesFilterMap = make(map[string]struct{})
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&detailFlag, "detail", "d", false, "display detailed status information in human-readable format")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&jsonFlag, "json", false, "display detailed status information in json format")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&jsonFlag, "json", "j", false, "display detailed status information in json format")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&yamlFlag, "yaml", false, "display detailed status information in yaml format")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&yamlFlag, "yaml", "y", false, "display detailed status information in yaml format")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&ipv4Flag, "ipv4", false, "display only NetBird IPv4 of this peer, e.g., --ipv4 will output 100.64.0.33")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&ipv4Flag, "ipv4", "4", false, "display only NetBird IPv4 of this peer, e.g., --ipv4 will output 100.64.0.33")
-	statusCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("detail", "json", "yaml", "ipv4")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&ipv6Flag, "ipv6", "6", false, "display only NetBird IPv6 of this peer")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&ipsFilter, "filter-by-ips", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more IPs, e.g., --filter-by-ips 100.64.0.100,100.64.0.200")
+	statusCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("detail", "json", "yaml", "ipv4", "ipv6")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&prefixNamesFilter, "filter-by-names", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more peer FQDN or hostnames, e.g., --filter-by-names peer-a,peer-b.netbird.cloud")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVarP(&ipsFilter, "filter-by-ips", "I", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more IPs (v4 or v6), e.g., --filter-by-ips 100.64.0.100,fd00::1")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&statusFilter, "filter-by-status", "", "filters the detailed output by connection status(idle|connecting|connected), e.g., --filter-by-status connected")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVarP(&prefixNamesFilter, "filter-by-names", "N", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more peer FQDN or hostnames, e.g., --filter-by-names peer-a,peer-b.netbird.cloud")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&connectionTypeFilter, "filter-by-connection-type", "", "filters the detailed output by connection type (P2P|Relayed), e.g., --filter-by-connection-type P2P")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&statusFilter, "filter-by-status", "S", "", "filters the detailed output by connection status(idle|connecting|connected), e.g., --filter-by-status connected")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&checkFlag, "check", "", "run a health check and exit with code 0 on success, 1 on failure (live|ready|startup)")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&connectionTypeFilter, "filter-by-connection-type", "T", "", "filters the detailed output by connection type (P2P|Relayed), e.g., --filter-by-connection-type P2P")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&checkFlag, "check", "C", "", "run a health check and exit with code 0 on success, 1 on failure (live|ready|startup)")
 }
 
 func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -101,10 +103,22 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
+	if ipv6Flag {
-	var profName string
+		ipv6 := resp.GetFullStatus().GetLocalPeerState().GetIpv6()
-	if activeProf, err := pm.GetActiveProfile(); err == nil {
+		if ipv6 != "" {
-		profName = activeProf.Name
+			cmd.Print(parseInterfaceIP(ipv6))
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Resolve the active profile's display name via the daemon, which runs
+	// as root and can read the per-user profile files. The local profile
+	// manager only knows the active profile ID, not its display name.
+	profName := getActiveProfileName(ctx)
+
+	var sessionExpiresAt time.Time
+	if ts := resp.GetSessionExpiresAt(); ts.IsValid() {
+		sessionExpiresAt = ts.AsTime().UTC()
 	}
 
 	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
@@ -117,6 +131,7 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		IPsFilter:            ipsFilterMap,
 		ConnectionTypeFilter: connectionTypeFilter,
 		ProfileName:          profName,
+		SessionExpiresAt:     sessionExpiresAt,
 	})
 	var statusOutputString string
 	switch {
@@ -157,6 +172,25 @@ func getStatus(ctx context.Context, fullPeerStatus bool, shouldRunProbes bool) (
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
+// getActiveProfileName asks the daemon for the active profile's display
+// name. The daemon runs as root and can read the per-user profile files to
+// resolve the ID to its human-readable name. Returns an empty string on any
+// error so status output degrades gracefully.
+func getActiveProfileName(ctx context.Context) string {
+	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	resp, err := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn).GetActiveProfile(ctx, &proto.GetActiveProfileRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return resp.GetProfileName()
+}
+
 func parseFilters() error {
 	switch strings.ToLower(statusFilter) {
 	case "", "idle", "connecting", "connected":

client/cmd/system.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const (
 	disableFirewallFlag     = "disable-firewall"
 	blockLANAccessFlag      = "block-lan-access"
 	blockInboundFlag        = "block-inbound"
+	disableIPv6Flag         = "disable-ipv6"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ var (
 	disableFirewall     bool
 	blockLANAccess      bool
 	blockInbound        bool
+	disableIPv6         bool
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -39,4 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&blockInbound, blockInboundFlag, false,
 		"Block inbound connections. If enabled, the client will not allow any inbound connections to the local machine nor routed networks.\n"+
 			"This overrides any policies received from the management service.")
+
+	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&disableIPv6, disableIPv6Flag, false,
+		"Disable IPv6 overlay. If enabled, the client won't request or use an IPv6 overlay address.")
 }

client/cmd/testutil_test.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
 
 	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	iv, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(ctx, peersmanager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
+	iv, _ := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(ctx, peersmanager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
 
 	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil)
+	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func startClientDaemon(
 	s := grpc.NewServer()
 
 	server := client.New(ctx,
-		"", "", false, false, false)
+		"", "", false, false, false, false)
 	if err := server.Start(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ const (
 	noBrowserFlag = "no-browser"
 	noBrowserDesc = "do not open the browser for SSO login"
 
+	showQRFlag = "qr"
+	showQRDesc = "show QR code for the SSO login URL (useful for headless machines without browser access)"
+
 	profileNameFlag = "profile"
 	profileNameDesc = "profile name to use for the login. If not specified, the last used profile will be used."
 )
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ var (
 	dnsLabels          []string
 	dnsLabelsValidated domain.List
 	noBrowser          bool
+	showQR             bool
 	profileName        string
 	configPath         string
 
@@ -80,6 +86,7 @@ func init() {
 	)
 
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noBrowser, noBrowserFlag, false, noBrowserDesc)
+	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&showQR, showQRFlag, false, showQRDesc)
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&profileName, profileNameFlag, "", profileNameDesc)
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "(DEPRECATED) NetBird config file location. ")
 
@@ -123,16 +130,9 @@ func upFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var profileSwitched bool
 	// switch profile if provided
 	if profileName != "" {
-		err = switchProfile(cmd.Context(), profileName, username.Username)
+		if err := switchOrCreateProfile(cmd.Context(), pm, profileName, username.Username); err != nil {
-		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("switch profile: %v", err)
 		}
-
-		err = pm.SwitchProfile(profileName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("switch profile: %v", err)
-		}
-
 		profileSwitched = true
 	}
 
@@ -147,6 +147,52 @@ func upFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return runInDaemonMode(ctx, cmd, pm, activeProf, profileSwitched)
 }
 
