[client] change handling of EOF on jobStream

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-        Intermittent issues are useful too. Include the trigger, frequency, timing, and any logs or debug evidence you have, and we'll work from there.
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-      placeholder: |
-        Example:
-        - Client: 0.30.2
-        - Management: 0.30.2
-        - Signal: 0.30.2
-        - Relay: 0.30.2
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-        - Peer A:
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-        ## Q&A / Support
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-        Use this category for questions about configuration, setup, self-hosted deployments, troubleshooting, and general NetBird usage.
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-        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.
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.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
+

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-blank_issues_enabled: false
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-  - name: Start an Issue Triage discussion
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-    about: Report a bug, regression, or unexpected behavior so DevRel can validate it before it becomes an issue.
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-  - name: Community Support Forum
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-    about: Community support forum.
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-    url: https://docs.netbird.io/help/report-bug-issues
-    about: Contact NetBird for Cloud support.
-  - name: Client / Connection Troubleshooting
-    url: https://docs.netbird.io/help/troubleshooting-client
-    about: See the client troubleshooting guide for common connectivity issues.
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-    url: https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/troubleshooting
-    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.

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-        ## Discussion-first issue policy
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-        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.
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-          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
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-        - Feature / Enhancement
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-        - Maintenance / Refactor
-        - Cross-repository coordination
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-      label: Source discussion
-      description: Link the GitHub Discussion that was validated. Maintainers bypassing the flow can write "Maintainer-created" and explain why below.
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-      required: true
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-      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
-
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-    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
-
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-    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:
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-        - [ ] ...
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.github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for problematic license dependencies
         run: |
-          echo "Checking for dependencies on management/, signal/, relay/, and proxy/ packages..."
+          echo "Checking for dependencies on management/, signal/, and relay/ packages..."
           echo ""
 
           # Find all directories except the problematic ones and system dirs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           while IFS= read -r dir; do
             echo "=== Checking $dir ==="
             # Search for problematic imports, excluding test files
-            RESULTS=$(grep -r "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\|proxy\)" "$dir" --include="*.go" 2>/dev/null | grep -v "_test.go" | grep -v "test_" | grep -v "/test/" | grep -v "tools/idp-migrate/" || true)
+            RESULTS=$(grep -r "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\)" "$dir" --include="*.go" 2>/dev/null | grep -v "_test.go" | grep -v "test_" | grep -v "/test/" || true)
             if [ -n "$RESULTS" ]; then
               echo "❌ Found problematic dependencies:"
               echo "$RESULTS"
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ jobs:
             else
               echo "✓ No problematic dependencies found"
             fi
-          done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "." -not -name "management" -not -name "signal" -not -name "relay" -not -name "proxy" -not -name "combined" -not -name ".git*" | sort)
+          done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "." -not -name "management" -not -name "signal" -not -name "relay" -not -name ".git*" | sort)
 
           echo ""
           if [ $FOUND_ISSUES -eq 1 ]; then
-            echo "❌ Found dependencies on management/, signal/, relay/, or proxy/ packages"
+            echo "❌ Found dependencies on management/, signal/, or relay/ packages"
             echo "These packages are licensed under AGPLv3 and must not be imported by BSD-licensed code"
             exit 1
           else
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
               IMPORTERS=$(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)
+              BSD_IMPORTER=$(echo "$IMPORTERS" | grep -v "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\)" | head -1)
 
               if [ -n "$BSD_IMPORTER" ]; then
                 echo "❌ $package ($license) is imported by BSD-licensed code: $BSD_IMPORTER"

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

@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ 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 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v /management)
 

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

@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ jobs:
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./client/iface/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./route/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./sharedsock/...
+            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./signal/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./util/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./version/...

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

@@ -97,16 +97,6 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: relay
         run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=386 go build -o relay-386 .
 
-      - name: Build combined
-        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        working-directory: combined
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 go build .
-
-      - name: Build combined 386
-        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        working-directory: combined
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=386 go build -o combined-386 .
-
   test:
     name: "Client / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -154,7 +144,7 @@ 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 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay)
 
   test_client_on_docker:
     name: "Client (Docker) / Unit"
@@ -214,7 +204,7 @@ 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 -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
             '
 
   test_relay:
@@ -271,53 +261,6 @@ jobs:
             -exec 'sudo' \
             -timeout 10m -p 1 ./relay/... ./shared/relay/...
 
-  test_proxy:
-    name: "Proxy / Unit"
-    needs: [build-cache]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        arch: [ '386','amd64' ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-          cache: false
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386
-
-      - name: Get Go environment
-        run: |
-          echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ env.cache }}
-            ${{ env.modcache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-
-
-      - name: Install modules
-        run: go mod tidy
-
-      - name: check git status
-        run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
-
-      - name: Test
-        run: |
-          CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
-          go test -timeout 10m -p 1 ./proxy/...
-
   test_signal:
     name: "Signal / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -409,19 +352,12 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - 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
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: docker login for root user
-        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
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
-
       - name: download mysql image
         if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
         run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
@@ -504,18 +440,15 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - 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
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: docker login for root user
-        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
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
+      - name: download mysql image
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
+        run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
@@ -596,18 +529,15 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - 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
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: docker login for root user
-        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
-        env:
-          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
-          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
-        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
+      - name: download mysql image
+        if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
+        run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
 
       - name: Test
         run: |

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

@@ -63,15 +63,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOMODCACHE=${{ env.cache }}
       - 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
-        run: |
-          $packages = go list ./... | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' }
-          $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"
-          Set-Content -Path "${{ github.workspace }}\run-tests.cmd" -Value $cmd
+      - run: echo "files=$(go list ./... | ForEach-Object { $_ } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' })" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: test
-        run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} cmd.exe /c "${{ github.workspace }}\run-tests.cmd"
+        run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} cmd.exe /c "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe test -tags=devcert -timeout 10m -p 1 ${{ env.files }} > test-out.txt 2>&1"
       - name: test output
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: Get-Content test-out.txt

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: codespell
         uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v2
         with:
-          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA
-          skip: go.mod,go.sum,**/proxy/web/**
+          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans
+          skip: go.mod,go.sum
   golangci:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false

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

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-name: PR Title Check
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
-
-jobs:
-  check-title:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Validate PR title prefix
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const title = context.payload.pull_request.title;
-            const allowedTags = [
-              'management',
-              'client',
-              'signal',
-              'proxy',
-              'relay',
-              'misc',
-              'infrastructure',
-              'self-hosted',
-              'doc',
-            ];
-
-            const pattern = /^\[([^\]]+)\]\s+.+/;
-            const match = title.match(pattern);
-
-            if (!match) {
-              core.setFailed(
-                `PR title must start with a tag in brackets.\n` +
-                `Example: [client] fix something\n` +
-                `Allowed tags: ${allowedTags.join(', ')}`
-              );
-              return;
-            }
-
-            const tags = match[1].split(',').map(t => t.trim().toLowerCase());
-
-            const invalid = tags.filter(t => !allowedTags.includes(t));
-            if (invalid.length > 0) {
-              core.setFailed(
-                `Invalid tag(s): ${invalid.join(', ')}\n` +
-                `Allowed tags: ${allowedTags.join(', ')}`
-              );
-              return;
-            }
-
-            console.log(`Valid PR title tags: [${tags.join(', ')}]`);

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

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-name: Proto Version Check
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "**/*.pb.go"
-
-jobs:
-  check-proto-versions:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check for proto tool version changes
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const files = await github.paginate(github.rest.pulls.listFiles, {
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              pull_number: context.issue.number,
-              per_page: 100,
-            });
-
-            const pbFiles = files.filter(f => f.filename.endsWith('.pb.go'));
-            const missingPatch = pbFiles.filter(f => !f.patch).map(f => f.filename);
-            if (missingPatch.length > 0) {
-              core.setFailed(
-                `Cannot inspect patch data for:\n` +
-                missingPatch.map(f => `- ${f}`).join('\n') +
-                `\nThis can happen with very large PRs. Verify proto versions manually.`
-              );
-              return;
-            }
-            const versionPattern = /^[+-]\s*\/\/\s+protoc(?:-gen-go)?\s+v[\d.]+/;
-            const violations = [];
-
-            for (const file of pbFiles) {
-              const changed = file.patch
-                .split('\n')
-                .filter(line => versionPattern.test(line));
-              if (changed.length > 0) {
-                violations.push({
-                  file: file.filename,
-                  lines: changed,
-                });
-              }
-            }
-
-            if (violations.length > 0) {
-              const details = violations.map(v =>
-                `${v.file}:\n${v.lines.map(l => '  ' + l).join('\n')}`
-              ).join('\n\n');
-
-              core.setFailed(
-                `Proto version strings changed in generated files.\n` +
-                `This usually means the wrong protoc or protoc-gen-go version was used.\n` +
-                `Regenerate with the matching tool versions.\n\n` +
-                details
-              );
-              return;
-            }
-
-            console.log('No proto version string changes detected');

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.4"
-  GORELEASER_VER: "v2.14.3"
+  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.0"
+  GORELEASER_VER: "v2.3.2"
   PRODUCT_NAME: "NetBird"
   COPYRIGHT: "NetBird GmbH"
 
@@ -114,13 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 30
 
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-8-core
-    outputs:
-      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 }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-m
     env:
       flags: ""
     steps:
@@ -166,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           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
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
@@ -175,14 +169,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install OS build dependencies
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
 
-      - name: Decode GPG signing key
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
-        env:
-          GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        run: |
-          echo "$GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
-          echo "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE=/tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
@@ -190,7 +176,6 @@ jobs:
       - 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
       - name: Run GoReleaser
-        id: goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
         with:
           version: ${{ env.GORELEASER_VER }}
@@ -200,109 +185,25 @@ jobs:
           HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           UPLOAD_DEBIAN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
           UPLOAD_YUM_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
-          GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE: ${{ env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}
-          NFPM_NETBIRD_RPM_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PASSPHRASE }}
-      - name: Verify RPM signatures
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/dist:/dist fedora:41 bash -c '
-            dnf install -y -q rpm-sign curl >/dev/null 2>&1
-            curl -sSL https://pkgs.netbird.io/yum/repodata/repomd.xml.key -o /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            rpm --import /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            echo "=== Verifying RPM signatures ==="
-            for rpm_file in /dist/*amd64*.rpm; do
-              [ -f "$rpm_file" ] || continue
-              echo "--- $(basename $rpm_file) ---"
-              rpm -K "$rpm_file"
-            done
-          '
-      - name: Clean up GPG key
-        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 }}"
-            else
-              echo "main sha-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-            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%%:*}"
-            for tag in $(resolve_tags); do
-              dst="${img_name}:${tag}"
-              echo "Tagging ${src} -> ${dst}"
-              docker tag "$src" "$dst"
-              docker push "$dst"
-              image_refs+=("$dst")
-            done
-          }
-
-          cat > /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json <<'JSON'
-          ${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}
-          JSON
-
-          mapfile -t src_images < <(
-            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | select(.goarch == "amd64") | .name | select(startswith("ghcr.io/"))' /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json
-          )
-
-          for src in "${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
-        id: upload_release
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: release
           path: dist/
           retention-days: 7
       - name: upload linux packages
-        id: upload_linux_packages
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: linux-packages
           path: dist/netbird_linux**
           retention-days: 7
       - name: upload windows packages
-        id: upload_windows_packages
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: windows-packages
           path: dist/netbird_windows**
           retention-days: 7
       - name: upload macos packages
-        id: upload_macos_packages
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: macos-packages
@@ -311,8 +212,6 @@ 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
@@ -352,14 +251,6 @@ jobs:
       - 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
 
-      - name: Decode GPG signing key
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
-        env:
-          GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        run: |
-          echo "$GPG_RPM_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
-          echo "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE=/tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Install LLVM-MinGW for ARM64 cross-compilation
         run: |
           cd /tmp
@@ -384,26 +275,7 @@ jobs:
           HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           UPLOAD_DEBIAN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
           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 }}
-      - name: Verify RPM signatures
-        run: |
-          docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/dist:/dist fedora:41 bash -c '
-            dnf install -y -q rpm-sign curl >/dev/null 2>&1
-            curl -sSL https://pkgs.netbird.io/yum/repodata/repomd.xml.key -o /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            rpm --import /tmp/rpm-pub.key
-            echo "=== Verifying RPM signatures ==="
-            for rpm_file in /dist/*.rpm; do
-              [ -f "$rpm_file" ] || continue
-              echo "--- $(basename $rpm_file) ---"
-              rpm -K "$rpm_file"
-            done
-          '
-      - name: Clean up GPG key
-        if: always()
-        run: rm -f /tmp/gpg-rpm-signing-key.asc
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
-        id: upload_release_ui
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: release-ui
@@ -412,8 +284,6 @@ 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
@@ -448,258 +318,15 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
-        id: upload_release_ui_darwin
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: release-ui-darwin
           path: dist/
           retention-days: 3
 
-  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: Parse semver string
-        id: semver_parser
-        uses: booxmedialtd/ws-action-parse-semver@v1
-        with:
-          input_string: ${{ (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && github.ref) || 'refs/tags/v0.0.0' }}
-          version_extractor_regex: '\/v(.*)$'
-
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - 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@v4
-        with:
-          name: release
-          path: release
-
-      - name: Download UI release artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        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
-        uses: carlosperate/download-file-action@v2
-        id: download-wintun
-        with:
-          file-url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/wintun/wintun-0.14.1.zip
-          file-name: wintun.zip
-          location: ${{ env.downloadPath }}
-          sha256: '07c256185d6ee3652e09fa55c0b673e2624b565e02c4b9091c79ca7d2f24ef51'
-
-      - name: Decompress wintun files
-        run: tar -zvxf "${{ steps.download-wintun.outputs.file-path }}" -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 Mesa3D (amd64 only)
-        uses: carlosperate/download-file-action@v2
-        id: download-mesa3d
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        with:
-          file-url: https://downloads.fdossena.com/Projects/Mesa3D/Builds/MesaForWindows-x64-20.1.8.7z
-          file-name: mesa3d.7z
-          location: ${{ env.downloadPath }}
-          sha256: '71c7cb64ec229a1d6b8d62fa08e1889ed2bd17c0eeede8689daf0f25cb31d6b9'
-
-      - name: Extract Mesa3D driver (amd64 only)
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        run: 7z x -o"${{ env.downloadPath }}" "${{ env.downloadPath }}/mesa3d.7z"
-
-      - name: Move opengl32.dll into dist (amd64 only)
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        run: mv ${{ env.downloadPath }}\opengl32.dll ${{ github.workspace }}\dist\${{ env.PackageWorkdir }}\
-
-      - name: Download EnVar plugin for NSIS
-        uses: carlosperate/download-file-action@v2
-        with:
-          file-url: https://nsis.sourceforge.io/mediawiki/images/7/7f/EnVar_plugin.zip
-          file-name: envar_plugin.zip
-          location: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-      - name: Extract EnVar plugin
-        run: 7z x -o"${{ github.workspace }}/NSIS_Plugins" "${{ github.workspace }}/envar_plugin.zip"
-
-      - name: Download ShellExecAsUser plugin for NSIS (amd64 only)
-        uses: carlosperate/download-file-action@v2
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        with:
-          file-url: https://nsis.sourceforge.io/mediawiki/images/6/68/ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z
-          file-name: ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z
-          location: ${{ github.workspace }}
-
-      - name: Extract ShellExecAsUser plugin (amd64 only)
-        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
-        run: 7z x -o"${{ github.workspace }}/NSIS_Plugins" "${{ github.workspace }}/ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z"
-
-      - name: Build NSIS installer
-        uses: joncloud/makensis-action@v3.3
-        with:
-          additional-plugin-paths: ${{ github.workspace }}/NSIS_Plugins/Plugins
-          script-file: client/installer.nsis
-          arguments: "/V4 /DARCH=${{ matrix.arch }}"
-        env:
-          APPVER: ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }}.${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }}.${{ github.run_id }}
-
-      - 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@v4
-        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@v7
-        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]
+    needs: [release, release_ui, release_ui_darwin]
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     steps:
       - name: Trigger binaries sign pipelines

.github/workflows/sync-tag.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ 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
@@ -22,30 +20,4 @@ jobs:
           ref: main
           repo: ${{ secrets.UPSTREAM_REPO }}
           token: ${{ secrets.NC_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ 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@7a027648b88c2413826b6ddd6c76114894dc5ec4 # v1.3.1
-        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@7a027648b88c2413826b6ddd6c76114894dc5ec4 # v1.3.1
-        with:
-          workflow: bump-netbird.yml
-          ref: main
-          repo: netbirdio/ios-client
-          token: ${{ secrets.NC_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           inputs: '{ "tag": "${{ github.ref_name }}" }'

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

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "Size: ${SIZE} bytes (${SIZE_MB} MB)"
 
-          if [ ${SIZE} -gt 58720256 ]; then
-            echo "Wasm binary size (${SIZE_MB}MB) exceeds 56MB limit!"
+          if [ ${SIZE} -gt 57671680 ]; then
+            echo "Wasm binary size (${SIZE_MB}MB) exceeds 55MB limit!"
             exit 1
           fi
 

.gitignore

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 .run
 *.iml
 dist/
-!proxy/web/dist/
 bin/
 .env
 conf.json

.golangci.yaml

@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ 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:

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -106,26 +106,6 @@ 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 }}"
 
-  - id: netbird-server
-    dir: combined
-    env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=1
-      - >-
-        {{- if eq .Runtime.Goos "linux" }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm64"}}CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc{{- end }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm"}}CC=arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc{{- end }}
-        {{- end }}
-    binary: netbird-server
-    goos:
-      - linux
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-      - arm
-    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 }}"
-
   - id: netbird-upload
     dir: upload-server
     env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
@@ -140,40 +120,6 @@ 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 }}"
 
-  - id: netbird-proxy
-    dir: proxy/cmd/proxy
-    env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
-    binary: netbird-proxy
-    goos:
-      - linux
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-      - arm
-    ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X main.Version={{.Version}} -X main.Commit={{.Commit}} -X main.BuildDate={{.CommitDate}}
-    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
-
-  - id: netbird-idp-migrate
-    dir: tools/idp-migrate
-    env:
-      - CGO_ENABLED=1
-      - >-
-        {{- if eq .Runtime.Goos "linux" }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm64"}}CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc{{- end }}
-          {{- if eq .Arch "arm"}}CC=arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc{{- end }}
-        {{- end }}
-    binary: netbird-idp-migrate
-    goos:
-      - linux
-    goarch:
-      - amd64
-      - arm64
-      - arm
-    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 }}"
-
 universal_binaries:
   - id: netbird
 
@@ -186,22 +132,18 @@ archives:
       - netbird-wasm
     name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}"
     format: binary
-  - id: netbird-idp-migrate
-    builds:
-      - netbird-idp-migrate
-    name_template: "netbird-idp-migrate_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}"
 
 nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    license: BSD-3-Clause
-    id: netbird_deb
+    id: netbird-deb
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
       - netbird
     formats:
       - deb
+
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/post_install.sh"
       preremove: "release_files/pre_remove.sh"
@@ -209,19 +151,16 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    license: BSD-3-Clause
-    id: netbird_rpm
+    id: netbird-rpm
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
       - netbird
     formats:
       - rpm
+
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/post_install.sh"
       preremove: "release_files/pre_remove.sh"
-    rpm:
-      signature:
-        key_file: '{{ if index .Env "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE" }}{{ .Env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}{{ end }}'
 dockers:
   - image_templates:
       - netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-amd64
@@ -581,104 +520,6 @@ dockers:
       - "--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:
@@ -757,18 +598,6 @@ docker_manifests:
       - 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
@@ -846,43 +675,6 @@ docker_manifests:
       - 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
@@ -903,7 +695,7 @@ brews:
 uploads:
   - name: debian
     ids:
-      - netbird_deb
+      - netbird-deb
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/debian/pool/{{ .ArtifactName }};deb.distribution=stable;deb.component=main;deb.architecture={{ if .Arm }}armhf{{ else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }};deb.package=
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com
@@ -911,7 +703,7 @@ uploads:
 
   - name: yum
     ids:
-      - netbird_rpm
+      - netbird-rpm
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/yum/{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com

.goreleaser_ui.yaml

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    id: netbird_ui_deb
+    id: netbird-ui-deb
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
       - netbird-ui
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    id: netbird_ui_rpm
+    id: netbird-ui-rpm
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
       - netbird-ui
@@ -95,14 +95,11 @@ nfpms:
         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
     ids:
-      - netbird_ui_deb
+      - netbird-ui-deb
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/debian/pool/{{ .ArtifactName }};deb.distribution=stable;deb.component=main;deb.architecture={{ if .Arm }}armhf{{ else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }};deb.package=
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ uploads:
 
   - name: yum
     ids:
-      - netbird_ui_rpm
+      - netbird-ui-rpm
     mode: archive
     target: https://pkgs.wiretrustee.com/yum/{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
     username: dev@wiretrustee.com

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ 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://docs.netbird.io/slack-url), 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://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.
 
 ## Contents
 

CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ##  Contributor License Agreement
 
 This Contributor License Agreement (referred to as the "Agreement") is entered into by the individual 
-submitting this Agreement and NetBird GmbH, Brunnenstraße 196, 10119 Berlin, Germany, 
+submitting this Agreement and NetBird GmbH, c/o Max-Beer-Straße 2-4 Münzstraße 12 10178 Berlin, Germany, 
 referred to as "NetBird" (collectively, the "Parties"). The Agreement outlines the terms and conditions 
 under which NetBird may utilize software contributions provided by the Contributor for inclusion in 
 its software development projects. By submitting this Agreement, the Contributor confirms their acceptance 

LICENSE

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This BSD‑3‑Clause license applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/, relay/ and combined/.
+This BSD‑3‑Clause license 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.
 
