client: add optional daemon JSON socket gateway

Add positive-only service flags to enable the daemon HTTP/JSON grpc-gateway socket and persist its service configuration. Support unix and tcp listener addresses while keeping the gateway disabled by default and preserving live Unix sockets during stale cleanup.

Add gateway/socket coverage and a Docker smoke test script for validating Status over TCP and Unix JSON sockets.

.coderabbit.yaml

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://coderabbit.ai/integrations/schema.v2.json
-language: en-US
-reviews:
-  profile: chill
-  request_changes_workflow: false
-  high_level_summary: true
-  poem: false
-  review_status: true
-  auto_review:
-    enabled: true
-    drafts: false
-  path_filters:
-    - "!**/*.tsx"
-    - "!**/*.ts"
-    - "!**/*.js"
-    - "!**/*.svg"
-chat:
-  auto_reply: true

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

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

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

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-name: Agent Network E2E
-
-on:
-  # Nightly at 03:00 UTC, plus on demand from the Actions tab.
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 3 * * *"
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  e2e:
-    name: Agent Network E2E
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 45
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-
-      # Container-driver builder so the harness can build the combined/proxy/
-      # client images from source with a local layer cache.
-      - name: Set up Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5 # v4.1.0
-
-      # Persist the Docker layer cache across runs. This caches the base, apt,
-      # and go-mod-download layers; the Go compile still re-runs, as BuildKit
-      # mount caches cannot be exported to the GitHub cache.
-      - name: Cache Docker layers
-        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
-        with:
-          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-anet-e2e-buildx-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'combined/Dockerfile.multistage', 'proxy/Dockerfile.multistage', 'e2e/harness/Dockerfile.client') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-anet-e2e-buildx-
-
-      - name: Run agent-network e2e
-        env:
-          # Build the images from source (this branch's code) with the shared
-          # local layer cache.
-          NB_E2E_BUILDX_CACHE: /tmp/.buildx-cache
-          # Provider credentials. Each provider scenario skips if its
-          # token (and URL, for gateways) is unset, so partial coverage is fine.
-          OPENAI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_OPENAI_TOKEN }}
-          ANTHROPIC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_ANTHROPIC_TOKEN }}
-          VERCEL_URL: ${{ secrets.E2E_VERCEL_URL }}
-          VERCEL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_VERCEL_TOKEN }}
-          OPENROUTER_URL: ${{ secrets.E2E_OPENROUTER_URL }}
-          OPENROUTER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_OPENROUTER_TOKEN }}
-          CLOUDFLARE_URL: ${{ secrets.E2E_CLOUDFLARE_URL }}
-          CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN }}
-          AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK: ${{ secrets.E2E_AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK }}
-          AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.E2E_AWS_REGION }}
-          # Vertex (Anthropic-on-Vertex): SA + project required; region defaults
-          # to "global", model to a pinned claude snapshot.
-          GOOGLE_VERTEX_SA_BASE64: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_SA_BASE64 }}
-          GOOGLE_VERTEX_PROJECT: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_PROJECT }}
-          GOOGLE_VERTEX_REGION: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_REGION }}
-          GOOGLE_VERTEX_MODEL: ${{ secrets.E2E_GOOGLE_VERTEX_MODEL }}
-        run: go test -tags e2e -timeout 40m -v ./e2e/...

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

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: true

.github/workflows/frontend-ui.yml

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

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

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: macos-gotest-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -45,15 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
-        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
-        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
-        # before goreleaser.
-        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
-        # resolve; the grep then drops the broken package by path. Without -e,
-        # go list aborts with empty stdout and `go test` falls back to the repo
-        # root, which has no Go files.
-        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags 'devcert privileged' -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list -e ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /client/testutil/privileged)
+        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -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)
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@fb8b3582c8e4def4969c97caa2f19720cb33a72f #v7.0.0

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

@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ jobs:
             export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin
             time go build -o netbird client/main.go
             # check all component except management, since we do not support management server on freebsd
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./base62/...
+            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./base62/...
             # NOTE: without -p1 `client/internal/dns` will fail because of `listen udp4 :33100: bind: address already in use`
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 8m -failfast -v -p 1 ./client/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./dns/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./encryption/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./formatter/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./client/iface/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./route/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./sharedsock/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./util/...
-            time go test -tags privileged -timeout 1m -failfast ./version/...
+            time go test -timeout 8m -failfast -v -p 1 ./client/...
+            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./dns/...
+            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./encryption/...
+            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./formatter/...
+            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 ./util/...
+            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./version/...

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

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
               - 'management/**'
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         id: cache
         with:
           path: |
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
 
       - name: Install 32-bit libpcap
         if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev gcc-multilib libpcap-dev
 
       - name: Install 32-bit libpcap
         if: matrix.arch == '386'
@@ -158,15 +158,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
-        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
-        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
-        # before goreleaser.
-        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
-        # resolve; the grep then drops the broken package by path. Without -e,
-        # go list aborts with empty stdout and `go test` falls back to the repo
-        # root, which has no Go files.
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags 'devcert privileged' -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,CGO_ENABLED' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -e ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /client/testutil/privileged)
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
@@ -176,6 +168,7 @@ jobs:
           slug: netbirdio/netbird
           flags: unit,client
 
+
   test_client_on_docker:
     name: "Client (Docker) / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -187,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -199,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache_dir=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         id: cache-restore
         with:
           path: |
@@ -236,7 +229,7 @@ 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 privileged" -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -e -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /upload-server -e /client/testutil/privileged)
+              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)
             '
 
   test_relay:
@@ -258,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -273,7 +266,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -318,7 +311,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -332,7 +325,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -375,7 +368,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -390,7 +383,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -436,7 +429,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -447,7 +440,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -541,7 +534,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -552,7 +545,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -586,11 +579,10 @@ jobs:
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} \
           CI=true \
+          GIT_BRANCH=${{ github.ref_name }} \
           go test -tags devcert -run=^$ -bench=. \
           -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE,GIT_BRANCH,GITHUB_RUN_ID' \
           -timeout 20m ./management/... ./shared/management/... $(go list ./management/... ./shared/management/... | grep -v -e /management/server/http)
-        env:
-          GIT_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
   api_benchmark:
     name: "Management / Benchmark (API)"
@@ -636,7 +628,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -647,7 +639,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -681,13 +673,12 @@ jobs:
           CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
           NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} \
           CI=true \
+          GIT_BRANCH=${{ github.ref_name }} \
           go test -tags=benchmark \
             -run=^$ \
             -bench=. \
             -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE,GIT_BRANCH,GITHUB_RUN_ID' \
             -timeout 20m ./management/server/http/...
-        env:
-          GIT_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
   api_integration_test:
     name: "Management / Integration"
@@ -706,7 +697,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
@@ -717,7 +708,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}

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

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         id: go
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.cache }}
@@ -65,17 +65,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOCACHE=${{ env.modcache }}
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe mod tidy
       - name: Generate test script
-        # Exclude client/ui: its main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist,
-        # which fails to compile until the frontend has been built. The Wails UI
-        # has no Go-side unit tests, and its release pipeline runs `pnpm build`
-        # before goreleaser.
-        # `go list -e` lets the listing succeed even though the embed fails to
-        # resolve; the Where-Object pipeline then drops the broken package by
-        # path. Without -e, go list aborts with empty stdout.
         run: |
-          $packages = go list -e ./... | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/client/ui' }
+          $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 privileged`" -timeout 10m -p 1 $($packages -join ' ') > test-out.txt 2>&1"
+          $cmd = "$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
 
       - name: test

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -21,16 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: codespell
         uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@8f01853be192eb0f849a5c7d721450e7a467c579 # v2.2
         with:
-          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA,ede,additionals,flate,recordin,unparseable
-          # Non-English UI translations trip codespell on real foreign words
-          # (de: "Sie", "oder", "ist"). Only en/common.json is the source of
-          # truth that should be spell-checked. List each translated locale
-          # dir below and add new ones as languages are added under
-          # client/ui/i18n/locales/. Single-star globs are matched per path
-          # segment by codespell and behave the same across versions; the
-          # recursive "**" form did not take effect with the codespell shipped
-          # by this action.
-          skip: go.mod,go.sum,*/proxy/web/*,*pnpm-lock.yaml,*package-lock.json,*/locales/de/*,*/locales/es/*,*/locales/fr/*,*/locales/hu/*,*/locales/it/*,*/locales/pt/*,*/locales/ru/*,*/locales/zh-CN/*,*/i18n/TRANSLATING.md
+          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA,ede,additionals
+          skip: go.mod,go.sum,**/proxy/web/**
   golangci:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -56,22 +48,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ! awk '/const \(/,/)/{print $0}' management/server/activity/codes.go | grep -o '= [0-9]*' | sort | uniq -d | grep .
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
-      - name: Stub Wails frontend bundle
-        # client/ui/main.go has //go:embed all:frontend/dist. The
-        # directory is produced by `pnpm run build` and is gitignored, so
-        # lint-only runs (no frontend toolchain) need a placeholder file
-        # for the embed pattern to match.
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p client/ui/frontend/dist
-          touch client/ui/frontend/dist/.embed-placeholder
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee #v9.2.1
         with:

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

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Setup Android SDK
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cmdline-tools-version: 8512546
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@1bcf9fb12cf4aa7d266a90ae39939e61372fe520
+        uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287
         with:
           java-version: "11"
           distribution: "adopt"
       - name: NDK Cache
         id: ndk-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk
           key: ndk-cache-23.1.7779620
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: install gomobile

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.8"
+  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.6"
   GORELEASER_VER: "v2.16.0"
   PRODUCT_NAME: "NetBird"
   COPYRIGHT: "NetBird GmbH"
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/go/pkg/mod
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
-        run: goversioninfo  -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_amd64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo  -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_amd64.syso
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
-        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_arm64.syso
+        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@5daf1e915a5f0af01ddbcd89a43b8061ff4f1a89 # v7.2.2
@@ -293,11 +293,8 @@ jobs:
           ${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}
           JSON
 
-          # dockers_v2 artifacts have no top-level goarch field, so match the
-          # per-platform -amd64 tag suffix instead; it works for both the old
-          # dockers and the new dockers_v2 image naming.
           mapfile -t src_images < <(
-            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | .name | select(startswith("ghcr.io/") and endswith("-amd64"))' /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json
+            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | select(.goarch == "amd64") | .name | select(startswith("ghcr.io/"))' /tmp/goreleaser-artifacts.json
           )
 
           for src in "${src_images[@]}"; do
@@ -377,12 +374,12 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/go/pkg/mod
@@ -397,18 +394,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: check git status
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '22'
-
-      - name: Set up pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
-        with:
-          version: 11
-
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
+        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
@@ -427,16 +414,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "/tmp/llvm-mingw-20250709-ucrt-ubuntu-22.04-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - name: Install goversioninfo
         run: go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@233067e
-      - name: Install wails3 CLI
-        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
-        # the wails runtime the binary links against.
-        run: |
-          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
-          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
       - name: Generate windows syso amd64
-        run: goversioninfo -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/ui/build/windows/wails.exe.manifest -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_amd64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/ui/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_amd64.syso
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
-        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/build/windows/icon.ico -manifest client/ui/build/windows/wails.exe.manifest -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_arm64.syso
+        run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/ui/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-"UI" -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/ui/resources_windows_arm64.syso
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5daf1e915a5f0af01ddbcd89a43b8061ff4f1a89 # v7.2.2
@@ -488,12 +469,12 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0 # It is required for GoReleaser to work properly
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
           cache: false
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: |
             ~/go/pkg/mod
@@ -505,20 +486,6 @@ jobs:
         run: go mod tidy
       - name: check git status
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: '22'
-      - name: Set up pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@a3252b78c470c02df07e9d59298aecedc3ccdd6d # v3.0.0
-        with:
-          version: 11
-      - name: Install wails3 CLI
-        # Version derived from go.mod so the binding generator always matches
-        # the wails runtime the binary links against.
-        run: |
-          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
-          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         id: goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@5daf1e915a5f0af01ddbcd89a43b8061ff4f1a89 # v7.2.2
@@ -606,6 +573,23 @@ jobs:
       - 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)
+        id: download-mesa3d
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
+        with:
+          url: https://pkgs.netbird.io/mesa3d/MesaForWindows-x64-20.1.8.7z
+          destination: ${{ env.downloadPath }}\mesa3d.7z
+          sha256: 71c7cb64ec229a1d6b8d62fa08e1889ed2bd17c0eeede8689daf0f25cb31d6b9
+
+      - name: Extract Mesa3D driver (amd64 only)
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        run: 7z x -o"${{ env.downloadPath }}" "${{ env.downloadPath }}/mesa3d.7z"
+
+      - name: Move opengl32.dll into dist (amd64 only)
+        if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
+        run: mv ${{ env.downloadPath }}\opengl32.dll ${{ github.workspace }}\dist\${{ env.PackageWorkdir }}\
+
       - name: Download EnVar plugin for NSIS
         uses: netbirdio/shared-actions/actions/win-download-and-verify@be5df6047383da2236e02243cceb857d8567c27e # v0.0.2
         with:
@@ -628,28 +612,6 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.arch == 'amd64'
         run: 7z x -o"${{ github.workspace }}/NSIS_Plugins" "${{ github.workspace }}/ShellExecAsUser_amd64-Unicode.7z"
 
-      - name: Set up Go for wails3 CLI
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-          cache: false
-
-      - name: Install wails3 CLI
-        # Version derived from go.mod so the bootstrapper payload always
-        # matches the wails runtime the binary links against.
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          WAILS_VERSION=$(go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3)
-          go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@$WAILS_VERSION
-
-      - name: Stage WebView2 bootstrapper for installers
-        # Both client/installer.nsis and client/netbird.wxs reference
-        # client/MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe. wails3 writes it there.
-        # The signing pipeline (netbirdio/sign-pipelines) does the same
-        # step for release builds; this mirrors it for PR sanity testing.
-        shell: bash
-        run: wails3 generate webview2bootstrapper -dir client
-
       - name: Build NSIS installer
         shell: pwsh
         env:

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

@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
       - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}

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

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y -q libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
       - name: Install golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@82606bf257cbaff209d206a39f5134f0cfbfd2ee #v9.2.1
         with:
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@924ae3a1cded613372ab5595356fb5720e22ba16 # v6.5.0
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4a3601121dd01d1626a1e23e37211e3254c1c06c # v6.4.0
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Build Wasm client

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.claude
 .idea
 .run
 *.iml

.golangci.yaml

@@ -114,16 +114,6 @@ linters:
       - linters:
           - staticcheck
         text: "QF1012"
-      # client/ui/main.go uses //go:embed all:frontend/dist; the
-      # directory is populated by `pnpm build` in the release pipeline
-      # and missing at lint time, so the embed parses to "no matching
-      # files found" — surfaced by golangci-lint's typecheck pre-pass.
-      # Suppress just that one diagnostic; the rest of the package
-      # (services/, tray.go, grpc.go, ...) still gets linted normally.
-      - linters:
-          - typecheck
-        path: client/ui/main\.go
-        text: "pattern all:frontend/dist"
     paths:
       - third_party$
       - builtin$

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ nfpms:
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
     license: BSD-3-Clause
-    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_deb
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ nfpms:
     description: Netbird client.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
     license: BSD-3-Clause
-    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_rpm
     bindir: /usr/bin
     builds:

.goreleaser_ui.yaml

@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ version: 2
 env:
   - SKIP_PUBLISH={{ if index .Env "SKIP_PUBLISH" }}{{ .Env.SKIP_PUBLISH }}{{ else }}true{{ end }}
 project_name: netbird-ui
-
-before:
-  hooks:
-    # Bindings are gitignored; regenerate before the frontend build so
-    # the @wailsio/runtime Vite plugin can resolve them (vite refuses to
-    # build without them).
-    - sh -c 'cd client/ui && wails3 generate bindings -clean=true -ts'
-    - sh -c 'cd client/ui/frontend && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build'
-
 builds:
   - id: netbird-ui
     dir: client/ui
@@ -71,8 +62,6 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    license: BSD-3-Clause
-    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_deb
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
@@ -82,9 +71,9 @@ nfpms:
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/ui-post-install.sh"
     contents:
-      - src: client/ui/build/linux/netbird.desktop
-        dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
-      - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
+      - src: client/ui/build/netbird.desktop
+        dst: /usr/share/applications/netbird.desktop
+      - src: client/ui/assets/netbird.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
     dependencies:
       - netbird
@@ -92,8 +81,6 @@ nfpms:
   - maintainer: Netbird <dev@netbird.io>
     description: Netbird client UI.
     homepage: https://netbird.io/
-    license: BSD-3-Clause
-    vendor: NetBird
     id: netbird_ui_rpm
     package_name: netbird-ui
     builds:
@@ -103,13 +90,12 @@ nfpms:
     scripts:
       postinstall: "release_files/ui-post-install.sh"
     contents:
-      - src: client/ui/build/linux/netbird.desktop
-        dst: /usr/share/applications/org.wails.netbird.desktop
-      - src: client/ui/build/appicon.png
+      - src: client/ui/build/netbird.desktop
+        dst: /usr/share/applications/netbird.desktop
+      - src: client/ui/assets/netbird.png
         dst: /usr/share/pixmaps/netbird.png
     dependencies:
       - netbird
-
     rpm:
       signature:
         key_file: '{{ if index .Env "GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE" }}{{ .Env.GPG_RPM_KEY_FILE }}{{ end }}'

.goreleaser_ui_darwin.yaml

@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 version: 2
 
 project_name: netbird-ui
-
-before:
-  hooks:
-    # Bindings are gitignored; regenerate before the frontend build so
-    # the @wailsio/runtime Vite plugin can resolve them (vite refuses to
-    # build without them).
-    - sh -c 'cd client/ui && wails3 generate bindings -clean=true -ts'
-    - sh -c 'cd client/ui/frontend && pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build'
-
 builds:
   - id: netbird-ui-darwin
     dir: client/ui
@@ -29,6 +20,8 @@ builds:
     ldflags:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+    tags:
+      - load_wgnt_from_rsrc
 
 universal_binaries:
   - id: netbird-ui-darwin

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -79,21 +79,13 @@ dependencies are installed. Here is a short guide on how that can be done.
 