+// switchOrCreateProfile switches the active profile to the one identified by
+// handle, creating it first when it does not exist yet. This restores the
+// pre-0.73 behaviour where `netbird up --profile <name>` auto-creates a
+// missing profile instead of failing.
+func switchOrCreateProfile(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, handle, username string) error {
+	resolvedID, err := switchProfile(ctx, handle, username)
+	if err != nil {
+		st, ok := gstatus.FromError(err)
+		if !ok || st.Code() != codes.NotFound {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Don't fail immediately on a create error: a concurrent run may
+		// have created the profile between the NotFound above and this
+		// call, in which case the retried switch still succeeds. Only
+		// surface the create error if the switch also fails.
+		_, createErr := createProfile(ctx, handle, username)
+		if resolvedID, err = switchProfile(ctx, handle, username); err != nil {
+			if createErr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("create profile: %w", createErr)
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := pm.SwitchProfile(resolvedID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// createProfile dials the daemon and creates a new profile with the given
+// display name, returning its generated ID. Use addProfileOnDaemon directly
+// when a daemon client is already available to reuse the connection.
+func createProfile(ctx context.Context, profileName, username string) (profilemanager.ID, error) {
+	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		//nolint
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
+			"If the daemon is not running please run: "+
+			"\nnetbird service install \nnetbird service start\n", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	return addProfileOnDaemon(ctx, proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn), profileName, username)
+}
+
 func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *profilemanager.Profile) error {
 	// override the default profile filepath if provided
 	if configPath != "" {
@@ -185,7 +231,25 @@ func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *pr
 
 	_, _ = profilemanager.UpdateOldManagementURL(ctx, config, configFilePath)
 
-	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, providedSetupKey, activeProf.Name)
+	// Restore residual state left by a previous run that did not shut down
+	// cleanly, mirroring what the daemon does before connecting: it recovers
+	// DNS config (a stale resolv.conf takeover can make the management
+	// hostname unresolvable), firewall rules, ssh config and legacy routing.
+	// Route cleanup itself happens at engine start; nbnet.Init() below lets
+	// the management dial bypass a leftover fwmark rule until then.
+	// Foreground mode is particularly exposed in containers: a crashed
+	// container restarts inside the same (pod) network namespace, so stale
+	// state survives while the process does not.
+	if err := server.RestoreResidualState(ctx, profilemanager.NewServiceManager(configPath).GetStatePath()); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to restore residual state: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Enable advanced routing (as the daemon does on startup) so the
+	// management dial bypasses a leftover fwmark rule instead of being
+	// shunted into a stale routing table.
+	nbnet.Init()
+
+	err = foregroundLogin(ctx, cmd, config, providedSetupKey, activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("foreground login failed: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -256,12 +320,12 @@ func runInDaemonMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, pm *profilemanager
 	}
 
 	// set the new config
-	req := setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted, cmd, activeProf.Name, username.Username)
+	req := setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted, cmd, activeProf.ID.String(), username.Username)
 	if _, err := client.SetConfig(ctx, req); err != nil {
 		if st, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && st.Code() == codes.Unavailable {
-			log.Warnf("setConfig method is not available in the daemon")
+			log.Warnf("setConfig method is not available in the daemon: %s", st.Message())
 		} else {
-			return fmt.Errorf("call service setConfig method: %v", err)
+			return daemonCallError("call service setConfig method", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -284,10 +348,11 @@ func doDaemonUp(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, client proto.DaemonServ
 		return fmt.Errorf("setup login request: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	loginRequest.ProfileName = &activeProf.Name
+	profileID := activeProf.ID.String()
+	loginRequest.ProfileName = &profileID
 	loginRequest.Username = &username
 
-	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.Name)
+	profileState, err := pm.GetProfileState(activeProf.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("failed to get profile state for login hint: %v", err)
 	} else if profileState.Email != "" {
@@ -314,7 +379,7 @@ func doDaemonUp(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, client proto.DaemonServ
 	}
 
 	if loginErr != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", loginErr)
+		return daemonCallError("login failed", loginErr)
 	}
 
 	if loginResp.NeedsSSOLogin {
@@ -324,10 +389,10 @@ func doDaemonUp(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, client proto.DaemonServ
 	}
 
 	if _, err := client.Up(ctx, &proto.UpRequest{
-		ProfileName: &activeProf.Name,
+		ProfileName: &profileID,
 		Username:    &username,
 	}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("call service up method: %v", err)
+		return daemonCallError("call service up method", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -430,8 +495,8 @@ func setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, pro
 		req.BlockInbound = &blockInbound
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
+	if cmd.Flag(disableIPv6Flag).Changed {
-		req.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
+		req.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
 
 	return &req
@@ -547,9 +612,10 @@ func setupConfig(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, configFil
 		ic.BlockInbound = &blockInbound
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
+	if cmd.Flag(disableIPv6Flag).Changed {
-		ic.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
+		ic.DisableIPv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
+
 	return &ic, nil
 }
 
@@ -661,9 +727,10 @@ func setupLoginRequest(providedSetupKey string, customDNSAddressConverted []byte
 		loginRequest.BlockInbound = &blockInbound
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
+	if cmd.Flag(disableIPv6Flag).Changed {
-		loginRequest.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
+		loginRequest.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
+
 	return &loginRequest, nil
 }
 

client/cmd/up_daemon_test.go

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ func TestUpDaemon(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	sm := profilemanager.ServiceManager{}
-	err = sm.AddProfile("test1", currUser.Username)
+	created, err := sm.AddProfile("test1", currUser.Username)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add profile: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	err = sm.SetActiveProfileState(&profilemanager.ActiveProfileState{
-		Name:     "test1",
+		ID:       created.ID,
 		Username: currUser.Username,
 	})
 	if err != nil {

client/cmd/version.go

@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ var (
 		Short: "Print the NetBird's client application version",
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
-			cmd.Println(version.NetbirdVersion())
+			out := version.NetbirdVersion()
+			if version.IsDevelopmentVersion(out) {
+				if commit := version.NetbirdCommit(); commit != "" {
+					out += "-" + commit
+				}
+			}
+			cmd.Println(out)
 		},
 	}
 )

client/configs/configs.go

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
+// UILogFile is the file name the desktop UI writes its log to. It is defined
+// here so the UI (writer), the daemon's RegisterUILog validation, and the debug
+// bundle collector all share one definition.
+const UILogFile = "gui-client.log"
+
 var StateDir string
 