 BSD 3-Clause License

Makefile

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GOLANGCI_LINT := $(shell pwd)/bin/golangci-lint
 $(GOLANGCI_LINT):
 	@echo "Installing golangci-lint..."
 	@mkdir -p ./bin
-	@GOBIN=$(shell pwd)/bin go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
+	@GOBIN=$(shell pwd)/bin go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
 
 # Lint only changed files (fast, for pre-push)
 lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT)

README.md

@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ See a complete [architecture overview](https://docs.netbird.io/about-netbird/how
 ### Community projects
 -  [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
 
 **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).

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:3.23.2
 # iproute2: busybox doesn't display ip rules properly
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     bash \
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ 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"
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="5" \
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT="5"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
 

client/Dockerfile-rootless

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ 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"
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_SERVICE_TIMEOUT="5" \
+    NB_ENTRYPOINT_LOGIN_TIMEOUT="1"
 
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/bin/netbird-entrypoint.sh" ]
 

client/android/client.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/formatter"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
-	types "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/upload-server/types"
 )
 
 // ConnectionListener export internal Listener for mobile
@@ -71,30 +68,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	uiVersion             string
 	networkChangeListener listener.NetworkChangeListener
 
-	stateMu       sync.RWMutex
 	connectClient *internal.ConnectClient
-	config        *profilemanager.Config
-	cacheDir      string
-}
-
-func (c *Client) setState(cfg *profilemanager.Config, cacheDir string, cc *internal.ConnectClient) {
-	c.stateMu.Lock()
-	defer c.stateMu.Unlock()
-	c.config = cfg
-	c.cacheDir = cacheDir
-	c.connectClient = cc
-}
-
-func (c *Client) stateSnapshot() (*profilemanager.Config, string, *internal.ConnectClient) {
-	c.stateMu.RLock()
-	defer c.stateMu.RUnlock()
-	return c.config, c.cacheDir, c.connectClient
-}
-
-func (c *Client) getConnectClient() *internal.ConnectClient {
-	c.stateMu.RLock()
-	defer c.stateMu.RUnlock()
-	return c.connectClient
 }
 
 // NewClient instantiate a new Client
@@ -119,7 +93,6 @@ func (c *Client) Run(platformFiles PlatformFiles, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroid
 
 	cfgFile := platformFiles.ConfigurationFilePath()
 	stateFile := platformFiles.StateFilePath()
-	cacheDir := platformFiles.CacheDir()
 
 	log.Infof("Starting client with config: %s, state: %s", cfgFile, stateFile)
 
@@ -151,9 +124,8 @@ func (c *Client) Run(platformFiles PlatformFiles, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroid
 
 	// 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)
-	return connectClient.RunOnAndroid(c.tunAdapter, c.iFaceDiscover, c.networkChangeListener, slices.Clone(dns.items), dnsReadyListener, stateFile, cacheDir)
+	c.connectClient = internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, cfg, c.recorder, false)
+	return c.connectClient.RunOnAndroid(c.tunAdapter, c.iFaceDiscover, c.networkChangeListener, slices.Clone(dns.items), dnsReadyListener, stateFile)
 }
 
 // RunWithoutLogin we apply this type of run function when the backed has been started without UI (i.e. after reboot).
@@ -163,7 +135,6 @@ func (c *Client) RunWithoutLogin(platformFiles PlatformFiles, dns *DNSList, dnsR
 
 	cfgFile := platformFiles.ConfigurationFilePath()
 	stateFile := platformFiles.StateFilePath()
-	cacheDir := platformFiles.CacheDir()
 
 	log.Infof("Starting client without login with config: %s, state: %s", cfgFile, stateFile)
 
@@ -186,9 +157,8 @@ func (c *Client) RunWithoutLogin(platformFiles PlatformFiles, dns *DNSList, dnsR
 
 	// 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)
-	return connectClient.RunOnAndroid(c.tunAdapter, c.iFaceDiscover, c.networkChangeListener, slices.Clone(dns.items), dnsReadyListener, stateFile, cacheDir)
+	c.connectClient = internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, cfg, c.recorder, false)
+	return c.connectClient.RunOnAndroid(c.tunAdapter, c.iFaceDiscover, c.networkChangeListener, slices.Clone(dns.items), dnsReadyListener, stateFile)
 }
 
 // Stop the internal client and free the resources
@@ -203,12 +173,11 @@ func (c *Client) Stop() {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) RenewTun(fd int) error {
-	cc := c.getConnectClient()
-	if cc == nil {
+	if c.connectClient == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("engine not running")
 	}
 
-	e := cc.Engine()
+	e := c.connectClient.Engine()
 	if e == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("engine not initialized")
 	}
@@ -216,73 +185,6 @@ func (c *Client) RenewTun(fd int) error {
 	return e.RenewTun(fd)
 }
 
-// DebugBundle generates a debug bundle, uploads it, and returns the upload key.
-// It works both with and without a running engine.
-func (c *Client) DebugBundle(platformFiles PlatformFiles, anonymize bool) (string, error) {
-	cfg, cacheDir, cc := c.stateSnapshot()
-
-	// If the engine hasn't been started, load config from disk
-	if cfg == nil {
-		var err error
-		cfg, err = profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(profilemanager.ConfigInput{
-			ConfigPath: platformFiles.ConfigurationFilePath(),
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("load config: %w", err)
-		}
-		cacheDir = platformFiles.CacheDir()
-	}
-
-	deps := debug.GeneratorDependencies{
-		InternalConfig: cfg,
-		StatusRecorder: c.recorder,
-		TempDir:        cacheDir,
-	}
-
-	if cc != nil {
-		resp, err := cc.GetLatestSyncResponse()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("get latest sync response: %v", err)
-		}
-		deps.SyncResponse = resp
-
-		if e := cc.Engine(); e != nil {
-			if cm := e.GetClientMetrics(); cm != nil {
-				deps.ClientMetrics = cm
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	bundleGenerator := debug.NewBundleGenerator(
-		deps,
-		debug.BundleConfig{
-			Anonymize:         anonymize,
-			IncludeSystemInfo: true,
-		},
-	)
-
-	path, err := bundleGenerator.Generate()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("generate debug bundle: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to remove debug bundle file: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	uploadCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	key, err := debug.UploadDebugBundle(uploadCtx, types.DefaultBundleURL, cfg.ManagementURL.String(), path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("upload debug bundle: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("debug bundle uploaded with key %s", key)
-	return key, nil
-}
-
 // SetTraceLogLevel configure the logger to trace level
 func (c *Client) SetTraceLogLevel() {
 	log.SetLevel(log.TraceLevel)
@@ -303,7 +205,7 @@ func (c *Client) PeersList() *PeerInfoArray {
 		pi := PeerInfo{
 			p.IP,
 			p.FQDN,
-			int(p.ConnStatus),
+			p.ConnStatus.String(),
 			PeerRoutes{routes: maps.Keys(p.GetRoutes())},
 		}
 		peerInfos[n] = pi
@@ -312,13 +214,12 @@ func (c *Client) PeersList() *PeerInfoArray {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) Networks() *NetworkArray {
-	cc := c.getConnectClient()
-	if cc == nil {
+	if c.connectClient == nil {
 		log.Error("not connected")
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	engine := cc.Engine()
+	engine := c.connectClient.Engine()
 	if engine == nil {
 		log.Error("could not get engine")
 		return nil
@@ -399,7 +300,7 @@ func (c *Client) toggleRoute(command routeCommand) error {
 }
 
 func (c *Client) getRouteManager() (routemanager.Manager, error) {
-	client := c.getConnectClient()
+	client := c.connectClient
 	if client == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not connected")
 	}

client/android/env_list.go

@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 package android
 
-import (
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-)
+import "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 
 var (
-	// EnvKeyNBForceRelay Exported for Android java client to force relay connections
+	// EnvKeyNBForceRelay Exported for Android java client
 	EnvKeyNBForceRelay = peer.EnvKeyNBForceRelay
-
-	// EnvKeyNBLazyConn Exported for Android java client to configure lazy connection
-	EnvKeyNBLazyConn = lazyconn.EnvEnableLazyConn
-
-	// EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold Exported for Android java client to configure connection inactivity threshold
-	EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold = lazyconn.EnvInactivityThreshold
 )
 
 // EnvList wraps a Go map for export to Java

client/android/peer_notifier.go

@@ -2,20 +2,11 @@
 
 package android
 
-import "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-
-// Connection status constants exported via gomobile.
-const (
-	ConnStatusIdle       = int(peer.StatusIdle)
-	ConnStatusConnecting = int(peer.StatusConnecting)
-	ConnStatusConnected  = int(peer.StatusConnected)
-)
-
 // PeerInfo describe information about the peers. It designed for the UI usage
 type PeerInfo struct {
 	IP         string
 	FQDN       string
-	ConnStatus int
+	ConnStatus string // Todo replace to enum
 	Routes     PeerRoutes
 }
 

client/android/platform_files.go

@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ package android
 type PlatformFiles interface {
 	ConfigurationFilePath() string
 	StateFilePath() string
-	CacheDir() string
 }

client/cmd/capture.go

@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-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/debug.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/debug"
@@ -182,11 +181,10 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	if stateWasDown {
 		if _, err := client.Up(cmd.Context(), &proto.UpRequest{}); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service up: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Println("netbird up")
-			time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to up: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 		}
+		cmd.Println("netbird up")
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 	}
 
 	initialLevelTrace := initialLogLevel.GetLevel() >= proto.LogLevel_TRACE
@@ -200,13 +198,10 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		cmd.Println("Log level set to trace.")
 	}
 
-	needsRestoreUp := false
 	if _, err := client.Down(cmd.Context(), &proto.DownRequest{}); err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service down: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-	} else {
-		needsRestoreUp = !stateWasDown
-		cmd.Println("netbird down")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to down: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
+	cmd.Println("netbird down")
 
 	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
@@ -214,15 +209,13 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if _, err := client.SetSyncResponsePersistence(cmd.Context(), &proto.SetSyncResponsePersistenceRequest{
 		Enabled: true,
 	}); err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to enable sync response persistence: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable sync response persistence: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
 
 	if _, err := client.Up(cmd.Context(), &proto.UpRequest{}); err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to bring service up: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-	} else {
-		needsRestoreUp = false
-		cmd.Println("netbird up")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to up: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
+	cmd.Println("netbird up")
 
 	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 
@@ -240,50 +233,11 @@ 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)
@@ -307,28 +261,18 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to bundle debug: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
 
-	if needsRestoreUp {
-		if _, err := client.Up(cmd.Context(), &proto.UpRequest{}); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to restore service up state: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Println("netbird up (restored)")
-		}
-	}
-
 	if stateWasDown {
 		if _, err := client.Down(cmd.Context(), &proto.DownRequest{}); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to restore service down state: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Println("netbird down")
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to down: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 		}
+		cmd.Println("netbird down")
 	}
 
 	if !initialLevelTrace {
 		if _, err := client.SetLogLevel(cmd.Context(), &proto.SetLogLevelRequest{Level: initialLogLevel.GetLevel()}); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to restore log level: %v\n", status.Convert(err).Message())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Println("Log level restored to", initialLogLevel.GetLevel())
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to restore log level: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 		}
+		cmd.Println("Log level restored to", initialLogLevel.GetLevel())
 	}
 
 	cmd.Printf("Local file:\n%s\n", resp.GetPath())
@@ -456,5 +400,4 @@ func init() {
 	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().Bool("capture", false, "Capture packets during the debug duration and include in bundle")
 }

client/cmd/expose.go

@@ -1,287 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-	"syscall"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/expose"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
-)
-
-var pinRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^\d{6}$`)
-
-var (
-	exposePin          string
-	exposePassword     string
-	exposeUserGroups   []string
-	exposeDomain       string
-	exposeNamePrefix   string
-	exposeProtocol     string
-	exposeExternalPort uint16
-)
-
-var exposeCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "expose <port>",
-	Short: "Expose a local port via the NetBird reverse proxy",
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	Example: `  netbird expose --with-password safe-pass 8080
-  netbird expose --protocol tcp 5432
-  netbird expose --protocol tcp --with-external-port 5433 5432
-  netbird expose --protocol tls --with-custom-domain tls.example.com 4443`,
-	RunE: exposeFn,
-}
-
-func init() {
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposePin, "with-pin", "", "Protect the exposed service with a 6-digit PIN (e.g. --with-pin 123456)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposePassword, "with-password", "", "Protect the exposed service with a password (e.g. --with-password my-secret)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&exposeUserGroups, "with-user-groups", nil, "Restrict access to specific user groups with SSO (e.g. --with-user-groups devops,Backend)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposeDomain, "with-custom-domain", "", "Custom domain for the exposed service, must be configured to your account (e.g. --with-custom-domain myapp.example.com)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposeNamePrefix, "with-name-prefix", "", "Prefix for the generated service name (e.g. --with-name-prefix my-app)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&exposeProtocol, "protocol", "http", "Protocol to use: http, https, tcp, udp, or tls (e.g. --protocol tcp)")
-	exposeCmd.Flags().Uint16Var(&exposeExternalPort, "with-external-port", 0, "Public-facing external port on the proxy cluster (defaults to the target port for L4)")
-}
-
-// isClusterProtocol returns true for L4/TLS protocols that reject HTTP-style auth flags.
-func isClusterProtocol(protocol string) bool {
-	switch strings.ToLower(protocol) {
-	case "tcp", "udp", "tls":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-// isPortBasedProtocol returns true for pure port-based protocols (TCP/UDP)
-// where domain display doesn't apply. TLS uses SNI so it has a domain.
-func isPortBasedProtocol(protocol string) bool {
-	switch strings.ToLower(protocol) {
-	case "tcp", "udp":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-// extractPort returns the port portion of a URL like "tcp://host:12345", or
-// falls back to the given default formatted as a string.
-func extractPort(serviceURL string, fallback uint16) string {
-	u := serviceURL
-	if idx := strings.Index(u, "://"); idx != -1 {
-		u = u[idx+3:]
-	}
-	if i := strings.LastIndex(u, ":"); i != -1 {
-		if p := u[i+1:]; p != "" {
-			return p
-		}
-	}
-	return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(fallback), 10)
-}
-
-// resolveExternalPort returns the effective external port, defaulting to the target port.
-func resolveExternalPort(targetPort uint64) uint16 {
-	if exposeExternalPort != 0 {
-		return exposeExternalPort
-	}
-	return uint16(targetPort)
-}
-
-func validateExposeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, portStr string) (uint64, error) {
-	port, err := strconv.ParseUint(portStr, 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid port number: %s", portStr)
-	}
-	if port == 0 || port > 65535 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid port number: must be between 1 and 65535")
-	}
-
-	if !isProtocolValid(exposeProtocol) {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol %q: must be http, https, tcp, udp, or tls", exposeProtocol)
-	}
-
-	if isClusterProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		if exposePin != "" || exposePassword != "" || len(exposeUserGroups) > 0 {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("auth flags (--with-pin, --with-password, --with-user-groups) are not supported for %s protocol", exposeProtocol)
-		}
-	} else if cmd.Flags().Changed("with-external-port") {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("--with-external-port is not supported for %s protocol", exposeProtocol)
-	}
-
-	if exposePin != "" && !pinRegexp.MatchString(exposePin) {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid pin: must be exactly 6 digits")
-	}
-
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed("with-password") && exposePassword == "" {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("password cannot be empty")
-	}
-
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed("with-user-groups") && len(exposeUserGroups) == 0 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("user groups cannot be empty")
-	}
-
-	return port, nil
-}
-
-func isProtocolValid(exposeProtocol string) bool {
-	switch strings.ToLower(exposeProtocol) {
-	case "http", "https", "tcp", "udp", "tls":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-func exposeFn(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
-
-	if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, util.LogConsole); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed initializing log %v", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cmd.Root().SilenceUsage = false
-
-	port, err := validateExposeFlags(cmd, args[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cmd.Root().SilenceUsage = true
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(cmd.Context())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sigCh, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	go func() {
-		<-sigCh
-		cancel()
-	}()
-
-	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("connect to daemon: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("failed to close daemon connection: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
-
-	protocol, err := toExposeProtocol(exposeProtocol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	req := &proto.ExposeServiceRequest{
-		Port:       uint32(port),
-		Protocol:   protocol,
-		Pin:        exposePin,
-		Password:   exposePassword,
-		UserGroups: exposeUserGroups,
-		Domain:     exposeDomain,
-		NamePrefix: exposeNamePrefix,
-	}
-	if isClusterProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		req.ListenPort = uint32(resolveExternalPort(port))
-	}
-
-	stream, err := client.ExposeService(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expose service: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
-	}
-
-	if err := handleExposeReady(cmd, stream, port); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return waitForExposeEvents(cmd, ctx, stream)
-}
-
-func toExposeProtocol(exposeProtocol string) (proto.ExposeProtocol, error) {
-	p, err := expose.ParseProtocolType(exposeProtocol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid protocol: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	switch p {
-	case expose.ProtocolHTTP:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_HTTP, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolHTTPS:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_HTTPS, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolTCP:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_TCP, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolUDP:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_UDP, nil
-	case expose.ProtocolTLS:
-		return proto.ExposeProtocol_EXPOSE_TLS, nil
-	default:
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unhandled protocol type: %d", p)
-	}
-}
-
-func handleExposeReady(cmd *cobra.Command, stream proto.DaemonService_ExposeServiceClient, port uint64) error {
-	event, err := stream.Recv()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("receive expose event: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
-	}
-
-	ready, ok := event.Event.(*proto.ExposeServiceEvent_Ready)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected expose event: %T", event.Event)
-	}
-	printExposeReady(cmd, ready.Ready, port)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func printExposeReady(cmd *cobra.Command, r *proto.ExposeServiceReady, port uint64) {
-	cmd.Println("Service exposed successfully!")
-	cmd.Printf("  Name:     %s\n", r.ServiceName)
-	if r.ServiceUrl != "" {
-		cmd.Printf("  URL:      %s\n", r.ServiceUrl)
-	}
-	if r.Domain != "" && !isPortBasedProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		cmd.Printf("  Domain:   %s\n", r.Domain)
-	}
-	cmd.Printf("  Protocol: %s\n", exposeProtocol)
-	cmd.Printf("  Internal: %d\n", port)
-	if isClusterProtocol(exposeProtocol) {
-		cmd.Printf("  External: %s\n", extractPort(r.ServiceUrl, resolveExternalPort(port)))
-	}
-	if r.PortAutoAssigned && exposeExternalPort != 0 {
-		cmd.Printf("\n  Note: requested port %d was reassigned\n", exposeExternalPort)
-	}
-	cmd.Println()
-	cmd.Println("Press Ctrl+C to stop exposing.")
-}
-
-func waitForExposeEvents(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, stream proto.DaemonService_ExposeServiceClient) error {
-	for {
-		_, err := stream.Recv()
-		if err != nil {
-			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				cmd.Println("\nService stopped.")
-				//nolint:nilerr
-				return nil
-			}
-			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("connection to daemon closed unexpectedly")
-			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("stream error: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-}

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ 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"
 
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 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")
 }
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ 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, showQR)
+	openURL(cmd, loginResp.VerificationURIComplete, loginResp.UserCode, noBrowser)
 
 	resp, err := client.WaitSSOLogin(ctx, &proto.WaitSSOLoginRequest{UserCode: loginResp.UserCode, Hostname: hostName})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -284,9 +282,13 @@ func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profileman
 	}
 	defer authClient.Close()
 
-	needsLogin, err := authClient.IsLoginRequired(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("check login required: %v", err)
+	needsLogin := false
+
+	err, isAuthError := authClient.Login(ctx, "", "")
+	if isAuthError {
+		needsLogin = true
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("login check failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	jwtToken := ""
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ 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, showQR)
+	openURL(cmd, flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode, noBrowser)
 
 	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(context.TODO(), flowInfo)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *pro
 	return &tokenInfo, nil
 }
 
-func openURL(cmd *cobra.Command, verificationURIComplete, userCode string, noBrowser, showQR bool) {
+func openURL(cmd *cobra.Command, verificationURIComplete, userCode string, noBrowser bool) {
 	var codeMsg string
 	if userCode != "" && !strings.Contains(verificationURIComplete, userCode) {
 		codeMsg = fmt.Sprintf("and enter the code %s to authenticate.", userCode)
@@ -350,12 +352,6 @@ 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/qr.go

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-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

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-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

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"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"
 )
 
@@ -75,23 +74,12 @@ var (
 	mtu                     uint16
 	profilesDisabled        bool
 	updateSettingsDisabled  bool
-	captureEnabled          bool
-	networksDisabled        bool
 
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:          "netbird",
 		Short:        "",
 		Long:         "",
 		SilenceUsage: true,
-		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			SetFlagsFromEnvVars(cmd.Root())
-
-			// Don't resolve for service commands — they create the socket, not connect to it.
-			if !isServiceCmd(cmd) {
-				daemonAddr = daddr.ResolveUnixDaemonAddr(daemonAddr)
-			}
-			return nil
-		},
 	}
 )
 
@@ -156,7 +144,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(forwardingRulesCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(debugCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(profileCmd)
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(exposeCmd)
 
 	networksCMD.AddCommand(routesListCmd)
 	networksCMD.AddCommand(routesSelectCmd, routesDeselectCmd)
@@ -398,6 +385,7 @@ func migrateToNetbird(oldPath, newPath string) bool {
 }
 
 func getClient(cmd *cobra.Command) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
 	cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
 