 ### Requirements
 
-#### Go 1.25
+#### Go 1.21
 
 Follow the installation guide from https://go.dev/
 
-#### UI client - Wails v3 + React
+#### UI client - Fyne toolkit 
 
-The desktop UI client (`client/ui`) is built with [Wails v3](https://v3.wails.io/) and a React frontend rendered in a WebView. To build it you need:
-
-- Go ≥ 1.25
-- Node ≥ 20 and **pnpm** (`corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate`)
-- The `wails3` CLI: `go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@latest`
-- The `task` runner: `go install github.com/go-task/task/v3/cmd/task@latest`
-- Linux only: `libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev`, `libgtk-4-dev`, `libsoup-3.0-dev`
-
-All UI build, dev-loop, and cross-compile commands are described in the [UI client](#ui-client) section below.
+We use the fyne toolkit in our UI client. You can follow its requirement guide to have all its dependencies installed: https://developer.fyne.io/started/#prerequisites
 
 #### gRPC
 You can follow the instructions from the quickstarter guide https://grpc.io/docs/languages/go/quickstart/#prerequisites and then run the `generate.sh` files located in each `proto` directory to generate changes.
@@ -222,39 +214,6 @@ To start NetBird the client in the foreground:
 sudo ./client up --log-level debug --log-file console
 ```
 > On Windows use a powershell with administrator privileges
-
-#### UI client
-
-The desktop UI lives in `client/ui` and is built with Wails v3 (see [Requirements](#ui-client---wails-v3--react)). All commands run from `client/ui`.
-
-Live-reload development (Vite + Go binary + `*.go` watcher):
-
-```
-cd client/ui
-task dev
-```
-
-Pass daemon flags after `--`:
-
-```
-task dev -- --daemon-addr=tcp://127.0.0.1:41731
-```
-
-Production build (frontend assets embedded into the binary, output in `client/ui/bin/`):
-
-```
-cd client/ui
-task build
-```
-
-Cross-compile the Windows binary from Linux (requires the mingw-w64 toolchain, e.g. `sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64`):
-
-```
-CGO_ENABLED=1 task windows:build
-```
-
-> macOS cross-compile from Linux is not supported (signing and notarization need a real Mac).
-
 #### Signal service
 
 To start NetBird's signal, execute:
@@ -292,10 +251,10 @@ Create dist directory
 mkdir -p dist/netbird_windows_amd64
 ```
 
-UI client (built with Wails v3 — see the [UI client](#ui-client) section above)
+UI client
 ```shell
-(cd client/ui && CGO_ENABLED=1 task windows:build)
-mv client/ui/bin/netbird-ui.exe ./dist/netbird_windows_amd64/
+CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o netbird-ui.exe -ldflags "-s -w -H windowsgui" ./client/ui
+mv netbird-ui.exe ./dist/netbird_windows_amd64/
 ```
 