 func init() {

client/embed/capture.go

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package embed
+
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/capture"
+)
+
+// CaptureOptions configures a packet capture session.
+type CaptureOptions struct {
+	// Output receives pcap-formatted data. Nil disables pcap output.
+	Output io.Writer
+	// TextOutput receives human-readable packet summaries. Nil disables text output.
+	TextOutput io.Writer
+	// Filter is a BPF-like filter expression (e.g. "host 10.0.0.1 and tcp port 443").
+	// Empty captures all packets.
+	Filter string
+	// Verbose adds seq/ack, TTL, window, and total length to text output.
+	Verbose bool
+	// ASCII dumps transport payload as printable ASCII after each packet line.
+	ASCII bool
+}
+
+// CaptureStats reports capture session counters.
+type CaptureStats struct {
+	Packets int64
+	Bytes   int64
+	Dropped int64
+}
+
+// CaptureSession represents an active packet capture. Call Stop to end the
+// capture and flush buffered packets.
+type CaptureSession struct {
+	sess   *capture.Session
+	engine *internal.Engine
+}
+
+// Stop ends the capture, flushes remaining packets, and detaches from the device.
+// Safe to call multiple times.
+func (cs *CaptureSession) Stop() {
+	if cs.engine != nil {
+		_ = cs.engine.SetCapture(nil)
+		cs.engine = nil
+	}
+	if cs.sess != nil {
+		cs.sess.Stop()
+	}
+}
+
+// Stats returns current capture counters.
+func (cs *CaptureSession) Stats() CaptureStats {
+	s := cs.sess.Stats()
+	return CaptureStats{
+		Packets: s.Packets,
+		Bytes:   s.Bytes,
+		Dropped: s.Dropped,
+	}
+}
+
+// Done returns a channel that is closed when the capture's writer goroutine
+// has fully exited and all buffered packets have been flushed.
+func (cs *CaptureSession) Done() <-chan struct{} {
+	return cs.sess.Done()
+}

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
 	wgnetstack "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/capture"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	PrivateKey string
 	// ManagementURL overrides the default management server URL
 	ManagementURL string
-	// PreSharedKey is the pre-shared key for the WireGuard interface
+	// PreSharedKey is the pre-shared key for the tunnel interface
 	PreSharedKey string
 	// LogOutput is the output destination for logs (defaults to os.Stderr if nil)
 	LogOutput io.Writer
@@ -79,11 +81,19 @@ type Options struct {
 	StatePath string
 	// DisableClientRoutes disables the client routes
 	DisableClientRoutes bool
+	// DisableIPv6 disables IPv6 overlay addressing
+	DisableIPv6 bool
 	// BlockInbound blocks all inbound connections from peers
 	BlockInbound bool
-	// WireguardPort is the port for the WireGuard interface. Use 0 for a random port.
+	// BlockLANAccess blocks the embedded peer from reaching the host's
+	// LAN (RFC 1918, link-local, loopback) when it's used as a routing
+	// peer. Mirrors profilemanager.ConfigInput.BlockLANAccess. Useful
+	// when the embedded client must never act as a stepping stone into
+	// the host's local network (e.g. the proxy's overlay peer).
+	BlockLANAccess bool
+	// WireguardPort is the port for the tunnel interface. Use 0 for a random port.
 	WireguardPort *int
-	// MTU is the MTU for the WireGuard interface.
+	// MTU is the MTU for the tunnel interface.
 	// Valid values are in the range 576..8192 bytes.
 	// If non-nil, this value overrides any value stored in the config file.
 	// If nil, the existing config MTU (if non-zero) is preserved; otherwise it defaults to 1280.
@@ -91,6 +101,26 @@ type Options struct {
 	MTU *uint16
 	// DNSLabels defines additional DNS labels configured in the peer.
 	DNSLabels []string
+	// Performance configures the tunnel's buffer pool cap and batch size.
+	Performance Performance
+}
+
+// Performance configures the embedded client's tunnel memory/throughput knobs.
+//
+// These settings are process-global: any non-nil field also becomes the
+// default for Clients constructed by later embed.New calls in the same
+// process. Nil fields are ignored.
+type Performance struct {
+	// PreallocatedBuffersPerPool caps the per-tunnel buffer pool. Zero
+	// leaves the pool unbounded. Lower values trade throughput for a
+	// tighter memory ceiling. May also be changed on a running Client via
+	// Client.SetPerformance, provided this field was nonzero at construction.
+	PreallocatedBuffersPerPool *uint32
+	// MaxBatchSize overrides the number of packets the tunnel reads or
+	// writes per syscall, which also bounds eager buffer allocation per
+	// worker. Zero uses the platform default. Applied at construction
+	// only; ignored by Client.SetPerformance.
+	MaxBatchSize *uint32
 }
 
 // validateCredentials checks that exactly one credential type is provided
@@ -170,7 +200,9 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		PreSharedKey:        &opts.PreSharedKey,
 		DisableServerRoutes: &t,
 		DisableClientRoutes: &opts.DisableClientRoutes,
+		DisableIPv6:         &opts.DisableIPv6,
 		BlockInbound:        &opts.BlockInbound,
+		BlockLANAccess:      &opts.BlockLANAccess,
 		WireguardPort:       opts.WireguardPort,
 		MTU:                 opts.MTU,
 		DNSLabels:           parsedLabels,
@@ -188,6 +220,13 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		config.PrivateKey = opts.PrivateKey
 	}
 
+	if opts.Performance.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool != nil {
+		wgdevice.SetPreallocatedBuffersPerPool(*opts.Performance.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool)
+	}
+	if opts.Performance.MaxBatchSize != nil {
+		wgdevice.SetMaxBatchSizeOverride(*opts.Performance.MaxBatchSize)
+	}
+
 	return &Client{
 		deviceName: opts.DeviceName,
 		setupKey:   opts.SetupKey,
@@ -240,6 +279,12 @@ func (c *Client) Start(startCtx context.Context) error {
 
 	select {
 	case <-startCtx.Done():
+		// ConnectClient.Stop now cancels its own run context and waits for the
+		// run loop to tear the engine down, so this cancel() is no longer
+		// required to break the deadlock and could be removed. It is kept as a
+		// defensive belt-and-suspenders: cancelling the parent context first
+		// guarantees the run loop is unblocked even if Stop's contract regresses.
+		cancel()
 		if stopErr := client.Stop(); stopErr != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("stop error after context done. Stop error: %w. Context done: %w", stopErr, startCtx.Err())
 		}
@@ -332,7 +377,7 @@ func (c *Client) ListenTCP(address string) (net.Listener, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("split host port: %w", err)
 	}
-	listenAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", addr, port)
+	listenAddr := net.JoinHostPort(addr.String(), port)
 
 	tcpAddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", listenAddr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -353,7 +398,7 @@ func (c *Client) ListenUDP(address string) (net.PacketConn, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("split host port: %w", err)
 	}
-	listenAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", addr, port)
+	listenAddr := net.JoinHostPort(addr.String(), port)
 
 	udpAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", listenAddr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -401,6 +446,21 @@ func (c *Client) Expose(ctx context.Context, req ExposeRequest) (*ExposeSession,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// IdentityForIP looks up a remote peer by its tunnel IP using the
+// embedded client's status recorder. Returns the peer's WireGuard public
+// key and FQDN. ok=false means the IP doesn't belong to an active peer
+// — offline roster peers are treated as unknown, same as foreign IPs.
+func (c *Client) IdentityForIP(ip netip.Addr) (pubKey, fqdn string, ok bool) {
+	if !ip.IsValid() || c.recorder == nil {
+		return "", "", false
+	}
+	state, found := c.recorder.PeerStateByIP(ip.String())
+	if !found {
+		return "", "", false
+	}
+	return state.PubKey, state.FQDN, true
+}
+
 // Status returns the current status of the client.
 func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
@@ -410,7 +470,7 @@ func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 	if connect != nil {
 		engine := connect.Engine()
 		if engine != nil {
-			_ = engine.RunHealthProbes(false)
+			_ = engine.RunHealthProbes(context.Background(), false)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -469,6 +529,71 @@ func (c *Client) VerifySSHHostKey(peerAddress string, key []byte) error {
 	return sshcommon.VerifyHostKey(storedKey, key, peerAddress)
 }
 