 	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(cmd.Context(), daemonAddr)
@@ -410,13 +398,3 @@ func getClient(cmd *cobra.Command) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 
 	return conn, nil
 }
-
-// isServiceCmd returns true if cmd is the "service" command or a child of it.
-func isServiceCmd(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
-	for c := cmd; c != nil; c = c.Parent() {
-		if c.Name() == "service" {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}

client/cmd/service.go

@@ -41,17 +41,13 @@ func init() {
 		defaultServiceName = "Netbird"
 	}
 
-	serviceCmd.AddCommand(runCmd, startCmd, stopCmd, restartCmd, svcStatusCmd, installCmd, uninstallCmd, reconfigureCmd, resetParamsCmd)
+	serviceCmd.AddCommand(runCmd, startCmd, stopCmd, restartCmd, svcStatusCmd, installCmd, uninstallCmd, reconfigureCmd)
 	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")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&serviceName, "service", "s", defaultServiceName, "Netbird system service name")
 	serviceEnvDesc := `Sets extra environment variables for the service. ` +
 		`You can specify a comma-separated list of KEY=VALUE pairs. ` +
-		`New keys are merged with previously saved env vars; existing keys are overwritten. ` +
-		`Use --service-env "" to clear all saved env vars. ` +
 		`E.g. --service-env NB_LOG_LEVEL=debug,CUSTOM_VAR=value`
 
 	installCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&serviceEnvVars, "service-env", nil, serviceEnvDesc)

client/cmd/service_controller.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (p *program) Start(svc service.Service) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		serverInstance := server.New(p.ctx, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles), configPath, profilesDisabled, updateSettingsDisabled, captureEnabled, networksDisabled)
+		serverInstance := server.New(p.ctx, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles), configPath, profilesDisabled, updateSettingsDisabled)
 		if err := serverInstance.Start(); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("failed to start daemon: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ 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) {
-	// rootCmd env vars are already applied by PersistentPreRunE.
+	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(rootCmd)
 	SetFlagsFromEnvVars(serviceCmd)
 
 	cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())

client/cmd/service_installer.go

@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ func buildServiceArguments() []string {
 		args = append(args, "--disable-update-settings")
 	}
 
-	if captureEnabled {
-		args = append(args, "--enable-capture")
-	}
-
-	if networksDisabled {
-		args = append(args, "--disable-networks")
-	}
-
 	return args
 }
 
@@ -127,10 +119,6 @@ var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := loadAndApplyServiceParams(cmd); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to load saved service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		svcConfig, err := createServiceConfigForInstall()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -148,10 +136,6 @@ var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return fmt.Errorf("install service: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := saveServiceParams(currentServiceParams()); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to save service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		cmd.Println("NetBird service has been installed")
 		return nil
 	},
@@ -203,10 +187,6 @@ This command will temporarily stop the service, update its configuration, and re
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := loadAndApplyServiceParams(cmd); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to load saved service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		wasRunning, err := isServiceRunning()
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ErrGetServiceStatus) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("check service status: %w", err)
@@ -242,10 +222,6 @@ This command will temporarily stop the service, update its configuration, and re
 			return fmt.Errorf("install service with new config: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if err := saveServiceParams(currentServiceParams()); err != nil {
-			cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: failed to save service params: %v\n", err)
-		}
-
 		if wasRunning {
 			cmd.Println("Starting NetBird service...")
 			if err := s.Start(); err != nil {

client/cmd/service_params.go

@@ -1,224 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !ios && !android
-
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"maps"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/configs"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
-)
-
-const serviceParamsFile = "service.json"
-
-// serviceParams holds install-time service parameters that persist across
-// uninstall/reinstall cycles. Saved to <stateDir>/service.json.
-type serviceParams struct {
-	LogLevel              string            `json:"log_level"`
-	DaemonAddr            string            `json:"daemon_addr"`
-	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"`
-	ServiceEnvVars        map[string]string `json:"service_env_vars,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// serviceParamsPath returns the path to the service params file.
-func serviceParamsPath() string {
-	return filepath.Join(configs.StateDir, serviceParamsFile)
-}
-
-// loadServiceParams reads saved service parameters from disk.
-// Returns nil with no error if the file does not exist.
-func loadServiceParams() (*serviceParams, error) {
-	path := serviceParamsPath()
-
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return nil, nil //nolint:nilnil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read service params %s: %w", path, err)
-	}
-
-	var params serviceParams
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &params); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse service params %s: %w", path, err)
-	}
-
-	return &params, nil
-}
-
-// saveServiceParams writes current service parameters to disk atomically
-// with restricted permissions.
-func saveServiceParams(params *serviceParams) error {
-	path := serviceParamsPath()
-	if err := util.WriteJsonWithRestrictedPermission(context.Background(), path, params); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("save service params: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// currentServiceParams captures the current state of all package-level
-// variables into a serviceParams struct.
-func currentServiceParams() *serviceParams {
-	params := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:              logLevel,
-		DaemonAddr:            daemonAddr,
-		ManagementURL:         managementURL,
-		ConfigPath:            configPath,
-		LogFiles:              logFiles,
-		DisableProfiles:       profilesDisabled,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: updateSettingsDisabled,
-		EnableCapture:         captureEnabled,
-		DisableNetworks:       networksDisabled,
-	}
-
-	if len(serviceEnvVars) > 0 {
-		parsed, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-		if err == nil {
-			params.ServiceEnvVars = parsed
-		}
-	}
-
-	return params
-}
-
-// loadAndApplyServiceParams loads saved params from disk and applies them
-// to any flags that were not explicitly set.
-func loadAndApplyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	params, err := loadServiceParams()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, params)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// applyServiceParams merges saved parameters into package-level variables
-// for any flag that was not explicitly set by the user (via CLI or env var).
-// Flags that were Changed() are left untouched.
-func applyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
-	if params == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// For fields with non-empty defaults (log-level, daemon-addr), keep the
-	// != "" guard so that an older service.json missing the field doesn't
-	// 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
-	}
-
-	// For optional fields where empty means "use default", always apply so
-	// that an explicit clear (--management-url "") persists across reinstalls.
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("management-url") {
-		managementURL = params.ManagementURL
-	}
-
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("config") {
-		configPath = params.ConfigPath
-	}
-
-	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("log-file") {
-		logFiles = params.LogFiles
-	}
-
-	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("disable-profiles") {
-		profilesDisabled = params.DisableProfiles
-	}
-
-	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("disable-update-settings") {
-		updateSettingsDisabled = params.DisableUpdateSettings
-	}
-
-	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("enable-capture") {
-		captureEnabled = params.EnableCapture
-	}
-
-	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("disable-networks") {
-		networksDisabled = params.DisableNetworks
-	}
-
-	applyServiceEnvParams(cmd, params)
-}
-
-// applyServiceEnvParams merges saved service environment variables.
-// If --service-env was explicitly set with values, explicit values win on key
-// conflict but saved keys not in the explicit set are carried over.
-// If --service-env was explicitly set to empty, all saved env vars are cleared.
-// If --service-env was not set, saved env vars are used entirely.
-func applyServiceEnvParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
-	if !cmd.Flags().Changed("service-env") {
-		if len(params.ServiceEnvVars) > 0 {
-			// No explicit env vars: rebuild serviceEnvVars from saved params.
-			serviceEnvVars = envMapToSlice(params.ServiceEnvVars)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Flag was explicitly set: parse what the user provided.
-	explicit, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-	if err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Warning: parse explicit service env vars for merge: %v\n", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// If the user passed an empty value (e.g. --service-env ""), clear all
-	// saved env vars rather than merging.
-	if len(explicit) == 0 {
-		serviceEnvVars = nil
-		return
-	}
-
-	if len(params.ServiceEnvVars) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Merge saved values underneath explicit ones.
-	merged := make(map[string]string, len(params.ServiceEnvVars)+len(explicit))
-	maps.Copy(merged, params.ServiceEnvVars)
-	maps.Copy(merged, explicit) // explicit wins on conflict
-	serviceEnvVars = envMapToSlice(merged)
-}
-
-var resetParamsCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "reset-params",
-	Short: "Remove saved service install parameters",
-	Long:  "Removes the saved service.json file so the next install uses default parameters.",
-	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		path := serviceParamsPath()
-		if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
-			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				cmd.Println("No saved service parameters found")
-				return nil
-			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove service params: %w", err)
-		}
-		cmd.Printf("Removed saved service parameters (%s)\n", path)
-		return nil
-	},
-}
-
-// envMapToSlice converts a map of env vars to a KEY=VALUE slice.
-func envMapToSlice(m map[string]string) []string {
-	s := make([]string, 0, len(m))
-	for k, v := range m {
-		s = append(s, k+"="+v)
-	}
-	return s
-}

client/cmd/service_params_test.go

@@ -1,560 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !ios && !android
-
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"go/ast"
-	"go/parser"
-	"go/token"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/configs"
-)
-
-func TestServiceParamsPath(t *testing.T) {
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-
-	configs.StateDir = "/var/lib/netbird"
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join("/var/lib/netbird", "service.json"), serviceParamsPath())
-
-	configs.StateDir = "/custom/state"
-	assert.Equal(t, filepath.Join("/custom/state", "service.json"), serviceParamsPath())
-}
-
-func TestSaveAndLoadServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-	configs.StateDir = tmpDir
-
-	params := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:              "debug",
-		DaemonAddr:            "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock",
-		ManagementURL:         "https://my.server.com",
-		ConfigPath:            "/etc/netbird/config.json",
-		LogFiles:              []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log", "console"},
-		DisableProfiles:       true,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: false,
-		ServiceEnvVars:        map[string]string{"NB_LOG_FORMAT": "json", "CUSTOM": "val"},
-	}
-
-	err := saveServiceParams(params)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Verify the file exists and is valid JSON.
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "service.json"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.True(t, json.Valid(data))
-
-	loaded, err := loadServiceParams()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, loaded)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, params.LogLevel, loaded.LogLevel)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.DaemonAddr, loaded.DaemonAddr)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.ManagementURL, loaded.ManagementURL)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.ConfigPath, loaded.ConfigPath)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.LogFiles, loaded.LogFiles)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.DisableProfiles, loaded.DisableProfiles)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.DisableUpdateSettings, loaded.DisableUpdateSettings)
-	assert.Equal(t, params.ServiceEnvVars, loaded.ServiceEnvVars)
-}
-
-func TestLoadServiceParams_FileNotExists(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-	configs.StateDir = tmpDir
-
-	params, err := loadServiceParams()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Nil(t, params)
-}
-
-func TestLoadServiceParams_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
-
-	original := configs.StateDir
-	t.Cleanup(func() { configs.StateDir = original })
-	configs.StateDir = tmpDir
-
-	err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, "service.json"), []byte("not json"), 0600)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	params, err := loadServiceParams()
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-	assert.Nil(t, params)
-}
-
-func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
-	origLogLevel := logLevel
-	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
-	origManagementURL := managementURL
-	origConfigPath := configPath
-	origLogFiles := logFiles
-	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
-	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		logLevel = origLogLevel
-		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
-		managementURL = origManagementURL
-		configPath = origConfigPath
-		logFiles = origLogFiles
-		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
-		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
-		serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars
-	})
-
-	logLevel = "trace"
-	daemonAddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999"
-	managementURL = "https://mgmt.example.com"
-	configPath = "/tmp/test-config.json"
-	logFiles = []string{"/tmp/test.log"}
-	profilesDisabled = true
-	updateSettingsDisabled = true
-	serviceEnvVars = []string{"FOO=bar", "BAZ=qux"}
-
-	params := currentServiceParams()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "trace", params.LogLevel)
-	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999", params.DaemonAddr)
-	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)
-	assert.True(t, params.DisableProfiles)
-	assert.True(t, params.DisableUpdateSettings)
-	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{"FOO": "bar", "BAZ": "qux"}, params.ServiceEnvVars)
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
-	origLogLevel := logLevel
-	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
-	origManagementURL := managementURL
-	origConfigPath := configPath
-	origLogFiles := logFiles
-	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
-	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		logLevel = origLogLevel
-		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
-		managementURL = origManagementURL
-		configPath = origConfigPath
-		logFiles = origLogFiles
-		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
-		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
-		serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars
-	})
-
-	// Reset all flags to defaults.
-	logLevel = "info"
-	daemonAddr = "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock"
-	managementURL = ""
-	configPath = "/etc/netbird/config.json"
-	logFiles = []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log"}
-	profilesDisabled = false
-	updateSettingsDisabled = false
-	serviceEnvVars = nil
-
-	// Reset Changed state on all relevant flags.
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-
-	// Simulate user explicitly setting --log-level via CLI.
-	logLevel = "warn"
-	require.NoError(t, rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Set("log-level", "warn"))
-
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:              "debug",
-		DaemonAddr:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555",
-		ManagementURL:         "https://saved.example.com",
-		ConfigPath:            "/saved/config.json",
-		LogFiles:              []string{"/saved/client.log"},
-		DisableProfiles:       true,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: true,
-		ServiceEnvVars:        map[string]string{"SAVED_KEY": "saved_val"},
-	}
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	// log-level was Changed, so it should keep "warn", not use saved "debug".
-	assert.Equal(t, "warn", logLevel)
-
-	// 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, "https://saved.example.com", managementURL)
-	assert.Equal(t, "/saved/config.json", configPath)
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"/saved/client.log"}, logFiles)
-	assert.True(t, profilesDisabled)
-	assert.True(t, updateSettingsDisabled)
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"SAVED_KEY=saved_val"}, serviceEnvVars)
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_BooleanRevertToFalse(t *testing.T) {
-	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
-	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
-		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
-	})
-
-	// Simulate current state where booleans are true (e.g. set by previous install).
-	profilesDisabled = true
-	updateSettingsDisabled = true
-
-	// Reset Changed state so flags appear unset.
-	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-
-	// Saved params have both as false.
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		DisableProfiles:       false,
-		DisableUpdateSettings: false,
-	}
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	assert.False(t, profilesDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
-	assert.False(t, updateSettingsDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_ClearManagementURL(t *testing.T) {
-	origManagementURL := managementURL
-	t.Cleanup(func() { managementURL = origManagementURL })
-
-	managementURL = "https://leftover.example.com"
-
-	// Simulate saved params where management URL was explicitly cleared.
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		LogLevel:   "info",
-		DaemonAddr: "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock",
-		// ManagementURL intentionally empty: was cleared with --management-url "".
-	}
-
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
-		f.Changed = false
-	})
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "", managementURL, "saved empty management URL should clear the current value")
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceParams_NilParams(t *testing.T) {
-	origLogLevel := logLevel
-	t.Cleanup(func() { logLevel = origLogLevel })
-
-	logLevel = "info"
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-
-	// Should be a no-op.
-	applyServiceParams(cmd, nil)
-	assert.Equal(t, "info", logLevel)
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceEnvParams_MergeExplicitAndSaved(t *testing.T) {
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars })
-
-	// Set up a command with --service-env marked as Changed.
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	require.NoError(t, cmd.Flags().Set("service-env", "EXPLICIT=yes,OVERLAP=explicit"))
-
-	serviceEnvVars = []string{"EXPLICIT=yes", "OVERLAP=explicit"}
-
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		ServiceEnvVars: map[string]string{
-			"SAVED":   "val",
-			"OVERLAP": "saved",
-		},
-	}
-
-	applyServiceEnvParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	// Parse result for easier assertion.
-	result, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Equal(t, "yes", result["EXPLICIT"])
-	assert.Equal(t, "val", result["SAVED"])
-	// Explicit wins on conflict.
-	assert.Equal(t, "explicit", result["OVERLAP"])
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceEnvParams_NotChanged(t *testing.T) {
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars })
-
-	serviceEnvVars = nil
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		ServiceEnvVars: map[string]string{"FROM_SAVED": "val"},
-	}
-
-	applyServiceEnvParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	result, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{"FROM_SAVED": "val"}, result)
-}
-
-func TestApplyServiceEnvParams_ExplicitEmptyClears(t *testing.T) {
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars })
-
-	// Simulate --service-env "" which produces [""] in the slice.
-	serviceEnvVars = []string{""}
-
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("service-env", nil, "")
-	require.NoError(t, cmd.Flags().Set("service-env", ""))
-
-	saved := &serviceParams{
-		ServiceEnvVars: map[string]string{"OLD_VAR": "should_be_cleared"},
-	}
-
-	applyServiceEnvParams(cmd, saved)
-
-	assert.Nil(t, serviceEnvVars, "explicit empty --service-env should clear all saved env vars")
-}
-
-func TestCurrentServiceParams_EmptyEnvVarsAfterParse(t *testing.T) {
-	origServiceEnvVars := serviceEnvVars
-	t.Cleanup(func() { serviceEnvVars = origServiceEnvVars })
-
-	// Simulate --service-env "" which produces [""] in the slice.
-	serviceEnvVars = []string{""}
-
-	params := currentServiceParams()
-
-	// After parsing, the empty string is skipped, resulting in an empty map.
-	// The map should still be set (not nil) so it overwrites saved values.
-	assert.NotNil(t, params.ServiceEnvVars, "empty env vars should produce empty map, not nil")
-	assert.Empty(t, params.ServiceEnvVars, "no valid env vars should be parsed from empty string")
-}
-
-// TestServiceParams_FieldsCoveredInFunctions ensures that all serviceParams fields are
-// referenced in both currentServiceParams() and applyServiceParams(). If a new field is
-// added to serviceParams but not wired into these functions, this test fails.
-func TestServiceParams_FieldsCoveredInFunctions(t *testing.T) {
-	fset := token.NewFileSet()
-	file, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "service_params.go", nil, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Collect all JSON field names from the serviceParams struct.
-	structFields := extractStructJSONFields(t, file, "serviceParams")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, structFields, "failed to find serviceParams struct fields")
-
-	// Collect field names referenced in currentServiceParams and applyServiceParams.
-	currentFields := extractFuncFieldRefs(t, file, "currentServiceParams", structFields)
-	applyFields := extractFuncFieldRefs(t, file, "applyServiceParams", structFields)
-	// applyServiceEnvParams handles ServiceEnvVars indirectly.
-	applyEnvFields := extractFuncFieldRefs(t, file, "applyServiceEnvParams", structFields)
-	for k, v := range applyEnvFields {
-		applyFields[k] = v
-	}
-
-	for _, field := range structFields {
-		assert.Contains(t, currentFields, field,
-			"serviceParams field %q is not captured in currentServiceParams()", field)
-		assert.Contains(t, applyFields, field,
-			"serviceParams field %q is not restored in applyServiceParams()/applyServiceEnvParams()", field)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestServiceParams_BuildArgsCoversAllFlags ensures that buildServiceArguments references
-// all serviceParams fields that should become CLI args. ServiceEnvVars is excluded because
-// it flows through newSVCConfig() EnvVars, not CLI args.
-func TestServiceParams_BuildArgsCoversAllFlags(t *testing.T) {
-	fset := token.NewFileSet()
-	file, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "service_params.go", nil, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	structFields := extractStructJSONFields(t, file, "serviceParams")
-	require.NotEmpty(t, structFields)
-
-	installerFile, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, "service_installer.go", nil, 0)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Fields that are handled outside of buildServiceArguments (env vars go through newSVCConfig).
-	fieldsNotInArgs := map[string]bool{
-		"ServiceEnvVars": true,
-	}
-
-	buildFields := extractFuncGlobalRefs(t, installerFile, "buildServiceArguments")
-
-	// Forward: every struct field must appear in buildServiceArguments.
-	for _, field := range structFields {
-		if fieldsNotInArgs[field] {
-			continue
-		}
-		globalVar := fieldToGlobalVar(field)
-		assert.Contains(t, buildFields, globalVar,
-			"serviceParams field %q (global %q) is not referenced in buildServiceArguments()", field, globalVar)
-	}
-
-	// Reverse: every service-related global used in buildServiceArguments must
-	// have a corresponding serviceParams field. This catches a developer adding
-	// a new flag to buildServiceArguments without adding it to the struct.
-	globalToField := make(map[string]string, len(structFields))
-	for _, field := range structFields {
-		globalToField[fieldToGlobalVar(field)] = field
-	}
-	// Identifiers in buildServiceArguments that are not service params
-	// (builtins, boilerplate, loop variables).
-	nonParamGlobals := map[string]bool{
-		"args": true, "append": true, "string": true, "_": true,
-		"logFile": true, // range variable over logFiles
-	}
-	for ref := range buildFields {
-		if nonParamGlobals[ref] {
-			continue
-		}
-		_, inStruct := globalToField[ref]
-		assert.True(t, inStruct,
-			"buildServiceArguments() references global %q which has no corresponding serviceParams field", ref)
-	}
-}
-
-// extractStructJSONFields returns field names from a named struct type.
-func extractStructJSONFields(t *testing.T, file *ast.File, structName string) []string {
-	t.Helper()
-	var fields []string
-	ast.Inspect(file, func(n ast.Node) bool {
-		ts, ok := n.(*ast.TypeSpec)
-		if !ok || ts.Name.Name != structName {
-			return true
-		}
-		st, ok := ts.Type.(*ast.StructType)
-		if !ok {
-			return false
-		}
-		for _, f := range st.Fields.List {
-			if len(f.Names) > 0 {
-				fields = append(fields, f.Names[0].Name)
-			}
-		}
-		return false
-	})
-	return fields
-}
-
-// extractFuncFieldRefs returns which of the given field names appear inside the
-// named function, either as selector expressions (params.FieldName) or as
-// composite literal keys (&serviceParams{FieldName: ...}).
-func extractFuncFieldRefs(t *testing.T, file *ast.File, funcName string, fields []string) map[string]bool {
-	t.Helper()
-	fieldSet := make(map[string]bool, len(fields))
-	for _, f := range fields {
-		fieldSet[f] = true
-	}
-
-	found := make(map[string]bool)
-	fn := findFuncDecl(file, funcName)
-	require.NotNil(t, fn, "function %s not found", funcName)
-
-	ast.Inspect(fn.Body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
-		switch v := n.(type) {
-		case *ast.SelectorExpr:
-			if fieldSet[v.Sel.Name] {
-				found[v.Sel.Name] = true
-			}
-		case *ast.KeyValueExpr:
-			if ident, ok := v.Key.(*ast.Ident); ok && fieldSet[ident.Name] {
-				found[ident.Name] = true
-			}
-		}
-		return true
-	})
-	return found
-}
-
-// extractFuncGlobalRefs returns all identifier names referenced in the named function body.
-func extractFuncGlobalRefs(t *testing.T, file *ast.File, funcName string) map[string]bool {
-	t.Helper()
-	fn := findFuncDecl(file, funcName)
-	require.NotNil(t, fn, "function %s not found", funcName)
-
-	refs := make(map[string]bool)
-	ast.Inspect(fn.Body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
-		if ident, ok := n.(*ast.Ident); ok {
-			refs[ident.Name] = true
-		}
-		return true
-	})
-	return refs
-}
-
-func findFuncDecl(file *ast.File, name string) *ast.FuncDecl {
-	for _, decl := range file.Decls {
-		fn, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl)
-		if ok && fn.Name.Name == name {
-			return fn
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// fieldToGlobalVar maps serviceParams field names to the package-level variable
-// names used in buildServiceArguments and applyServiceParams.
-func fieldToGlobalVar(field string) string {
-	m := map[string]string{
-		"LogLevel":              "logLevel",
-		"DaemonAddr":            "daemonAddr",
-		"ManagementURL":         "managementURL",
-		"ConfigPath":            "configPath",
-		"LogFiles":              "logFiles",
-		"DisableProfiles":       "profilesDisabled",
-		"DisableUpdateSettings": "updateSettingsDisabled",
-		"EnableCapture":         "captureEnabled",
-		"DisableNetworks":       "networksDisabled",
-		"ServiceEnvVars":        "serviceEnvVars",
-	}
-	if v, ok := m[field]; ok {
-		return v
-	}
-	// Default: lowercase first letter.
-	return strings.ToLower(field[:1]) + field[1:]
-}
-
-func TestEnvMapToSlice(t *testing.T) {
-	m := map[string]string{"A": "1", "B": "2"}
-	s := envMapToSlice(m)
-	assert.Len(t, s, 2)
-	assert.Contains(t, s, "A=1")
-	assert.Contains(t, s, "B=2")
-}
-
-func TestEnvMapToSlice_Empty(t *testing.T) {
-	s := envMapToSlice(map[string]string{})
-	assert.Empty(t, s)
-}