 Client
@@ -332,6 +291,8 @@ go test -exec sudo ./...
 ```
 > On Windows use a powershell with administrator privileges
 
+> Non-GTK environments will need the `libayatana-appindicator3-dev` (debian/ubuntu) package installed
+
 ## Checklist before submitting a PR
 As a critical network service and open-source project, we must enforce a few things before submitting the pull-requests:
 - Keep functions as simple as possible, with a single purpose

Makefile

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

README.md

@@ -33,15 +33,10 @@
   <br/>
   <br/>
   <strong>
-    🚀 <a href="https://netbird.io/careers">We are hiring! Join us at https://netbird.io/careers</a>
+    🚀 <a href="https://careers.netbird.io">We are hiring! Join us at careers.netbird.io</a>
   </strong>
 </p>
 
-> ### 🤖 NetBird Agent Network (Beta)
-> Identity-aware access control for AI agents — keyless access to LLM APIs and private
-> resources over the encrypted NetBird tunnel. See [`agent-network/`](agent-network/) or
-> read the docs at **[netbird.ai](https://netbird.ai)**.
-
 **NetBird combines a configuration-free peer-to-peer private network and a centralized access control system in a single platform, making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home.**
 
 **Connect.** NetBird creates a WireGuard-based overlay network that automatically connects your machines over an encrypted tunnel, leaving behind the hassle of opening ports, complex firewall rules, VPN gateways, and so forth.

agent-network/README.md

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# NetBird Agent Network
-
-Agent Network is NetBird's access control layer for AI agents and the people who run
-them. It gives every agent a real identity, tied to your identity provider (IdP), and
-governs what it can reach — the LLM APIs and AI gateways it can call, and the internal
-resources it can access. Traffic flows only over the encrypted NetBird tunnel, scoped by
-policy, with no API keys to leak.
-
-> **Beta.** Agent Network is open source and can be self-hosted on your own
-> infrastructure.
-
-## How it works
-
-Agent Network is built on two existing NetBird capabilities:
-
-- **Overlay network** — the encrypted WireGuard mesh between peers.
-- **Reverse proxy** — a NetBird peer that terminates LLM requests, establishes the
-  caller's identity, evaluates policies/limits/guardrails, injects the upstream provider
-  key server-side, forwards to the API or gateway, and records usage.
-
-LLM traffic is routed through the proxy's identity-aware pipeline, while internal
-resources (databases, internal APIs, self-hosted models) are reached directly over
-peer-to-peer WireGuard tunnels, governed by the same identities and access policies.
-
-## Where the code lives
-
-There is no separate "agent-network" service — it reuses the reverse-proxy and management
-components:
-
-- [`proxy/`](../proxy) — the NetBird reverse proxy that serves the agent network endpoint
-  and runs the per-request middleware pipeline.
-- [`management/internals/modules/reverseproxy/`](../management/internals/modules/reverseproxy)
-  — the management-side control plane: providers, policies, guardrails, limits, routing,
-  and usage/access logs.
-
-## Documentation
-
-Full documentation, architecture, and quickstart:
-**https://docs.netbird.io/agent-network**

client/android/env_list.go

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

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -22,19 +22,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
-// extendSessionFlag drives the `netbird login --extend` flow: refresh the
-// SSO session expiry on the management server without tearing down the
-// tunnel. Mutually exclusive with setup-key login (a setup-key cannot
-// refresh an SSO-tracked peer — see auth.errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer).
-var extendSessionFlag bool
-
 func init() {
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&noBrowser, noBrowserFlag, false, noBrowserDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&showQR, showQRFlag, false, showQRDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&profileName, profileNameFlag, "", profileNameDesc)
 	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "", "(DEPRECATED) Netbird config file location")
-	loginCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&extendSessionFlag, "extend", false,
-		"refresh the SSO session expiry without tearing down the tunnel (requires an active connection)")
 }
 
 var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -69,16 +61,6 @@ var loginCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if extendSessionFlag {
-			if providedSetupKey != "" {
-				return fmt.Errorf("--extend cannot be combined with a setup key; setup keys can only enrol new peers")
-			}
-			if err := doExtendSession(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("extend session failed: %v", err)
-			}
-			return nil
-		}
-
 		// workaround to run without service
 		if util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles) == "" {
 			if err := doForegroundLogin(ctx, cmd, providedSetupKey, activeProf); err != nil {
@@ -170,65 +152,6 @@ func doDaemonLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, providedSetupKey str
 	return nil
 }
 
-// doExtendSession drives the daemon's RequestExtendAuthSession /
-// WaitExtendAuthSession pair. The user is sent through a regular SSO flow
-// (browser + verification URL) and the resulting JWT is forwarded to the
-// management server's ExtendAuthSession RPC. The tunnel stays up
-// throughout — no Down/Up, no network-map resync.
-func doExtendSession(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	conn, err := DialClientGRPCServer(ctx, daemonAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		//nolint
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to daemon error: %v\n"+
-			"If the daemon is not running please run: "+
-			"\nnetbird service install \nnetbird service start\n", err)
-	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-
-	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
-
-	req := &proto.RequestExtendAuthSessionRequest{}
-	// Pre-fill the IdP login hint from the active profile so the user
-	// doesn't have to retype their email. Best-effort: we still proceed
-	// without a hint if the lookup fails.
-	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
-	if active, perr := pm.GetActiveProfile(); perr == nil {
-		if profState, sperr := pm.GetProfileState(active.ID); sperr == nil && profState.Email != "" {
-			req.Hint = &profState.Email
-		}
-	}
-
-	startResp, err := client.RequestExtendAuthSession(ctx, req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("start extend session: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	uri := startResp.GetVerificationURIComplete()
-	if uri == "" {
-		uri = startResp.GetVerificationURI()
-	}
-	openURL(cmd, uri, startResp.GetUserCode(), noBrowser, showQR)
-
-	waitResp, err := client.WaitExtendAuthSession(ctx, &proto.WaitExtendAuthSessionRequest{
-		DeviceCode: startResp.GetDeviceCode(),
-		UserCode:   startResp.GetUserCode(),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("wait for extend session: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if ts := waitResp.GetSessionExpiresAt(); ts.IsValid() && !ts.AsTime().IsZero() {
-		deadline := ts.AsTime().Local()
-		cmd.Printf("Session extended. New expiry: %s\n", deadline.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05 MST"))
-	} else {
-		// Management reported the peer is not eligible (e.g. login
-		// expiration disabled on the account). Surface that fact
-		// instead of pretending the call succeeded.
-		cmd.Println("Session extension call completed, but the management server did not return a new deadline (peer may not be SSO-tracked or login expiration is disabled).")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func getActiveProfile(ctx context.Context, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, profileName string, username string) (*profilemanager.Profile, error) {
 	// switch profile if provided
 

client/cmd/root.go

@@ -71,14 +71,12 @@ var (
 	extraIFaceBlackList     []string
 	anonymizeFlag           bool
 	dnsRouteInterval        time.Duration
-	// lazyConnEnabled is the parse target for the deprecated --enable-lazy-connection
-	// flag. The flag is inert; the value is no longer read (use NB_LAZY_CONN instead).
-	lazyConnEnabled        bool
-	mtu                    uint16
-	profilesDisabled       bool
-	updateSettingsDisabled bool
-	captureEnabled         bool
-	networksDisabled       bool
+	lazyConnEnabled         bool
+	mtu                     uint16
+	profilesDisabled        bool
+	updateSettingsDisabled  bool
+	captureEnabled          bool
+	networksDisabled        bool
 
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:          "netbird",
@@ -212,8 +210,7 @@ func init() {
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rosenpassEnabled, enableRosenpassFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable Rosenpass feature. If enabled, the connection will be post-quantum secured via Rosenpass.")
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&rosenpassPermissive, rosenpassPermissiveFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable Rosenpass in permissive mode to allow this peer to accept WireGuard connections without requiring Rosenpass functionality from peers that do not have Rosenpass enabled.")
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&autoConnectDisabled, disableAutoConnectFlag, false, "Disables auto-connect feature. If enabled, then the client won't connect automatically when the service starts.")
-	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&lazyConnEnabled, enableLazyConnectionFlag, false, "Deprecated: no longer used. Lazy connections are controlled by the server and the NB_LAZY_CONN environment variable.")
-	_ = upCmd.PersistentFlags().MarkDeprecated(enableLazyConnectionFlag, "no longer used; lazy connections are controlled by the server and the NB_LAZY_CONN environment variable")
+	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&lazyConnEnabled, enableLazyConnectionFlag, false, "[Experimental] Enable the lazy connection feature. If enabled, the client will establish connections on-demand. Note: this setting may be overridden by management configuration.")
 
 }
 

client/cmd/service.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -22,15 +23,21 @@ var serviceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Manage the NetBird daemon service",
 }
 
+const defaultJSONSocket = "unix:///var/run/netbird-http.sock"
+
 var (
-	serviceName    string
-	serviceEnvVars []string
+	serviceName      string
+	serviceEnvVars   []string
+	jsonSocket       string
+	enableJSONSocket bool
 )
 
 type program struct {
 	ctx              context.Context
 	cancel           context.CancelFunc
 	serv             *grpc.Server
+	jsonServ         *http.Server
+	jsonServMu       sync.Mutex
 	serverInstance   *server.Server
 	serverInstanceMu sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -46,6 +53,8 @@ func init() {
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&updateSettingsDisabled, "disable-update-settings", false, "Disables update settings feature. If enabled, the client will not be able to change or edit any settings. To persist this setting, use: netbird service install --disable-update-settings")
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&captureEnabled, "enable-capture", false, "Enables packet capture via 'netbird debug capture'. To persist, use: netbird service install --enable-capture")
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&networksDisabled, "disable-networks", false, "Disables network selection. If enabled, the client will not allow listing, selecting, or deselecting networks. To persist, use: netbird service install --disable-networks")
+	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&enableJSONSocket, "enable-json-socket", false, "Enables the HTTP/JSON API socket served by grpc-gateway. To persist, use: netbird service install --enable-json-socket")
+	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&jsonSocket, "json-socket", defaultJSONSocket, "HTTP/JSON API socket address [unix|tcp]://[path|host:port]. Requires --enable-json-socket to serve. To persist, use: netbird service install --enable-json-socket --json-socket")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&serviceName, "service", "s", defaultServiceName, "Netbird system service name")
 	serviceEnvDesc := `Sets extra environment variables for the service. ` +

client/cmd/service_controller.go

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kardianos/service"
@@ -22,41 +19,56 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+func validateJSONSocketFlags() error {
+	if serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("json-socket") && !enableJSONSocket {
+		return fmt.Errorf("--json-socket requires --enable-json-socket to configure the daemon JSON gateway")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (p *program) Start(svc service.Service) error {
 	// Start should not block. Do the actual work async.
 	log.Info("starting NetBird service") //nolint
 
+	if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Collect static system and platform information
 	system.UpdateStaticInfoAsync()
 
 	// in any case, even if configuration does not exists we run daemon to serve CLI gRPC API.
 	p.serv = grpc.NewServer()
 
-	split := strings.Split(daemonAddr, "://")
-	switch split[0] {
-	case "unix":
-		// cleanup failed close
-		stat, err := os.Stat(split[1])
-		if err == nil && !stat.IsDir() {
-			if err := os.Remove(split[1]); err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("remove socket file: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	case "tcp":
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported daemon address protocol: %v", split[0])
-	}
-
-	listen, err := net.Listen(split[0], split[1])
+	daemonListener, err := listenOnAddress(daemonAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("listen daemon interface: %w", err)
 	}
-	go func() {
-		defer listen.Close()
 
-		if split[0] == "unix" {
-			if err := os.Chmod(split[1], 0666); err != nil {
-				log.Errorf("failed setting daemon permissions: %v", split[1])
+	var jsonListener *socketListener
+	if enableJSONSocket {
+		jsonListener, err = listenOnAddress(jsonSocket)
+		if err != nil {
+			_ = daemonListener.Close()
+			return fmt.Errorf("listen daemon JSON interface: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		removeStaleUnixSocketForAddress(jsonSocket)
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		defer daemonListener.Close()
+		if jsonListener != nil {
+			defer jsonListener.Close()
+		}
+
+		if err := daemonListener.chmodUnixSocket("daemon"); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+			return
+		}
+		if jsonListener != nil {
+			if err := jsonListener.chmodUnixSocket("daemon JSON"); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err)
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -71,8 +83,16 @@ func (p *program) Start(svc service.Service) error {
 		p.serverInstance = serverInstance
 		p.serverInstanceMu.Unlock()
 
-		log.Printf("started daemon server: %v", split[1])
-		if err := p.serv.Serve(listen); err != nil {
+		if jsonListener != nil {
+			if err := p.startJSONGateway(jsonListener, daemonAddr); err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to start daemon JSON server: %v", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			log.Debug("daemon JSON socket disabled")
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("started daemon server: %v", daemonListener.address)
+		if err := p.serv.Serve(daemonListener.Listener); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to serve daemon requests: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
@@ -92,6 +112,20 @@ func (p *program) Stop(srv service.Service) error {
 
 	p.cancel()
 
+	p.jsonServMu.Lock()
+	jsonServ := p.jsonServ
+	p.jsonServMu.Unlock()
+	if jsonServ != nil {
+		shutdownCtx, shutdownCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		if err := jsonServ.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to stop daemon JSON server gracefully: %v", err)
+			if err := jsonServ.Close(); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("failed to close daemon JSON server: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+		shutdownCancel()
+	}
+
 	if p.serv != nil {
 		p.serv.Stop()
 	}
@@ -148,6 +182,9 @@ var runCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		return s.Run()
 	},
@@ -162,6 +199,9 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		if err := s.Start(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("start service: %w", err)
@@ -198,6 +238,9 @@ var restartCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		if err := s.Restart(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("restart service: %w", err)

client/cmd/service_installer.go

@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ func buildServiceArguments() []string {
 		args = append(args, "--disable-networks")
 	}
 
+	if enableJSONSocket {
+		args = append(args, "--enable-json-socket", "--json-socket", jsonSocket)
+	}
+
 	return args
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +110,10 @@ func configurePlatformSpecificSettings(svcConfig *service.Config) error {
 
 // Create fully configured service config for install/reconfigure
 func createServiceConfigForInstall() (*service.Config, error) {
+	if err := validateJSONSocketFlags(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	svcConfig, err := newSVCConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create service config: %w", err)

client/cmd/service_json_gateway.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+//go:build !ios && !android
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
+)
+
+func grpcGatewayEndpoint(addr string) string {
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(addr, "tcp://")
+}
+
+func (p *program) startJSONGateway(jsonListener *socketListener, daemonEndpoint string) error {
+	mux := runtime.NewServeMux()
+	opts := []grpc.DialOption{grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials())}
+	if err := proto.RegisterDaemonServiceHandlerFromEndpoint(p.ctx, mux, grpcGatewayEndpoint(daemonEndpoint), opts); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	jsonServer := &http.Server{
+		Handler:           mux,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 5 * time.Second,
+		BaseContext: func(net.Listener) context.Context {
+			return p.ctx
+		},
+	}
+
+	p.jsonServMu.Lock()
+	p.jsonServ = jsonServer
+	p.jsonServMu.Unlock()
+
+	go func() {
+		log.Printf("started daemon JSON server: %v", jsonListener.address)
+		if err := jsonServer.Serve(jsonListener.Listener); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
+			log.Errorf("failed to serve daemon JSON requests: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}

client/cmd/service_json_socket_test.go

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

client/cmd/service_params.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const serviceParamsFile = "service.json"
 type serviceParams struct {
 	LogLevel              string            `json:"log_level"`
 	DaemonAddr            string            `json:"daemon_addr"`
+	JSONSocket            string            `json:"json_socket"`
 	ManagementURL         string            `json:"management_url,omitempty"`
 	ConfigPath            string            `json:"config_path,omitempty"`
 	LogFiles              []string          `json:"log_files,omitempty"`
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ type serviceParams struct {
 	DisableUpdateSettings bool              `json:"disable_update_settings,omitempty"`
 	EnableCapture         bool              `json:"enable_capture,omitempty"`
 	DisableNetworks       bool              `json:"disable_networks,omitempty"`
+	EnableJSONSocket      bool              `json:"enable_json_socket,omitempty"`
 	ServiceEnvVars        map[string]string `json:"service_env_vars,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ func currentServiceParams() *serviceParams {
 	params := &serviceParams{
 		LogLevel:              logLevel,
 		DaemonAddr:            daemonAddr,
+		JSONSocket:            jsonSocket,
 		ManagementURL:         managementURL,
 		ConfigPath:            configPath,
 		LogFiles:              logFiles,
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ func currentServiceParams() *serviceParams {
 		DisableUpdateSettings: updateSettingsDisabled,
 		EnableCapture:         captureEnabled,
 		DisableNetworks:       networksDisabled,
+		EnableJSONSocket:      enableJSONSocket,
 	}
 
 	if len(serviceEnvVars) > 0 {
@@ -113,9 +117,8 @@ func applyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
 		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.
+	// For fields with non-empty defaults, 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
 	}
@@ -124,6 +127,14 @@ func applyServiceParams(cmd *cobra.Command, params *serviceParams) {
 		daemonAddr = params.DaemonAddr
 	}
 
+	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("json-socket") && params.JSONSocket != "" {
+		jsonSocket = params.JSONSocket
+	}
+
+	if !serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("enable-json-socket") {
+		enableJSONSocket = params.EnableJSONSocket
+	}
+
 	// For optional fields where empty means "use default", always apply so
 	// that an explicit clear (--management-url "") persists across reinstalls.
 	if !rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Changed("management-url") {

client/cmd/service_params_test.go

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 	params := &serviceParams{
 		LogLevel:              "debug",
 		DaemonAddr:            "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock",
+		JSONSocket:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080",
+		EnableJSONSocket:      true,
 		ManagementURL:         "https://my.server.com",
 		ConfigPath:            "/etc/netbird/config.json",
 		LogFiles:              []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log", "console"},
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, params.LogLevel, loaded.LogLevel)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.DaemonAddr, loaded.DaemonAddr)
+	assert.Equal(t, params.JSONSocket, loaded.JSONSocket)
+	assert.Equal(t, params.EnableJSONSocket, loaded.EnableJSONSocket)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.ManagementURL, loaded.ManagementURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.ConfigPath, loaded.ConfigPath)
 	assert.Equal(t, params.LogFiles, loaded.LogFiles)
@@ -101,6 +105,8 @@ func TestLoadServiceParams_InvalidJSON(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 	origLogLevel := logLevel
 	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
+	origJSONSocket := jsonSocket
+	origEnableJSONSocket := enableJSONSocket
 	origManagementURL := managementURL
 	origConfigPath := configPath
 	origLogFiles := logFiles
@@ -110,6 +116,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		logLevel = origLogLevel
 		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
+		jsonSocket = origJSONSocket
+		enableJSONSocket = origEnableJSONSocket
 		managementURL = origManagementURL
 		configPath = origConfigPath
 		logFiles = origLogFiles
@@ -120,6 +128,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 	logLevel = "trace"
 	daemonAddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999"
+	jsonSocket = "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080"
+	enableJSONSocket = true
 	managementURL = "https://mgmt.example.com"
 	configPath = "/tmp/test-config.json"
 	logFiles = []string{"/tmp/test.log"}
@@ -131,6 +141,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "trace", params.LogLevel)