+// SetPerformance retunes a running Client. Only PreallocatedBuffersPerPool
+// takes effect, and only when it was nonzero at construction;
+// MaxBatchSize is construction-only and returns an error if set here.
+//
+// Returns ErrClientNotStarted / ErrEngineNotStarted if the Client is not
+// running yet.
+func (c *Client) SetPerformance(t Performance) error {
+	if t.MaxBatchSize != nil {
+		return errors.New("MaxBatchSize is construction-only and cannot be changed at runtime")
+	}
+	engine, err := c.getEngine()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return engine.SetPerformance(internal.Performance{
+		PreallocatedBuffersPerPool: t.PreallocatedBuffersPerPool,
+	})
+}
+
+// StartCapture begins capturing packets on this client's tunnel device.
+// Only one capture can be active at a time; starting a new one stops the previous.
+// Call StopCapture (or CaptureSession.Stop) to end it.
+func (c *Client) StartCapture(opts CaptureOptions) (*CaptureSession, error) {
+	engine, err := c.getEngine()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var matcher capture.Matcher
+	if opts.Filter != "" {
+		m, err := capture.ParseFilter(opts.Filter)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse filter: %w", err)
+		}
+		matcher = m
+	}
+
+	sess, err := capture.NewSession(capture.Options{
+		Output:     opts.Output,
+		TextOutput: opts.TextOutput,
+		Matcher:    matcher,
+		Verbose:    opts.Verbose,
+		ASCII:      opts.ASCII,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create capture session: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := engine.SetCapture(sess); err != nil {
+		sess.Stop()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set capture: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &CaptureSession{sess: sess, engine: engine}, nil
+}
+
+// StopCapture stops the active capture session if one is running.
+func (c *Client) StopCapture() error {
+	engine, err := c.getEngine()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return engine.SetCapture(nil)
+}
+
 // getEngine safely retrieves the engine from the client with proper locking.
 // Returns ErrClientNotStarted if the client is not started.
 // Returns ErrEngineNotStarted if the engine is not available.

client/embed/embed_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+package embed
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/update_channel"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers/ephemeral/manager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/server/config"
+	nbgrpc "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/shared/grpc"
+	mgmt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/port_forwarding"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/settings"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
+	mgmtProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
+)
+
+const testSetupKey = "A2C8E62B-38F5-4553-B31E-DD66C696CEBB"
+
+// TestClientStartTimeoutRollback reproduces a deadlock between Engine.Start and
+// Engine.Stop. The signal endpoint accepts gRPC connections but never serves the
+// SignalExchange service, so Engine.Start parks in WaitStreamConnected while
+// holding the engine mutex. When the Start context expires, the rollback path
+// calls ConnectClient.Stop, which must not block forever acquiring that mutex.
+func TestClientStartTimeoutRollback(t *testing.T) {
+	signalAddr := startBlackholeSignal(t)
+	mgmAddr := startManagement(t, signalAddr)
+
+	wgPort := 0
+	client, err := New(Options{
+		DeviceName:    "embed-rollback-test",
+		SetupKey:      testSetupKey,
+		ManagementURL: "http://" + mgmAddr,
+		WireguardPort: &wgPort,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "embed client creation must succeed")
+
+	startCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	startErr := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		startErr <- client.Start(startCtx)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-startErr:
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, context.DeadlineExceeded)
+	case <-time.After(60 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("client.Start did not return after its context expired: Engine.Stop deadlocked against Engine.Start waiting for the signal stream")
+	}
+}
+
+// startBlackholeSignal starts a gRPC server without the SignalExchange service
+// registered. Connections succeed, but the signal stream can never be
+// established, which keeps Engine.Start parked in WaitStreamConnected.
+func startBlackholeSignal(t *testing.T) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s := grpc.NewServer()
+	go func() {
+		if err := s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+	}()
+	t.Cleanup(s.Stop)
+
+	return lis.Addr().String()
+}
+
+func startManagement(t *testing.T, signalAddr string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	cfg := &config.Config{
+		Stuns:      []*config.Host{},
+		TURNConfig: &config.TURNConfig{},
+		Relay: &config.Relay{
+			Addresses:      []string{"127.0.0.1:1234"},
+			CredentialsTTL: util.Duration{Duration: time.Hour},
+			Secret:         "222222222222222222",
+		},
+		Signal: &config.Host{
+			Proto: "http",
+			URI:   signalAddr,
+		},
+		Datadir:    t.TempDir(),
+		HttpConfig: nil,
+	}
+
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s := grpc.NewServer()
+
+	testStore, cleanUp, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "../testdata/store.sql", cfg.Datadir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(cleanUp)
+
+	eventStore := &activity.InMemoryEventStore{}
+
+	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(testStore)
+	peersManager := peers.NewManager(testStore, permissionsManager)
+	jobManager := job.NewJobManager(nil, testStore, peersManager)
+
+	cacheStore, err := nbcache.NewStore(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond, 300*time.Millisecond, 100)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	iv, err := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, nil, eventStore, cacheStore)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	t.Cleanup(ctrl.Finish)
+	settingsMockManager := settings.NewMockManager(ctrl)
+	settingsMockManager.EXPECT().
+		GetSettings(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		Return(&types.Settings{}, nil).
+		AnyTimes()
+	settingsMockManager.EXPECT().
+		GetExtraSettings(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		Return(&types.ExtraSettings{}, nil).
+		AnyTimes()
+
+	groupsManager := groups.NewManagerMock()
+
+	updateManager := update_channel.NewPeersUpdateManager(metrics)
+	requestBuffer := mgmt.NewAccountRequestBuffer(context.Background(), testStore)
+	networkMapController := controller.NewController(context.Background(), testStore, metrics, updateManager, requestBuffer, mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, settingsMockManager, "netbird.selfhosted", port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), manager.NewEphemeralManager(testStore, peersManager), cfg)
+	accountManager, err := mgmt.BuildManager(context.Background(), cfg, testStore, networkMapController, jobManager, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, iv, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManager, false, cacheStore)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	secretsManager, err := nbgrpc.NewTimeBasedAuthSecretsManager(updateManager, cfg.TURNConfig, cfg.Relay, settingsMockManager, groupsManager)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(cfg, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	mgmtProto.RegisterManagementServiceServer(s, mgmtServer)
+
+	go func() {
+		if err := s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+	}()
+	t.Cleanup(s.Stop)
+
+	return lis.Addr().String()
+}

client/firewall/iptables/acl_linux.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package iptables
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"net"
 	"slices"
 