client/cmd/service_test.go

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
-	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -15,22 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-// TestMain intercepts when this test binary is run as a daemon subprocess.
-// On FreeBSD, the rc.d service script runs the binary via daemon(8) -r with
-// "service run ..." arguments. Since the test binary can't handle cobra CLI
-// args, it exits immediately, causing daemon -r to respawn rapidly until
-// hitting the rate limit and exiting. This makes service restart unreliable.
-// Blocking here keeps the subprocess alive until the init system sends SIGTERM.
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	if len(os.Args) > 2 && os.Args[1] == "service" && os.Args[2] == "run" {
-		sig := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-		signal.Notify(sig, syscall.SIGTERM, os.Interrupt)
-		<-sig
-		return
-	}
-	os.Exit(m.Run())
-}
-
 const (
 	serviceStartTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 	serviceStopTimeout  = 5 * time.Second
@@ -97,34 +79,6 @@ func TestServiceLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	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) {

client/cmd/signer/artifactkey.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 var (

client/cmd/signer/artifactsign.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 const (

client/cmd/signer/revocation.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 const (

client/cmd/signer/rootkey.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/reposign"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/reposign"
 )
 
 var (

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ var (
 	ipsFilterMap         map[string]struct{}
 	prefixNamesFilterMap map[string]struct{}
 	connectionTypeFilter string
-	checkFlag            string
 )
 
 var statusCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ func init() {
 	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().StringVar(&statusFilter, "filter-by-status", "", "filters the detailed output by connection status(idle|connecting|connected), e.g., --filter-by-status connected")
 	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().StringVar(&checkFlag, "check", "", "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 {
@@ -58,10 +56,6 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	cmd.SetOut(cmd.OutOrStdout())
 
-	if checkFlag != "" {
-		return runHealthCheck(cmd)
-	}
-
 	err := parseFilters()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -74,17 +68,15 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	ctx := internal.CtxInitState(cmd.Context())
 
-	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, true, false)
+	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	status := resp.GetStatus()
 
-	needsAuth := status == string(internal.StatusNeedsLogin) || status == string(internal.StatusLoginFailed) ||
-		status == string(internal.StatusSessionExpired)
-
-	if needsAuth && !jsonFlag && !yamlFlag {
+	if status == string(internal.StatusNeedsLogin) || status == string(internal.StatusLoginFailed) ||
+		status == string(internal.StatusSessionExpired) {
 		cmd.Printf("Daemon status: %s\n\n"+
 			"Run UP command to log in with SSO (interactive login):\n\n"+
 			" netbird up \n\n"+
@@ -107,17 +99,7 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		profName = activeProf.Name
 	}
 
-	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
-		Anonymize:            anonymizeFlag,
-		DaemonVersion:        resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
-		DaemonStatus:         nbstatus.ParseDaemonStatus(status),
-		StatusFilter:         statusFilter,
-		PrefixNamesFilter:    prefixNamesFilter,
-		PrefixNamesFilterMap: prefixNamesFilterMap,
-		IPsFilter:            ipsFilterMap,
-		ConnectionTypeFilter: connectionTypeFilter,
-		ProfileName:          profName,
-	})
+	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), anonymizeFlag, resp.GetDaemonVersion(), statusFilter, prefixNamesFilter, prefixNamesFilterMap, ipsFilterMap, connectionTypeFilter, profName)
 	var statusOutputString string
 	switch {
 	case detailFlag:
@@ -139,7 +121,7 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getStatus(ctx context.Context, fullPeerStatus bool, shouldRunProbes bool) (*proto.StatusResponse, error) {
+func getStatus(ctx context.Context, shouldRunProbes bool) (*proto.StatusResponse, error) {
 	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		//nolint
@@ -149,7 +131,7 @@ func getStatus(ctx context.Context, fullPeerStatus bool, shouldRunProbes bool) (
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	resp, err := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn).Status(ctx, &proto.StatusRequest{GetFullPeerStatus: fullPeerStatus, ShouldRunProbes: shouldRunProbes})
+	resp, err := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn).Status(ctx, &proto.StatusRequest{GetFullPeerStatus: true, ShouldRunProbes: shouldRunProbes})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("status failed: %v", status.Convert(err).Message())
 	}
@@ -203,83 +185,6 @@ func enableDetailFlagWhenFilterFlag() {
 	}
 }
 
-func runHealthCheck(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	check := strings.ToLower(checkFlag)
-	switch check {
-	case "live", "ready", "startup":
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown check %q, must be one of: live, ready, startup", checkFlag)
-	}
-
-	if err := util.InitLog(logLevel, util.LogConsole); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("init log: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	ctx := internal.CtxInitState(cmd.Context())
-
-	isStartup := check == "startup"
-	resp, err := getStatus(ctx, isStartup, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	switch check {
-	case "live":
-		return nil
-	case "ready":
-		return checkReadiness(resp)
-	case "startup":
-		return checkStartup(resp)
-	default:
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-func checkReadiness(resp *proto.StatusResponse) error {
-	daemonStatus := internal.StatusType(resp.GetStatus())
-	switch daemonStatus {
-	case internal.StatusIdle, internal.StatusConnecting, internal.StatusConnected:
-		return nil
-	case internal.StatusNeedsLogin, internal.StatusLoginFailed, internal.StatusSessionExpired:
-		return fmt.Errorf("readiness check: daemon status is %s", daemonStatus)
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("readiness check: unexpected daemon status %q", daemonStatus)
-	}
-}
-
-func checkStartup(resp *proto.StatusResponse) error {
-	fullStatus := resp.GetFullStatus()
-	if fullStatus == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: no full status available")
-	}
-
-	if !fullStatus.GetManagementState().GetConnected() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: management not connected")
-	}
-
-	if !fullStatus.GetSignalState().GetConnected() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: signal not connected")
-	}
-
-	var relayCount, relaysConnected int
-	for _, r := range fullStatus.GetRelays() {
-		uri := r.GetURI()
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "rel://") && !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "rels://") {
-			continue
-		}
-		relayCount++
-		if r.GetAvailable() {
-			relaysConnected++
-		}
-	}
-
-	if relayCount > 0 && relaysConnected == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("startup check: no relay servers available (0/%d connected)", relayCount)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func parseInterfaceIP(interfaceIP string) string {
 	ip, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(interfaceIP)
 	if err != nil {

client/cmd/testutil_test.go

@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
 
-	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
-
 	"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"
@@ -102,16 +100,9 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 
 	jobManager := job.NewJobManager(nil, store, peersmanager)
 
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	iv, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersmanager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore)
 
-	cacheStore, err := nbcache.NewStore(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond, 300*time.Millisecond, 100)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	iv, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(ctx, peersmanager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore, cacheStore)
-
-	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(ctx)
+	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	settingsMockManager := settings.NewMockManager(ctrl)
@@ -122,11 +113,12 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 		Return(&types.Settings{}, nil).
 		AnyTimes()
 
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	updateManager := update_channel.NewPeersUpdateManager(metrics)
 	requestBuffer := mgmt.NewAccountRequestBuffer(ctx, store)
 	networkMapController := controller.NewController(ctx, store, metrics, updateManager, requestBuffer, mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, settingsMockManager, "netbird.cloud", port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), manager.NewEphemeralManager(store, peersmanager), config)
 
-	accountManager, err := mgmt.BuildManager(ctx, config, store, networkMapController, jobManager, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, iv, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManagerMock, false, cacheStore)
+	accountManager, err := mgmt.BuildManager(context.Background(), config, store, networkMapController, jobManager, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, iv, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManagerMock, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -135,7 +127,7 @@ 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, nil)
+	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -160,7 +152,7 @@ func startClientDaemon(
 	s := grpc.NewServer()
 
 	server := client.New(ctx,
-		"", "", false, false, false, false)
+		"", "", false, false)
 	if err := server.Start(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ 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."
 )
@@ -51,7 +48,6 @@ var (
 	dnsLabels          []string
 	dnsLabelsValidated domain.List
 	noBrowser          bool
-	showQR             bool
 	profileName        string
 	configPath         string
 
@@ -84,7 +80,6 @@ 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. ")
 
@@ -202,7 +197,7 @@ func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *pr
 	r := peer.NewRecorder(config.ManagementURL.String())
 	r.GetFullStatus()
 
-	connectClient := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, config, r)
+	connectClient := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, config, r, false)
 	SetupDebugHandler(ctx, config, r, connectClient, "")
 
 	return connectClient.Run(nil, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles))

client/cmd/update_supported.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/installer"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/installer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 

client/embed/capture.go

@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-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

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	wgnetstack "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
@@ -22,9 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	sshcommon "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
 	"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 (
@@ -34,14 +31,6 @@ var (
 	ErrConfigNotInitialized = errors.New("config not initialized")
 )
 
-const (
-	// PeerStatusConnected indicates the peer is in connected state.
-	PeerStatusConnected = peer.StatusConnected
-)
-
-// PeerConnStatus is a peer's connection status.
-type PeerConnStatus = peer.ConnStatus
-
 // Client manages a netbird embedded client instance.
 type Client struct {
 	deviceName string
@@ -66,7 +55,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	PrivateKey string
 	// ManagementURL overrides the default management server URL
 	ManagementURL string
-	// PreSharedKey is the pre-shared key for the tunnel interface
+	// PreSharedKey is the pre-shared key for the WireGuard interface
 	PreSharedKey string
 	// LogOutput is the output destination for logs (defaults to os.Stderr if nil)
 	LogOutput io.Writer
@@ -82,16 +71,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	DisableClientRoutes bool
 	// BlockInbound blocks all inbound connections from peers
 	BlockInbound bool
-	// WireguardPort is the port for the tunnel interface. Use 0 for a random port.
-	WireguardPort *int
-	// 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.
-	// Set to a higher value (e.g. 1400) if carrying QUIC or other protocols that require larger datagrams.
-	MTU *uint16
-	// DNSLabels defines additional DNS labels configured in the peer.
-	DNSLabels []string
 }
 
 // validateCredentials checks that exactly one credential type is provided
@@ -123,12 +102,6 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if opts.MTU != nil {
-		if err := iface.ValidateMTU(*opts.MTU); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid MTU: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if opts.LogOutput != nil {
 		logrus.SetOutput(opts.LogOutput)
 	}
@@ -157,14 +130,9 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var err error
-	var parsedLabels domain.List
-	if parsedLabels, err = domain.FromStringList(opts.DNSLabels); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid dns labels: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	t := true
 	var config *profilemanager.Config
+	var err error
 	input := profilemanager.ConfigInput{
 		ConfigPath:          opts.ConfigPath,
 		ManagementURL:       opts.ManagementURL,
@@ -172,9 +140,6 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		DisableServerRoutes: &t,
 		DisableClientRoutes: &opts.DisableClientRoutes,
 		BlockInbound:        &opts.BlockInbound,
-		WireguardPort:       opts.WireguardPort,
-		MTU:                 opts.MTU,
-		DNSLabels:           parsedLabels,
 	}
 	if opts.ConfigPath != "" {
 		config, err = profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(input)
@@ -194,7 +159,6 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		setupKey:   opts.SetupKey,
 		jwtToken:   opts.JWTToken,
 		config:     config,
-		recorder:   peer.NewRecorder(config.ManagementURL.String()),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +180,6 @@ func (c *Client) Start(startCtx context.Context) error {
 
 	// nolint:staticcheck
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, c.deviceName)
-
 	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, c.config.PrivateKey, c.config.ManagementURL, c.config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create auth client: %w", err)
@@ -226,7 +189,10 @@ func (c *Client) Start(startCtx context.Context) error {
 	if err, _ := authClient.Login(ctx, c.setupKey, c.jwtToken); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("login: %w", err)
 	}
-	client := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, c.config, c.recorder)
+
+	recorder := peer.NewRecorder(c.config.ManagementURL.String())
+	c.recorder = recorder
+	client := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, c.config, recorder, false)
 	client.SetSyncResponsePersistence(true)
 
 	// either startup error (permanent backoff err) or nil err (successful engine up)
@@ -376,38 +342,17 @@ func (c *Client) NewHTTPClient() *http.Client {
 	}
 }
 
-// Expose exposes a local service via the NetBird reverse proxy, making it accessible through a public URL.
-// It returns an ExposeSession. Call Wait on the session to keep it alive.
-func (c *Client) Expose(ctx context.Context, req ExposeRequest) (*ExposeSession, error) {
-	engine, err := c.getEngine()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	mgr := engine.GetExposeManager()
-	if mgr == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expose manager not available")
-	}
-
-	resp, err := mgr.Expose(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expose: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return &ExposeSession{
-		Domain:      resp.Domain,
-		ServiceName: resp.ServiceName,
-		ServiceURL:  resp.ServiceURL,
-		mgr:         mgr,
-	}, nil
-}
-
 // Status returns the current status of the client.
 func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
+	recorder := c.recorder
 	connect := c.connect
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
+	if recorder == nil {
+		return peer.FullStatus{}, errors.New("client not started")
+	}
+
 	if connect != nil {
 		engine := connect.Engine()
 		if engine != nil {
@@ -415,7 +360,7 @@ func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return c.recorder.GetFullStatus(), nil
+	return recorder.GetFullStatus(), nil
 }
 
 // GetLatestSyncResponse returns the latest sync response from the management server.
@@ -470,52 +415,6 @@ func (c *Client) VerifySSHHostKey(peerAddress string, key []byte) error {
 	return sshcommon.VerifyHostKey(storedKey, key, peerAddress)
 }
 
-// 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/expose.go

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package embed
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/expose"
-)
-
-const (
-	// ExposeProtocolHTTP exposes the service as HTTP.
-	ExposeProtocolHTTP = expose.ProtocolHTTP
-	// ExposeProtocolHTTPS exposes the service as HTTPS.
-	ExposeProtocolHTTPS = expose.ProtocolHTTPS
-	// ExposeProtocolTCP exposes the service as TCP.
-	ExposeProtocolTCP = expose.ProtocolTCP
-	// ExposeProtocolUDP exposes the service as UDP.
-	ExposeProtocolUDP = expose.ProtocolUDP
-	// ExposeProtocolTLS exposes the service as TLS.
-	ExposeProtocolTLS = expose.ProtocolTLS
-)
-
-// ExposeRequest is a request to expose a local service via the NetBird reverse proxy.
-type ExposeRequest = expose.Request
-
-// ExposeProtocolType represents the protocol used for exposing a service.
-type ExposeProtocolType = expose.ProtocolType
-
-// ExposeSession represents an active expose session. Use Wait to block until the session ends.
-type ExposeSession struct {
-	Domain      string
-	ServiceName string
-	ServiceURL  string
-
-	mgr *expose.Manager
-}
-
-// Wait blocks while keeping the expose session alive.
-// It returns when ctx is cancelled or a keep-alive error occurs, then terminates the session.
-func (s *ExposeSession) Wait(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if s == nil || s.mgr == nil {
-		return errors.New("expose session is not initialized")
-	}
-	return s.mgr.KeepAlive(ctx, s.Domain)
-}

client/firewall/create_linux.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-iptables/iptables"
 	"github.com/google/nftables"
@@ -36,34 +35,20 @@ const SKIP_NFTABLES_ENV = "NB_SKIP_NFTABLES_CHECK"
 type FWType int
 
 func NewFirewall(iface IFaceMapper, stateManager *statemanager.Manager, flowLogger nftypes.FlowLogger, disableServerRoutes bool, mtu uint16) (firewall.Manager, error) {
-	// We run in userspace mode and force userspace firewall was requested. We don't attempt native firewall.
-	if iface.IsUserspaceBind() && forceUserspaceFirewall() {
-		log.Info("forcing userspace firewall")
-		return createUserspaceFirewall(iface, nil, disableServerRoutes, flowLogger, mtu)
-	}
-
-	// Use native firewall for either kernel or userspace, the interface appears identical to netfilter
+	// on the linux system we try to user nftables or iptables
+	// in any case, because we need to allow netbird interface traffic
+	// so we use AllowNetbird traffic from these firewall managers
+	// for the userspace packet filtering firewall
 	fm, err := createNativeFirewall(iface, stateManager, disableServerRoutes, mtu)
 
-	// Kernel cannot fall back to anything else, need to return error
 	if !iface.IsUserspaceBind() {
 		return fm, err
 	}
 
-	// Fall back to the userspace packet filter if native is unavailable
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to create native firewall: %v. Proceeding with userspace", err)
-		return createUserspaceFirewall(iface, nil, disableServerRoutes, flowLogger, mtu)
 	}
-
-	// Native firewall handles packet filtering, but the userspace WireGuard bind
-	// needs a device filter for DNS interception hooks. Install a minimal
-	// hooks-only filter that passes all traffic through to the kernel firewall.
-	if err := iface.SetFilter(&uspfilter.HooksFilter{}); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to set hooks filter, DNS via memory hooks will not work: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return fm, nil
+	return createUserspaceFirewall(iface, fm, disableServerRoutes, flowLogger, mtu)
 }
 
 func createNativeFirewall(iface IFaceMapper, stateManager *statemanager.Manager, routes bool, mtu uint16) (firewall.Manager, error) {
@@ -175,17 +160,3 @@ func isIptablesClientAvailable(client *iptables.IPTables) bool {
 	_, err := client.ListChains("filter")
 	return err == nil
 }
-
-func forceUserspaceFirewall() bool {
-	val := os.Getenv(EnvForceUserspaceFirewall)
-	if val == "" {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	force, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to parse %s: %v", EnvForceUserspaceFirewall, err)
-		return false
-	}
-	return force
-}

client/firewall/firewalld/firewalld.go

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// Package firewalld integrates with the firewalld daemon so NetBird can place
-// its wg interface into firewalld's "trusted" zone. This is required because
-// firewalld's nftables chains are created with NFT_CHAIN_OWNER on recent
-// versions, which returns EPERM to any other process that tries to insert
-// rules into them. The workaround mirrors what Tailscale does: let firewalld
-// itself add the accept rules to its own chains by trusting the interface.
-package firewalld
-
-// TrustedZone is the firewalld zone name used for interfaces whose traffic
-// should bypass firewalld filtering.
-const TrustedZone = "trusted"