 	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:9999", params.DaemonAddr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080", params.JSONSocket)
+	assert.True(t, params.EnableJSONSocket)
 	assert.Equal(t, "https://mgmt.example.com", params.ManagementURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/tmp/test-config.json", params.ConfigPath)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"/tmp/test.log"}, params.LogFiles)
@@ -142,6 +154,8 @@ func TestCurrentServiceParams(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	origLogLevel := logLevel
 	origDaemonAddr := daemonAddr
+	origJSONSocket := jsonSocket
+	origEnableJSONSocket := enableJSONSocket
 	origManagementURL := managementURL
 	origConfigPath := configPath
 	origLogFiles := logFiles
@@ -151,6 +165,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		logLevel = origLogLevel
 		daemonAddr = origDaemonAddr
+		jsonSocket = origJSONSocket
+		enableJSONSocket = origEnableJSONSocket
 		managementURL = origManagementURL
 		configPath = origConfigPath
 		logFiles = origLogFiles
@@ -162,6 +178,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	// Reset all flags to defaults.
 	logLevel = "info"
 	daemonAddr = "unix:///var/run/netbird.sock"
+	jsonSocket = defaultJSONSocket
+	enableJSONSocket = false
 	managementURL = ""
 	configPath = "/etc/netbird/config.json"
 	logFiles = []string{"/var/log/netbird/client.log"}
@@ -184,6 +202,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	saved := &serviceParams{
 		LogLevel:              "debug",
 		DaemonAddr:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555",
+		JSONSocket:            "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080",
+		EnableJSONSocket:      true,
 		ManagementURL:         "https://saved.example.com",
 		ConfigPath:            "/saved/config.json",
 		LogFiles:              []string{"/saved/client.log"},
@@ -201,6 +221,8 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// All other fields were not Changed, so they should use saved values.
 	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555", daemonAddr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://127.0.0.1:8080", jsonSocket)
+	assert.True(t, enableJSONSocket)
 	assert.Equal(t, "https://saved.example.com", managementURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/saved/config.json", configPath)
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"/saved/client.log"}, logFiles)
@@ -212,14 +234,17 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_OnlyUnchangedFlags(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApplyServiceParams_BooleanRevertToFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	origProfilesDisabled := profilesDisabled
 	origUpdateSettingsDisabled := updateSettingsDisabled
+	origEnableJSONSocket := enableJSONSocket
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		profilesDisabled = origProfilesDisabled
 		updateSettingsDisabled = origUpdateSettingsDisabled
+		enableJSONSocket = origEnableJSONSocket
 	})
 
 	// Simulate current state where booleans are true (e.g. set by previous install).
 	profilesDisabled = true
 	updateSettingsDisabled = true
+	enableJSONSocket = true
 
 	// Reset Changed state so flags appear unset.
 	serviceCmd.PersistentFlags().VisitAll(func(f *pflag.Flag) {
@@ -238,6 +263,7 @@ func TestApplyServiceParams_BooleanRevertToFalse(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.False(t, profilesDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
 	assert.False(t, updateSettingsDisabled, "saved false should override current true")
+	assert.False(t, enableJSONSocket, "saved false should override current true")
 }
 
 func TestApplyServiceParams_ClearManagementURL(t *testing.T) {
@@ -530,6 +556,7 @@ func fieldToGlobalVar(field string) string {
 	m := map[string]string{
 		"LogLevel":              "logLevel",
 		"DaemonAddr":            "daemonAddr",
+		"JSONSocket":            "jsonSocket",
 		"ManagementURL":         "managementURL",
 		"ConfigPath":            "configPath",
 		"LogFiles":              "logFiles",
@@ -537,6 +564,7 @@ func fieldToGlobalVar(field string) string {
 		"DisableUpdateSettings": "updateSettingsDisabled",
 		"EnableCapture":         "captureEnabled",
 		"DisableNetworks":       "networksDisabled",
+		"EnableJSONSocket":      "enableJSONSocket",
 		"ServiceEnvVars":        "serviceEnvVars",
 	}
 	if v, ok := m[field]; ok {

client/cmd/service_privileged_test.go

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

client/cmd/service_socket.go

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+//go:build !ios && !android
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+type socketListener struct {
+	net.Listener
+	network string
+	address string
+}
+
+func listenOnAddress(addr string) (*socketListener, error) {
+	network, address, err := parseListenAddress(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if network == "unix" {
+		removeStaleUnixSocket(address)
+	}
+
+	listener, err := net.Listen(network, address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &socketListener{Listener: listener, network: network, address: address}, nil
+}
+
+func parseListenAddress(addr string) (string, string, error) {
+	network, address, ok := strings.Cut(addr, "://")
+	if !ok || network == "" || address == "" {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("address must be in [unix|tcp]://[path|host:port] format: %q", addr)
+	}
+
+	switch network {
+	case "unix", "tcp":
+		return network, address, nil
+	default:
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported daemon address protocol: %v", network)
+	}
+}
+
+func removeStaleUnixSocket(path string) {
+	stat, err := os.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			log.Debugf("stat socket file: %v", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if stat.Mode()&os.ModeSocket == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !isStaleUnixSocket(path) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("remove socket file: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func isStaleUnixSocket(path string) bool {
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout("unix", path, 100*time.Millisecond)
+	if err == nil {
+		if closeErr := conn.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("close unix socket probe: %v", closeErr)
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) || os.IsPermission(err) || os.IsTimeout(err) {
+		log.Debugf("not removing unix socket %s after probe error: %v", path, err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return errors.Is(err, syscall.ECONNREFUSED)
+}
+
+func removeStaleUnixSocketForAddress(addr string) {
+	network, address, err := parseListenAddress(addr)
+	if err != nil || network != "unix" {
+		return
+	}
+	removeStaleUnixSocket(address)
+}
+
+func (l *socketListener) chmodUnixSocket(description string) error {
+	if l == nil || l.network != "unix" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := os.Chmod(l.address, 0666); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed setting %s permissions for %s: %w", description, l.address, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

client/cmd/service_test.go

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

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -116,11 +115,6 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	// manager only knows the active profile ID, not its display name.
 	profName := getActiveProfileName(ctx)
 
-	var sessionExpiresAt time.Time
-	if ts := resp.GetSessionExpiresAt(); ts.IsValid() {
-		sessionExpiresAt = ts.AsTime().UTC()
-	}
-
 	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), nbstatus.ConvertOptions{
 		Anonymize:            anonymizeFlag,
 		DaemonVersion:        resp.GetDaemonVersion(),
@@ -131,7 +125,6 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		IPsFilter:            ipsFilterMap,
 		ConnectionTypeFilter: connectionTypeFilter,
 		ProfileName:          profName,
-		SessionExpiresAt:     sessionExpiresAt,
 	})
 	var statusOutputString string
 	switch {

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -479,6 +479,10 @@ func setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, pro
 		req.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
 
+	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
+		req.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
+	}
+
 	return &req
 }
 
@@ -596,6 +600,9 @@ func setupConfig(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, configFil
 		ic.DisableIPv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
 
+	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
+		ic.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
+	}
 	return &ic, nil
 }
 
@@ -711,6 +718,9 @@ func setupLoginRequest(providedSetupKey string, customDNSAddressConverted []byte
 		loginRequest.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
 	}
 
+	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
+		loginRequest.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
+	}
 	return &loginRequest, nil
 }
 

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 	if connect != nil {
 		engine := connect.Engine()
 		if engine != nil {
-			_ = engine.RunHealthProbes(context.Background(), false)
+			_ = engine.RunHealthProbes(false)
 		}
 	}
 

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux_test.go

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

client/firewall/iptables/router_linux_test.go

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

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux_test.go

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

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux_test.go

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

client/iface/configurer/kernel_unix.go

@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@ import (
 
 type KernelConfigurer struct {
 	deviceName string
-	statsCache *statsCache
 }
 
 func NewKernelConfigurer(deviceName string) *KernelConfigurer {
-	c := &KernelConfigurer{
+	return &KernelConfigurer{
 		deviceName: deviceName,
 	}
-	c.statsCache = newStatsCache(statsCacheTTL, c.fetchStats)
-	return c
 }
 
 func (c *KernelConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error {
@@ -249,6 +246,12 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) configure(config wgtypes.Config) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// validate if device with name exists
+	_, err = wg.Device(c.deviceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return wg.ConfigureDevice(c.deviceName, config)
 }
 
@@ -297,14 +300,6 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) FullStats() (*Stats, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *KernelConfigurer) GetStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
-	return c.statsCache.get()
-}
-
-func (c *KernelConfigurer) LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (c *KernelConfigurer) fetchStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
 	stats := make(map[string]WGStats)
 	wg, err := wgctrl.New()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -331,3 +326,7 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) fetchStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
 	}
 	return stats, nil
 }
+
+func (c *KernelConfigurer) LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time {
+	return nil
+}

client/iface/configurer/stats_cache.go

@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-package configurer
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
-)
-
-const statsCacheTTL = 1 * time.Second
-
-type statsCache struct {
-	ttl   time.Duration
-	fetch func() (map[string]WGStats, error)
-
-	mu       sync.RWMutex
-	value    map[string]WGStats
-	expireAt time.Time
-
-	sf singleflight.Group
-}
-
-func newStatsCache(ttl time.Duration, fetch func() (map[string]WGStats, error)) *statsCache {
-	return &statsCache{ttl: ttl, fetch: fetch}
-}
-
-func (c *statsCache) get() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
-	c.mu.RLock()
-	if c.value != nil && time.Now().Before(c.expireAt) {
-		value := c.value
-		c.mu.RUnlock()
-		return value, nil
-	}
-	c.mu.RUnlock()
-
-	value, err, _ := c.sf.Do("stats", func() (interface{}, error) {
-		res, err := c.fetch()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		c.mu.Lock()
-		c.value = res
-		c.expireAt = time.Now().Add(c.ttl)
-		c.mu.Unlock()
-		return res, nil
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return value.(map[string]WGStats), nil
-}

client/iface/configurer/stats_cache_test.go

@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-package configurer
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestStatsCache_CachesWithinTTL(t *testing.T) {
-	var calls atomic.Int64
-	c := newStatsCache(50*time.Millisecond, func() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
-		calls.Add(1)
-		return map[string]WGStats{"p": {}}, nil
-	})
-
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		_, err := c.get()
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	}
-	require.Equal(t, int64(1), calls.Load(), "within TTL only one underlying fetch")
-
-	time.Sleep(60 * time.Millisecond)
-	_, err := c.get()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(2), calls.Load(), "after TTL expiry a fresh fetch happens")
-}
-
-func TestStatsCache_SingleFlight(t *testing.T) {
-	var calls atomic.Int64
-	release := make(chan struct{})
-	c := newStatsCache(time.Minute, func() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
-		calls.Add(1)
-		<-release
-		return map[string]WGStats{}, nil
-	})
-
-	const n = 50
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(n)
-	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			_, _ = c.get()
-		}()
-	}
-	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
-	close(release)
-	wg.Wait()
-
-	require.Equal(t, int64(1), calls.Load(), "concurrent misses collapse into one fetch")
-}
-
-func TestStatsCache_ErrorNotCached(t *testing.T) {
-	var calls atomic.Int64
-	wantErr := errors.New("dump failed")
-	c := newStatsCache(time.Minute, func() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
-		calls.Add(1)
-		return nil, wantErr
-	})
-
-	_, err := c.get()
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, wantErr)
-	_, err = c.get()
-	require.ErrorIs(t, err, wantErr)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(2), calls.Load(), "errors are not cached; each call retries")
-}

client/iface/configurer/usp.go

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ type WGUSPConfigurer struct {
 	device           *device.Device
 	deviceName       string
 	activityRecorder *bind.ActivityRecorder
-	statsCache       *statsCache
 
 	uapiListener net.Listener
 }
@@ -51,19 +50,16 @@ func NewUSPConfigurer(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder
 		deviceName:       deviceName,
 		activityRecorder: activityRecorder,
 	}
-	wgCfg.statsCache = newStatsCache(statsCacheTTL, wgCfg.fetchStats)
 	wgCfg.startUAPI()
 	return wgCfg
 }
 
 func NewUSPConfigurerNoUAPI(device *device.Device, deviceName string, activityRecorder *bind.ActivityRecorder) *WGUSPConfigurer {
-	wgCfg := &WGUSPConfigurer{
+	return &WGUSPConfigurer{
 		device:           device,
 		deviceName:       deviceName,
 		activityRecorder: activityRecorder,
 	}
-	wgCfg.statsCache = newStatsCache(statsCacheTTL, wgCfg.fetchStats)
-	return wgCfg
 }
 
 func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error {
@@ -352,10 +348,6 @@ func (t *WGUSPConfigurer) Close() {
 }
 
 func (t *WGUSPConfigurer) GetStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
-	return t.statsCache.get()
-}
-
-func (t *WGUSPConfigurer) fetchStats() (map[string]WGStats, error) {
 	ipc, err := t.device.IpcGet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ipc get: %w", err)

client/iface/iface_test.go

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

client/iface/wgproxy/bind/proxy.go

@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ func (p *ProxyBind) CloseConn() error {
 	return p.close()
 }
 
-// InjectPacket is a no-op for the userspace proxy: first-packet reinjection is kernel-only.
-func (p *ProxyBind) InjectPacket(_ []byte) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (p *ProxyBind) close() error {
 	if p.remoteConn == nil {
 		return nil

client/iface/wgproxy/ebpf/wrapper.go

@@ -219,17 +219,6 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) RedirectAs(endpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
 	p.pausedCond.L.Unlock()
 }
 
-// InjectPacket writes b to the remote peer over the underlying transport.
-func (p *ProxyWrapper) InjectPacket(b []byte) error {
-	if p.remoteConn == nil {
-		return errors.New("proxy not started")
-	}
-	if _, err := p.remoteConn.Write(b); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // CloseConn close the remoteConn and automatically remove the conn instance from the map
 func (p *ProxyWrapper) CloseConn() error {
 	if p.cancel == nil {

client/iface/wgproxy/proxy.go

@@ -18,9 +18,4 @@ type Proxy interface {
 	RedirectAs(endpoint *net.UDPAddr)
 	CloseConn() error
 	SetDisconnectListener(disconnected func())
-
-	// InjectPacket writes a raw packet directly to the remote peer over the underlying transport,
-	// bypassing WireGuard. Used to replay the captured lazyconn handshake initiation. Only the
-	// kernel-mode proxies act on it; the userspace proxy is a no-op since reinjection is kernel-only.
-	InjectPacket(b []byte) error
 }

client/iface/wgproxy/proxy_linux_test.go

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

client/iface/wgproxy/proxy_seed_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !linux || !privileged
+//go:build !linux
 
 package wgproxy
 

client/iface/wgproxy/redirect_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build linux && !android && privileged
+//go:build linux && !android
 
 package wgproxy
 
@@ -26,6 +26,64 @@ func compareUDPAddr(addr1, addr2 net.Addr) bool {
 	return udpAddr1.IP.Equal(udpAddr2.IP) && udpAddr1.Port == udpAddr2.Port
 }
 
+// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv4 addresses
+func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	wgPort := 51850
+	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
+	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
+
+	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
+	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
+		Port: 38746,
+	}
+
+	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.0.56"),
+		Port: 51820,
+	}
+
+	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
+}
+
+// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv6 addresses
+func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	wgPort := 51851
+	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
+	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
+
+	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
+	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
+		Port: 38746,
+	}
+
+	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("fe80::56"),
+		Port: 51820,
+	}
+
+	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
+}
+
 // TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv4 tests RedirectAs with UDP proxy using IPv4 addresses
 func TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
 	wgPort := 51852
@@ -198,64 +256,6 @@ func testRedirectAs(t *testing.T, proxy Proxy, wgPort int, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint *
 	}
 }
 
-// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv4 addresses
-func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
-	wgPort := 51850
-	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
-	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
-
-	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
-	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
-		Port: 38746,
-	}
-
-	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.0.56"),
-		Port: 51820,
-	}
-
-	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
-}
-
-// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv6 addresses
-func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
-	wgPort := 51851
-	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
-	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
-
-	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
-	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
-		Port: 38746,
-	}
-
-	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
-		IP:   net.ParseIP("fe80::56"),
-		Port: 51820,
-	}
-
-	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
-}
-
 // TestRedirectAs_Multiple_Switches tests switching between multiple endpoints
 func TestRedirectAs_Multiple_Switches(t *testing.T) {
 	wgPort := 51856

client/iface/wgproxy/udp/proxy.go

@@ -147,17 +147,6 @@ func (p *WGUDPProxy) RedirectAs(endpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
 	p.sendPkg = p.srcFakerConn.SendPkg
 }
 
-// InjectPacket writes b to the remote peer over the underlying transport.
-func (p *WGUDPProxy) InjectPacket(b []byte) error {
-	if p.remoteConn == nil {
-		return errors.New("proxy not started")
-	}
-	if _, err := p.remoteConn.Write(b); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // CloseConn close the localConn
 func (p *WGUDPProxy) CloseConn() error {
 	if p.cancel == nil {

client/installer.nsis

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 !define DESCRIPTION "Connect your devices into a secure WireGuard-based overlay network with SSO, MFA, and granular access controls."
 !define INSTALLER_NAME "netbird-installer.exe"
 !define MAIN_APP_EXE "Netbird"
-!define ICON "ui\\build\\windows\\icon.ico"
+!define ICON "ui\\assets\\netbird.ico"
 !define BANNER "ui\\build\\banner.bmp"
 !define LICENSE_DATA "..\\LICENSE"
 
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ ShowInstDetails Show
 
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
 
+Page custom AutostartPage AutostartPageLeave
+
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
 
 !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
@@ -95,12 +97,40 @@ UninstPage custom un.DeleteDataPage un.DeleteDataPageLeave
 
 !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"
 
+; Variables for autostart option
+Var AutostartCheckbox
+Var AutostartEnabled
+
 ; Variables for uninstall data deletion option
 Var DeleteDataCheckbox
 Var DeleteDataEnabled
 
 ######################################################################
 
+; Function to create the autostart options page
+Function AutostartPage
+  !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT "Startup Options" "Configure how ${APP_NAME} launches with Windows."
+
+  nsDialogs::Create 1018
+  Pop $0
+
+  ${If} $0 == error
+    Abort
+  ${EndIf}
+
+  ${NSD_CreateCheckbox} 0 20u 100% 10u "Start ${APP_NAME} UI automatically when Windows starts"
+  Pop $AutostartCheckbox
+  ${NSD_Check} $AutostartCheckbox
+  StrCpy $AutostartEnabled "1"
+
+  nsDialogs::Show
+FunctionEnd
+
+; Function to handle leaving the autostart page
+Function AutostartPageLeave
+  ${NSD_GetState} $AutostartCheckbox $AutostartEnabled
+FunctionEnd
+
 ; Function to create the uninstall data deletion page
 Function un.DeleteDataPage
   !insertmacro MUI_HEADER_TEXT "Uninstall Options" "Choose whether to delete ${APP_NAME} data."
@@ -171,6 +201,8 @@ Pop $0
 
 Function .onInit
 StrCpy $INSTDIR "${INSTALL_DIR}"
+; Default autostart to enabled so silent installs (/S) match the interactive default
+StrCpy $AutostartEnabled "1"
 
 ; Pre-0.70.1 installers ran without SetRegView, so their uninstall keys live
 ; in the 32-bit view. Fall back to it so upgrades still find them.
@@ -228,12 +260,17 @@ WriteRegStr ${REG_ROOT} "${UNINSTALL_PATH}"  "Publisher" "${COMP_NAME}"
 
 WriteRegStr ${REG_ROOT} "${UI_REG_APP_PATH}" "" "$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}"
 
-; Autostart is owned by the UI's per-user setting (HKCU\...\Run via Wails),