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ type aclManager struct {
 	entries         aclEntries
 	optionalEntries map[string][]entry
 	ipsetStore      *ipsetStore
+	v6              bool
 
 	stateManager *statemanager.Manager
 }
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ func newAclManager(iptablesClient *iptables.IPTables, wgIface iFaceMapper) (*acl
 		entries:         make(map[string][][]string),
 		optionalEntries: make(map[string][]entry),
 		ipsetStore:      newIpsetStore(),
+		v6:              iptablesClient.Proto() == iptables.ProtocolIPv6,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +88,11 @@ func (m *aclManager) AddPeerFiltering(
 	chain := chainNameInputRules
 
 	ipsetName = transformIPsetName(ipsetName, sPort, dPort, action)
-	specs := filterRuleSpecs(ip, string(protocol), sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
+	if m.v6 && ipsetName != "" {
+		ipsetName += "-v6"
+	}
+	proto := protoForFamily(protocol, m.v6)
+	specs := filterRuleSpecs(ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
 
 	mangleSpecs := slices.Clone(specs)
 	mangleSpecs = append(mangleSpecs,
@@ -109,6 +116,7 @@ func (m *aclManager) AddPeerFiltering(
 				ip:        ip.String(),
 				chain:     chain,
 				specs:     specs,
+				v6:        m.v6,
 			}}, nil
 		}
 
@@ -161,6 +169,7 @@ func (m *aclManager) AddPeerFiltering(
 		ipsetName:   ipsetName,
 		ip:          ip.String(),
 		chain:       chain,
+		v6:          m.v6,
 	}
 
 	m.updateState()
@@ -413,8 +422,18 @@ func (m *aclManager) updateState() {
 	currentState.Lock()
 	defer currentState.Unlock()
 
-	currentState.ACLEntries = m.entries
+	// Clone the maps so the persisted state holds a private snapshot. The
-	currentState.ACLIPsetStore = m.ipsetStore
+	// live maps keep being mutated by subsequent rule operations while the
+	// state manager marshals the state from its periodic-save goroutine.
+	// Sharing them by reference races the two and aborts the process with a
+	// concurrent map iteration and write.
+	if m.v6 {
+		currentState.ACLEntries6 = maps.Clone(m.entries)
+		currentState.ACLIPsetStore6 = m.ipsetStore.clone()
+	} else {
+		currentState.ACLEntries = maps.Clone(m.entries)
+		currentState.ACLIPsetStore = m.ipsetStore.clone()
+	}
 
 	if err := m.stateManager.UpdateState(currentState); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
@@ -422,13 +441,22 @@ func (m *aclManager) updateState() {
 }
 
 // filterRuleSpecs returns the specs of a filtering rule
+// protoForFamily translates ICMP to ICMPv6 for ip6tables.
+// ip6tables requires "ipv6-icmp" (or "icmpv6") instead of "icmp".
+func protoForFamily(protocol firewall.Protocol, v6 bool) string {
+	if v6 && protocol == firewall.ProtocolICMP {
+		return "ipv6-icmp"
+	}
+	return string(protocol)
+}
+
 func filterRuleSpecs(ip net.IP, protocol string, sPort, dPort *firewall.Port, action firewall.Action, ipsetName string) (specs []string) {
 	// don't use IP matching if IP is 0.0.0.0
 	matchByIP := !ip.IsUnspecified()
 
 	if matchByIP {
 		if ipsetName != "" {
-			specs = append(specs, "-m", "set", "--set", ipsetName, "src")
+			specs = append(specs, "-m", "set", "--match-set", ipsetName, "src")
 		} else {
 			specs = append(specs, "-s", ip.String())
 		}
@@ -474,6 +502,9 @@ func (m *aclManager) createIPSet(name string) error {
 	opts := ipset.CreateOptions{
 		Replace: true,
 	}
+	if m.v6 {
+		opts.Family = ipset.FamilyIPV6
+	}
 
 	if err := ipset.Create(name, ipset.TypeHashNet, opts); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create ipset %s: %w", name, err)

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
+type resetter interface {
+	Reset() error
+}
+
 // Manager of iptables firewall
 type Manager struct {
 	mutex sync.Mutex
@@ -28,6 +32,11 @@ type Manager struct {
 	aclMgr       *aclManager
 	router       *router
 	rawSupported bool
+
+	// IPv6 counterparts, nil when no v6 overlay
+	ipv6Client *iptables.IPTables
+	aclMgr6    *aclManager
+	router6    *router
 }
 
 // iFaceMapper defines subset methods of interface required for manager
@@ -58,9 +67,43 @@ func Create(wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) (*Manager, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create acl manager: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if wgIface.Address().HasIPv6() {
+		if err := m.createIPv6Components(wgIface, mtu); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create IPv6 firewall: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+func (m *Manager) createIPv6Components(wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) error {
+	ip6Client, err := iptables.NewWithProtocol(iptables.ProtocolIPv6)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("init ip6tables: %w", err)
+	}
+	m.ipv6Client = ip6Client
+
+	m.router6, err = newRouter(ip6Client, wgIface, mtu)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create v6 router: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Share the same IP forwarding state with the v4 router, since
+	// EnableIPForwarding controls both v4 and v6 sysctls.
+	m.router6.ipFwdState = m.router.ipFwdState
+
+	m.aclMgr6, err = newAclManager(ip6Client, wgIface)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create v6 acl manager: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) hasIPv6() bool {
+	return m.ipv6Client != nil
+}
+
 func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	state := &ShutdownState{
 		InterfaceState: &InterfaceState{
@@ -74,13 +117,8 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := m.router.init(stateManager); err != nil {
+	if err := m.initChains(stateManager); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("router init: %w", err)
+		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := m.aclMgr.init(stateManager); err != nil {
-		// TODO: cleanup router
-		return fmt.Errorf("acl manager init: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := m.initNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
@@ -103,6 +141,41 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// initChains initializes router and ACL chains for both address families,
+// rolling back on failure.
+func (m *Manager) initChains(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
+	type initStep struct {
+		name string
+		init func(*statemanager.Manager) error
+		mgr  resetter
+	}
+
+	steps := []initStep{
+		{"router", m.router.init, m.router},
+		{"acl manager", m.aclMgr.init, m.aclMgr},
+	}
+	if m.hasIPv6() {
+		steps = append(steps,
+			initStep{"v6 router", m.router6.init, m.router6},
+			initStep{"v6 acl manager", m.aclMgr6.init, m.aclMgr6},
+		)
+	}
+
+	var initialized []initStep
+	for _, s := range steps {
+		if err := s.init(stateManager); err != nil {
+			for i := len(initialized) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+				if rerr := initialized[i].mgr.Reset(); rerr != nil {
+					log.Warnf("rollback %s: %v", initialized[i].name, rerr)
+				}
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s init: %w", s.name, err)
+		}
+		initialized = append(initialized, s)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // AddPeerFiltering adds a rule to the firewall
 //
 // Comment will be ignored because some system this feature is not supported
@@ -118,7 +191,13 @@ func (m *Manager) AddPeerFiltering(
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.aclMgr.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
+	if ip.To4() != nil {
+		return m.aclMgr.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
+	}
+	if !m.hasIPv6() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("add peer filtering for %s: %w", ip, firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+	}
+	return m.aclMgr6.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) AddRouteFiltering(
@@ -132,25 +211,48 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRouteFiltering(
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if destination.IsPrefix() && !destination.Prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+	if isIPv6RouteRule(sources, destination) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported IP version: %s", destination.Prefix.Addr().String())
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("add route filtering: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+		}
+		return m.router6.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 	}
 
 	return m.router.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 }
 
+func isIPv6RouteRule(sources []netip.Prefix, destination firewall.Network) bool {
+	if destination.IsPrefix() {
+		return destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6()
+	}
+	return len(sources) > 0 && sources[0].Addr().Is6()
+}
+
 // DeletePeerRule from the firewall by rule definition
 func (m *Manager) DeletePeerRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
+	if m.hasIPv6() && isIPv6IptRule(rule) {
+		return m.aclMgr6.DeletePeerRule(rule)
+	}
 	return m.aclMgr.DeletePeerRule(rule)
 }
 