client/firewall/firewalld/firewalld_linux.go

@@ -1,260 +0,0 @@
-//go:build linux
-
-package firewalld
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/godbus/dbus/v5"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-const (
-	dbusDest      = "org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1"
-	dbusPath      = "/org/fedoraproject/FirewallD1"
-	dbusRootIface = "org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1"
-	dbusZoneIface = "org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1.zone"
-
-	errZoneAlreadySet = "ZONE_ALREADY_SET"
-	errAlreadyEnabled = "ALREADY_ENABLED"
-	errUnknownIface   = "UNKNOWN_INTERFACE"
-	errNotEnabled     = "NOT_ENABLED"
-
-	// callTimeout bounds each individual DBus or firewall-cmd invocation.
-	// A fresh context is created for each call so a slow DBus probe can't
-	// exhaust the deadline before the firewall-cmd fallback gets to run.
-	callTimeout = 3 * time.Second
-)
-
-var (
-	errDBusUnavailable = errors.New("firewalld dbus unavailable")
-
-	// trustLogOnce ensures the "added to trusted zone" message is logged at
-	// Info level only for the first successful add per process; repeat adds
-	// from other init paths are quieter.
-	trustLogOnce sync.Once
-
-	parentCtxMu sync.RWMutex
-	parentCtx   context.Context = context.Background()
-)
-
-// SetParentContext installs a parent context whose cancellation aborts any
-// in-flight TrustInterface call. It does not affect UntrustInterface, which
-// always uses a fresh Background-rooted timeout so cleanup can still run
-// during engine shutdown when the engine context is already cancelled.
-func SetParentContext(ctx context.Context) {
-	parentCtxMu.Lock()
-	parentCtx = ctx
-	parentCtxMu.Unlock()
-}
-
-func getParentContext() context.Context {
-	parentCtxMu.RLock()
-	defer parentCtxMu.RUnlock()
-	return parentCtx
-}
-
-// TrustInterface places iface into firewalld's trusted zone if firewalld is
-// running. It is idempotent and best-effort: errors are returned so callers
-// can log, but a non-running firewalld is not an error. Only the first
-// successful call per process logs at Info. Respects the parent context set
-// via SetParentContext so startup-time cancellation unblocks it.
-func TrustInterface(iface string) error {
-	parent := getParentContext()
-	if !isRunning(parent) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if err := addTrusted(parent, iface); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add %s to firewalld trusted zone: %w", iface, err)
-	}
-	trustLogOnce.Do(func() {
-		log.Infof("added %s to firewalld trusted zone", iface)
-	})
-	log.Debugf("firewalld: ensured %s is in trusted zone", iface)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// UntrustInterface removes iface from firewalld's trusted zone if firewalld
-// is running. Idempotent. Uses a Background-rooted timeout so it still runs
-// during shutdown after the engine context has been cancelled.
-func UntrustInterface(iface string) error {
-	if !isRunning(context.Background()) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if err := removeTrusted(context.Background(), iface); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove %s from firewalld trusted zone: %w", iface, err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func newCallContext(parent context.Context) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
-	return context.WithTimeout(parent, callTimeout)
-}
-
-func isRunning(parent context.Context) bool {
-	ctx, cancel := newCallContext(parent)
-	ok, err := isRunningDBus(ctx)
-	cancel()
-	if err == nil {
-		return ok
-	}
-	if errors.Is(err, errDBusUnavailable) || errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-		ctx, cancel = newCallContext(parent)
-		defer cancel()
-		return isRunningCLI(ctx)
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func addTrusted(parent context.Context, iface string) error {
-	ctx, cancel := newCallContext(parent)
-	err := addDBus(ctx, iface)
-	cancel()
-	if err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, errDBusUnavailable) {
-		log.Debugf("firewalld: dbus add failed, falling back to firewall-cmd: %v", err)
-	}
-	ctx, cancel = newCallContext(parent)
-	defer cancel()
-	return addCLI(ctx, iface)
-}
-
-func removeTrusted(parent context.Context, iface string) error {
-	ctx, cancel := newCallContext(parent)
-	err := removeDBus(ctx, iface)
-	cancel()
-	if err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, errDBusUnavailable) {
-		log.Debugf("firewalld: dbus remove failed, falling back to firewall-cmd: %v", err)
-	}
-	ctx, cancel = newCallContext(parent)
-	defer cancel()
-	return removeCLI(ctx, iface)
-}
-
-func isRunningDBus(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	conn, err := dbus.SystemBus()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errDBusUnavailable, err)
-	}
-	obj := conn.Object(dbusDest, dbusPath)
-
-	var zone string
-	if err := obj.CallWithContext(ctx, dbusRootIface+".getDefaultZone", 0).Store(&zone); err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("firewalld getDefaultZone: %w", err)
-	}
-	return true, nil
-}
-
-func isRunningCLI(ctx context.Context) bool {
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("firewall-cmd"); err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "firewall-cmd", "--state").Run() == nil
-}
-
-func addDBus(ctx context.Context, iface string) error {
-	conn, err := dbus.SystemBus()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errDBusUnavailable, err)
-	}
-	obj := conn.Object(dbusDest, dbusPath)
-
-	call := obj.CallWithContext(ctx, dbusZoneIface+".addInterface", 0, TrustedZone, iface)
-	if call.Err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if dbusErrContains(call.Err, errAlreadyEnabled) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if dbusErrContains(call.Err, errZoneAlreadySet) {
-		move := obj.CallWithContext(ctx, dbusZoneIface+".changeZoneOfInterface", 0, TrustedZone, iface)
-		if move.Err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("firewalld changeZoneOfInterface: %w", move.Err)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("firewalld addInterface: %w", call.Err)
-}
-
-func removeDBus(ctx context.Context, iface string) error {
-	conn, err := dbus.SystemBus()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errDBusUnavailable, err)
-	}
-	obj := conn.Object(dbusDest, dbusPath)
-
-	call := obj.CallWithContext(ctx, dbusZoneIface+".removeInterface", 0, TrustedZone, iface)
-	if call.Err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if dbusErrContains(call.Err, errUnknownIface) || dbusErrContains(call.Err, errNotEnabled) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf("firewalld removeInterface: %w", call.Err)
-}
-
-func addCLI(ctx context.Context, iface string) error {
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("firewall-cmd"); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("firewall-cmd not available: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// --change-interface (no --permanent) binds the interface for the
-	// current runtime only; we do not want membership to persist across
-	// reboots because netbird re-asserts it on every startup.
-	out, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx,
-		"firewall-cmd", "--zone="+TrustedZone, "--change-interface="+iface,
-	).CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("firewall-cmd change-interface: %w: %s", err, strings.TrimSpace(string(out)))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func removeCLI(ctx context.Context, iface string) error {
-	if _, err := exec.LookPath("firewall-cmd"); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("firewall-cmd not available: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	out, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx,
-		"firewall-cmd", "--zone="+TrustedZone, "--remove-interface="+iface,
-	).CombinedOutput()
-	if err != nil {
-		msg := strings.TrimSpace(string(out))
-		if strings.Contains(msg, errUnknownIface) || strings.Contains(msg, errNotEnabled) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("firewall-cmd remove-interface: %w: %s", err, msg)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func dbusErrContains(err error, code string) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	var de dbus.Error
-	if errors.As(err, &de) {
-		for _, b := range de.Body {
-			if s, ok := b.(string); ok && strings.Contains(s, code) {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), code)
-}

client/firewall/firewalld/firewalld_linux_test.go

@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-//go:build linux
-
-package firewalld
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/godbus/dbus/v5"
-)
-
-func TestDBusErrContains(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		err  error
-		code string
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{"nil error", nil, errZoneAlreadySet, false},
-		{"plain error match", errors.New("ZONE_ALREADY_SET: wt0"), errZoneAlreadySet, true},
-		{"plain error miss", errors.New("something else"), errZoneAlreadySet, false},
-		{
-			"dbus.Error body match",
-			dbus.Error{Name: "org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1.Exception", Body: []any{"ZONE_ALREADY_SET: wt0"}},
-			errZoneAlreadySet,
-			true,
-		},
-		{
-			"dbus.Error body miss",
-			dbus.Error{Name: "org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1.Exception", Body: []any{"INVALID_INTERFACE"}},
-			errAlreadyEnabled,
-			false,
-		},
-		{
-			"dbus.Error non-string body falls back to Error()",
-			dbus.Error{Name: "x", Body: []any{123}},
-			"x",
-			true,
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := dbusErrContains(tc.err, tc.code)
-			if got != tc.want {
-				t.Fatalf("dbusErrContains(%v, %q) = %v; want %v", tc.err, tc.code, got, tc.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

client/firewall/firewalld/firewalld_other.go

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !linux
-
-package firewalld
-
-import "context"
-
-// SetParentContext is a no-op on non-Linux platforms because firewalld only
-// runs on Linux.
-func SetParentContext(context.Context) {
-	// intentionally empty: firewalld is a Linux-only daemon
-}
-
-// TrustInterface is a no-op on non-Linux platforms because firewalld only
-// runs on Linux.
-func TrustInterface(string) error {
-	// intentionally empty: firewalld is a Linux-only daemon
-	return nil
-}
-
-// UntrustInterface is a no-op on non-Linux platforms because firewalld only
-// runs on Linux.
-func UntrustInterface(string) error {
-	// intentionally empty: firewalld is a Linux-only daemon
-	return nil
-}

client/firewall/iface.go

@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 )
 
-// EnvForceUserspaceFirewall forces the use of the userspace packet filter even when
-// native iptables/nftables is available. This only applies when the WireGuard interface
-// runs in userspace mode. When set, peer ACLs are handled by USPFilter instead of
-// kernel netfilter rules.
-const EnvForceUserspaceFirewall = "NB_FORCE_USERSPACE_FIREWALL"
-
 // IFaceMapper defines subset methods of interface required for manager
 type IFaceMapper interface {
 	Name() string

client/firewall/iptables/acl_linux.go

@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ const (
 
 	// rules chains contains the effective ACL rules
 	chainNameInputRules = "NETBIRD-ACL-INPUT"
-
-	// mangleFwdKey is the entries map key for mangle FORWARD guard rules that prevent
-	// external DNAT from bypassing ACL rules.
-	mangleFwdKey = "MANGLE-FORWARD"
 )
 
 type aclEntries map[string][][]string
@@ -278,12 +274,6 @@ func (m *aclManager) cleanChains() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, rule := range m.entries[mangleFwdKey] {
-		if err := m.iptablesClient.DeleteIfExists(tableMangle, chainFORWARD, rule...); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to delete mangle FORWARD guard rule: %v, %s", rule, err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	for _, ipsetName := range m.ipsetStore.ipsetNames() {
 		if err := m.flushIPSet(ipsetName); err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, ipset.ErrSetNotExist) {
@@ -313,10 +303,6 @@ func (m *aclManager) createDefaultChains() error {
 	}
 
 	for chainName, rules := range m.entries {
-		// mangle FORWARD guard rules are handled separately below
-		if chainName == mangleFwdKey {
-			continue
-		}
 		for _, rule := range rules {
 			if err := m.iptablesClient.InsertUnique(tableName, chainName, 1, rule...); err != nil {
 				log.Debugf("failed to create input chain jump rule: %s", err)
@@ -336,13 +322,6 @@ func (m *aclManager) createDefaultChains() error {
 	}
 	clear(m.optionalEntries)
 
-	// Insert mangle FORWARD guard rules to prevent external DNAT bypass.
-	for _, rule := range m.entries[mangleFwdKey] {
-		if err := m.iptablesClient.AppendUnique(tableMangle, chainFORWARD, rule...); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to add mangle FORWARD guard rule: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -364,22 +343,6 @@ func (m *aclManager) seedInitialEntries() {
 
 	m.appendToEntries("FORWARD", []string{"-o", m.wgIface.Name(), "-j", chainRTFWDOUT})
 	m.appendToEntries("FORWARD", []string{"-i", m.wgIface.Name(), "-j", chainRTFWDIN})
-
-	// Mangle FORWARD guard: when external DNAT redirects traffic from the wg interface, it
-	// traverses FORWARD instead of INPUT, bypassing ACL rules. ACCEPT rules in filter FORWARD
-	// can be inserted above ours. Mangle runs before filter, so these guard rules enforce the
-	// ACL mark check where it cannot be overridden.
-	m.appendToEntries(mangleFwdKey, []string{
-		"-i", m.wgIface.Name(),
-		"-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "RELATED,ESTABLISHED",
-		"-j", "ACCEPT",
-	})
-	m.appendToEntries(mangleFwdKey, []string{
-		"-i", m.wgIface.Name(),
-		"-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "DNAT",
-		"-m", "mark", "!", "--mark", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", nbnet.PreroutingFwmarkRedirected),
-		"-j", "DROP",
-	})
 }
 
 func (m *aclManager) seedInitialOptionalEntries() {

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/firewalld"
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
@@ -24,16 +23,16 @@ type Manager struct {
 
 	wgIface iFaceMapper
 
-	ipv4Client   *iptables.IPTables
-	aclMgr       *aclManager
-	router       *router
-	rawSupported bool
+	ipv4Client *iptables.IPTables
+	aclMgr     *aclManager
+	router     *router
 }
 
 // iFaceMapper defines subset methods of interface required for manager
 type iFaceMapper interface {
 	Name() string
 	Address() wgaddr.Address
+	IsUserspaceBind() bool
 }
 
 // Create iptables firewall manager
@@ -64,9 +63,10 @@ func Create(wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) (*Manager, error) {
 func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	state := &ShutdownState{
 		InterfaceState: &InterfaceState{
-			NameStr:   m.wgIface.Name(),
-			WGAddress: m.wgIface.Address(),
-			MTU:       m.router.mtu,
+			NameStr:       m.wgIface.Name(),
+			WGAddress:     m.wgIface.Address(),
+			UserspaceBind: m.wgIface.IsUserspaceBind(),
+			MTU:           m.router.mtu,
 		},
 	}
 	stateManager.RegisterState(state)
@@ -84,13 +84,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := m.initNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("raw table not available, notrack rules will be disabled: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Trust after all fatal init steps so a later failure doesn't leave the
-	// interface in firewalld's trusted zone without a corresponding Close.
-	if err := firewalld.TrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to trust interface in firewalld: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("init notrack chain: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// persist early to ensure cleanup of chains
@@ -198,12 +192,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset router: %w", err))
 	}
 
-	// Appending to merr intentionally blocks DeleteState below so ShutdownState
-	// stays persisted and the crash-recovery path retries firewalld cleanup.
-	if err := firewalld.UntrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, err)
-	}
-
 	// attempt to delete state only if all other operations succeeded
 	if merr == nil {
 		if err := stateManager.DeleteState(&ShutdownState{}); err != nil {
@@ -214,10 +202,12 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
-// AllowNetbird allows netbird interface traffic.
-// 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.
+// AllowNetbird allows netbird interface traffic
 func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
+	if !m.wgIface.IsUserspaceBind() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(
 		nil,
 		net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0},
@@ -230,11 +220,6 @@ func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
 	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
 }
 
@@ -300,22 +285,6 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
-// 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 {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-}
-
-// RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-}
-
 const (
 	chainNameRaw = "NETBIRD-RAW"
 	chainOUTPUT  = "OUTPUT"
@@ -349,10 +318,6 @@ func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if !m.rawSupported {
-		return fmt.Errorf("raw table not available")
-	}
-
 	wgPortStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", wgPort)
 	proxyPortStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", proxyPort)
 
@@ -410,16 +375,12 @@ func (m *Manager) initNoTrackChain() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add prerouting jump rule: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	m.rawSupported = true
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) cleanupNoTrackChain() error {
 	exists, err := m.ipv4Client.ChainExists(tableRaw, chainNameRaw)
 	if err != nil {
-		if !m.rawSupported {
-			return nil
-		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("check chain exists: %w", err)
 	}
 	if !exists {
@@ -440,7 +401,6 @@ func (m *Manager) cleanupNoTrackChain() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("clear and delete chain: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	m.rawSupported = false
 	return nil
 }
 

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux_test.go

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ func (i *iFaceMock) Address() wgaddr.Address {
 	panic("AddressFunc is not set")
 }
 
+func (i *iFaceMock) IsUserspaceBind() bool { return false }
+
 func TestIptablesManager(t *testing.T) {
 	ipv4Client, err := iptables.NewWithProtocol(iptables.ProtocolIPv4)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

client/firewall/iptables/router_linux.go

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ const (
 	chainRTFWDOUT           = "NETBIRD-RT-FWD-OUT"
 	chainRTPRE              = "NETBIRD-RT-PRE"
 	chainRTRDR              = "NETBIRD-RT-RDR"
-	chainNATOutput          = "NETBIRD-NAT-OUTPUT"
 	chainRTMSSCLAMP         = "NETBIRD-RT-MSSCLAMP"
 	routingFinalForwardJump = "ACCEPT"
 	routingFinalNatJump     = "MASQUERADE"
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ const (
 	jumpManglePre  = "jump-mangle-pre"
 	jumpNatPre     = "jump-nat-pre"
 	jumpNatPost    = "jump-nat-post"
-	jumpNatOutput  = "jump-nat-output"
 	jumpMSSClamp   = "jump-mss-clamp"
 	markManglePre  = "mark-mangle-pre"
 	markManglePost = "mark-mangle-post"
@@ -389,14 +387,6 @@ func (r *router) cleanUpDefaultForwardRules() error {
 	}
 
 	log.Debug("flushing routing related tables")
-
-	// 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 err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, "OUTPUT", jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("clean OUTPUT jump rule: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	for _, chainInfo := range []struct {
 		chain string
 		table string
@@ -406,7 +396,6 @@ func (r *router) cleanUpDefaultForwardRules() error {
 		{chainRTPRE, tableMangle},
 		{chainRTNAT, tableNat},
 		{chainRTRDR, tableNat},
-		{chainNATOutput, tableNat},
 		{chainRTMSSCLAMP, tableMangle},
 	} {
 		ok, err := r.iptablesClient.ChainExists(chainInfo.table, chainInfo.chain)
@@ -981,81 +970,6 @@ func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Proto
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ensureNATOutputChain lazily creates the OUTPUT NAT chain and jump rule on first use.
-func (r *router) ensureNATOutputChain() error {
-	if _, exists := r.rules[jumpNatOutput]; exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	chainExists, err := r.iptablesClient.ChainExists(tableNat, chainNATOutput)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("check chain %s: %w", chainNATOutput, err)
-	}
-	if !chainExists {
-		if err := r.iptablesClient.NewChain(tableNat, chainNATOutput); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("create chain %s: %w", chainNATOutput, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNATOutput}
-	if err := r.iptablesClient.Insert(tableNat, "OUTPUT", 1, jumpRule...); err != nil {
-		if !chainExists {
-			if delErr := r.iptablesClient.ClearAndDeleteChain(tableNat, chainNATOutput); delErr != nil {
-				log.Warnf("failed to rollback chain %s: %v", chainNATOutput, delErr)
-			}
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("add OUTPUT jump rule: %w", err)
-	}
-	r.rules[jumpNatOutput] = jumpRule
-
-	r.updateState()
-	return nil
-}
-
-// 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 {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-
-	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := r.ensureNATOutputChain(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	dnatRule := []string{
-		"-p", strings.ToLower(string(protocol)),
-		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(sourcePort)),
-		"-d", localAddr.String(),
-		"-j", "DNAT",
-		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(targetPort)),
-	}
-
-	if err := r.iptablesClient.Append(tableNat, chainNATOutput, dnatRule...); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add output DNAT rule: %w", err)
-	}
-	r.rules[ruleID] = dnatRule
-
-	r.updateState()
-	return nil
-}
-
-// RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-
-	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
-		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, chainNATOutput, dnatRule...); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("delete output DNAT rule: %w", err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, ruleID)
-	}
-
-	r.updateState()
-	return nil
-}
-
 func applyPort(flag string, port *firewall.Port) []string {
 	if port == nil {
 		return nil

client/firewall/iptables/state_linux.go

@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type InterfaceState struct {
-	NameStr   string         `json:"name"`
-	WGAddress wgaddr.Address `json:"wg_address"`
-	MTU       uint16         `json:"mtu"`
+	NameStr       string         `json:"name"`
+	WGAddress     wgaddr.Address `json:"wg_address"`
+	UserspaceBind bool           `json:"userspace_bind"`
+	MTU           uint16         `json:"mtu"`
 }
 
 func (i *InterfaceState) Name() string {
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ func (i *InterfaceState) Address() wgaddr.Address {
 	return i.WGAddress
 }
 
+func (i *InterfaceState) IsUserspaceBind() bool {
+	return i.UserspaceBind
+}
+
 type ShutdownState struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 

client/firewall/manager/firewall.go

@@ -169,14 +169,6 @@ type Manager interface {
 	// RemoveInboundDNAT removes inbound DNAT rule
 	RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort 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, 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, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
-
 	// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates static notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
 	// This prevents conntrack from interfering with WireGuard proxy communication.
 	SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/firewalld"
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ func getTableName() string {
 type iFaceMapper interface {
 	Name() string
 	Address() wgaddr.Address
+	IsUserspaceBind() bool
 }
 
 // Manager of iptables firewall
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := m.initNoTrackChains(workTable); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("raw priority chains not available, notrack rules will be disabled: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("init notrack chains: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	stateManager.RegisterState(&ShutdownState{})
@@ -106,9 +106,10 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	// cleanup using Close() without needing to store specific rules.
 	if err := stateManager.UpdateState(&ShutdownState{
 		InterfaceState: &InterfaceState{
-			NameStr:   m.wgIface.Name(),
-			WGAddress: m.wgIface.Address(),
-			MTU:       m.router.mtu,
+			NameStr:       m.wgIface.Name(),
+			WGAddress:     m.wgIface.Address(),
+			UserspaceBind: m.wgIface.IsUserspaceBind(),
+			MTU:           m.router.mtu,
 		},
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
@@ -204,10 +205,12 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	return m.router.RemoveNatRule(pair)
 }
 
-// AllowNetbird allows netbird interface traffic.
-// 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.
+// AllowNetbird allows netbird interface traffic
 func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
+	if !m.wgIface.IsUserspaceBind() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -218,10 +221,6 @@ func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("flush allow input netbird rules: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := firewalld.TrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to trust interface in firewalld: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -347,22 +346,6 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
-// 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 {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-}
-
-// RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-}
-
 const (
 	chainNameRawOutput     = "netbird-raw-out"
 	chainNameRawPrerouting = "netbird-raw-pre"

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux_test.go

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ func (i *iFaceMock) Address() wgaddr.Address {
 	panic("AddressFunc is not set")
 }
 
+func (i *iFaceMock) IsUserspaceBind() bool { return false }
+
 func TestNftablesManager(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// just check on the local interface

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/firewalld"
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	nbid "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager/ipfwdstate"
@@ -37,12 +36,9 @@ const (
 	chainNameRoutingFw     = "netbird-rt-fwd"
 	chainNameRoutingNat    = "netbird-rt-postrouting"
 	chainNameRoutingRdr    = "netbird-rt-redirect"
-	chainNameNATOutput     = "netbird-nat-output"
 	chainNameForward       = "FORWARD"
 	chainNameMangleForward = "netbird-mangle-forward"
 
-	firewalldTableName = "firewalld"
-
 	userDataAcceptForwardRuleIif = "frwacceptiif"
 	userDataAcceptForwardRuleOif = "frwacceptoif"
 	userDataAcceptInputRule      = "inputaccept"
@@ -136,10 +132,6 @@ func (r *router) Reset() error {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove accept filter rules: %w", err))
 	}
 