-; not the installer. Drop the machine-wide entry older installers wrote so the
-; toggle is the single source of truth. HKCU is left untouched -- it may hold
-; the user's own toggle state, which must survive upgrades.
-DetailPrint "Removing installer-managed autostart registry entry if present..."
-DeleteRegValue HKLM "${AUTOSTART_REG_KEY}" "${APP_NAME}"
+; Create autostart registry entry based on checkbox
+DetailPrint "Autostart enabled: $AutostartEnabled"
+${If} $AutostartEnabled == "1"
+    WriteRegStr HKLM "${AUTOSTART_REG_KEY}" "${APP_NAME}" '"$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}.exe"'
+    DetailPrint "Added autostart registry entry: $INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}.exe"
+${Else}
+    DeleteRegValue HKLM "${AUTOSTART_REG_KEY}" "${APP_NAME}"
+    ; Legacy: pre-HKLM installs wrote to HKCU; clean that up too.
+    DeleteRegValue HKCU "${AUTOSTART_REG_KEY}" "${APP_NAME}"
+    DetailPrint "Autostart not enabled by user"
+${EndIf}
 
 EnVar::SetHKLM
 EnVar::AddValueEx "path" "$INSTDIR"
@@ -243,43 +280,6 @@ CreateShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\${APP_NAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}"
 CreateShortCut "$DESKTOP\${APP_NAME}.lnk" "$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}"
 SectionEnd
 
-# Install the Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime if it isn't already present.
-# Macro adapted from Wails3's NSIS template (wails_tools.nsh): a registry
-# probe followed by a silent install of the embedded evergreen bootstrapper.
-# The MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe payload is staged next to this script
-# by the sign-pipelines build step (`wails3 generate webview2bootstrapper`).
-!macro nb.webview2runtime
-    SetRegView 64
-    # Per-machine install marker — populated when the runtime ships with
-    # Edge or has been installed by an admin previously.
-    ReadRegStr $0 HKLM "SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}" "pv"
-    ${If} $0 != ""
-        Goto webview2_ok
-    ${EndIf}
-    # Per-user fallback for HKCU installs.
-    ReadRegStr $0 HKCU "Software\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Clients\{F3017226-FE2A-4295-8BDF-00C3A9A7E4C5}" "pv"
-    ${If} $0 != ""
-        Goto webview2_ok
-    ${EndIf}
-
-    SetDetailsPrint both
-    DetailPrint "Installing: WebView2 Runtime"
-    SetDetailsPrint listonly
-
-    InitPluginsDir
-    CreateDirectory "$pluginsdir\webview2bootstrapper"
-    SetOutPath "$pluginsdir\webview2bootstrapper"
-    File "MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe"
-    ExecWait '"$pluginsdir\webview2bootstrapper\MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe" /silent /install'
-
-    SetDetailsPrint both
-    webview2_ok:
-!macroend
-
-Section -WebView2
-    !insertmacro nb.webview2runtime
-SectionEnd
-
 Section -Post
 ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\${MAIN_APP_EXE}" service install'
 ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\${MAIN_APP_EXE}" service start'
@@ -299,14 +299,11 @@ ExecWait '"$INSTDIR\${MAIN_APP_EXE}" service uninstall'
 DetailPrint "Terminating Netbird UI process..."
 ExecWait `taskkill /im ${UI_APP_EXE}.exe /f`
 
-; Remove autostart registry entries
-DetailPrint "Removing autostart registry entries if they exist..."
-; Legacy machine-wide entry written by older installers.
+; Remove autostart registry entry
+DetailPrint "Removing autostart registry entry if exists..."
 DeleteRegValue HKLM "${AUTOSTART_REG_KEY}" "${APP_NAME}"
-; Per-user entry the UI toggle writes via Wails (value name is the lowercase
-; app-name slug). Uninstall removes the app, so drop it too.
+; Legacy: pre-HKLM installs wrote to HKCU; clean that up too.
 DeleteRegValue HKCU "${AUTOSTART_REG_KEY}" "${APP_NAME}"
-DeleteRegValue HKCU "${AUTOSTART_REG_KEY}" "netbird"
 
 ; Handle data deletion based on checkbox
 DetailPrint "Checking if user requested data deletion..."
@@ -329,9 +326,9 @@ DetailPrint "Deleting application files..."
 Delete "$INSTDIR\${UI_APP_EXE}"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\${MAIN_APP_EXE}"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\wintun.dll"
-# Legacy: pre-Wails installs shipped opengl32.dll (Mesa3D for Fyne); remove
-# any leftover copy on uninstall so old upgrades don't leave it behind.
+!if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
 Delete "$INSTDIR\opengl32.dll"
+!endif
 DetailPrint "Removing application directory..."
 RmDir /r "$INSTDIR"
 

client/internal/acl/manager.go

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
@@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 // DefaultManager uses firewall manager to handle
 type DefaultManager struct {
-	firewall           firewall.Manager
-	ipsetCounter       int
-	peerRulesPairs     map[id.RuleID][]firewall.Rule
-	routeRules         map[id.RuleID]struct{}
-	previousConfigHash uint64
-	hasAppliedConfig   bool
-	mutex              sync.Mutex
+	firewall       firewall.Manager
+	ipsetCounter   int
+	peerRulesPairs map[id.RuleID][]firewall.Rule
+	routeRules     map[id.RuleID]struct{}
+	mutex          sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func NewDefaultManager(fm firewall.Manager) *DefaultManager {
@@ -60,23 +57,6 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) ApplyFiltering(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap, dnsRout
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Skip the full rebuild + flush when the inputs that drive the firewall
-	// state are byte-for-byte identical to the last successfully applied
-	// update. Management re-sends the same network map far more often than it
-	// actually changes (account-wide updates, peer meta churn), and rebuilding
-	// every peer/route ACL and flushing the firewall on every such sync is the
-	// dominant client-side cost when nothing changed. Mirrors the same guard the
-	// DNS server already uses (previousConfigHash). Only the fields ApplyFiltering
-	// consumes participate in the hash, so an unrelated map change cannot mask a
-	// real ACL change.
-	hash, err := d.firewallConfigHash(networkMap, dnsRouteFeatureFlag)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("unable to hash firewall configuration, applying unconditionally: %v", err)
-	} else if d.hasAppliedConfig && d.previousConfigHash == hash {
-		log.Debugf("not applying the firewall configuration update as there is nothing new (hash: %d)", hash)
-		return
-	}
-
 	start := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
 		total := 0
@@ -90,49 +70,13 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) ApplyFiltering(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap, dnsRout
 
 	d.applyPeerACLs(networkMap)
 
-	routeErr := d.applyRouteACLs(networkMap.RoutesFirewallRules, dnsRouteFeatureFlag)
-	if routeErr != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Failed to apply route ACLs: %v", routeErr)
+	if err := d.applyRouteACLs(networkMap.RoutesFirewallRules, dnsRouteFeatureFlag); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to apply route ACLs: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	flushErr := d.firewall.Flush()
-	if flushErr != nil {
-		log.Error("failed to flush firewall rules: ", flushErr)
+	if err := d.firewall.Flush(); err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed to flush firewall rules: ", err)
 	}
-
-	// Only remember the hash once the firewall actually reflects this config.
-	// If applying or flushing failed, leave the previous hash untouched so the
-	// next (possibly identical) update is not skipped and gets a chance to
-	// reconcile the firewall state.
-	if err == nil && routeErr == nil && flushErr == nil {
-		d.previousConfigHash = hash
-		d.hasAppliedConfig = true
-	} else {
-		d.hasAppliedConfig = false
-	}
-}
-
-// firewallConfigHash hashes exactly the inputs ApplyFiltering uses to build the
-// firewall state, so an identical hash means an identical resulting ruleset.
-func (d *DefaultManager) firewallConfigHash(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap, dnsRouteFeatureFlag bool) (uint64, error) {
-	return hashstructure.Hash(struct {
-		PeerRules            []*mgmProto.FirewallRule
-		PeerRulesIsEmpty     bool
-		RouteRules           []*mgmProto.RouteFirewallRule
-		RouteRulesIsEmpty    bool
-		DNSRouteFeatureFlag  bool
-	}{
-		PeerRules:           networkMap.GetFirewallRules(),
-		PeerRulesIsEmpty:    networkMap.GetFirewallRulesIsEmpty(),
-		RouteRules:          networkMap.GetRoutesFirewallRules(),
-		RouteRulesIsEmpty:   networkMap.GetRoutesFirewallRulesIsEmpty(),
-		DNSRouteFeatureFlag: dnsRouteFeatureFlag,
-	}, hashstructure.FormatV2, &hashstructure.HashOptions{
-		ZeroNil:         true,
-		IgnoreZeroValue: true,
-		SlicesAsSets:    true,
-		UseStringer:     true,
-	})
 }
 
 func (d *DefaultManager) applyPeerACLs(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) {

client/internal/acl/manager_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package acl
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -486,149 +485,3 @@ func TestPortInfoEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-// TestApplyFilteringSkipsUnchangedConfig verifies that an identical network map
-// re-applied is recognized as a no-op (hash unchanged), while a real change to
-// any firewall-relevant input forces a re-apply (hash changes). This is the
-// guard that prevents a full ruleset rebuild + flush on every redundant sync.
-func TestApplyFilteringSkipsUnchangedConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
-	t.Setenv(firewall.EnvForceUserspaceFirewall, "true")
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	defer ctrl.Finish()
-
-	ifaceMock := mocks.NewMockIFaceMapper(ctrl)
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().IsUserspaceBind().Return(true).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().SetFilter(gomock.Any())
-	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.0.0.1/32")
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Name().Return("lo").AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Address().Return(wgaddr.Address{
-		IP:      network.Addr(),
-		Network: network,
-	}).AnyTimes()
-	ifaceMock.EXPECT().GetWGDevice().Return(nil).AnyTimes()
-
-	fw, err := firewall.NewFirewall(ifaceMock, nil, flowLogger, false, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, fw.Close(nil))
-	}()
-
-	acl := NewDefaultManager(fw)
-
-	networkMap := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			{
-				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
-				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
-				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-				Port:      "22",
-			},
-		},
-		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
-	require.True(t, acl.hasAppliedConfig, "config should be marked applied after first apply")
-	firstHash := acl.previousConfigHash
-	require.NotZero(t, firstHash)
-
-	// Re-applying the identical map must not change the recorded hash: the
-	// expensive rebuild path was skipped.
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
-	assert.Equal(t, firstHash, acl.previousConfigHash,
-		"identical re-apply must be a no-op (hash unchanged)")
-
-	// A real change must produce a different hash and re-apply.
-	networkMap.FirewallRules[0].Action = mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, firstHash, acl.previousConfigHash,
-		"changing a rule's action must force a re-apply (hash changed)")
-
-	// The dnsRouteFeatureFlag also participates in the hash.
-	changedHash := acl.previousConfigHash
-	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, true)
-	assert.NotEqual(t, changedHash, acl.previousConfigHash,
-		"flipping dnsRouteFeatureFlag must force a re-apply (hash changed)")
-}
-
-func buildNetworkMap(peerRules, routeRules int) *mgmProto.NetworkMap {
-	nm := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRulesIsEmpty:      peerRules == 0,
-		RoutesFirewallRulesIsEmpty: routeRules == 0,
-	}
-	for i := range peerRules {
-		nm.FirewallRules = append(nm.FirewallRules, &mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			PeerIP:    fmt.Sprintf("10.%d.%d.%d", i>>16&0xff, i>>8&0xff, i&0xff),
-			Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
-			Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
-			Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
-			Port:      fmt.Sprintf("%d", 1024+i%64511),
-		})
-	}
-	for i := range routeRules {
-		nm.RoutesFirewallRules = append(nm.RoutesFirewallRules, &mgmProto.RouteFirewallRule{
-			Destination:  fmt.Sprintf("192.168.%d.0/24", i%256),
-			SourceRanges: []string{fmt.Sprintf("10.0.%d.0/24", i%256)},
-			Action:       mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
-			Protocol:     mgmProto.RuleProtocol_ALL,
-		})
-	}
-	return nm
-}
-
-func BenchmarkFirewallConfigHash_Small(b *testing.B) {
-	d := &DefaultManager{}
-	nm := buildNetworkMap(10, 5)
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for b.Loop() {
-		_, _ = d.firewallConfigHash(nm, false)
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkFirewallConfigHash_Medium(b *testing.B) {
-	d := &DefaultManager{}
-	nm := buildNetworkMap(100, 50)
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for b.Loop() {
-		_, _ = d.firewallConfigHash(nm, false)
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkFirewallConfigHash_Large(b *testing.B) {
-	d := &DefaultManager{}
-	nm := buildNetworkMap(1000, 200)
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for b.Loop() {
-		_, _ = d.firewallConfigHash(nm, false)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestFirewallConfigHashDeterministic verifies the hash is stable for equal
-// inputs and order-independent for the rule slices (management does not
-// guarantee rule order).
-func TestFirewallConfigHashDeterministic(t *testing.T) {
-	d := &DefaultManager{}
-
-	nm1 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			{PeerIP: "10.0.0.1", Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN, Action: mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT, Protocol: mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP, Port: "22"},
-			{PeerIP: "10.0.0.2", Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN, Action: mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP, Protocol: mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP, Port: "80"},
-		},
-	}
-	// Same rules, reversed order.
-	nm2 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
-		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
-			nm1.FirewallRules[1],
-			nm1.FirewallRules[0],
-		},
-	}
-
-	h1, err := d.firewallConfigHash(nm1, false)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	h2, err := d.firewallConfigHash(nm2, false)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, h1, h2, "hash must be order-independent for rule slices")
-}

client/internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package auth
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -22,25 +21,6 @@ import (
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 )
 
-// peerLoginExpiredMsg is the exact phrase the management server returns
-// when a previously SSO-enrolled peer's login has expired. Sourced from
-// shared/management/status/error.go (NewPeerLoginExpiredError). Matched
-// by substring so a future server-side rewording that keeps the phrase
-// still triggers the friendly fallback in Login().
-const peerLoginExpiredMsg = "peer login has expired"
-
-// errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer replaces the raw management error when the
-// user runs `netbird login -k <setup-key>` against a peer that was
-// originally enrolled via SSO. Wrapped in a PermissionDenied gRPC status
-// so callers' existing isPermissionDenied / isAuthError checks still
-// classify it correctly (early-exit from retry backoff, StatusNeedsLogin
-// in the server state machine).
-var errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer = status.Error(
-	codes.PermissionDenied,
-	"this peer was originally enrolled via SSO and its session has expired. "+
-		"Setup keys can only enrol new peers — run `netbird up` (interactive SSO) to re-login.",
-)
-
 // Auth manages authentication operations with the management server
 // It maintains a long-lived connection and automatically handles reconnection with backoff
 type Auth struct {
@@ -204,15 +184,6 @@ func (a *Auth) Login(ctx context.Context, setupKey string, jwtToken string) (err
 			log.Debugf("peer registration required")
 			_, err = a.registerPeer(client, ctx, setupKey, jwtToken, pubSSHKey)
 			if err != nil {
-				// The peer pub-key is already on file with the management
-				// server (originally enrolled via SSO) and the session has
-				// expired. The setup-key path can only enrol new peers, so
-				// retrying with -k will keep failing. Replace the raw mgm
-				// message with an actionable hint that tells the user to
-				// re-authenticate via SSO instead.
-				if setupKey != "" && jwtToken == "" && isPeerLoginExpired(err) {
-					err = errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer
-				}
 				isAuthError = isPermissionDenied(err)
 				return err
 			}
@@ -351,6 +322,7 @@ func (a *Auth) setSystemInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
 		a.config.BlockLANAccess,
 		a.config.BlockInbound,
 		a.config.DisableIPv6,
+		a.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		a.config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		a.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		a.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
@@ -502,16 +474,3 @@ func isLoginNeeded(err error) bool {
 func isRegistrationNeeded(err error) bool {
 	return isPermissionDenied(err)
 }
-
-// isPeerLoginExpired reports whether err is the management server's
-// "peer login has expired" PermissionDenied response. Used by Login to
-// detect the case where the caller passed a setup-key but the peer is
-// actually an SSO-enrolled record whose session needs refreshing — the
-// setup-key path cannot help there.
-func isPeerLoginExpired(err error) bool {
-	if !isPermissionDenied(err) {
-		return false
-	}
-	s, _ := status.FromError(err)
-	return strings.Contains(s.Message(), peerLoginExpiredMsg)
-}

client/internal/auth/auth_test.go

@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-package auth
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-)
-
-func TestIsPeerLoginExpired(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		name string
-		err  error
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "nil",
-			err:  nil,
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "plain error (not a gRPC status)",
-			err:  errors.New("network read: connection reset"),
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "PermissionDenied with different message",
-			err:  status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "user is blocked"),
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Unauthenticated with the expected phrase",
-			// Wrong status code — must still return false.
-			err:  status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "peer login has expired, please log in once more"),
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "exact server message",
-			err:  status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "peer login has expired, please log in once more"),
-			want: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "phrase as substring",
-			// Future-proofing: if mgm reworords but keeps the phrase,
-			// the friendly fallback must still kick in.
-			err:  status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, "session refused: peer login has expired (account=foo)"),
-			want: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := isPeerLoginExpired(tc.err); got != tc.want {
-				t.Fatalf("isPeerLoginExpired(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.err, got, tc.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestErrSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer(t *testing.T) {
-	// Sentinel must surface as PermissionDenied so the upstream
-	// isPermissionDenied / isAuthError checks classify it correctly
-	// (short-circuit retry backoff, set StatusNeedsLogin).
-	if !isPermissionDenied(errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer) {
-		t.Fatalf("errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer must be a PermissionDenied gRPC error")
-	}
-
-	// Message must actually mention SSO and `netbird up` so it is
-	// actionable for the end user. Loose substring checks keep the
-	// test resilient to copy edits.
-	s, _ := status.FromError(errSetupKeyOnSSOExpiredPeer)
-	msg := strings.ToLower(s.Message())
-	for _, want := range []string{"sso", "netbird up"} {
-		if !strings.Contains(msg, want) {
-			t.Errorf("sentinel message should contain %q, got %q", want, s.Message())
-		}
-	}
-}

client/internal/auth/pending_flow.go

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-package auth
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// PendingFlow stores an in-progress OAuth flow between the RPC that
-// initiates it (returns the verification URI to the UI) and the RPC
-// that waits for the user to complete it. The flow handle, the
-// device-code info, and the absolute expiry are kept together so the
-// waiting RPC can validate the device code and reuse the same flow.
-//
-// PendingFlow is safe for concurrent use; callers must not access the
-// stored fields directly.
-type PendingFlow struct {
-	mu         sync.Mutex
-	flow       OAuthFlow
-	info       AuthFlowInfo
-	expiresAt  time.Time
-	waitCancel context.CancelFunc
-}
-
-// NewPendingFlow returns an empty PendingFlow ready to be populated by Set.
-func NewPendingFlow() *PendingFlow {
-	return &PendingFlow{}
-}
-
-// Set stores the flow and its authorization info, computing the absolute
-// expiry from info.ExpiresIn (seconds, as returned by the IdP).
-func (p *PendingFlow) Set(flow OAuthFlow, info AuthFlowInfo) {
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-	p.flow = flow
-	p.info = info
-	p.expiresAt = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(info.ExpiresIn) * time.Second)
-}
-
-// Get returns the stored flow, info, and whether a flow is currently
-// pending. Returns (nil, zero, false) after Clear or before Set.
-func (p *PendingFlow) Get() (OAuthFlow, AuthFlowInfo, bool) {
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-	if p.flow == nil {
-		return nil, AuthFlowInfo{}, false
-	}
-	return p.flow, p.info, true
-}
-
-// ExpiresAt returns the absolute expiry of the pending flow. Returns
-// the zero time when no flow is pending.
-func (p *PendingFlow) ExpiresAt() time.Time {
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-	return p.expiresAt
-}
-
-// SetWaitCancel records the cancel function for the goroutine currently
-// blocked in WaitToken so a new RequestAuth can preempt it.
-func (p *PendingFlow) SetWaitCancel(cancel context.CancelFunc) {
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-	p.waitCancel = cancel
-}
-
-// CancelWait invokes and clears the stored wait-cancel, if any. Safe to
-// call when no wait is in progress.
-func (p *PendingFlow) CancelWait() {
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	cancel := p.waitCancel
-	p.waitCancel = nil
-	p.mu.Unlock()
-	if cancel != nil {
-		cancel()
-	}
-}
-
-// Clear resets the pending flow to empty. Any stored wait-cancel is
-// dropped without being invoked — call CancelWait first if the waiting
-// goroutine must be stopped.
-func (p *PendingFlow) Clear() {
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-	p.flow = nil
-	p.info = AuthFlowInfo{}
-	p.expiresAt = time.Time{}
-	p.waitCancel = nil
-}

client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/event.go

@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-package sessionwatch
-
-import (
-	"strconv"
-	"time"
-)
-
-// internal event kinds are no longer exposed: the watcher drives the Sink