+func isIPv6IptRule(rule firewall.Rule) bool {
+	r, ok := rule.(*Rule)
+	return ok && r.v6
+}
+
+// DeleteRouteRule deletes a routing rule.
+// Route rules are keyed by content hash. Check v4 first, try v6 if not found.
 func (m *Manager) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
+	if m.hasIPv6() && !m.router.hasRule(rule.ID()) {
+		return m.router6.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
+	}
 	return m.router.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
 }
 
@@ -166,18 +268,65 @@ func (m *Manager) AddNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.router.AddNatRule(pair)
+	if pair.Destination.IsPrefix() && pair.Destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add NAT rule: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+		}
+		return m.router6.AddNatRule(pair)
+	}
+
+	if err := m.router.AddNatRule(pair); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Dynamic routes need NAT in both tables since resolved IPs can be
+	// either v4 or v6. This covers both DomainSet (modern) and the legacy
+	// wildcard 0.0.0.0/0 destination where the client resolves DNS.
+	if m.hasIPv6() && pair.Dynamic {
+		v6Pair := firewall.ToV6NatPair(pair)
+		if err := m.router6.AddNatRule(v6Pair); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add v6 NAT rule: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) RemoveNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.router.RemoveNatRule(pair)
+	if pair.Destination.IsPrefix() && pair.Destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return m.router6.RemoveNatRule(pair)
+	}
+
+	var merr *multierror.Error
+
+	if err := m.router.RemoveNatRule(pair); err != nil {
+		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove v4 NAT rule: %w", err))
+	}
+
+	if m.hasIPv6() && pair.Dynamic {
+		v6Pair := firewall.ToV6NatPair(pair)
+		if err := m.router6.RemoveNatRule(v6Pair); err != nil {
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove v6 NAT rule: %w", err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) SetLegacyManagement(isLegacy bool) error {
-	return firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router, isLegacy)
+	if err := firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router, isLegacy); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if m.hasIPv6() {
+		return firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router6, isLegacy)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Reset firewall to the default state
@@ -191,6 +340,15 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("cleanup notrack chain: %w", err))
 	}
 
+	if m.hasIPv6() {
+		if err := m.aclMgr6.Reset(); err != nil {
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset v6 acl manager: %w", err))
+		}
+		if err := m.router6.Reset(); err != nil {
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset v6 router: %w", err))
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := m.aclMgr.Reset(); err != nil {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset acl manager: %w", err))
 	}
@@ -218,24 +376,21 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 // This is called when USPFilter wraps the native firewall, adding blanket accept
 // rules so that packet filtering is handled in userspace instead of by netfilter.
 func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
-	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(
+	var merr *multierror.Error
-		nil,
+	if _, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0}, firewall.ProtocolALL, nil, nil, firewall.ActionAccept, ""); err != nil {
-		net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0},
+		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("allow netbird v4 interface traffic: %w", err))
-		firewall.ProtocolALL,
+	}
-		nil,
+	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		nil,
+		if _, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.IPv6zero, firewall.ProtocolALL, nil, nil, firewall.ActionAccept, ""); err != nil {
-		firewall.ActionAccept,
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("allow netbird v6 interface traffic: %w", err))
-		"",
+		}
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("allow netbird interface traffic: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := firewalld.TrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to trust interface in firewalld: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 // Flush doesn't need to be implemented for this manager
@@ -265,6 +420,12 @@ func (m *Manager) AddDNATRule(rule firewall.ForwardRule) (firewall.Rule, error)
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
+	if rule.TranslatedAddress.Is6() {
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("add DNAT rule: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+		}
+		return m.router6.AddDNATRule(rule)
+	}
 	return m.router.AddDNATRule(rule)
 }
 
@@ -273,6 +434,9 @@ func (m *Manager) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
+	if m.hasIPv6() && !m.router.hasRule(rule.ID()+dnatSuffix) {
+		return m.router6.DeleteDNATRule(rule)
+	}
 	return m.router.DeleteDNATRule(rule)
 }
 
@@ -281,39 +445,82 @@ func (m *Manager) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.router.UpdateSet(set, prefixes)
+	var v4Prefixes, v6Prefixes []netip.Prefix
+	for _, p := range prefixes {
+		if p.Addr().Is6() {
+			v6Prefixes = append(v6Prefixes, p)
+		} else {
+			v4Prefixes = append(v4Prefixes, p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := m.router.UpdateSet(set, v4Prefixes); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if m.hasIPv6() && len(v6Prefixes) > 0 {
+		if err := m.router6.UpdateSet(set, v6Prefixes); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("update v6 set: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
-func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.router.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	if localAddr.Is6() {
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add inbound DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+		}
+		return m.router6.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	}
+	return m.router.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // RemoveInboundDNAT removes an inbound DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	if localAddr.Is6() {
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove inbound DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+		}
+		return m.router6.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	}
+	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	if localAddr.Is6() {
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add output DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+		}
+		return m.router6.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	}
+	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	if localAddr.Is6() {
+		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove output DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
+		}
+		return m.router6.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	}
+	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 const (

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux_test.go

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build privileged
+
 package iptables
 
 import (

client/firewall/iptables/router_linux.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package iptables
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -54,8 +55,10 @@ const (
 	snatSuffix = "_snat"
 	fwdSuffix  = "_fwd"
 
-	// ipTCPHeaderMinSize represents minimum IP (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation
+	// ipv4TCPHeaderSize is the minimum IPv4 (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation.
-	ipTCPHeaderMinSize = 40
+	ipv4TCPHeaderSize = 40
+	// ipv6TCPHeaderSize is the minimum IPv6 (40) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation.
+	ipv6TCPHeaderSize = 60
 )
 
 type ruleInfo struct {
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ type router struct {
 	wgIface          iFaceMapper
 	legacyManagement bool
 	mtu              uint16
+	v6               bool
 
 	stateManager *statemanager.Manager
 	ipFwdState   *ipfwdstate.IPForwardingState
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ func newRouter(iptablesClient *iptables.IPTables, wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint1
 		rules:          make(map[string][]string),
 		wgIface:        wgIface,
 		mtu:            mtu,
+		v6:             iptablesClient.Proto() == iptables.ProtocolIPv6,
 		ipFwdState:     ipfwdstate.NewIPForwardingState(),
 	}
 