-	if err := firewalld.UntrustInterface(r.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, err)
-	}
-
 	if err := r.removeNatPreroutingRules(); err != nil {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove filter prerouting rules: %w", err))
 	}
@@ -287,10 +279,6 @@ func (r *router) createContainers() error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add accept rules for the forward chain: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := firewalld.TrustInterface(r.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to trust interface in firewalld: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	if err := r.refreshRulesMap(); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to refresh rules: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -495,12 +483,7 @@ func (r *router) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	if nftRule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("route rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(nftRule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-		return nil
+		return fmt.Errorf("route rule %s has no handle", ruleKey)
 	}
 
 	if err := r.deleteNftRule(nftRule, ruleKey); err != nil {
@@ -677,32 +660,13 @@ func (r *router) AddNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		r.rollbackRules(pair)
-		return fmt.Errorf("insert rules for %s: %w", pair.Destination, err)
+		// TODO: rollback ipset counter
+		return fmt.Errorf("insert rules for %s: %v", pair.Destination, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// rollbackRules cleans up unflushed rules and their set counters after a flush failure.
-func (r *router) rollbackRules(pair firewall.RouterPair) {
-	keys := []string{
-		firewall.GenKey(firewall.ForwardingFormat, pair),
-		firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair),
-		firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, firewall.GetInversePair(pair)),
-	}
-	for _, key := range keys {
-		rule, ok := r.rules[key]
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("rollback set counter for %s: %v", key, err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, key)
-	}
-}
-
 // addNatRule inserts a nftables rule to the conn client flush queue
 func (r *router) addNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	sourceExp, err := r.applyNetwork(pair.Source, nil, true)
@@ -964,30 +928,18 @@ func (r *router) addLegacyRouteRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 func (r *router) removeLegacyRouteRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.ForwardingFormat, pair)
 
-	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]
-	if !exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if rule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("legacy forwarding rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
+	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]; exists {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s: %v", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
 		}
+
+		log.Debugf("removed legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
+
 		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-		return nil
-	}
 
-	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s: %w", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("removed legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
-
-	delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-
-	if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -1330,13 +1282,6 @@ func (r *router) isExternalChain(chain *nftables.Chain) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// Skip firewalld-owned chains. Firewalld creates its chains with the
-	// NFT_CHAIN_OWNER flag, so inserting rules into them returns EPERM.
-	// We delegate acceptance to firewalld by trusting the interface instead.
-	if chain.Table.Name == firewalldTableName {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	// Skip all iptables-managed tables in the ip family
 	if chain.Table.Family == nftables.TableFamilyIPv4 && isIptablesTable(chain.Table.Name) {
 		return false
@@ -1384,89 +1329,65 @@ func (r *router) RemoveNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf(refreshRulesMapError, err)
 	}
 
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-
 	if pair.Masquerade {
 		if err := r.removeNatRule(pair); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule: %w", err))
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if err := r.removeNatRule(firewall.GetInversePair(pair)); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove inverse prerouting rule: %w", err))
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove inverse prerouting rule: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := r.removeLegacyRouteRule(pair); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove legacy routing rule: %w", err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy routing rule: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Set counters are decremented in the sub-methods above before flush. If flush fails,
-	// counters will be off until the next successful removal or refresh cycle.
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("flush remove nat rules %s: %w", pair.Destination, err))
-	}
-
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
-}
-
-func (r *router) removeNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
-	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
-
-	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]
-	if !exists {
-		log.Debugf("prerouting rule %s not found", ruleKey)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if rule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("prerouting rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule %s -> %s: %w", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("removed prerouting rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
-
-	delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-
-	if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		// TODO: rollback set counter
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove nat rules rule %s: %v", pair.Destination, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// refreshRulesMap rebuilds the rule map from the kernel. This removes stale entries
-// (e.g. from failed flushes) and updates handles for all existing rules.
+func (r *router) removeNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
+	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
+
+	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]; exists {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule %s -> %s: %v", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
+		}
+
+		log.Debugf("removed prerouting rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
+
+		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+
+		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Debugf("prerouting rule %s not found", ruleKey)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// refreshRulesMap refreshes the rule map with the latest rules. this is useful to avoid
+// duplicates and to get missing attributes that we don't have when adding new rules
 func (r *router) refreshRulesMap() error {
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-	newRules := make(map[string]*nftables.Rule)
 	for _, chain := range r.chains {
 		rules, err := r.conn.GetRules(chain.Table, chain)
 		if err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("list rules for chain %s: %w", chain.Name, err))
-			// preserve existing entries for this chain since we can't verify their state
-			for k, v := range r.rules {
-				if v.Chain != nil && v.Chain.Name == chain.Name {
-					newRules[k] = v
-				}
-			}
-			continue
+			return fmt.Errorf("list rules: %w", err)
 		}
 		for _, rule := range rules {
 			if len(rule.UserData) > 0 {
-				newRules[string(rule.UserData)] = rule
+				r.rules[string(rule.UserData)] = rule
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	r.rules = newRules
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *router) AddDNATRule(rule firewall.ForwardRule) (firewall.Rule, error) {
@@ -1708,34 +1629,20 @@ func (r *router) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	var merr *multierror.Error
-	var needsFlush bool
-
 	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+dnatSuffix]; exists {
-		if dnatRule.Handle == 0 {
-			log.Warnf("dnat rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey+dnatSuffix)
-			delete(r.rules, ruleKey+dnatSuffix)
-		} else if err := r.conn.DelRule(dnatRule); err != nil {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(dnatRule); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete dnat rule: %w", err))
-		} else {
-			needsFlush = true
 		}
 	}
 
 	if masqRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+snatSuffix]; exists {
-		if masqRule.Handle == 0 {
-			log.Warnf("snat rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey+snatSuffix)
-			delete(r.rules, ruleKey+snatSuffix)
-		} else if err := r.conn.DelRule(masqRule); err != nil {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(masqRule); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete snat rule: %w", err))
-		} else {
-			needsFlush = true
 		}
 	}
 
-	if needsFlush {
-		if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
-		}
+	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
+		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
 	}
 
 	if merr == nil {
@@ -1850,149 +1757,16 @@ func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Proto
 
 	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
-	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]
-	if !exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if rule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("inbound DNAT rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleID)
+	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
+		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("delete inbound DNAT rule %s: %w", ruleID, err)
+		}
+		if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("flush delete inbound DNAT rule: %w", err)
+		}
 		delete(r.rules, ruleID)
-		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("delete inbound DNAT rule %s: %w", ruleID, err)
-	}
-	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("flush delete inbound DNAT rule: %w", err)
-	}
-	delete(r.rules, ruleID)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ensureNATOutputChain lazily creates the OUTPUT NAT chain on first use.
-func (r *router) ensureNATOutputChain() error {
-	if _, exists := r.chains[chainNameNATOutput]; exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	r.chains[chainNameNATOutput] = r.conn.AddChain(&nftables.Chain{
-		Name:     chainNameNATOutput,
-		Table:    r.workTable,
-		Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookOutput,
-		Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityNATDest,
-		Type:     nftables.ChainTypeNAT,
-	})
-
-	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		delete(r.chains, chainNameNATOutput)
-		return fmt.Errorf("create NAT output chain: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// 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 {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-
-	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := r.ensureNATOutputChain(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	protoNum, err := protoToInt(protocol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("convert protocol to number: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	exprs := []expr.Any{
-		&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
-		&expr.Cmp{
-			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
-			Register: 1,
-			Data:     []byte{protoNum},
-		},
-		&expr.Payload{
-			DestRegister: 2,
-			Base:         expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader,
-			Offset:       2,
-			Len:          2,
-		},
-		&expr.Cmp{
-			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
-			Register: 2,
-			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(sourcePort),
-		},
-	}
-
-	exprs = append(exprs, applyPrefix(netip.PrefixFrom(localAddr, 32), false)...)
-
-	exprs = append(exprs,
-		&expr.Immediate{
-			Register: 1,
-			Data:     localAddr.AsSlice(),
-		},
-		&expr.Immediate{
-			Register: 2,
-			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(targetPort),
-		},
-		&expr.NAT{
-			Type:        expr.NATTypeDestNAT,
-			Family:      uint32(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4),
-			RegAddrMin:  1,
-			RegProtoMin: 2,
-		},
-	)
-
-	dnatRule := &nftables.Rule{
-		Table:    r.workTable,
-		Chain:    r.chains[chainNameNATOutput],
-		Exprs:    exprs,
-		UserData: []byte(ruleID),
-	}
-	r.conn.AddRule(dnatRule)
-
-	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add output DNAT rule: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	r.rules[ruleID] = dnatRule
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	if err := r.refreshRulesMap(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(refreshRulesMapError, err)
-	}
-
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-
-	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]
-	if !exists {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if rule.Handle == 0 {
-		log.Warnf("output DNAT rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleID)
-		delete(r.rules, ruleID)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("delete output DNAT rule %s: %w", ruleID, err)
-	}
-	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("flush delete output DNAT rule: %w", err)
-	}
-	delete(r.rules, ruleID)
-
 	return nil
 }
 

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/test"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -720,137 +719,3 @@ func deleteWorkTable() {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestRouter_RefreshRulesMap_RemovesStaleEntries(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	workTable, err := createWorkTable()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer deleteWorkTable()
-
-	r, err := newRouter(workTable, ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, r.init(workTable))
-	defer func() { require.NoError(t, r.Reset()) }()
-
-	// Add a real rule to the kernel
-	ruleKey, err := r.AddRouteFiltering(
-		nil,
-		[]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")},
-		firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.0/24")},
-		firewall.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&firewall.Port{Values: []uint16{80}},
-		firewall.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, r.DeleteRouteRule(ruleKey))
-	})
-
-	// Inject a stale entry with Handle=0 (simulates store-before-flush failure)
-	staleKey := "stale-rule-that-does-not-exist"
-	r.rules[staleKey] = &nftables.Rule{
-		Table:    r.workTable,
-		Chain:    r.chains[chainNameRoutingFw],
-		Handle:   0,
-		UserData: []byte(staleKey),
-	}
-
-	require.Contains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be in map before refresh")
-
-	err = r.refreshRulesMap()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.NotContains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be removed after refresh")
-
-	realRule, ok := r.rules[ruleKey.ID()]
-	assert.True(t, ok, "real rule should still exist after refresh")
-	assert.NotZero(t, realRule.Handle, "real rule should have a valid handle")
-}
-
-func TestRouter_DeleteRouteRule_StaleHandle(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	workTable, err := createWorkTable()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer deleteWorkTable()
-
-	r, err := newRouter(workTable, ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, r.init(workTable))
-	defer func() { require.NoError(t, r.Reset()) }()
-
-	// Inject a stale entry with Handle=0
-	staleKey := "stale-route-rule"
-	r.rules[staleKey] = &nftables.Rule{
-		Table:    r.workTable,
-		Chain:    r.chains[chainNameRoutingFw],
-		Handle:   0,
-		UserData: []byte(staleKey),
-	}
-
-	// DeleteRouteRule should not return an error for stale handles
-	err = r.DeleteRouteRule(id.RuleID(staleKey))
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "deleting a stale rule should not error")
-	assert.NotContains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be cleaned up")
-}
-
-func TestRouter_AddNatRule_WithStaleEntry(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, manager.Init(nil))
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	pair := firewall.RouterPair{
-		ID:          "staletest",
-		Source:      firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.100.100.1/32")},
-		Destination: firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.100.200.0/24")},
-		Masquerade:  true,
-	}
-
-	rtr := manager.router
-
-	// First add succeeds
-	err = rtr.AddNatRule(pair)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, rtr.RemoveNatRule(pair))
-	})
-
-	// Corrupt the handle to simulate stale state
-	natRuleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
-	if rule, exists := rtr.rules[natRuleKey]; exists {
-		rule.Handle = 0
-	}
-	inverseKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, firewall.GetInversePair(pair))
-	if rule, exists := rtr.rules[inverseKey]; exists {
-		rule.Handle = 0
-	}
-
-	// Adding the same rule again should succeed despite stale handles
-	err = rtr.AddNatRule(pair)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "AddNatRule should succeed even with stale entries")
-
-	// Verify rules exist in kernel
-	rules, err := rtr.conn.GetRules(rtr.workTable, rtr.chains[chainNameManglePrerouting])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	found := 0
-	for _, rule := range rules {
-		if len(rule.UserData) > 0 && string(rule.UserData) == natRuleKey {
-			found++
-		}
-	}
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, found, "NAT rule should exist in kernel")
-}

client/firewall/nftables/state_linux.go

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type InterfaceState struct {
-	NameStr   string         `json:"name"`
-	WGAddress wgaddr.Address `json:"wg_address"`
-	MTU       uint16         `json:"mtu"`
+	NameStr       string         `json:"name"`
+	WGAddress     wgaddr.Address `json:"wg_address"`
+	UserspaceBind bool           `json:"userspace_bind"`
+	MTU           uint16         `json:"mtu"`
 }
 
 func (i *InterfaceState) Name() string {
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ func (i *InterfaceState) Address() wgaddr.Address {
 	return i.WGAddress
 }
 
+func (i *InterfaceState) IsUserspaceBind() bool {
+	return i.UserspaceBind
+}
+
 type ShutdownState struct {
 	InterfaceState *InterfaceState `json:"interface_state,omitempty"`
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/allow_netbird.go

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"net/netip"
+	"time"
+
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/firewalld"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
@@ -14,14 +17,37 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	m.resetState()
+	m.outgoingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingDenyRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+
+	if m.udpTracker != nil {
+		m.udpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
+		m.icmpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
+		m.tcpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
+		fwder.Stop()
+	}
+
+	if m.logger != nil {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if m.nativeFirewall != nil {
 		return m.nativeFirewall.Close(stateManager)
 	}
-	if err := firewalld.UntrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to untrust interface in firewalld: %v", err)
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -30,8 +56,5 @@ func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
 	if m.nativeFirewall != nil {
 		return m.nativeFirewall.AllowNetbird()
 	}
-	if err := firewalld.TrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to trust interface in firewalld: %v", err)
-	}
 	return nil
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/allow_netbird_windows.go

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
 	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -23,7 +26,33 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(*statemanager.Manager) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	m.resetState()
+	m.outgoingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingDenyRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+	m.incomingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
+
+	if m.udpTracker != nil {
+		m.udpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
+		m.icmpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
+		m.tcpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
+		fwder.Stop()
+	}
+
+	if m.logger != nil {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
 
 	if !isWindowsFirewallReachable() {
 		return nil

client/firewall/uspfilter/common/hooks.go

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package common
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-	"sync/atomic"
-)
-
-// PacketHook stores a registered hook for a specific IP:port.
-type PacketHook struct {
-	IP   netip.Addr
-	Port uint16
-	Fn   func([]byte) bool
-}
-
-// HookMatches checks if a packet's destination matches the hook and invokes it.
-func HookMatches(h *PacketHook, dstIP netip.Addr, dport uint16, packetData []byte) bool {
-	if h == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	if h.IP == dstIP && h.Port == dport {
-		return h.Fn(packetData)
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-// SetHook atomically stores a hook, handling nil removal.
-func SetHook(ptr *atomic.Pointer[PacketHook], ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func([]byte) bool) {
-	if hook == nil {
-		ptr.Store(nil)
-		return
-	}
-	ptr.Store(&PacketHook{
-		IP:   ip,
-		Port: dPort,
-		Fn:   hook,
-	})
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/common/iface.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 // IFaceMapper defines subset methods of interface required for manager
 type IFaceMapper interface {
-	Name() string
 	SetFilter(device.PacketFilter) error
 	Address() wgaddr.Address
 	GetWGDevice() *wgdevice.Device

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/tcp.go

@@ -115,17 +115,6 @@ func (t *TCPConnTrack) IsTombstone() bool {
 	return t.tombstone.Load()
 }
 
-// IsSupersededBy returns true if this connection should be replaced by a new one
-// carrying the given flags. Tombstoned connections are always superseded; TIME-WAIT
-// connections are superseded by a pure SYN (a new connection attempt for the same
-// four-tuple, as contemplated by RFC 1122 §4.2.2.13 and RFC 6191).
-func (t *TCPConnTrack) IsSupersededBy(flags uint8) bool {
-	if t.tombstone.Load() {
-		return true
-	}
-	return flags&TCPSyn != 0 && flags&TCPAck == 0 && TCPState(t.state.Load()) == TCPStateTimeWait
-}
-
 // SetTombstone safely marks the connection for deletion
 func (t *TCPConnTrack) SetTombstone() {
 	t.tombstone.Store(true)
@@ -180,7 +169,7 @@ func (t *TCPTracker) updateIfExists(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort ui
 	conn, exists := t.connections[key]
 	t.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if exists && !conn.IsSupersededBy(flags) {
+	if exists {
 		t.updateState(key, conn, flags, direction, size)
 		return key, uint16(conn.DNATOrigPort.Load()), true
 	}
@@ -252,7 +241,7 @@ func (t *TCPTracker) IsValidInbound(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort ui
 	conn, exists := t.connections[key]
 	t.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if !exists || conn.IsSupersededBy(flags) {
+	if !exists || conn.IsTombstone() {
 		return false
 	}
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/tcp_test.go

@@ -485,261 +485,6 @@ func TestTCPAbnormalSequences(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// TestTCPPortReuseTombstone verifies that a new connection on a port with a
-// tombstoned (closed) conntrack entry is properly tracked. Without the fix,
-// updateIfExists treats tombstoned entries as live, causing track() to skip
-// creating a new connection. The subsequent SYN-ACK then fails IsValidInbound
-// because the entry is tombstoned, and the response packet gets dropped by ACL.
-func TestTCPPortReuseTombstone(t *testing.T) {
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.2")
-	srcPort := uint16(12345)
-	dstPort := uint16(80)
-
-	t.Run("Outbound port reuse after graceful close", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and gracefully close a connection (server-initiated close)
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-
-		// Server sends FIN
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-
-		// Client sends FIN-ACK
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-
-		// Server sends final ACK
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-
-		// Connection should be tombstoned
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, conn, "old connection should still be in map")
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "old connection should be tombstoned")
-
-		// Now reuse the same port for a new connection
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
-
-		// The old tombstoned entry should be replaced with a new one
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new connection should exist")
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone(), "new connection should not be tombstoned")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState())
-
-		// SYN-ACK for the new connection should be valid
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK for new connection on reused port should be accepted")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
-
-		// Data transfer should work
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 100)
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPPush|TCPAck, 500)
-		require.True(t, valid, "data should be allowed on new connection")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Outbound port reuse after RST", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and RST a connection
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPRst|TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "RST connection should be tombstoned")
-
-		// Reuse the same port
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
-
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn)
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState())
-
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK should be accepted after RST tombstone")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Inbound port reuse after close", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		clientIP := srcIP
-		serverIP := dstIP
-		clientPort := srcPort
-		serverPort := dstPort
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: clientIP, DstIP: serverIP, SrcPort: clientPort, DstPort: serverPort}
-
-		// Inbound connection: client SYN → server SYN-ACK → client ACK
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Server-initiated close to reach Closed/tombstoned:
-		// Server FIN (opposite dir) → CloseWait
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateCloseWait, conn.GetState())
-		// Client FIN-ACK (same dir as conn) → LastAck
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateLastAck, conn.GetState())
-		// Server final ACK (opposite dir) → Closed → tombstoned
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPAck, 100)
-
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone())
-
-		// New inbound connection on same ports
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
-
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn)
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynReceived, newConn.GetState())
-
-		// Complete handshake: server SYN-ACK, then client ACK
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Late ACK on tombstoned connection is harmless", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and close via passive close (server-initiated FIN → Closed → tombstoned)
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0) // CloseWait
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)  // LastAck
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)        // Closed
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone())
-
-		// Late ACK should be rejected (tombstoned)
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.False(t, valid, "late ACK on tombstoned connection should be rejected")
-
-		// Late outbound ACK should not create a new connection (not a SYN)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, tracker.connections[key].IsTombstone(), "late outbound ACK should not replace tombstoned entry")
-	})
-}
-
-func TestTCPPortReuseTimeWait(t *testing.T) {
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.2")
-	srcPort := uint16(12345)
-	dstPort := uint16(80)
-
-	t.Run("Outbound port reuse during TIME-WAIT (active close)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish connection
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-
-		// Active close: client (outbound initiator) sends FIN first
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateFinWait1, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Server ACKs the FIN
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateFinWait2, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Server sends its own FIN
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid)
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Client sends final ACK (TIME-WAIT stays, not tombstoned)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.False(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "TIME-WAIT should not be tombstoned")
-
-		// New outbound SYN on the same port (port reuse during TIME-WAIT)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
-
-		// Per RFC 1122/6191, new SYN during TIME-WAIT should start a new connection
-		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new connection should exist")
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone(), "new connection should not be tombstoned")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState(), "new connection should be in SYN-SENT")
-
-		// SYN-ACK for new connection should be valid
-		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
-		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK for new connection should be accepted")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Inbound SYN during TIME-WAIT falls through to normal tracking", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish outbound connection and close via active close → TIME-WAIT
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Inbound SYN on same ports during TIME-WAIT: IsValidInbound returns false
-		// so the filter falls through to ACL check + TrackInbound (which creates
-		// a new connection via track() → updateIfExists skips TIME-WAIT for SYN)
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn, 0)
-		require.False(t, valid, "inbound SYN during TIME-WAIT should fail conntrack validation")
-
-		// Simulate what the filter does next: TrackInbound via the normal path
-		tracker.TrackInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
-
-		// The new inbound connection uses the inverted key (dst→src becomes src→dst in track)
-		invertedKey := ConnKey{SrcIP: dstIP, DstIP: srcIP, SrcPort: dstPort, DstPort: srcPort}
-		newConn := tracker.connections[invertedKey]
-		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new inbound connection should be tracked")
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynReceived, newConn.GetState())
-		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
-	})
-
-	t.Run("Late retransmit during TIME-WAIT still allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
-		defer tracker.Close()
-
-		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
-
-		// Establish and active close → TIME-WAIT
-		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
-		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
-
-		conn := tracker.connections[key]
-		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
-
-		// Late ACK retransmits during TIME-WAIT should still be accepted
-		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
-		require.True(t, valid, "retransmitted ACK during TIME-WAIT should be accepted")
-	})
-}
-
 func TestTCPTimeoutHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create tracker with a very short timeout for testing
 	shortTimeout := 100 * time.Millisecond