-// directly (NotifyStateChange on deadline change/clear, PublishEvent at
-// each warning lead). Tests use a mock Sink to observe what the watcher
-// emits.
-
-// Metadata keys attached by the daemon to session-warning SystemEvents.
-// The UI tray reads these to build a locale-aware notification without
-// relying on the daemon's locale-less UserMessage string, and to
-// disambiguate the T-WarningLead notification from the T-FinalWarningLead
-// fallback that auto-opens the SessionAboutToExpire dialog.
-const (
-	// MetaSessionWarning is set to "true" on both warning events (T-10 and
-	// T-2) so the UI can detect a session-warning SystemEvent without
-	// matching on the message text. Use MetaSessionFinal to distinguish
-	// the two.
-	MetaSessionWarning = "session_warning"
-	// MetaSessionFinal is set to "true" on the T-FinalWarningLead event
-	// only. Consumers that need to auto-open the SessionAboutToExpire
-	// dialog gate on this; T-WarningLead events leave the field unset.
-	MetaSessionFinal = "session_final_warning"
-	// MetaSessionExpiresAt carries the absolute UTC deadline encoded with
-	// FormatExpiresAt; consumers must decode with ParseExpiresAt so a
-	// future format change stays a single edit.
-	MetaSessionExpiresAt = "session_expires_at"
-	// MetaSessionLeadMinutes carries the lead in whole minutes (WarningLead
-	// for the T-10 event, FinalWarningLead for the T-2 event) so the UI
-	// can show "expires in ~N minutes" without hardcoding either constant.
-	MetaSessionLeadMinutes = "lead_minutes"
-	// MetaSessionDeadlineRejected is attached to the ERROR/AUTHENTICATION
-	// SystemEvent the daemon emits when it discards a deadline from the
-	// management server (pre-epoch, too far in the future, or past the
-	// clock-skew tolerance). The value is the rejection reason string.
-	// userMessage is left empty; the UI detects the event via this key
-	// and builds a localized notification — same pattern as the session
-	// warnings above.
-	MetaSessionDeadlineRejected = "session_deadline_rejected"
-)
-
-// expiresAtLayout is the wire format used for MetaSessionExpiresAt.
-// Producer and consumers both go through FormatExpiresAt/ParseExpiresAt
-// so this layout stays a single source of truth.
-const expiresAtLayout = time.RFC3339
-
-// FormatExpiresAt encodes a deadline for MetaSessionExpiresAt. Always
-// emits UTC so a consumer in another timezone reads the same wall-clock
-// deadline.
-func FormatExpiresAt(t time.Time) string {
-	return t.UTC().Format(expiresAtLayout)
-}
-
-// ParseExpiresAt decodes the MetaSessionExpiresAt value back to a UTC
-// time. Returns an error when the field is empty or malformed; the
-// caller decides whether to fall back (zero value) or propagate.
-func ParseExpiresAt(s string) (time.Time, error) {
-	t, err := time.Parse(expiresAtLayout, s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}, err
-	}
-	return t.UTC(), nil
-}
-
-// FormatLeadMinutes encodes a lead duration for MetaSessionLeadMinutes
-// as the integer count of whole minutes. Sub-minute residuals are
-// truncated — the field is informational ("expires in ~N minutes") and
-// fractional minutes don't change what the UI displays.
-func FormatLeadMinutes(d time.Duration) string {
-	return strconv.Itoa(int(d / time.Minute))
-}
-
-// ParseLeadMinutes decodes a MetaSessionLeadMinutes value. Returns 0
-// and the parse error for malformed input; consumers that prefer a
-// silent fallback can simply ignore the error.
-func ParseLeadMinutes(s string) (int, error) {
-	return strconv.Atoi(s)
-}

client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/watcher.go

@@ -1,387 +0,0 @@
-// Package sessionwatch tracks the SSO session expiry deadline that the
-// management server publishes via LoginResponse / SyncResponse and fires
-// two warning events at fixed lead times before expiry: an interactive
-// T-WarningLead notification and a dismiss-gated T-FinalWarningLead
-// fallback dialog.
-//
-// The watcher is idempotent: Update may be called as often as the network
-// map snapshots arrive. Repeating the same deadline is a no-op; a new
-// deadline reschedules the timers and arms a fresh warning cycle.
-//
-// Warning firing is edge-detected. Each unique deadline value fires each
-// warning callback at most once.
-package sessionwatch
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
-	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
-)
-
-const (
-	// Skew tolerates a small clock difference between the management
-	// server and this peer before treating a deadline as "in the past".
-	// Slightly above typical NTP drift; tight enough that the UI doesn't
-	// paint a stale expiry as if it were valid.
-	Skew = 30 * time.Second
-
-	// maxDeadlineHorizon caps how far in the future an accepted deadline
-	// can sit. A timestamp beyond this is almost certainly a protocol
-	// glitch, and silently arming a 100-year timer would hide the bug.
-	maxDeadlineHorizon = 10 * 365 * 24 * time.Hour
-
-	// WarningLead is how far before expiry the first (interactive)
-	// warning fires. Drives the T-10 OS notification with
-	// Extend/Dismiss actions.
-	WarningLead = 10 * time.Minute
-
-	// FinalWarningLead is how far before expiry the fallback final
-	// warning fires. Drives the auto-opened SessionAboutToExpire dialog,
-	// but only when the user has not dismissed the T-WarningLead warning
-	// for the same deadline. Must be strictly less than WarningLead.
-	FinalWarningLead = 2 * time.Minute
-)
-
-var (
-	// ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch is returned by Update when the supplied
-	// deadline pre-dates 1970-01-01.
-	ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch = errors.New("session deadline before unix epoch")
-
-	// ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture is returned by Update when the supplied
-	// deadline is more than maxDeadlineHorizon in the future.
-	ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture = errors.New("session deadline too far in the future")
-
-	// ErrDeadlineInPast is returned by Update when the supplied deadline
-	// is more than Skew in the past.
-	ErrDeadlineInPast = errors.New("session deadline in the past")
-)
-
-// StatusRecorder is the side-effect surface the watcher drives on every
-// state transition. Production wires this to peer.Status (SetSessionExpiresAt
-// for deadline change/clear, PublishEvent for the two warnings); tests pass
-// a fake recorder so the same surface is observable without an engine.
-//
-// The watcher is the single owner of the deadline propagated to the
-// recorder: every set, clear, sanity-check rejection and Close routes the
-// value through SetSessionExpiresAt, so the SubscribeStatus snapshot the UI
-// reads can never drift from the watcher's timer state. (SetSessionExpiresAt
-// fans out its own state-change notification, so no separate notify is
-// needed.) The recorder is server-scoped and outlives this engine-scoped
-// watcher — without the Close-time clear a teardown (Down, or the Down+Up of
-// a profile switch) would leave the next session showing the previous one's
-// stale "expires in" value.
-//
-// PublishEvent's signature mirrors peer.Status.PublishEvent: the watcher
-// composes the metadata internally so the wire format (MetaSession*) is
-// owned by sessionwatch, not the caller.
-type StatusRecorder interface {
-	SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline time.Time)
-	PublishEvent(
-		severity cProto.SystemEvent_Severity,
-		category cProto.SystemEvent_Category,
-		message string,
-		userMessage string,
-		metadata map[string]string,
-	)
-}
-
-// Watcher observes the latest session deadline and fires two warnings
-// before it expires: the interactive T-WarningLead notification, and the
-// fallback T-FinalWarningLead dialog (suppressed when the user dismissed
-// the first one for the same deadline). Safe for concurrent use.
-type Watcher struct {
-	lead      time.Duration
-	finalLead time.Duration
-
-	mu           sync.Mutex
-	current      time.Time
-	timer        *time.Timer
-	finalTimer   *time.Timer
-	firedAt      time.Time // deadline value the T-WarningLead callback last fired against
-	finalFiredAt time.Time // deadline value the T-FinalWarningLead callback last fired against
-	dismissedAt  time.Time // deadline value the user dismissed via Dismiss(); gates fireFinal
-	closed       bool
-	recorder     StatusRecorder
-}
-
-// New returns a watcher with the package defaults WarningLead and
-// FinalWarningLead. Pass nil for recorder to silence side effects (handy
-// in unit tests that exercise sanity checks without observing the publish
-// path).
-func New(recorder StatusRecorder) *Watcher {
-	return NewWithLeads(WarningLead, FinalWarningLead, recorder)
-}
-
-// NewWithLeads returns a watcher with custom lead times. Useful for tests.
-// final must be strictly less than lead; otherwise both timers fire in the
-// wrong order or simultaneously and the UI flow breaks. A zero final lead
-// disables the final-warning timer entirely (see armTimerLocked) so a
-// millisecond-scale deadline doesn't flush both timers in one tick.
-func NewWithLeads(lead, final time.Duration, recorder StatusRecorder) *Watcher {
-	return &Watcher{
-		lead:      lead,
-		finalLead: final,
-		recorder:  recorder,
-	}
-}
-
-// Update sets the latest deadline. Pass the zero time to clear (e.g. when
-// a Sync push from the server omits the field because login expiration
-// was disabled).
-//
-// Same-value updates are no-ops. A different non-zero value cancels any
-// pending timer, resets the "already fired" guard, and arms a new one.
-//
-// Returns one of the sentinel Err* values when the deadline fails the
-// sanity checks (pre-epoch, far future, or in the past beyond Skew).
-// In every error case the watcher first clears its state so it stays
-// consistent with what the caller will push into its other sinks (e.g.
-// applySessionDeadline forces a zero deadline into the status recorder
-// after a non-nil error).
-func (w *Watcher) Update(deadline time.Time) error {
-	w.mu.Lock()
-	if w.closed {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if deadline.IsZero() {
-		w.clearLocked()
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	now := time.Now()
-	switch {
-	case deadline.Before(time.Unix(0, 0)):
-		w.clearLocked()
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch, deadline)
-	case deadline.After(now.Add(maxDeadlineHorizon)):
-		w.clearLocked()
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture, deadline)
-	case deadline.Before(now.Add(-Skew)):
-		w.clearLocked()
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v (now=%v)", ErrDeadlineInPast, deadline, now)
-	}
-
-	if deadline.Equal(w.current) {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	w.stopTimerLocked()
-	w.current = deadline
-	// Reset every per-deadline guard so a refreshed deadline arms a fresh
-	// warning cycle: both edge triggers and the user Dismiss decision
-	// (the user agreed to the old deadline expiring; a new deadline
-	// restarts the contract).
-	w.firedAt = time.Time{}
-	w.finalFiredAt = time.Time{}
-	w.dismissedAt = time.Time{}
-
-	w.armTimerLocked(deadline)
-	recorder := w.recorder
-	w.mu.Unlock()
-	if recorder != nil {
-		recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline)
-	}
-	log.Infof("auth session deadline set to: %s (in %s)", deadline.Format(time.RFC3339), time.Until(deadline).Round(time.Second))
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Deadline returns the most recently observed deadline. Zero when no
-// deadline is currently tracked.
-func (w *Watcher) Deadline() time.Time {
-	w.mu.Lock()
-	defer w.mu.Unlock()
-	return w.current
-}
-
-// Dismiss records the user's "Dismiss" action against the current deadline
-// and suppresses the upcoming final-warning callback for that deadline.
-// Idempotent: repeated calls are no-ops. A subsequent Update with a fresh
-// deadline resets the dismissal so the final-warning cycle re-arms.
-//
-// No-op when the watcher holds no deadline or has been closed.
-func (w *Watcher) Dismiss() {
-	w.mu.Lock()
-	defer w.mu.Unlock()
-	if w.closed || w.current.IsZero() {
-		return
-	}
-	if w.dismissedAt.Equal(w.current) {
-		return
-	}
-	w.dismissedAt = w.current
-	// Cancel the armed final-warning timer eagerly. fireFinal would also
-	// gate on dismissedAt, but stopping the timer avoids a wakeup with
-	// nothing to do and makes the intent visible.
-	if w.finalTimer != nil {
-		w.finalTimer.Stop()
-		w.finalTimer = nil
-	}
-	log.Infof("auth session final-warning dismissed for deadline %s", w.current.Format(time.RFC3339))
-}
-
-// Close stops any pending timer and drops the deadline on the status
-// recorder. Update calls after Close are ignored. Clearing the recorder
-// here is what keeps a teardown (Down, or the Down+Up of a profile switch)
-// from leaving the next session showing this one's stale "expires in"
-// value — the recorder is server-scoped and outlives this engine-scoped
-// watcher, so nothing else drops the anchor on teardown.
-func (w *Watcher) Close() {
-	w.mu.Lock()
-	if w.closed {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-	w.closed = true
-	w.stopTimerLocked()
-	hadDeadline := !w.current.IsZero()
-	w.current = time.Time{}
-	w.firedAt = time.Time{}
-	w.finalFiredAt = time.Time{}
-	w.dismissedAt = time.Time{}
-	recorder := w.recorder
-	w.mu.Unlock()
-	if recorder != nil && hadDeadline {
-		recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(time.Time{})
-	}
-}
-
-// clearLocked drops the tracked deadline and notifies the recorder so
-// downstream consumers (SubscribeStatus stream, UI) drop their anchor.
-// The caller must hold w.mu; this helper releases it before invoking
-// the recorder.
-func (w *Watcher) clearLocked() {
-	if w.current.IsZero() {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-	w.stopTimerLocked()
-	w.current = time.Time{}
-	w.firedAt = time.Time{}
-	w.finalFiredAt = time.Time{}
-	w.dismissedAt = time.Time{}
-	recorder := w.recorder
-	w.mu.Unlock()
-	if recorder != nil {
-		recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(time.Time{})
-	}
-	log.Infof("auth session deadline cleared")
-}
-
-func (w *Watcher) stopTimerLocked() {
-	if w.timer != nil {
-		w.timer.Stop()
-		w.timer = nil
-	}
-	if w.finalTimer != nil {
-		w.finalTimer.Stop()
-		w.finalTimer = nil
-	}
-}
-
-func (w *Watcher) armTimerLocked(deadline time.Time) {
-	w.timer = armOneShotLocked(deadline.Add(-w.lead), func() { w.fire(deadline) })
-	// finalLead <= 0 disables the final-warning timer entirely. Used by
-	// tests that predate the final-warning fallback so a millisecond-scale
-	// deadline does not flush both timers at once.
-	if w.finalLead > 0 {
-		w.finalTimer = armOneShotLocked(deadline.Add(-w.finalLead), func() { w.fireFinal(deadline) })
-	}
-}
-
-func (w *Watcher) fire(armedFor time.Time) {
-	w.mu.Lock()
-	if w.closed || !w.current.Equal(armedFor) {
-		// Deadline moved while we were waiting (e.g. a successful extend).
-		// The reschedule path armed a fresh timer; this one is stale.
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-	if !w.firedAt.IsZero() && w.firedAt.Equal(armedFor) {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-	w.firedAt = armedFor
-	recorder := w.recorder
-	w.mu.Unlock()
-	if recorder == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	log.Infof("auth session expiry soon warning fired")
-	publishWarning(recorder, armedFor, false)
-}
-
-// fireFinal mirrors fire for the T-FinalWarningLead timer with an extra
-// dismiss-gate: if the user dismissed the T-WarningLead notification for
-// this deadline, the final warning is suppressed entirely.
-func (w *Watcher) fireFinal(armedFor time.Time) {
-	w.mu.Lock()
-	if w.closed || !w.current.Equal(armedFor) {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-	if !w.finalFiredAt.IsZero() && w.finalFiredAt.Equal(armedFor) {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-	if w.dismissedAt.Equal(armedFor) {
-		w.mu.Unlock()
-		log.Infof("auth session final-warning skipped (dismissed by user)")
-		return
-	}
-	w.finalFiredAt = armedFor
-	recorder := w.recorder
-	w.mu.Unlock()
-	if recorder == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	log.Infof("auth session final-warning fired")
-	publishWarning(recorder, armedFor, true)
-}
-
-// armOneShotLocked schedules cb at fireAt. When fireAt is already in the
-// past it dispatches on the next scheduler tick so a state-change recorder
-// notification (invoked after w.mu is released) lands first. Caller must
-// hold w.mu.
-func armOneShotLocked(fireAt time.Time, cb func()) *time.Timer {
-	delay := time.Until(fireAt)
-	if delay <= 0 {
-		return time.AfterFunc(0, cb)
-	}
-	return time.AfterFunc(delay, cb)
-}
-
-// publishWarning composes the SystemEvent for a watcher-fired warning and
-// pushes it through the recorder. Severity is CRITICAL on both — bypassing
-// the user's Notifications toggle is deliberate: missing the warning
-// window forces the post-mortem SessionExpired flow (tunnel torn down,
-// lock icon, manual re-login), which is the UX we are trying to avoid.
-func publishWarning(recorder StatusRecorder, deadline time.Time, final bool) {
-	lead := WarningLead
-	message := "session expiry warning"
-	meta := map[string]string{
-		MetaSessionWarning:   "true",
-		MetaSessionExpiresAt: FormatExpiresAt(deadline),
-	}
-	if final {
-		lead = FinalWarningLead
-		message = "session expiry final warning"
-		meta[MetaSessionFinal] = "true"
-	}
-	meta[MetaSessionLeadMinutes] = FormatLeadMinutes(lead)
-
-	recorder.PublishEvent(
-		cProto.SystemEvent_CRITICAL,
-		cProto.SystemEvent_AUTHENTICATION,
-		message,
-		"",
-		meta,
-	)
-}

client/internal/auth/sessionwatch/watcher_test.go

@@ -1,519 +0,0 @@
-package sessionwatch
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"sync"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
-)
-
-// fakeRecorder satisfies StatusRecorder and records every call so tests
-// can observe what the watcher emits. SetSessionExpiresAt and PublishEvent
-// land in the same ordered events slice (with the Kind distinguishing
-// them) so tests that care about ordering still work. lastDeadline holds
-// the most recent value passed to SetSessionExpiresAt so tests can assert
-// the recorder ended up cleared/set as expected.
-type fakeRecorder struct {
-	mu           sync.Mutex
-	events       []event
-	lastDeadline time.Time
-}
-
-type eventKind int
-
-const (
-	stateChange eventKind = iota
-	publish
-)
-
-type event struct {
-	kind eventKind
-	// Set only for publish events.
-	severity cProto.SystemEvent_Severity
-	category cProto.SystemEvent_Category
-	message  string
-	meta     map[string]string
-}
-
-// SetSessionExpiresAt mirrors peer.Status: a same-value write is a no-op,
-// a real change records the new value and fans out a state-change (the
-// production recorder calls notifyStateChange internally). The baseline
-// is the zero time, so an initial clear before any deadline is set emits
-// nothing — matching the real recorder.
-func (r *fakeRecorder) SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline time.Time) {
-	r.mu.Lock()
-	defer r.mu.Unlock()
-	if r.lastDeadline.Equal(deadline) {
-		return
-	}
-	r.lastDeadline = deadline
-	r.events = append(r.events, event{kind: stateChange})
-}
-
-func (r *fakeRecorder) deadline() time.Time {
-	r.mu.Lock()
-	defer r.mu.Unlock()
-	return r.lastDeadline
-}
-
-func (r *fakeRecorder) PublishEvent(
-	severity cProto.SystemEvent_Severity,
-	category cProto.SystemEvent_Category,
-	message string,
-	_ string,
-	metadata map[string]string,
-) {
-	r.mu.Lock()
-	defer r.mu.Unlock()
-	r.events = append(r.events, event{
-		kind:     publish,
-		severity: severity,
-		category: category,
-		message:  message,
-		meta:     metadata,
-	})
-}
-
-func (r *fakeRecorder) snapshot() []event {
-	r.mu.Lock()
-	defer r.mu.Unlock()
-	out := make([]event, len(r.events))
-	copy(out, r.events)
-	return out
-}
-
-func (e event) isFinalWarning() bool {
-	return e.kind == publish && e.meta[MetaSessionFinal] == "true"
-}
-
-func (e event) isWarning() bool {
-	return e.kind == publish && e.meta[MetaSessionWarning] == "true" && e.meta[MetaSessionFinal] != "true"
-}
-
-func countWhere(events []event, pred func(event) bool) int {
-	n := 0
-	for _, e := range events {
-		if pred(e) {
-			n++
-		}
-	}
-	return n
-}
-
-func waitForEvents(t *testing.T, r *fakeRecorder, want int) []event {
-	t.Helper()
-	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
-	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
-		if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) >= want {
-			return got
-		}
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-	got := r.snapshot()
-	t.Fatalf("timed out waiting for %d events, got %d: %+v", want, len(got), got)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// newWatcher builds a watcher with the final timer disabled (finalLead=0),
-// matching the lead-only behaviour the pre-final-warning tests assume.
-func newWatcher(lead time.Duration, r *fakeRecorder) *Watcher {
-	return NewWithLeads(lead, 0, r)
-}
-
-func TestUpdateZeroBeforeAnythingIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	_ = w.Update(time.Time{})
-
-	if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected no events on initial zero, got %+v", got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestUpdateNonZeroFiresStateChange(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
-	if events[0].kind != stateChange {
-		t.Fatalf("expected stateChange, got %+v", events[0])
-	}
-	if !w.Deadline().Equal(d) {
-		t.Fatalf("deadline mismatch: %v vs %v", w.Deadline(), d)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestSameDeadlineIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
-	if len(events) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 event for repeated same deadline, got %d: %+v", len(events), events)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestWarningFiresOnceWithinLeadWindow(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	lead := 50 * time.Millisecond
-	w := newWatcher(lead, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	// Deadline 80ms out — warning should fire after ~30ms.
-	d := time.Now().Add(80 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
-	if events[0].kind != stateChange {
-		t.Fatalf("event[0] should be stateChange, got %+v", events[0])
-	}
-	if !events[1].isWarning() {
-		t.Fatalf("event[1] should be a warning publish, got %+v", events[1])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestWarningFiresImmediatelyWhenAlreadyInsideWindow(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r) // lead > delta => fire immediately
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
-	if !events[1].isWarning() {
-		t.Fatalf("expected immediate warning publish, got %+v", events[1])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestNewDeadlineCancelsPriorTimer(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	lead := 50 * time.Millisecond
-	w := newWatcher(lead, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	first := time.Now().Add(80 * time.Millisecond) // would fire warning ~30ms in
-	_ = w.Update(first)
-
-	// Replace with a far-future deadline before the warning fires.
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-	second := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
-	_ = w.Update(second)
-
-	// Wait past when first's warning would have fired.
-	time.Sleep(80 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	if n := countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isWarning); n != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("warning fired for cancelled deadline: %+v", r.snapshot())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRefreshAfterFireArmsNewWarning(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	lead := 30 * time.Millisecond