@@ -186,6 +191,11 @@ func (r *router) AddRouteFiltering(
 	return ruleKey, nil
 }
 
+func (r *router) hasRule(id string) bool {
+	_, ok := r.rules[id]
+	return ok
+}
+
 func (r *router) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	ruleKey := rule.ID()
 
@@ -392,9 +402,13 @@ func (r *router) cleanUpDefaultForwardRules() error {
 
 	// Remove jump rules from built-in chains before deleting custom chains,
 	// otherwise the chain deletion fails with "device or resource busy".
-	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNATOutput}
+	if ok, err := r.iptablesClient.ChainExists(tableNat, chainNATOutput); err != nil {
-	if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, "OUTPUT", jumpRule...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("check chain %s: %w", chainNATOutput, err)
-		log.Debugf("clean OUTPUT jump rule: %v", err)
+	} else if ok {
+		jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNATOutput}
+		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, "OUTPUT", jumpRule...); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("clean OUTPUT jump rule: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, chainInfo := range []struct {
@@ -434,6 +448,12 @@ func (r *router) createContainers() error {
 		{chainRTRDR, tableNat},
 		{chainRTMSSCLAMP, tableMangle},
 	} {
+		// Fallback: clear chains that survived an unclean shutdown.
+		if ok, _ := r.iptablesClient.ChainExists(chainInfo.table, chainInfo.chain); ok {
+			if err := r.iptablesClient.ClearAndDeleteChain(chainInfo.table, chainInfo.chain); err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("clear stale chain %s in %s: %v", chainInfo.chain, chainInfo.table, err)
+			}
+		}
 		if err := r.iptablesClient.NewChain(chainInfo.table, chainInfo.chain); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create chain %s in table %s: %w", chainInfo.chain, chainInfo.table, err)
 		}
@@ -540,9 +560,12 @@ func (r *router) addPostroutingRules() error {
 }
 
 // addMSSClampingRules adds MSS clamping rules to prevent fragmentation for forwarded traffic.
-// TODO: Add IPv6 support
 func (r *router) addMSSClampingRules() error {
-	mss := r.mtu - ipTCPHeaderMinSize
+	overhead := uint16(ipv4TCPHeaderSize)
+	if r.v6 {
+		overhead = ipv6TCPHeaderSize
+	}
+	mss := r.mtu - overhead
 
 	// Add jump rule from FORWARD chain in mangle table to our custom chain
 	jumpRule := []string{
@@ -727,8 +750,19 @@ func (r *router) updateState() {
 	currentState.Lock()
 	defer currentState.Unlock()
 
-	currentState.RouteRules = r.rules
+	// Clone the rule map so the persisted state holds a private snapshot. The
-	currentState.RouteIPsetCounter = r.ipsetCounter
+	// live map keeps being mutated by subsequent rule operations while the
+	// state manager marshals the state from its periodic-save goroutine.
+	// Sharing it by reference races the two and aborts the process with a
+	// concurrent map iteration and write. The ipset counter guards itself
+	// during marshaling, so it can be shared directly.
+	if r.v6 {
+		currentState.RouteRules6 = maps.Clone(r.rules)
+		currentState.RouteIPsetCounter6 = r.ipsetCounter
+	} else {
+		currentState.RouteRules = maps.Clone(r.rules)
+		currentState.RouteIPsetCounter = r.ipsetCounter
+	}
 
 	if err := r.stateManager.UpdateState(currentState); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
@@ -856,7 +890,7 @@ func (r *router) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	if fwdRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+fwdSuffix]; exists {
-		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableFilter, chainRTFWDIN, fwdRule...); err != nil {
+		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableFilter, chainRTFWDOUT, fwdRule...); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete forward rule: %w", err))
 		}
 		delete(r.rules, ruleKey+fwdSuffix)
@@ -883,7 +917,7 @@ func (r *router) genRouteRuleSpec(params routeFilteringRuleParams, sources []net
 	rule = append(rule, destExp...)
 
 	if params.Proto != firewall.ProtocolALL {
-		rule = append(rule, "-p", strings.ToLower(string(params.Proto)))
+		rule = append(rule, "-p", strings.ToLower(protoForFamily(params.Proto, r.v6)))
 		rule = append(rule, applyPort("--sport", params.SPort)...)
 		rule = append(rule, applyPort("--dport", params.DPort)...)
 	}
@@ -900,11 +934,12 @@ func (r *router) applyNetwork(flag string, network firewall.Network, prefixes []
 	}
 
 	if network.IsSet() {
-		if _, err := r.ipsetCounter.Increment(network.Set.HashedName(), prefixes); err != nil {
+		name := r.ipsetName(network.Set.HashedName())
+		if _, err := r.ipsetCounter.Increment(name, prefixes); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create or get ipset: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		return []string{"-m", "set", matchSet, network.Set.HashedName(), direction}, nil
+		return []string{"-m", "set", matchSet, name, direction}, nil
 	}
 	if network.IsPrefix() {
 		return []string{flag, network.Prefix.String()}, nil
@@ -915,27 +950,23 @@ func (r *router) applyNetwork(flag string, network firewall.Network, prefixes []
 }
 
 func (r *router) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
+	name := r.ipsetName(set.HashedName())
 	var merr *multierror.Error
 	for _, prefix := range prefixes {
-		// TODO: Implement IPv6 support
+		if err := r.addPrefixToIPSet(name, prefix); err != nil {
-		if prefix.Addr().Is6() {
-			log.Tracef("skipping IPv6 prefix %s: IPv6 support not yet implemented", prefix)
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := r.addPrefixToIPSet(set.HashedName(), prefix); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("add prefix to ipset: %w", err))
 		}
 	}
 	if merr == nil {
-		log.Debugf("updated set %s with prefixes %v", set.HashedName(), prefixes)
+		log.Debugf("updated set %s with prefixes %v", name, prefixes)
 	}
 
 	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
-func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 
 	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		return nil
@@ -943,12 +974,12 @@ func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol
 
 	dnatRule := []string{
 		"-i", r.wgIface.Name(),
-		"-p", strings.ToLower(string(protocol)),
+		"-p", strings.ToLower(protoForFamily(protocol, r.v6)),
-		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(sourcePort)),
+		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(originalPort)),
 		"-d", localAddr.String(),
 		"-m", "addrtype", "--dst-type", "LOCAL",
 		"-j", "DNAT",
-		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(targetPort)),
+		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(translatedPort)),
 	}
 
 	ruleInfo := ruleInfo{
@@ -967,8 +998,8 @@ func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol
 }
 
 // RemoveInboundDNAT removes an inbound DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 
 	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, chainRTRDR, dnatRule...); err != nil {
@@ -1013,8 +1044,8 @@ func (r *router) ensureNATOutputChain() error {
 }
 
 // AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 
 	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		return nil
@@ -1025,11 +1056,11 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 	}
 
 	dnatRule := []string{
-		"-p", strings.ToLower(string(protocol)),
+		"-p", strings.ToLower(protoForFamily(protocol, localAddr.Is6())),
-		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(sourcePort)),
+		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(originalPort)),
 		"-d", localAddr.String(),
 		"-j", "DNAT",
-		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(targetPort)),
+		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(translatedPort)),
 	}
 
 	if err := r.iptablesClient.Append(tableNat, chainNATOutput, dnatRule...); err != nil {
@@ -1042,8 +1073,8 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 }
 
 // RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 
 	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, chainNATOutput, dnatRule...); err != nil {
@@ -1076,10 +1107,22 @@ func applyPort(flag string, port *firewall.Port) []string {
 	return []string{flag, strconv.Itoa(int(port.Values[0]))}
 }
 
+// ipsetName returns the ipset name, suffixed with "-v6" for the v6 router
+// to avoid collisions since ipsets are global in the kernel.
+func (r *router) ipsetName(name string) string {
+	if r.v6 {
+		return name + "-v6"
+	}
+	return name
+}
+
 func (r *router) createIPSet(name string) error {
 	opts := ipset.CreateOptions{
 		Replace: true,
 	}
+	if r.v6 {
+		opts.Family = ipset.FamilyIPV6
+	}
 
 	if err := ipset.Create(name, ipset.TypeHashNet, opts); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create ipset %s: %w", name, err)

client/firewall/iptables/router_linux_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !android
+//go:build !android && privileged
 
 package iptables
 

client/firewall/iptables/rule.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type Rule struct {
 	mangleSpecs []string
 	ip          string
 	chain       string
+	v6          bool
 }
 
 // GetRuleID returns the rule id

client/firewall/iptables/rulestore_linux.go

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package iptables
 
-import "encoding/json"
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"maps"
+)
 
 type ipList struct {
 	ips map[string]struct{}
@@ -19,6 +22,14 @@ func (s *ipList) addIP(ip string) {
 	s.ips[ip] = struct{}{}
 }
 
+// clone returns a deep copy of the ipList with its own ips map.
+func (s *ipList) clone() *ipList {
+	if s == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &ipList{ips: maps.Clone(s.ips)}
+}
+
 // MarshalJSON implements json.Marshaler
 func (s *ipList) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(struct {
@@ -55,6 +66,19 @@ func newIpsetStore() *ipsetStore {
 	}
 }
 
+// clone returns a deep copy of the ipsetStore with its own ipsets map and
+// independent ipList entries.
+func (s *ipsetStore) clone() *ipsetStore {
+	if s == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cloned := &ipsetStore{ipsets: make(map[string]*ipList, len(s.ipsets))}
+	for name, list := range s.ipsets {
+		cloned.ipsets[name] = list.clone()
+	}
+	return cloned
+}
+
 func (s *ipsetStore) ipset(ipsetName string) (*ipList, bool) {
 	r, ok := s.ipsets[ipsetName]
 	return r, ok

client/firewall/iptables/state_linux.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 )
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ type ShutdownState struct {
 
 	ACLEntries    aclEntries  `json:"acl_entries,omitempty"`
 	ACLIPsetStore *ipsetStore `json:"acl_ipset_store,omitempty"`
+
+	// IPv6 counterparts
+	RouteRules6        routeRules    `json:"route_rules_v6,omitempty"`
+	RouteIPsetCounter6 *ipsetCounter `json:"route_ipset_counter_v6,omitempty"`
+	ACLEntries6        aclEntries    `json:"acl_entries_v6,omitempty"`
+	ACLIPsetStore6     *ipsetStore   `json:"acl_ipset_store_v6,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (s *ShutdownState) Name() string {
@@ -62,6 +70,28 @@ func (s *ShutdownState) Cleanup() error {
 		ipt.aclMgr.ipsetStore = s.ACLIPsetStore
 	}
 
+	// Clean up v6 state even if the current run has no IPv6.
+	// The previous run may have left ip6tables rules behind.
+	if !ipt.hasIPv6() {
+		if err := ipt.createIPv6Components(s.InterfaceState, mtu); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to create v6 components for cleanup: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	if ipt.hasIPv6() {
+		if s.RouteRules6 != nil {
+			ipt.router6.rules = s.RouteRules6
+		}
+		if s.RouteIPsetCounter6 != nil {
+			ipt.router6.ipsetCounter.LoadData(s.RouteIPsetCounter6)
+		}
+		if s.ACLEntries6 != nil {
+			ipt.aclMgr6.entries = s.ACLEntries6
+		}
+		if s.ACLIPsetStore6 != nil {
+			ipt.aclMgr6.ipsetStore = s.ACLIPsetStore6
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := ipt.Close(nil); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("reset iptables manager: %w", err)
 	}

client/firewall/manager/firewall.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package manager
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
+// ErrIPv6NotInitialized is returned when an IPv6 address is passed to a firewall
+// method but the IPv6 firewall components were not initialized.
+var ErrIPv6NotInitialized = errors.New("IPv6 firewall not initialized")
+
 const (
 	ForwardingFormatPrefix = "netbird-fwd-"
 	ForwardingFormat       = "netbird-fwd-%s-%t"
@@ -164,18 +169,16 @@ type Manager interface {
 	UpdateSet(hash Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error
 
 	// AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services
-	AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
+	AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
 
 	// RemoveInboundDNAT removes inbound DNAT rule
-	RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
+	RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
 
 	// AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-	// localAddr must be IPv4; the underlying iptables/nftables backends are IPv4-only.
+	AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
-	AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
 
 	// RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-	// localAddr must be IPv4; the underlying iptables/nftables backends are IPv4-only.
+	RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
-	RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
 
 	// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates static notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
 	// This prevents conntrack from interfering with WireGuard proxy communication.

client/firewall/manager/routerpair.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package manager
 
 import (
+	"net/netip"
+
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 )
 
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ type RouterPair struct {
 	Destination Network
 	Masquerade  bool
 	Inverse     bool
+	// Dynamic indicates the route is domain-based. NAT rules for dynamic
+	// routes are duplicated to the v6 table so that resolved AAAA records
+	// are masqueraded correctly.
+	Dynamic bool
 }
 
 func GetInversePair(pair RouterPair) RouterPair {
@@ -20,5 +26,17 @@ func GetInversePair(pair RouterPair) RouterPair {
 		Destination: pair.Source,
 		Masquerade:  pair.Masquerade,
 		Inverse:     true,
+		Dynamic:     pair.Dynamic,
 	}
 }
+
+// ToV6NatPair creates a v6 counterpart of a v4 NAT pair with `::/0` source
+// and, for prefix destinations, `::/0` destination.
+func ToV6NatPair(pair RouterPair) RouterPair {
+	v6 := pair
+	v6.Source = Network{Prefix: netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv6Unspecified(), 0)}
+	if v6.Destination.IsPrefix() {
+		v6.Destination = Network{Prefix: netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv6Unspecified(), 0)}
+	}
+	return v6
+}