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -13,13 +12,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/common"
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder"
 	nblog "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/log"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
-	nbid "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 	nftypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	incomingDenyRules map[netip.Addr]RuleSet
 	incomingRules     map[netip.Addr]RuleSet
 	routeRules        RouteRules
-	routeRulesMap     map[nbid.RuleID]*RouteRule
 	decoders          sync.Pool
 	wgIface           common.IFaceMapper
 	nativeFirewall    firewall.Manager
@@ -115,13 +110,12 @@ type Manager struct {
 
 	localipmanager *localIPManager
 
-	udpTracker     *conntrack.UDPTracker
-	icmpTracker    *conntrack.ICMPTracker
-	tcpTracker     *conntrack.TCPTracker
-	forwarder      atomic.Pointer[forwarder.Forwarder]
-	pendingCapture atomic.Pointer[forwarder.PacketCapture]
-	logger         *nblog.Logger
-	flowLogger     nftypes.FlowLogger
+	udpTracker  *conntrack.UDPTracker
+	icmpTracker *conntrack.ICMPTracker
+	tcpTracker  *conntrack.TCPTracker
+	forwarder   atomic.Pointer[forwarder.Forwarder]
+	logger      *nblog.Logger
+	flowLogger  nftypes.FlowLogger
 
 	blockRule firewall.Rule
 
@@ -141,10 +135,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	mtu             uint16
 	mssClampValue   uint16
 	mssClampEnabled bool
-
-	// Only one hook per protocol is supported. Outbound direction only.
-	udpHookOut atomic.Pointer[common.PacketHook]
-	tcpHookOut atomic.Pointer[common.PacketHook]
 }
 
 // decoder for packages
@@ -239,7 +229,6 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 		flowLogger:          flowLogger,
 		netstack:            netstack.IsEnabled(),
 		localForwarding:     enableLocalForwarding,
-		routeRulesMap:       make(map[nbid.RuleID]*RouteRule),
 		dnatMappings:        make(map[netip.Addr]netip.Addr),
 		portDNATRules:       []portDNATRule{},
 		netstackServices:    make(map[serviceKey]struct{}),
@@ -352,19 +341,6 @@ func (m *Manager) determineRouting() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SetPacketCapture sets or clears packet capture on the forwarder endpoint.
-// This captures outbound response packets that bypass the FilteredDevice in netstack mode.
-func (m *Manager) SetPacketCapture(pc forwarder.PacketCapture) {
-	if pc == nil {
-		m.pendingCapture.Store(nil)
-	} else {
-		m.pendingCapture.Store(&pc)
-	}
-	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
-		fwder.SetCapture(pc)
-	}
-}
-
 // initForwarder initializes the forwarder, it disables routing on errors
 func (m *Manager) initForwarder() error {
 	if m.forwarder.Load() != nil {
@@ -386,11 +362,6 @@ func (m *Manager) initForwarder() error {
 
 	m.forwarder.Store(forwarder)
 
-	// Re-load after store: a concurrent SetPacketCapture may have seen forwarder as nil and only updated pendingCapture.
-	if pc := m.pendingCapture.Load(); pc != nil {
-		forwarder.SetCapture(*pc)
-	}
-
 	log.Debug("forwarder initialized")
 
 	return nil
@@ -509,15 +480,11 @@ func (m *Manager) addRouteFiltering(
 		return m.nativeFirewall.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 	}
 
-	ruleKey := nbid.GenerateRouteRuleKey(sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
-
-	if existingRule, ok := m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey]; ok {
-		return existingRule, nil
-	}
+	ruleID := uuid.New().String()
 
 	rule := RouteRule{
 		// TODO: consolidate these IDs
-		id:         string(ruleKey),
+		id:         ruleID,
 		mgmtId:     id,
 		sources:    sources,
 		dstSet:     destination.Set,
@@ -532,7 +499,6 @@ func (m *Manager) addRouteFiltering(
 
 	m.routeRules = append(m.routeRules, &rule)
 	m.routeRules.Sort()
-	m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey] = &rule
 
 	return &rule, nil
 }
@@ -549,20 +515,15 @@ func (m *Manager) deleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 		return m.nativeFirewall.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
 	}
 
-	ruleKey := nbid.RuleID(rule.ID())
-	if _, ok := m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey]; !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found: %s", ruleKey)
-	}
-
+	ruleID := rule.ID()
 	idx := slices.IndexFunc(m.routeRules, func(r *RouteRule) bool {
-		return r.id == string(ruleKey)
+		return r.id == ruleID
 	})
 	if idx < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found in slice: %s", ruleKey)
+		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found: %s", ruleID)
 	}
 
 	m.routeRules = slices.Delete(m.routeRules, idx, idx+1)
-	delete(m.routeRulesMap, ruleKey)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -609,43 +570,6 @@ func (m *Manager) SetLegacyManagement(isLegacy bool) error {
 // Flush doesn't need to be implemented for this manager
 func (m *Manager) Flush() error { return nil }
 
-// resetState clears all firewall rules and closes connection trackers.
-// Must be called with m.mutex held.
-func (m *Manager) resetState() {
-	maps.Clear(m.outgoingRules)
-	maps.Clear(m.incomingDenyRules)
-	maps.Clear(m.incomingRules)
-	maps.Clear(m.routeRulesMap)
-	m.routeRules = m.routeRules[:0]
-	m.udpHookOut.Store(nil)
-	m.tcpHookOut.Store(nil)
-
-	if m.udpTracker != nil {
-		m.udpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
-		m.icmpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
-		m.tcpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
-		fwder.SetCapture(nil)
-		fwder.Stop()
-	}
-
-	if m.logger != nil {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
-		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
 func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
 	if m.nativeFirewall == nil {
@@ -739,9 +663,6 @@ func (m *Manager) filterOutbound(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 			return true
 		}
 	case layers.LayerTypeTCP:
-		if m.tcpHooksDrop(uint16(d.tcp.DstPort), dstIP, packetData) {
-			return true
-		}
 		// Clamp MSS on all TCP SYN packets, including those from local IPs.
 		// SNATed routed traffic may appear as local IP but still requires clamping.
 		if m.mssClampEnabled {
@@ -924,12 +845,39 @@ func (m *Manager) trackInbound(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, ruleID []byt
 	d.dnatOrigPort = 0
 }
 
+// udpHooksDrop checks if any UDP hooks should drop the packet
 func (m *Manager) udpHooksDrop(dport uint16, dstIP netip.Addr, packetData []byte) bool {
-	return common.HookMatches(m.udpHookOut.Load(), dstIP, dport, packetData)
-}
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	defer m.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-func (m *Manager) tcpHooksDrop(dport uint16, dstIP netip.Addr, packetData []byte) bool {
-	return common.HookMatches(m.tcpHookOut.Load(), dstIP, dport, packetData)
+	// Check specific destination IP first
+	if rules, exists := m.outgoingRules[dstIP]; exists {
+		for _, rule := range rules {
+			if rule.udpHook != nil && portsMatch(rule.dPort, dport) {
+				return rule.udpHook(packetData)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check IPv4 unspecified address
+	if rules, exists := m.outgoingRules[netip.IPv4Unspecified()]; exists {
+		for _, rule := range rules {
+			if rule.udpHook != nil && portsMatch(rule.dPort, dport) {
+				return rule.udpHook(packetData)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check IPv6 unspecified address
+	if rules, exists := m.outgoingRules[netip.IPv6Unspecified()]; exists {
+		for _, rule := range rules {
+			if rule.udpHook != nil && portsMatch(rule.dPort, dport) {
+				return rule.udpHook(packetData)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
 
 // filterInbound implements filtering logic for incoming packets.
@@ -1280,6 +1228,12 @@ func validateRule(ip netip.Addr, packetData []byte, rules map[string]PeerRule, d
 				return rule.mgmtId, rule.drop, true
 			}
 		case layers.LayerTypeUDP:
+			// if rule has UDP hook (and if we are here we match this rule)
+			// we ignore rule.drop and call this hook
+			if rule.udpHook != nil {
+				return rule.mgmtId, rule.udpHook(packetData), true
+			}
+
 			if portsMatch(rule.sPort, uint16(d.udp.SrcPort)) && portsMatch(rule.dPort, uint16(d.udp.DstPort)) {
 				return rule.mgmtId, rule.drop, true
 			}
@@ -1338,14 +1292,65 @@ func (m *Manager) ruleMatches(rule *RouteRule, srcAddr, dstAddr netip.Addr, prot
 	return sourceMatched
 }
 
-// SetUDPPacketHook sets the outbound UDP packet hook. Pass nil hook to remove.
-func (m *Manager) SetUDPPacketHook(ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func(packet []byte) bool) {
-	common.SetHook(&m.udpHookOut, ip, dPort, hook)
+// AddUDPPacketHook calls hook when UDP packet from given direction matched
+//
+// Hook function returns flag which indicates should be the matched package dropped or not
+func (m *Manager) AddUDPPacketHook(in bool, ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func(packet []byte) bool) string {
+	r := PeerRule{
+		id:         uuid.New().String(),
+		ip:         ip,
+		protoLayer: layers.LayerTypeUDP,
+		dPort:      &firewall.Port{Values: []uint16{dPort}},
+		ipLayer:    layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
+		udpHook:    hook,
+	}
+
+	if ip.Is4() {
+		r.ipLayer = layers.LayerTypeIPv4
+	}
+
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	if in {
+		// Incoming UDP hooks are stored in allow rules map
+		if _, ok := m.incomingRules[r.ip]; !ok {
+			m.incomingRules[r.ip] = make(map[string]PeerRule)
+		}
+		m.incomingRules[r.ip][r.id] = r
+	} else {
+		if _, ok := m.outgoingRules[r.ip]; !ok {
+			m.outgoingRules[r.ip] = make(map[string]PeerRule)
+		}
+		m.outgoingRules[r.ip][r.id] = r
+	}
+	m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	return r.id
 }
 
-// SetTCPPacketHook sets the outbound TCP packet hook. Pass nil hook to remove.
-func (m *Manager) SetTCPPacketHook(ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func(packet []byte) bool) {
-	common.SetHook(&m.tcpHookOut, ip, dPort, hook)
+// RemovePacketHook removes packet hook by given ID
+func (m *Manager) RemovePacketHook(hookID string) error {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	// Check incoming hooks (stored in allow rules)
+	for _, arr := range m.incomingRules {
+		for _, r := range arr {
+			if r.id == hookID {
+				delete(arr, r.id)
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Check outgoing hooks
+	for _, arr := range m.outgoingRules {
+		for _, r := range arr {
+			if r.id == hookID {
+				delete(arr, r.id)
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("hook with given id not found")
 }
 
 // SetLogLevel sets the log level for the firewall manager

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_routeacl_test.go

@@ -1,376 +0,0 @@
-package uspfilter
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
-
-	fw "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/mocks"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
-)
-
-// TestAddRouteFilteringReturnsExistingRule verifies that adding the same route
-// filtering rule twice returns the same rule ID (idempotent behavior).
-func TestAddRouteFilteringReturnsExistingRule(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{
-		netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24"),
-		netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.2.0/24"),
-	}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Add rule first time
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule1)
-
-	// Add the same rule again
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule2)
-
-	// These should be the same (idempotent) like nftables/iptables implementations
-	assert.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(),
-		"Adding the same rule twice should return the same rule ID (idempotent)")
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, ruleCount,
-		"Should have exactly 2 rules (1 user rule + 1 block rule)")
-}
-
-// TestAddRouteFilteringDifferentRulesGetDifferentIDs verifies that rules with
-// different parameters get distinct IDs.
-func TestAddRouteFilteringDifferentRulesGetDifferentIDs(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Add first rule
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")},
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Add different rule (different destination)
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-2"),
-		sources,
-		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.2.0/24")}, // Different!
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.NotEqual(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(),
-		"Different rules should have different IDs")
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 3, ruleCount, "Should have 3 rules (2 user rules + 1 block rule)")
-}
-
-// TestRouteRuleUpdateDoesNotCauseGap verifies that re-adding the same route
-// rule during a network map update does not disrupt existing traffic.
-func TestRouteRuleUpdateDoesNotCauseGap(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.1.5")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.10")
-	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
-	require.True(t, pass, "Traffic should pass with rule in place")
-
-	// Re-add same rule (simulates network map update)
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Idempotent IDs mean rule1.ID() == rule2.ID(), so the ACL manager
-	// won't delete rule1 during cleanup. If IDs differed, deleting rule1
-	// would remove the only matching rule and cause a traffic gap.
-	if rule1.ID() != rule2.ID() {
-		err = manager.DeleteRouteRule(rule1)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	}
-
-	_, passAfter := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
-	assert.True(t, passAfter,
-		"Traffic should still pass after rule update - no gap should occur")
-}
-
-// TestBlockInvalidRoutedIdempotent verifies that blockInvalidRouted creates
-// exactly one drop rule for the WireGuard network prefix, and calling it again
-// returns the same rule without duplicating.
-func TestBlockInvalidRoutedIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
-	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
-
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
-				Network: wgNet,
-			}
-		},
-		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
-			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
-		},
-		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
-			return &wgdevice.Device{}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	// Call blockInvalidRouted directly multiple times
-	rule1, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule1)
-
-	rule2, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule2)
-
-	rule3, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, rule3)
-
-	// All should return the same rule
-	assert.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(), "Second call should return same rule")
-	assert.Equal(t, rule2.ID(), rule3.ID(), "Third call should return same rule")
-
-	// Should have exactly 1 route rule
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, ruleCount, "Should have exactly 1 block rule after 3 calls")
-
-	// Verify the rule blocks traffic to the WG network
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("10.0.0.1")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.50")
-	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 80)
-	assert.False(t, pass, "Block rule should deny traffic to WG prefix")
-}
-
-// TestBlockRuleNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedEnableRouting verifies that calling
-// EnableRouting multiple times (as happens on each route update) does not
-// accumulate duplicate block rules in the routeRules slice.
-func TestBlockRuleNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedEnableRouting(t *testing.T) {
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
-	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
-
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
-				Network: wgNet,
-			}
-		},
-		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
-			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
-		},
-		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
-			return &wgdevice.Device{}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	// Call EnableRouting multiple times (simulating repeated route updates)
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.EnableRouting())
-	}
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, ruleCount,
-		"Repeated EnableRouting should not accumulate block rules")
-}
-
-// TestRouteRuleCountStableAcrossUpdates verifies that adding the same route
-// rule multiple times does not create duplicate entries.
-func TestRouteRuleCountStableAcrossUpdates(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Simulate 5 network map updates with the same route rule
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		rule, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-			[]byte("policy-1"),
-			sources,
-			destination,
-			fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			nil,
-			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-			fw.ActionAccept,
-		)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NotNil(t, rule)
-	}
-
-	manager.mutex.RLock()
-	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
-	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, ruleCount,
-		"Should have exactly 2 rules (1 user rule + 1 block rule) after 5 updates")
-}
-
-// TestDeleteRouteRuleAfterIdempotentAdd verifies that deleting a route rule
-// after adding it multiple times works correctly.
-func TestDeleteRouteRuleAfterIdempotentAdd(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupTestManager(t)
-
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
-	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
-
-	// Add same rule twice
-	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		[]byte("policy-1"),
-		sources,
-		destination,
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(), "Should return same rule ID")
-
-	// Delete using first reference
-	err = manager.DeleteRouteRule(rule1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Verify traffic no longer passes
-	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.1.5")
-	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.10")
-	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
-	assert.False(t, pass, "Traffic should not pass after rule deletion")
-}
-
-func setupTestManager(t *testing.T) *Manager {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
-	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
-
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
-				Network: wgNet,
-			}
-		},
-		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
-			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
-		},
-		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
-			return &wgdevice.Device{}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, manager.EnableRouting())
-
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	})
-
-	return manager
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
 
@@ -31,20 +30,12 @@ var logger = log.NewFromLogrus(logrus.StandardLogger())
 var flowLogger = netflow.NewManager(nil, []byte{}, nil).GetLogger()
 
 type IFaceMock struct {
-	NameFunc        func() string
 	SetFilterFunc   func(device.PacketFilter) error
 	AddressFunc     func() wgaddr.Address
 	GetWGDeviceFunc func() *wgdevice.Device
 	GetDeviceFunc   func() *device.FilteredDevice
 }
 
-func (i *IFaceMock) Name() string {
-	if i.NameFunc == nil {
-		return "wgtest"
-	}
-	return i.NameFunc()
-}
-
 func (i *IFaceMock) GetWGDevice() *wgdevice.Device {
 	if i.GetWGDeviceFunc == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -195,204 +186,81 @@ func TestManagerDeleteRule(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSetUDPPacketHook(t *testing.T) {
-	manager, err := Create(&IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-	}, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil)) })
-
-	var called bool
-	manager.SetUDPPacketHook(netip.MustParseAddr("10.168.0.1"), 8000, func([]byte) bool {
-		called = true
-		return true
-	})
-
-	h := manager.udpHookOut.Load()
-	require.NotNil(t, h)
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("10.168.0.1"), h.IP)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint16(8000), h.Port)
-	assert.True(t, h.Fn(nil))
-	assert.True(t, called)
-
-	manager.SetUDPPacketHook(netip.MustParseAddr("10.168.0.1"), 8000, nil)
-	assert.Nil(t, manager.udpHookOut.Load())
-}
-
-func TestSetTCPPacketHook(t *testing.T) {
-	manager, err := Create(&IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-	}, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil)) })
-
-	var called bool
-	manager.SetTCPPacketHook(netip.MustParseAddr("10.168.0.1"), 53, func([]byte) bool {
-		called = true
-		return true
-	})
-
-	h := manager.tcpHookOut.Load()
-	require.NotNil(t, h)
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("10.168.0.1"), h.IP)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint16(53), h.Port)
-	assert.True(t, h.Fn(nil))
-	assert.True(t, called)
-
-	manager.SetTCPPacketHook(netip.MustParseAddr("10.168.0.1"), 53, nil)
-	assert.Nil(t, manager.tcpHookOut.Load())
-}
-
-// TestPeerRuleLifecycleDenyRules verifies that deny rules are correctly added
-// to the deny map and can be cleanly deleted without leaving orphans.
-func TestPeerRuleLifecycleDenyRules(t *testing.T) {
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+func TestAddUDPPacketHook(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		in         bool
+		expDir     fw.RuleDirection
+		ip         netip.Addr
+		dPort      uint16
+		hook       func([]byte) bool
+		expectedID string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "Test Outgoing UDP Packet Hook",
+			in:     false,
+			expDir: fw.RuleDirectionOUT,
+			ip:     netip.MustParseAddr("10.168.0.1"),
+			dPort:  8000,
+			hook:   func([]byte) bool { return true },
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "Test Incoming UDP Packet Hook",
+			in:     true,
+			expDir: fw.RuleDirectionIN,
+			ip:     netip.MustParseAddr("::1"),
+			dPort:  9000,
+			hook:   func([]byte) bool { return false },
+		},
 	}
 
-	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
-	}()
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			manager, err := Create(&IFaceMock{
+				SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+			}, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
-	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
+			manager.AddUDPPacketHook(tt.in, tt.ip, tt.dPort, tt.hook)
 
-	// Add multiple deny rules for different ports
-	rule1, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+			var addedRule PeerRule
+			if tt.in {
+				// Incoming UDP hooks are stored in allow rules map
+				if len(manager.incomingRules[tt.ip]) != 1 {
+					t.Errorf("expected 1 incoming rule, got %d", len(manager.incomingRules[tt.ip]))
+					return
+				}
+				for _, rule := range manager.incomingRules[tt.ip] {
+					addedRule = rule
+				}
+			} else {
+				if len(manager.outgoingRules[tt.ip]) != 1 {
+					t.Errorf("expected 1 outgoing rule, got %d", len(manager.outgoingRules[tt.ip]))
+					return
+				}
+				for _, rule := range manager.outgoingRules[tt.ip] {
+					addedRule = rule
+				}
+			}
 