-	w := newWatcher(lead, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	first := time.Now().Add(50 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(first)
-
-	// Wait for stateChange + warning of the first cycle.
-	waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
-
-	// Simulate a successful extend: brand new deadline.
-	second := time.Now().Add(60 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(second)
-
-	// 4 events total: stateChange, warning (first), stateChange, warning (second).
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 4)
-	if events[2].kind != stateChange {
-		t.Fatalf("event[2] should be stateChange for the new deadline, got %+v", events[2])
-	}
-	if !events[3].isWarning() {
-		t.Fatalf("event[3] should be a warning publish for the new deadline, got %+v", events[3])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestUpdateZeroAfterNonZeroClearsState(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-	waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
-
-	_ = w.Update(time.Time{})
-
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
-	if events[1].kind != stateChange {
-		t.Fatalf("expected stateChange on clear, got %+v", events[1])
-	}
-	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
-		t.Fatalf("Deadline should be zero after clear")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestUpdateRejectsBeforeEpoch(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	good := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
-	if err := w.Update(good); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	err := w.Update(time.Unix(-100, 0))
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch) {
-		t.Fatalf("want ErrDeadlineBeforeEpoch, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
-		t.Fatalf("rejected pre-epoch update must clear deadline; got %v", w.Deadline())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestUpdateRejectsTooFarFuture(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	good := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
-	if err := w.Update(good); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	err := w.Update(time.Now().Add(50 * 365 * 24 * time.Hour))
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture) {
-		t.Fatalf("want ErrDeadlineTooFarFuture, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
-		t.Fatalf("rejected far-future update must clear deadline; got %v", w.Deadline())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestUpdateInPastClearsDeadline(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	good := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
-	if err := w.Update(good); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
-	}
-	// Drain the stateChange from the seed.
-	waitForEvents(t, r, 1)
-
-	err := w.Update(time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour))
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrDeadlineInPast) {
-		t.Fatalf("want ErrDeadlineInPast, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if !w.Deadline().IsZero() {
-		t.Fatalf("in-past update must clear the deadline, got %v", w.Deadline())
-	}
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 2)
-	if events[1].kind != stateChange {
-		t.Fatalf("expected stateChange on clear, got %+v", events[1])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestUpdateWithinSkewAccepted(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	// 5 seconds in the past is within the 30s Skew tolerance — accept it.
-	d := time.Now().Add(-5 * time.Second)
-	if err := w.Update(d); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("within-skew Update should succeed, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if !w.Deadline().Equal(d) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected deadline to be applied, got %v want %v", w.Deadline(), d)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestCloseSilencesUpdates(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(50*time.Millisecond, r)
-	w.Close()
-
-	_ = w.Update(time.Now().Add(time.Hour))
-
-	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
-	if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected no events after Close, got %+v", got)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestCloseClearsRecorderDeadline pins the profile-switch fix: a watcher
-// holding a live deadline must zero the recorder on Close so the next
-// engine's watcher (and the UI reading the shared server-scoped recorder)
-// doesn't start out showing the previous session's stale "expires in".
-func TestCloseClearsRecorderDeadline(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r)
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Hour)
-	if err := w.Update(d); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("seed Update: %v", err)
-	}
-	if got := r.deadline(); !got.Equal(d) {
-		t.Fatalf("recorder deadline after Update = %v, want %v", got, d)
-	}
-
-	w.Close()
-
-	if got := r.deadline(); !got.IsZero() {
-		t.Fatalf("recorder deadline after Close = %v, want zero", got)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestCloseWithoutDeadlineLeavesRecorderUntouched guards the symmetric
-// case: closing a watcher that never held a deadline must not emit a
-// redundant clear (the recorder may legitimately hold a value written by
-// some other path; the watcher only owns what it set).
-func TestCloseWithoutDeadlineLeavesRecorderUntouched(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := newWatcher(time.Hour, r)
-
-	w.Close()
-
-	if got := r.snapshot(); len(got) != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected no events from Close on an empty watcher, got %+v", got)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestFinalWarningFiresAfterRegularWarning(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	// Warning fires at deadline-80ms, final at deadline-30ms.
-	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-
-	// Expect stateChange + warning + final-warning.
-	events := waitForEvents(t, r, 3)
-
-	if countWhere(events, func(e event) bool { return e.kind == stateChange }) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 stateChange, got %+v", events)
-	}
-	if countWhere(events, event.isWarning) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 warning publish, got %+v", events)
-	}
-	if countWhere(events, event.isFinalWarning) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected exactly 1 final-warning publish, got %+v", events)
-	}
-
-	// Warning must precede final (same deadline, longer lead fires first).
-	var wIdx, fIdx int
-	for i, e := range events {
-		switch {
-		case e.isWarning():
-			wIdx = i
-		case e.isFinalWarning():
-			fIdx = i
-		}
-	}
-	if wIdx > fIdx {
-		t.Fatalf("warning must publish before final-warning, got order %+v", events)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDismissSuppressesFinalWarning(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-
-	// Wait for the warning publish so we know we're inside the warning
-	// window, then dismiss before the final timer would fire.
-	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
-	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
-		if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isWarning) >= 1 {
-			break
-		}
-		time.Sleep(2 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-	if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isWarning) < 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("warning did not publish in time, events=%+v", r.snapshot())
-	}
-
-	w.Dismiss()
-
-	// Now wait past when the final would have fired.
-	time.Sleep(120 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	if n := countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning); n != 0 {
-		t.Fatalf("final-warning published after Dismiss(), events=%+v", r.snapshot())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDismissResetByNewDeadline(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	first := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(first)
-
-	// Dismiss against the first deadline.
-	w.Dismiss()
-
-	// Replace with a fresh deadline before the first's timers complete.
-	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-	second := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(second)
-
-	// The second cycle must publish a final-warning (the dismiss state
-	// did not carry over).
-	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
-	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
-		if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning) >= 1 {
-			break
-		}
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-	if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning) < 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("final-warning did not publish on fresh deadline after Dismiss reset, events=%+v", r.snapshot())
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDismissBeforeUpdateIsNoop(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &fakeRecorder{}
-	w := NewWithLeads(80*time.Millisecond, 30*time.Millisecond, r)
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	// No deadline tracked yet; Dismiss must be a no-op (no panic, no state).
-	w.Dismiss()
-
-	d := time.Now().Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
-	_ = w.Update(d)
-
-	// Final warning should still publish — Dismiss only acts on the current
-	// deadline, and there was none at the time of the call.
-	deadline := time.Now().Add(500 * time.Millisecond)
-	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
-		if countWhere(r.snapshot(), event.isFinalWarning) >= 1 {
-			return
-		}
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-	t.Fatalf("final-warning did not publish after no-op pre-Update Dismiss, events=%+v", r.snapshot())
-}

client/internal/conn_mgr.go

@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 )
 
-// lazyForce is the resolved local decision for lazy connections, layered above the
-// management feature flag. lazyForceNone defers to management.
-type lazyForce int
-
-const (
-	lazyForceNone lazyForce = iota
-	lazyForceOn
-	lazyForceOff
-)
-
 // ConnMgr coordinates both lazy connections (established on-demand) and permanent peer connections.
 //
 // The connection manager is responsible for:
@@ -38,7 +28,7 @@ type ConnMgr struct {
 	peerStore        *peerstore.Store
 	statusRecorder   *peer.Status
 	iface            lazyconn.WGIface
-	force            lazyForce
+	enabledLocally   bool
 	rosenpassEnabled bool
 
 	lazyConnMgr *manager.Manager
@@ -53,34 +43,28 @@ func NewConnMgr(engineConfig *EngineConfig, statusRecorder *peer.Status, peerSto
 		peerStore:        peerStore,
 		statusRecorder:   statusRecorder,
 		iface:            iface,
-		force:            resolveLazyForce(engineConfig.LazyConnection),
 		rosenpassEnabled: engineConfig.RosenpassEnabled,
 	}
+	if engineConfig.LazyConnectionEnabled || lazyconn.IsLazyConnEnabledByEnv() {
+		e.enabledLocally = true
+	}
 	return e
 }
 
-// Start initializes the connection manager. It starts the lazy connection manager when a
-// local override forces it on; with no local override it waits for the management feature flag.
+// Start initializes the connection manager and starts the lazy connection manager if enabled by env var or cmd line option.
 func (e *ConnMgr) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 	if e.lazyConnMgr != nil {
 		log.Errorf("lazy connection manager is already started")
 		return
 	}
 
-	switch e.force {
-	case lazyForceOff:
-		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is disabled by local override (%s or MDM policy)", lazyconn.EnvLazyConn)
-		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
-		return
-	case lazyForceNone:
-		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is managed by the management feature flag")
-		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
+	if !e.enabledLocally {
+		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is disabled")
 		return
 	}
 
 	if e.rosenpassEnabled {
 		log.Warnf("rosenpass connection manager is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
-		e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -92,8 +76,8 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 // If enabled, it initializes the lazy connection manager and start it. Do not need to call Start() again.
 // If disabled, then it closes the lazy connection manager and open the connections to all peers.
 func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) error {
-	// a local override (NB_LAZY_CONN or local config) takes precedence over management
-	if e.force != lazyForceNone {
+	// do not disable lazy connection manager if it was enabled by env var
+	if e.enabledLocally {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -105,7 +89,6 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) er
 
 		if e.rosenpassEnabled {
 			log.Infof("rosenpass connection manager is enabled, lazy connection manager will not be started")
-			e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -115,7 +98,6 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) UpdatedRemoteFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) er
 		return e.addPeersToLazyConnManager()
 	} else {
 		if e.lazyConnMgr == nil {
-			e.statusRecorder.UpdateLazyConnection(false)
 			return nil
 		}
 		log.Infof("lazy connection manager is disabled by management feature flag")
@@ -327,25 +309,6 @@ func (e *ConnMgr) isStartedWithLazyMgr() bool {
 	return e.lazyConnMgr != nil && e.lazyCtxCancel != nil
 }
 
-// resolveLazyForce determines the local override. NB_LAZY_CONN takes precedence; when it
-// is unset the MDM policy override (mdmState) applies. Either wins in both directions over
-// the management feature flag; StateUnset for both defers to management.
-func resolveLazyForce(mdmState lazyconn.State) lazyForce {
-	state := lazyconn.EnvState()
-	if state == lazyconn.StateUnset {
-		state = mdmState
-	}
-
-	switch state {
-	case lazyconn.StateOn:
-		return lazyForceOn
-	case lazyconn.StateOff:
-		return lazyForceOff
-	default:
-		return lazyForceNone
-	}
-}
-
 func inactivityThresholdEnv() *time.Duration {
 	envValue := os.Getenv(lazyconn.EnvInactivityThreshold)
 	if envValue == "" {

client/internal/conn_mgr_test.go

@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
-)
-
-func TestResolveLazyForce(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name   string
-		env    string
-		envSet bool
-		mdm    lazyconn.State
-		want   lazyForce
-	}{
-		{name: "env unset, mdm unset -> defer to management", mdm: lazyconn.StateUnset, want: lazyForceNone},
-		{name: "env on -> force on", env: "on", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateUnset, want: lazyForceOn},
-		{name: "env off -> force off", env: "off", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateUnset, want: lazyForceOff},
-		{name: "env unset, mdm on -> force on", mdm: lazyconn.StateOn, want: lazyForceOn},
-		{name: "env unset, mdm off -> force off", mdm: lazyconn.StateOff, want: lazyForceOff},
-		{name: "env on beats mdm off", env: "on", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateOff, want: lazyForceOn},
-		{name: "env off beats mdm on", env: "off", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateOn, want: lazyForceOff},
-		{name: "unrecognized env, mdm on -> mdm wins", env: "auto", envSet: true, mdm: lazyconn.StateOn, want: lazyForceOn},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Setenv(lazyconn.EnvLazyConn, tt.env)
-			if !tt.envSet {
-				os.Unsetenv(lazyconn.EnvLazyConn)
-			}
-
-			if got := resolveLazyForce(tt.mdm); got != tt.want {
-				t.Fatalf("resolveLazyForce(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.mdm, got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/metrics"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
@@ -277,15 +276,6 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		log.Debugf("connecting to the Management service %s", c.config.ManagementURL.Host)
 		mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(engineCtx, c.config.ManagementURL.Host, myPrivateKey, mgmTlsEnabled)
 		if err != nil {
-			// On daemon shutdown / Down() the parent context is cancelled
-			// and the dial fails with "context canceled". Wrapping that
-			// into state would leave the snapshot stuck at Connecting+err
-			// until the backoff loop wakes up — instead let the operation
-			// return cleanly so the deferred state.Set(StatusIdle) takes
-			// effect on the next iteration.
-			if c.ctx.Err() != nil {
-				return nil
-			}
 			return wrapErr(gstatus.Errorf(codes.FailedPrecondition, "failed connecting to Management Service : %s", err))
 		}
 		mgmNotifier := statusRecorderToMgmConnStateNotifier(c.statusRecorder)
@@ -324,10 +314,6 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		c.clientMetrics.RecordLoginDuration(engineCtx, time.Since(loginStarted), true)
 		c.statusRecorder.MarkManagementConnected()
 
-		if metricsConfig := loginResp.GetNetbirdConfig().GetMetrics(); metricsConfig != nil {
-			c.clientMetrics.UpdatePushFromMgm(c.ctx, metricsConfig.GetEnabled())
-		}
-
 		localPeerState := peer.LocalPeerState{
 			IP:              loginResp.GetPeerConfig().GetAddress(),
 			PubKey:          myPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(),
@@ -413,7 +399,6 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 			StateManager:   stateManager,
 			UpdateManager:  c.updateManager,
 			ClientMetrics:  c.clientMetrics,
-			MetricsCtx:     c.ctx,
 		}, mobileDependency)
 		engine.SetSyncResponsePersistence(c.persistSyncResponse)
 		c.engine = engine
@@ -424,10 +409,6 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 			return wrapErr(err)
 		}
 
-		// Seed the session-expiry deadline from the LoginResponse. Subsequent
-		// changes flow in through SyncResponse and are applied in handleSync.
-		engine.ApplySessionDeadline(loginResp.GetSessionExpiresAt())
-
 		log.Infof("Netbird engine started, the IP is: %s", peerConfig.GetAddress())
 		state.Set(StatusConnected)
 
@@ -464,10 +445,6 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 	}
 
 	c.statusRecorder.ClientStart()
-	// Wrap the backoff with c.ctx so Down()/actCancel propagates into the
-	// inter-attempt sleep — otherwise a 15s MaxInterval can keep the retry
-	// loop alive long after the caller asked to give up, leaving the
-	// status stream stuck at Connecting.
 	err = backoff.Retry(operation, backoff.WithContext(backOff, c.ctx))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("exiting client retry loop due to unrecoverable error: %s", err)
@@ -619,7 +596,7 @@ func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *profilemanager.Config, peerConf
 		BlockInbound:        config.BlockInbound,
 		DisableIPv6:         config.DisableIPv6,
 
-		LazyConnection: lazyconn.ParseState(config.LazyConnection),
+		LazyConnectionEnabled: config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 
 		MTU:     selectMTU(config.MTU, peerConfig.Mtu),
 		LogPath: logPath,
@@ -693,6 +670,7 @@ func loginToManagement(ctx context.Context, client mgm.Client, pubSSHKey []byte,
 		config.BlockLANAccess,
 		config.BlockInbound,
 		config.DisableIPv6,
+		config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -229,16 +229,9 @@ scutil_dns.txt (macOS only):
 
 const (
 	clientLogFile = "client.log"
-	uiLogFile     = "gui-client.log"
 	errorLogFile  = "netbird.err"
 	stdoutLogFile = "netbird.out"
 
-	// Rotated-log glob prefixes (base log name without extension) passed to
-	// addRotatedLogFiles. The daemon's own log and the GUI log live in the same
-	// dir, so the prefixes must be disjoint to keep their rotated siblings apart.
-	clientLogPrefix = "client"
-	uiLogPrefix     = "gui-client"
-
 	darwinErrorLogPath  = "/var/log/netbird.out.log"
 	darwinStdoutLogPath = "/var/log/netbird.err.log"
 )
@@ -256,7 +249,6 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 	statusRecorder *peer.Status
 	syncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	logPath        string
-	uiLogPath      string
 	tempDir        string
 	statePath      string
 	cpuProfile     []byte
@@ -284,7 +276,6 @@ type GeneratorDependencies struct {
 	StatusRecorder *peer.Status
 	SyncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	LogPath        string
-	UILogPath      string // Absolute path to the desktop UI's gui-client.log, reported via RegisterUILog. Empty if no UI registered one.
 	TempDir        string // Directory for temporary bundle zip files. If empty, os.TempDir() is used.
 	StatePath      string // Path to the state file. If empty, the ServiceManager default path is used.
 	CPUProfile     []byte
@@ -309,7 +300,6 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		statusRecorder: deps.StatusRecorder,
 		syncResponse:   deps.SyncResponse,
 		logPath:        deps.LogPath,
-		uiLogPath:      deps.UILogPath,
 		tempDir:        deps.TempDir,
 		statePath:      deps.StatePath,
 		cpuProfile:     deps.CPUProfile,
@@ -421,10 +411,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) createArchive() error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add logs to debug bundle: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := g.addUILog(); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to add UI log to debug bundle: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	if err := g.addUpdateLogs(); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add updater logs: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -695,7 +681,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCommonConfigFields(configContent *strings.Builder)
 		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("ClientCertKeyPath: %s\n", g.internalConfig.ClientCertKeyPath))
 	}
 
-	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("LazyConnection: %q\n", g.internalConfig.LazyConnection))
+	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("LazyConnectionEnabled: %v\n", g.internalConfig.LazyConnectionEnabled))
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("MTU: %d\n", g.internalConfig.MTU))
 }
 
@@ -1000,7 +986,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addLogfile() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add client log file to zip: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	g.addRotatedLogFiles(logDir, clientLogPrefix)
+	g.addRotatedLogFiles(logDir)
 
 	stdErrLogPath := filepath.Join(logDir, errorLogFile)
 	stdoutLogPath := filepath.Join(logDir, stdoutLogFile)
@@ -1020,25 +1006,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addLogfile() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// addUILog adds the desktop UI's gui-client.log (and its rotated siblings) to
-// the bundle. The path is reported by the UI via RegisterUILog; empty when no
-// UI registered one (e.g. headless / server). Missing file is non-fatal — the
-// UI only writes it while the daemon is in debug, so it's often absent.
-func (g *BundleGenerator) addUILog() error {
-	if g.uiLogPath == "" {
-		log.Debugf("no UI log path registered, skipping in debug bundle")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if err := g.addSingleLogfile(g.uiLogPath, uiLogFile); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add UI log file to zip: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	g.addRotatedLogFiles(filepath.Dir(g.uiLogPath), uiLogPrefix)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // addSingleLogfile adds a single log file to the archive
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addSingleLogfile(logPath, targetName string) error {
 	logFile, err := os.Open(logPath)
@@ -1111,16 +1078,14 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addSingleLogFileGz(logPath, targetName string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// addRotatedLogFiles adds rotated log files to the bundle based on logFileCount.
-// prefix is the base log name without extension (e.g. "client", "gui-client");