-	rule2, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-	require.Equal(t, 2, denyCount, "Should have exactly 2 deny rules")
-
-	// Delete the first deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(rule1[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCount = len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCount, "Should have 1 deny rule after deleting first")
-
-	// Delete the second deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(rule2[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	_, exists := m.incomingDenyRules[addr]
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-	require.False(t, exists, "Deny rules IP entry should be cleaned up when empty")
-}
-
-// TestPeerRuleAddAndDeleteDontLeak verifies that repeatedly adding and deleting
-// peer rules (simulating network map updates) does not leak rules in the maps.
-func TestPeerRuleAddAndDeleteDontLeak(t *testing.T) {
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+			if tt.ip.Compare(addedRule.ip) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("expected ip %s, got %s", tt.ip, addedRule.ip)
+				return
+			}
+			if tt.dPort != addedRule.dPort.Values[0] {
+				t.Errorf("expected dPort %d, got %d", tt.dPort, addedRule.dPort.Values[0])
+				return
+			}
+			if layers.LayerTypeUDP != addedRule.protoLayer {
+				t.Errorf("expected protoLayer %s, got %s", layers.LayerTypeUDP, addedRule.protoLayer)
+				return
+			}
+			if addedRule.udpHook == nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected udpHook to be set")
+				return
+			}
+		})
 	}
-
-	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
-	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
-
-	// Simulate 10 network map updates: add rule, delete old, add new
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		// Add a deny rule
-		rules, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Add an allow rule
-		allowRules, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		// Delete them (simulating ACL manager cleanup)
-		for _, r := range rules {
-			require.NoError(t, m.DeletePeerRule(r))
-		}
-		for _, r := range allowRules {
-			require.NoError(t, m.DeletePeerRule(r))
-		}
-	}
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	allowCount := len(m.incomingRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.Equal(t, 0, denyCount, "No deny rules should remain after cleanup")
-	require.Equal(t, 0, allowCount, "No allow rules should remain after cleanup")
-}
-
-// TestMixedAllowDenyRulesSameIP verifies that allow and deny rules for the same
-// IP are stored in separate maps and don't interfere with each other.
-func TestMixedAllowDenyRulesSameIP(t *testing.T) {
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-	}
-
-	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
-
-	// Add allow rule for port 80
-	allowRule, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Add deny rule for port 22
-	denyRule, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	allowCount := len(m.incomingRules[addr])
-	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.Equal(t, 1, allowCount, "Should have 1 allow rule")
-	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCount, "Should have 1 deny rule")
-
-	// Delete allow rule should not affect deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(allowRule[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	denyCountAfter := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCountAfter, "Deny rule should still exist after deleting allow rule")
-
-	// Delete deny rule
-	err = m.DeletePeerRule(denyRule[0])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	m.mutex.RLock()
-	_, denyExists := m.incomingDenyRules[addr]
-	_, allowExists := m.incomingRules[addr]
-	m.mutex.RUnlock()
-
-	require.False(t, denyExists, "Deny rules should be empty")
-	require.False(t, allowExists, "Allow rules should be empty")
 }
 
 func TestManagerReset(t *testing.T) {
@@ -510,12 +378,39 @@ func TestRemovePacketHook(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
 	}()
 
-	manager.SetUDPPacketHook(netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.0.1"), 8080, func([]byte) bool { return true })
+	// Add a UDP packet hook
+	hookFunc := func(data []byte) bool { return true }
+	hookID := manager.AddUDPPacketHook(false, netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.0.1"), 8080, hookFunc)
 
-	require.NotNil(t, manager.udpHookOut.Load(), "hook should be registered")
+	// Assert the hook is added by finding it in the manager's outgoing rules
+	found := false
+	for _, arr := range manager.outgoingRules {
+		for _, rule := range arr {
+			if rule.id == hookID {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
-	manager.SetUDPPacketHook(netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.0.1"), 8080, nil)
-	assert.Nil(t, manager.udpHookOut.Load(), "hook should be removed")
+	if !found {
+		t.Fatalf("The hook was not added properly.")
+	}
+
+	// Now remove the packet hook
+	err = manager.RemovePacketHook(hookID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to remove hook: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Assert the hook is removed by checking it in the manager's outgoing rules
+	for _, arr := range manager.outgoingRules {
+		for _, rule := range arr {
+			if rule.id == hookID {
+				t.Fatalf("The hook was not removed properly.")
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func TestProcessOutgoingHooks(t *testing.T) {
@@ -545,7 +440,8 @@ func TestProcessOutgoingHooks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	hookCalled := false
-	manager.SetUDPPacketHook(
+	hookID := manager.AddUDPPacketHook(
+		false,
 		netip.MustParseAddr("100.10.0.100"),
 		53,
 		func([]byte) bool {
@@ -553,6 +449,7 @@ func TestProcessOutgoingHooks(t *testing.T) {
 			return true
 		},
 	)
+	require.NotEmpty(t, hookID)
 
 	// Create test UDP packet
 	ipv4 := &layers.IPv4{

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/endpoint.go

@@ -12,19 +12,12 @@ import (
 	nblog "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/log"
 )
 
-// PacketCapture captures raw packets for debugging. Implementations must be
-// safe for concurrent use and must not block.
-type PacketCapture interface {
-	Offer(data []byte, outbound bool)
-}
-
 // endpoint implements stack.LinkEndpoint and handles integration with the wireguard device
 type endpoint struct {
 	logger     *nblog.Logger
 	dispatcher stack.NetworkDispatcher
 	device     *wgdevice.Device
 	mtu        atomic.Uint32
-	capture    atomic.Pointer[PacketCapture]
 }
 
 func (e *endpoint) Attach(dispatcher stack.NetworkDispatcher) {
@@ -61,17 +54,13 @@ func (e *endpoint) WritePackets(pkts stack.PacketBufferList) (int, tcpip.Error)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		pktBytes := data.AsSlice()
-
+		// Send the packet through WireGuard
 		address := netHeader.DestinationAddress()
-		if err := e.device.CreateOutboundPacket(pktBytes, address.AsSlice()); err != nil {
+		err := e.device.CreateOutboundPacket(data.AsSlice(), address.AsSlice())
+		if err != nil {
 			e.logger.Error1("CreateOutboundPacket: %v", err)
 			continue
 		}
-
-		if pc := e.capture.Load(); pc != nil {
-			(*pc).Offer(pktBytes, true)
-		}
 		written++
 	}
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/forwarder.go

@@ -139,16 +139,6 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 	return f, nil
 }
 
-// SetCapture sets or clears the packet capture on the forwarder endpoint.
-// This captures outbound packets that bypass the FilteredDevice (netstack forwarding).
-func (f *Forwarder) SetCapture(pc PacketCapture) {
-	if pc == nil {
-		f.endpoint.capture.Store(nil)
-		return
-	}
-	f.endpoint.capture.Store(&pc)
-}
-
 func (f *Forwarder) InjectIncomingPacket(payload []byte) error {
 	if len(payload) < header.IPv4MinimumSize {
 		return fmt.Errorf("packet too small: %d bytes", len(payload))

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/icmp.go

@@ -270,9 +270,5 @@ func (f *Forwarder) injectICMPReply(id stack.TransportEndpointID, icmpPayload []
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	if pc := f.endpoint.capture.Load(); pc != nil {
-		(*pc).Offer(fullPacket, true)
-	}
-
 	return len(fullPacket)
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/hooks_filter.go

@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-package uspfilter
-
-import (
-	"encoding/binary"
-	"net/netip"
-	"sync/atomic"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/common"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
-)
-
-const (
-	ipv4HeaderMinLen = 20
-	ipv4ProtoOffset  = 9
-	ipv4FlagsOffset  = 6
-	ipv4DstOffset    = 16
-	ipProtoUDP       = 17
-	ipProtoTCP       = 6
-	ipv4FragOffMask  = 0x1fff
-	// dstPortOffset is the offset of the destination port within a UDP or TCP header.
-	dstPortOffset = 2
-)
-
-// HooksFilter is a minimal packet filter that only handles outbound DNS hooks.
-// It is installed on the WireGuard interface when the userspace bind is active
-// but a full firewall filter (Manager) is not needed because a native kernel
-// firewall (nftables/iptables) handles packet filtering.
-type HooksFilter struct {
-	udpHook atomic.Pointer[common.PacketHook]
-	tcpHook atomic.Pointer[common.PacketHook]
-}
-
-var _ device.PacketFilter = (*HooksFilter)(nil)
-
-// FilterOutbound checks outbound packets for DNS hook matches.
-// Only IPv4 packets matching the registered hook IP:port are intercepted.
-// IPv6 and non-IP packets pass through unconditionally.
-func (f *HooksFilter) FilterOutbound(packetData []byte, _ int) bool {
-	if len(packetData) < ipv4HeaderMinLen {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// Only process IPv4 packets, let everything else pass through.
-	if packetData[0]>>4 != 4 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	ihl := int(packetData[0]&0x0f) * 4
-	if ihl < ipv4HeaderMinLen || len(packetData) < ihl+4 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// Skip non-first fragments: they don't carry L4 headers.
-	flagsAndOffset := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(packetData[ipv4FlagsOffset : ipv4FlagsOffset+2])
-	if flagsAndOffset&ipv4FragOffMask != 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	dstIP, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(packetData[ipv4DstOffset : ipv4DstOffset+4])
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	proto := packetData[ipv4ProtoOffset]
-	dstPort := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(packetData[ihl+dstPortOffset : ihl+dstPortOffset+2])
-
-	switch proto {
-	case ipProtoUDP:
-		return common.HookMatches(f.udpHook.Load(), dstIP, dstPort, packetData)
-	case ipProtoTCP:
-		return common.HookMatches(f.tcpHook.Load(), dstIP, dstPort, packetData)
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-// FilterInbound allows all inbound packets (native firewall handles filtering).
-func (f *HooksFilter) FilterInbound([]byte, int) bool {
-	return false
-}
-
-// SetUDPPacketHook registers the UDP packet hook.
-func (f *HooksFilter) SetUDPPacketHook(ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func([]byte) bool) {
-	common.SetHook(&f.udpHook, ip, dPort, hook)
-}
-
-// SetTCPPacketHook registers the TCP packet hook.
-func (f *HooksFilter) SetTCPPacketHook(ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func([]byte) bool) {
-	common.SetHook(&f.tcpHook, ip, dPort, hook)
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/localip.go

@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ func (m *localIPManager) UpdateLocalIPs(iface common.IFaceMapper) (err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to get interfaces: %v", err)
 	} else {
-		// TODO: filter out down interfaces (net.FlagUp). Also handle the reverse
-		// case where an interface comes up between refreshes.
 		for _, intf := range interfaces {
 			m.processInterface(intf, &newIPv4Bitmap, ipv4Set, &ipv4Addresses)
 		}

client/firewall/uspfilter/log/log.go

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -18,18 +16,9 @@ const (
 	maxBatchSize         = 1024 * 16
 	maxMessageSize       = 1024 * 2
 	defaultFlushInterval = 2 * time.Second
-	defaultLogChanSize   = 1000
+	logChannelSize       = 1000
 )
 
-func getLogChannelSize() int {
-	if v := os.Getenv("NB_USPFILTER_LOG_BUFFER"); v != "" {
-		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil && n > 0 {
-			return n
-		}
-	}
-	return defaultLogChanSize
-}
-
 type Level uint32
 
 const (
@@ -80,7 +69,7 @@ type Logger struct {
 func NewFromLogrus(logrusLogger *log.Logger) *Logger {
 	l := &Logger{
 		output:     logrusLogger.Out,
-		msgChannel: make(chan logMessage, getLogChannelSize()),
+		msgChannel: make(chan logMessage, logChannelSize),
 		shutdown:   make(chan struct{}),
 		bufPool: sync.Pool{
 			New: func() any {

client/firewall/uspfilter/nat.go

@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ func incrementalUpdate(oldChecksum uint16, oldBytes, newBytes []byte) uint16 {
 	// Fast path for IPv4 addresses (4 bytes) - most common case
 	if len(oldBytes) == 4 && len(newBytes) == 4 {
 		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[0:2]))
-		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[2:4])) //nolint:gosec // length checked above
+		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[2:4]))
 		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[0:2]))
-		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[2:4])) //nolint:gosec // length checked above
+		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[2:4]))
 	} else {
 		// Fallback for other lengths
 		for i := 0; i < len(oldBytes)-1; i += 2 {
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ func (m *Manager) addPortRedirection(targetIP netip.Addr, protocol gopacket.Laye
 }
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
-// TODO: also delegate to nativeFirewall when available for kernel WG mode
 func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	var layerType gopacket.LayerType
 	switch protocol {
@@ -467,22 +466,6 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 	return m.removePortRedirection(localAddr, layerType, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
-// AddOutputDNAT delegates to the native firewall if available.
-func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	if m.nativeFirewall == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("output DNAT not supported without native firewall")
-	}
-	return m.nativeFirewall.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-}
-
-// RemoveOutputDNAT delegates to the native firewall if available.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	if m.nativeFirewall == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return m.nativeFirewall.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-}
-
 // translateInboundPortDNAT applies port-specific DNAT translation to inbound packets.
 func (m *Manager) translateInboundPortDNAT(packetData []byte, d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr) bool {
 	if !m.portDNATEnabled.Load() {

client/firewall/uspfilter/rule.go

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ type PeerRule struct {
 	protoLayer gopacket.LayerType
 	sPort      *firewall.Port
 	dPort      *firewall.Port
-	drop bool
+	drop       bool
+
+	udpHook func([]byte) bool
 }
 
 // ID returns the rule id

client/firewall/uspfilter/tracer_test.go

@@ -399,17 +399,21 @@ func TestTracePacket(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "UDPTraffic_WithHook",
 			setup: func(m *Manager) {
-				m.SetUDPPacketHook(netip.MustParseAddr("100.10.255.254"), 53, func([]byte) bool {
-					return true // drop (intercepted by hook)
-				})
+				hookFunc := func([]byte) bool {
+					return true
+				}
+				m.AddUDPPacketHook(true, netip.MustParseAddr("1.1.1.1"), 53, hookFunc)
 			},
 			packetBuilder: func() *PacketBuilder {
-				return createPacketBuilder("100.10.0.100", "100.10.255.254", "udp", 12345, 53, fw.RuleDirectionOUT)
+				return createPacketBuilder("1.1.1.1", "100.10.0.100", "udp", 12345, 53, fw.RuleDirectionIN)
 			},
 			expectedStages: []PacketStage{
 				StageReceived,
-				StageOutbound1to1NAT,
-				StageOutboundPortReverse,
+				StageInboundPortDNAT,
+				StageInbound1to1NAT,
+				StageConntrack,
+				StageRouting,
+				StagePeerACL,
 				StageCompleted,
 			},
 			expectedAllow: false,

client/grpc/dialer.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Backoff(ctx context.Context) backoff.BackOff {
 
 // CreateConnection creates a gRPC client connection with the appropriate transport options.
 // The component parameter specifies the WebSocket proxy component path (e.g., "/management", "/signal").
-func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, component string, extraOpts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, component string) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	transportOption := grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials())
 	// for js, the outer websocket layer takes care of tls
 	if tlsEnabled && runtime.GOOS != "js" {
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, compone
 	connCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	opts := []grpc.DialOption{
+	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(
+		connCtx,
+		addr,
 		transportOption,
 		WithCustomDialer(tlsEnabled, component),
 		grpc.WithBlock(),
@@ -54,10 +56,7 @@ func CreateConnection(ctx context.Context, addr string, tlsEnabled bool, compone
 			Time:    30 * time.Second,
 			Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		}),
-	}
-	opts = append(opts, extraOpts...)
-
-	conn, err := grpc.DialContext(connCtx, addr, opts...)
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dial context: %w", err)
 	}

client/iface/bind/ice_bind_test.go

@@ -239,12 +239,8 @@ func TestICEBind_HandlesConcurrentMixedTraffic(t *testing.T) {
 		ipv6Count++
 	}
 
-	// Allow some UDP packet loss under load (e.g. FreeBSD/QEMU runners). The
-	// routing-correctness checks above are the real assertions; the counts
-	// are a sanity bound to catch a totally silent path.
-	minDelivered := packetsPerFamily * 80 / 100
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, ipv4Count, minDelivered, "IPv4 delivery below threshold")
-	assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, ipv6Count, minDelivered, "IPv6 delivery below threshold")
+	assert.Equal(t, packetsPerFamily, ipv4Count)
+	assert.Equal(t, packetsPerFamily, ipv6Count)
 }
 
 func TestICEBind_DetectsAddressFamilyFromConnection(t *testing.T) {

client/iface/configurer/uapi.go

@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ package configurer
 import (
 	"net"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/ipc"
 )
 
 func openUAPI(deviceName string) (net.Listener, error) {
 	uapiSock, err := ipc.UAPIOpen(deviceName)
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to open uapi socket: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	listener, err := ipc.UAPIListen(deviceName, uapiSock)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = uapiSock.Close()
+		log.Errorf("failed to listen on uapi socket: %v", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 

client/iface/configurer/usp.go

@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ func NewUSPConfigurer(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder
 	return wgCfg
 }
 
-func NewUSPConfigurerNoUAPI(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder *bind.ActivityRecorder) *WGUSPConfigurer {
-	return &WGUSPConfigurer{
-		device:           device,
-		deviceName:       deviceName,
-		activityRecorder: activityRecorder,
-	}
-}
-
 func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error {
 	log.Debugf("adding Wireguard private key")
 	key, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(privateKey)

client/iface/device/device_filter.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package device
 import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
 )
@@ -16,35 +15,22 @@ type PacketFilter interface {
 	// FilterInbound filter incoming packets from external sources to host
 	FilterInbound(packetData []byte, size int) bool
 
-	// SetUDPPacketHook registers a hook for outbound UDP packets matching the given IP and port.
-	// Hook function returns true if the packet should be dropped.
-	// Only one UDP hook is supported; calling again replaces the previous hook.
-	// Pass nil hook to remove.
-	SetUDPPacketHook(ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func(packet []byte) bool)
+	// AddUDPPacketHook calls hook when UDP packet from given direction matched
+	//
+	// Hook function returns flag which indicates should be the matched package dropped or not.
+	// Hook function receives raw network packet data as argument.
+	AddUDPPacketHook(in bool, ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func(packet []byte) bool) string
 
-	// SetTCPPacketHook registers a hook for outbound TCP packets matching the given IP and port.
-	// Hook function returns true if the packet should be dropped.
-	// Only one TCP hook is supported; calling again replaces the previous hook.
-	// Pass nil hook to remove.
-	SetTCPPacketHook(ip netip.Addr, dPort uint16, hook func(packet []byte) bool)
-}
-
-// PacketCapture captures raw packets for debugging. Implementations must be
-// safe for concurrent use and must not block.
-type PacketCapture interface {
-	// Offer submits a packet for capture. outbound is true for packets
-	// leaving the host (Read path), false for packets arriving (Write path).
-	Offer(data []byte, outbound bool)
+	// RemovePacketHook removes hook by ID
+	RemovePacketHook(hookID string) error
 }
 
 // FilteredDevice to override Read or Write of packets
 type FilteredDevice struct {
 	tun.Device
 
-	filter    PacketFilter
-	capture   atomic.Pointer[PacketCapture]
-	mutex     sync.RWMutex
-	closeOnce sync.Once
+	filter PacketFilter
+	mutex  sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // newDeviceFilter constructor function
@@ -54,44 +40,25 @@ func newDeviceFilter(device tun.Device) *FilteredDevice {
 	}
 }
 
-// Close closes the underlying tun device exactly once.
-// wireguard-go's netTun.Close() panics on double-close due to a bare close(channel),
-// and multiple code paths can trigger Close on the same device.
-func (d *FilteredDevice) Close() error {
-	var err error
-	d.closeOnce.Do(func() {
-		err = d.Device.Close()
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Read wraps read method with filtering feature
 func (d *FilteredDevice) Read(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, offset int) (n int, err error) {
 	if n, err = d.Device.Read(bufs, sizes, offset); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-
 	d.mutex.RLock()
 	filter := d.filter
 	d.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if filter != nil {
-		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-			if filter.FilterOutbound(bufs[i][offset:offset+sizes[i]], sizes[i]) {
-				bufs = append(bufs[:i], bufs[i+1:]...)
-				sizes = append(sizes[:i], sizes[i+1:]...)
-				n--
-				i--
-			}
-		}
+	if filter == nil {
+		return
 	}
 
-	if pc := d.capture.Load(); pc != nil {
-		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-			(*pc).Offer(bufs[i][offset:offset+sizes[i]], true)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		if filter.FilterOutbound(bufs[i][offset:offset+sizes[i]], sizes[i]) {
+			bufs = append(bufs[:i], bufs[i+1:]...)
+			sizes = append(sizes[:i], sizes[i+1:]...)
+			n--
+			i--
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -100,13 +67,6 @@ func (d *FilteredDevice) Read(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, offset int) (n int, er
 
 // Write wraps write method with filtering feature
 func (d *FilteredDevice) Write(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
-	// Capture before filtering so dropped packets are still visible in captures.
-	if pc := d.capture.Load(); pc != nil {
-		for _, buf := range bufs {
-			(*pc).Offer(buf[offset:], false)
-		}
-	}
-
 	d.mutex.RLock()
 	filter := d.filter
 	d.mutex.RUnlock()
@@ -118,10 +78,9 @@ func (d *FilteredDevice) Write(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
 	filteredBufs := make([][]byte, 0, len(bufs))
 	dropped := 0
 	for _, buf := range bufs {
-		if filter.FilterInbound(buf[offset:], len(buf)) {
-			dropped++
-		} else {
+		if !filter.FilterInbound(buf[offset:], len(buf)) {
 			filteredBufs = append(filteredBufs, buf)
+			dropped++
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -136,14 +95,3 @@ func (d *FilteredDevice) SetFilter(filter PacketFilter) {
 	d.filter = filter
 	d.mutex.Unlock()
 }
-
-// SetCapture sets or clears the packet capture sink. Pass nil to disable.
-// Uses atomic store so the hot path (Read/Write) is a single pointer load
-// with no locking overhead when capture is off.
-func (d *FilteredDevice) SetCapture(pc PacketCapture) {
-	if pc == nil {
-		d.capture.Store(nil)
-		return
-	}
-	d.capture.Store(&pc)
-}

client/iface/device/device_filter_test.go

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func TestDeviceWrapperRead(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
-		if n != 1 {
+		if n != 0 {
 			t.Errorf("expected n=1, got %d", n)
 			return
 		}

client/iface/device/device_netstack.go

@@ -79,12 +79,10 @@ func (t *TunNetstackDevice) create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 		device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[netbird] "),
 	)
 
-	t.configurer = configurer.NewUSPConfigurerNoUAPI(t.device, t.name, t.bind.ActivityRecorder())
+	t.configurer = configurer.NewUSPConfigurer(t.device, t.name, t.bind.ActivityRecorder())
 	err = t.configurer.ConfigureInterface(t.key, t.port)
 	if err != nil {
-		if cErr := tunIface.Close(); cErr != nil {
-			log.Debugf("failed to close tun device: %v", cErr)
-		}
+		_ = tunIface.Close()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error configuring interface: %s", err)
 	}