-// the glob matches both files rotated by us and by logrotate on linux.
-func (g *BundleGenerator) addRotatedLogFiles(logDir, prefix string) {
+// addRotatedLogFiles adds rotated log files to the bundle based on logFileCount
+func (g *BundleGenerator) addRotatedLogFiles(logDir string) {
 	if g.logFileCount == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// This pattern matches both logs rotated by us and logrotate on linux
-	pattern := filepath.Join(logDir, prefix+"*.log.*")
+	// This regex will match both logs rotated by us and logrotate on linux
+	pattern := filepath.Join(logDir, "client*.log.*")
 	files, err := filepath.Glob(pattern)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to glob rotated logs: %v", err)

client/internal/debug/debug_logfiles_test.go

@@ -40,25 +40,6 @@ func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_PicksUpAllVariants(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotContains(t, names, "other.log", "unrelated files should not be in bundle")
 }
 
-// TestAddRotatedLogFiles_GUIPrefix asserts the prefix parameter scopes the glob
-// to the GUI log: gui-client.log.* rotated siblings are picked up and the
-// daemon's own client.log.* are not (and vice versa, covered above). This is
-// the load-bearing check for the gui-client.log bundle collection — the old
-// "client*.log.*" glob would have missed gui-client rotations.
-func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_GUIPrefix(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-
-	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "gui-client.log.1"), "gui rotated\n")
-	writeGzFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "gui-client.log.2.gz"), "gui rotated gz\n")
-	writeFile(t, filepath.Join(dir, "client.log.1"), "daemon rotated\n")
-
-	names := runAddRotatedLogFilesPrefix(t, dir, "gui-client", 10)
-
-	require.Contains(t, names, "gui-client.log.1", "gui-client rotated file should be in bundle")
-	require.Contains(t, names, "gui-client.log.2.gz", "gui-client gz rotated file should be in bundle")
-	require.NotContains(t, names, "client.log.1", "daemon rotated file must not match the gui-client prefix")
-}
-
 // TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount asserts that only the newest
 // logFileCount rotated files are bundled, ordered by mtime.
 func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount(t *testing.T) {
@@ -86,10 +67,6 @@ func TestAddRotatedLogFiles_RespectsLogFileCount(t *testing.T) {
 // runAddRotatedLogFiles calls addRotatedLogFiles against a fresh in-memory
 // zip writer and returns the set of entry names that ended up in the archive.
 func runAddRotatedLogFiles(t *testing.T, dir string, logFileCount uint32) map[string]struct{} {
-	return runAddRotatedLogFilesPrefix(t, dir, "client", logFileCount)
-}
-
-func runAddRotatedLogFilesPrefix(t *testing.T, dir, prefix string, logFileCount uint32) map[string]struct{} {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -97,7 +74,7 @@ func runAddRotatedLogFilesPrefix(t *testing.T, dir, prefix string, logFileCount
 		archive:      zip.NewWriter(&buf),
 		logFileCount: logFileCount,
 	}
-	g.addRotatedLogFiles(dir, prefix)
+	g.addRotatedLogFiles(dir)
 	require.NoError(t, g.archive.Close())
 
 	zr, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()), int64(buf.Len()))

client/internal/debug/debug_test.go

@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func TestAddConfig_AllFieldsCovered(t *testing.T) {
 		DNSRouteInterval:              5 * time.Second,
 		ClientCertPath:                "/tmp/cert",
 		ClientCertKeyPath:             "/tmp/key",
-		LazyConnection:                "on",
+		LazyConnectionEnabled:         true,
 		MTU:                           1280,
 	}
 

client/internal/dns/resutil/resolve.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
@@ -168,10 +167,7 @@ func getRcodeForNotFound(ctx context.Context, r resolver, domain string, origina
 	case dns.TypeA:
 		alternativeNetwork = "ip6"
 	default:
-		// Non-address types reach LookupIP only unexpectedly; without an
-		// address pair to probe we cannot prove the name is absent, so answer
-		// NODATA rather than a poisoning NXDOMAIN.
-		return dns.RcodeSuccess
+		return dns.RcodeNameError
 	}
 
 	if _, err := r.LookupNetIP(ctx, alternativeNetwork, domain); err != nil {
@@ -188,230 +184,6 @@ func getRcodeForNotFound(ctx context.Context, r resolver, domain string, origina
 	return dns.RcodeSuccess
 }
 
-// RecordResolver is the host resolver surface used to forward non-address
-// record queries. net.DefaultResolver satisfies it.
-type RecordResolver interface {
-	LookupMX(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*net.MX, error)
-	LookupTXT(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]string, error)
-	LookupNS(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*net.NS, error)
-	LookupSRV(ctx context.Context, service, proto, name string) (string, []*net.SRV, error)
-	LookupCNAME(ctx context.Context, host string) (string, error)
-	LookupAddr(ctx context.Context, addr string) ([]string, error)
-}
-
-// LookupRecords resolves a non-address DNS record type through the host
-// resolver and returns the resource records and the DNS rcode. Types the host
-// resolver cannot answer (anything not covered by the net.Resolver Lookup*
-// methods) yield NODATA so that a routed name is never poisoned with NXDOMAIN
-// for an unsupported type.
-func LookupRecords(ctx context.Context, r RecordResolver, name string, qtype uint16, ttl uint32) ([]dns.RR, int) {
-	fqdn := dns.Fqdn(name)
-
-	switch qtype {
-	case dns.TypeMX:
-		return lookupMX(ctx, r, name, fqdn, ttl)
-	case dns.TypeTXT:
-		return lookupTXT(ctx, r, name, fqdn, ttl)
-	case dns.TypeNS:
-		return lookupNS(ctx, r, name, fqdn, ttl)
-	case dns.TypeSRV:
-		return lookupSRV(ctx, r, name, fqdn, ttl)
-	case dns.TypeCNAME:
-		return lookupCNAME(ctx, r, name, fqdn, ttl)
-	case dns.TypePTR:
-		return lookupPTR(ctx, r, name, fqdn, ttl)
-	default:
-		return nil, dns.RcodeSuccess
-	}
-}
-
-func recordHeader(fqdn string, rrtype uint16, ttl uint32) dns.RR_Header {
-	return dns.RR_Header{Name: fqdn, Rrtype: rrtype, Class: dns.ClassINET, Ttl: ttl}
-}
-
-func lookupMX(ctx context.Context, r RecordResolver, name, fqdn string, ttl uint32) ([]dns.RR, int) {
-	recs, err := r.LookupMX(ctx, name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, rcodeForRecordError(err)
-	}
-	rrs := make([]dns.RR, 0, len(recs))
-	for _, mx := range recs {
-		rrs = append(rrs, &dns.MX{
-			Hdr:        recordHeader(fqdn, dns.TypeMX, ttl),
-			Preference: mx.Pref,
-			Mx:         dns.Fqdn(mx.Host),
-		})
-	}
-	return rrs, dns.RcodeSuccess
-}
-
-func lookupTXT(ctx context.Context, r RecordResolver, name, fqdn string, ttl uint32) ([]dns.RR, int) {
-	recs, err := r.LookupTXT(ctx, name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, rcodeForRecordError(err)
-	}
-	rrs := make([]dns.RR, 0, len(recs))
-	for _, txt := range recs {
-		rrs = append(rrs, &dns.TXT{
-			Hdr: recordHeader(fqdn, dns.TypeTXT, ttl),
-			Txt: chunkTXT(txt),
-		})
-	}
-	return rrs, dns.RcodeSuccess
-}
-
-func lookupNS(ctx context.Context, r RecordResolver, name, fqdn string, ttl uint32) ([]dns.RR, int) {
-	recs, err := r.LookupNS(ctx, name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, rcodeForRecordError(err)
-	}
-	rrs := make([]dns.RR, 0, len(recs))
-	for _, ns := range recs {
-		rrs = append(rrs, &dns.NS{
-			Hdr: recordHeader(fqdn, dns.TypeNS, ttl),
-			Ns:  dns.Fqdn(ns.Host),
-		})
-	}
-	return rrs, dns.RcodeSuccess
-}
-
-func lookupSRV(ctx context.Context, r RecordResolver, name, fqdn string, ttl uint32) ([]dns.RR, int) {
-	_, recs, err := r.LookupSRV(ctx, "", "", name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, rcodeForRecordError(err)
-	}
-	rrs := make([]dns.RR, 0, len(recs))
-	for _, srv := range recs {
-		rrs = append(rrs, &dns.SRV{
-			Hdr:      recordHeader(fqdn, dns.TypeSRV, ttl),
-			Priority: srv.Priority,
-			Weight:   srv.Weight,
-			Port:     srv.Port,
-			Target:   dns.Fqdn(srv.Target),
-		})
-	}
-	return rrs, dns.RcodeSuccess
-}
-
-func lookupCNAME(ctx context.Context, r RecordResolver, name, fqdn string, ttl uint32) ([]dns.RR, int) {
-	cname, err := r.LookupCNAME(ctx, name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, rcodeForRecordError(err)
-	}
-	// LookupCNAME returns the queried name itself when the name resolves but
-	// has no CNAME record; that is a NODATA result, not a CNAME.
-	if strings.EqualFold(dns.Fqdn(cname), fqdn) {
-		return nil, dns.RcodeSuccess
-	}
-	return []dns.RR{&dns.CNAME{
-		Hdr:    recordHeader(fqdn, dns.TypeCNAME, ttl),
-		Target: dns.Fqdn(cname),
-	}}, dns.RcodeSuccess
-}
-
-func lookupPTR(ctx context.Context, r RecordResolver, name, fqdn string, ttl uint32) ([]dns.RR, int) {
-	addr, ok := ptrQueryAddr(name)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, dns.RcodeSuccess
-	}
-	names, err := r.LookupAddr(ctx, addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, rcodeForRecordError(err)
-	}
-	rrs := make([]dns.RR, 0, len(names))
-	for _, n := range names {
-		rrs = append(rrs, &dns.PTR{
-			Hdr: recordHeader(fqdn, dns.TypePTR, ttl),
-			Ptr: dns.Fqdn(n),
-		})
-	}
-	return rrs, dns.RcodeSuccess
-}
-
-// ptrQueryAddr converts a reverse-DNS query name (in-addr.arpa or ip6.arpa)
-// into the address string expected by net.Resolver.LookupAddr. It reports false
-// when the name is not a well-formed reverse name.
-func ptrQueryAddr(qname string) (string, bool) {
-	name := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(qname)), ".")
-
-	switch {
-	case strings.HasSuffix(name, ".in-addr.arpa"):
-		return parseInAddrArpa(strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".in-addr.arpa"))
-	case strings.HasSuffix(name, ".ip6.arpa"):
-		return parseIP6Arpa(strings.TrimSuffix(name, ".ip6.arpa"))
-	default:
-		return "", false
-	}
-}
-
-// parseInAddrArpa turns the label portion of an in-addr.arpa name into an IPv4
-// address string, reporting false when it is not a well-formed reverse name.
-func parseInAddrArpa(labelPart string) (string, bool) {
-	labels := strings.Split(labelPart, ".")
-	if len(labels) != 4 {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	slices.Reverse(labels)
-	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(strings.Join(labels, "."))
-	if err != nil || !addr.Is4() {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	return addr.String(), true
-}
-
-// parseIP6Arpa turns the nibble portion of an ip6.arpa name into an IPv6
-// address string, reporting false when it is not a well-formed reverse name.
-func parseIP6Arpa(nibblePart string) (string, bool) {
-	nibbles := strings.Split(nibblePart, ".")
-	if len(nibbles) != 32 {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	slices.Reverse(nibbles)
-	var sb strings.Builder
-	for i, n := range nibbles {
-		if i > 0 && i%4 == 0 {
-			sb.WriteByte(':')
-		}
-		sb.WriteString(n)
-	}
-	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(sb.String())
-	if err != nil || !addr.Is6() {
-		return "", false
-	}
-	return addr.String(), true
-}
-
-// rcodeForRecordError maps a non-address lookup error to a DNS rcode. A
-// not-found result becomes NODATA rather than NXDOMAIN: net.DNSError.IsNotFound
-// does not distinguish a missing name from a name that exists only with records
-// of other types, so the name cannot be proven absent and must not be poisoned.
-func rcodeForRecordError(err error) int {
-	var dnsErr *net.DNSError
-	if errors.As(err, &dnsErr) && dnsErr.IsNotFound {
-		return dns.RcodeSuccess
-	}
-	return dns.RcodeServerFailure
-}
-
-// chunkTXT splits a TXT string into character-strings no longer than 255 bytes
-// so the record can be packed. The chunks form one TXT resource record.
-func chunkTXT(s string) []string {
-	const maxLen = 255
-	if len(s) <= maxLen {
-		return []string{s}
-	}
-
-	var chunks []string
-	for len(s) > maxLen {
-		chunks = append(chunks, s[:maxLen])
-		s = s[maxLen:]
-	}
-	if len(s) > 0 {
-		chunks = append(chunks, s)
-	}
-	return chunks
-}
-
 // FormatAnswers formats DNS resource records for logging.
 func FormatAnswers(answers []dns.RR) string {
 	if len(answers) == 0 {

client/internal/dns/resutil/resolve_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
@@ -122,164 +121,6 @@ func TestLookupIP_DNSErrorNotIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeServerFailure, result.Rcode, "upstream failure should map to SERVFAIL")
 }
 
-func TestPtrQueryAddr(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name   string
-		qname  string
-		want   string
-		wantOK bool
-	}{
-		{name: "ipv4", qname: "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", want: "1.2.3.4", wantOK: true},
-		{name: "ipv4 no trailing dot", qname: "1.0.0.127.in-addr.arpa", want: "127.0.0.1", wantOK: true},
-		{
-			name:   "ipv6",
-			qname:  "1.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.8.b.d.0.1.0.0.2.ip6.arpa.",
-			want:   "2001:db8::1",
-			wantOK: true,
-		},
-		{name: "ipv4 wrong label count", qname: "2.1.in-addr.arpa.", wantOK: false},
-		{name: "ipv6 wrong nibble count", qname: "1.0.ip6.arpa.", wantOK: false},
-		{name: "not a reverse name", qname: "example.com.", wantOK: false},
-		{name: "ipv4 bad octet", qname: "4.3.2.999.in-addr.arpa.", wantOK: false},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, ok := ptrQueryAddr(tt.qname)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantOK, ok, "parse success mismatch")
-			if tt.wantOK {
-				assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got, "parsed address mismatch")
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-type mockRecordResolver struct {
-	mx    []*net.MX
-	txt   []string
-	ns    []*net.NS
-	srv   []*net.SRV
-	cname string
-	ptr   []string
-	err   error
-}
-
-func (m *mockRecordResolver) LookupMX(context.Context, string) ([]*net.MX, error) {
-	return m.mx, m.err
-}
-func (m *mockRecordResolver) LookupTXT(context.Context, string) ([]string, error) {
-	return m.txt, m.err
-}
-func (m *mockRecordResolver) LookupNS(context.Context, string) ([]*net.NS, error) {
-	return m.ns, m.err
-}
-func (m *mockRecordResolver) LookupSRV(context.Context, string, string, string) (string, []*net.SRV, error) {
-	return "", m.srv, m.err
-}
-func (m *mockRecordResolver) LookupCNAME(context.Context, string) (string, error) {
-	return m.cname, m.err
-}
-func (m *mockRecordResolver) LookupAddr(context.Context, string) ([]string, error) {
-	return m.ptr, m.err
-}
-
-func TestLookupRecords(t *testing.T) {
-	notFound := &net.DNSError{IsNotFound: true, Name: "example.com."}
-
-	t.Run("MX success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{mx: []*net.MX{{Host: "mail.example.com.", Pref: 10}}}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeMX, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		require.Len(t, rrs, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, "mail.example.com.", rrs[0].(*dns.MX).Mx)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("TXT short string is one character-string", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{txt: []string{"v=spf1 -all"}}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeTXT, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		require.Len(t, rrs, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, []string{"v=spf1 -all"}, rrs[0].(*dns.TXT).Txt)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("TXT chunks long strings", func(t *testing.T) {
-		long := strings.Repeat("a", 300)
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{txt: []string{long}}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeTXT, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		require.Len(t, rrs, 1)
-		txt := rrs[0].(*dns.TXT).Txt
-		require.Len(t, txt, 2, "300-byte string should split into two character-strings")
-		assert.Equal(t, 255, len(txt[0]))
-		assert.Equal(t, 45, len(txt[1]))
-	})
-
-	t.Run("NS success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{ns: []*net.NS{{Host: "ns1.example.com."}}}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeNS, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		require.Len(t, rrs, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, "ns1.example.com.", rrs[0].(*dns.NS).Ns)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("SRV success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{srv: []*net.SRV{{Target: "sip.example.com.", Port: 5060}}}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "_sip._tcp.example.com.", dns.TypeSRV, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		require.Len(t, rrs, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, uint16(5060), rrs[0].(*dns.SRV).Port)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("CNAME success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{cname: "target.example.com."}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "www.example.com.", dns.TypeCNAME, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		require.Len(t, rrs, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, "target.example.com.", rrs[0].(*dns.CNAME).Target)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("CNAME equal to name is NODATA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{cname: "example.com."}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeCNAME, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		assert.Empty(t, rrs, "self-referential CNAME is NODATA")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("PTR success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{ptr: []string{"host.example.com."}}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.", dns.TypePTR, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		require.Len(t, rrs, 1)
-		assert.Equal(t, "host.example.com.", rrs[0].(*dns.PTR).Ptr)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("PTR malformed name is NODATA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypePTR, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		assert.Empty(t, rrs)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("not found is NODATA never NXDOMAIN", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{err: notFound}
-		_, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeMX, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode, "missing record must not poison the name")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("server failure maps to SERVFAIL", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{err: &net.DNSError{Err: "server misbehaving", IsTemporary: true}}
-		_, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeMX, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeServerFailure, rcode)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("unsupported type is NODATA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		r := &mockRecordResolver{}
-		rrs, rcode := LookupRecords(context.Background(), r, "example.com.", dns.TypeCAA, 300)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, rcode)
-		assert.Empty(t, rrs)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestStripOPT(t *testing.T) {
 	rm := &dns.Msg{
 		Extra: []dns.RR{

client/internal/dns/server_privileged_test.go

@@ -1,485 +0,0 @@
-//go:build privileged
-
-package dns
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-	"github.com/miekg/dns"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
-	pfmock "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/mocks"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/local"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/test"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
-	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
-)
-
-func TestUpdateDNSServer(t *testing.T) {
-
-	nameServers := []nbdns.NameServer{
-		{
-			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"),
-			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
-			Port:   53,
-		},
-		{
-			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.4.4"),
-			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
-			Port:   53,
-		},
-	}
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name                string
-		initUpstreamMap     []handlerWrapper
-		initLocalZones      []nbdns.CustomZone
-		initSerial          uint64
-		inputSerial         uint64
-		inputUpdate         nbdns.Config
-		shouldFail          bool
-		expectedUpstreamMap []handlerWrapper
-		expectedLocalQs     []dns.Question
-	}{
-		{
-			name:            "Initial Config Should Succeed",
-			initUpstreamMap: nil,
-			initSerial:      0,
-			inputSerial:     1,
-			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
-				ServiceEnable: true,
-				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
-					{
-						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
-						Records: zoneRecords,
-					},
-				},
-				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
-					{
-						Domains:     []string{"netbird.io"},
-						NameServers: nameServers,
-					},
-					{
-						NameServers: nameServers,
-						Primary:     true,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectedUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
-				{
-					domain:   "netbird.io",
-					priority: PriorityUpstream,
-				},
-				{
-					domain:   "netbird.cloud",
-					priority: PriorityLocal,
-				},
-				{
-					domain:   nbdns.RootZone,
-					priority: PriorityDefault,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedLocalQs: []dns.Question{{Name: "peera.netbird.cloud.", Qtype: dns.TypeA, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}},
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "New Config Should Succeed",
-			initLocalZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: 1, Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}},
-			initUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
-				{
-					domain:   "netbird.cloud",
-					handler:  &mockHandler{},
-					priority: PriorityUpstream,
-				},
-			},
-			initSerial:  0,
-			inputSerial: 1,
-			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
-				ServiceEnable: true,
-				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
-					{
-						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
-						Records: zoneRecords,
-					},
-				},
-				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
-					{
-						Domains:     []string{"netbird.io"},
-						NameServers: nameServers,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectedUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
-				{
-					domain:   "netbird.io",
-					priority: PriorityUpstream,
-				},
-				{
-					domain:   "netbird.cloud",
-					priority: PriorityLocal,
-				},
-			},
-			expectedLocalQs: []dns.Question{{Name: zoneRecords[0].Name, Qtype: 1, Qclass: 1}},
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "Smaller Config Serial Should Be Skipped",
-			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
-			initUpstreamMap: nil,
-			initSerial:      2,
-			inputSerial:     1,
-			shouldFail:      true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "Empty NS Group Domain Or Not Primary Element Should Fail",
-			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
-			initUpstreamMap: nil,
-			initSerial:      0,
-			inputSerial:     1,
-			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
-				ServiceEnable: true,
-				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
-					{
-						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
-						Records: zoneRecords,
-					},
-				},
-				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
-					{
-						NameServers: nameServers,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			shouldFail: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "Invalid NS Group Nameservers list Should Fail",
-			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
-			initUpstreamMap: nil,
-			initSerial:      0,
-			inputSerial:     1,
-			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
-				ServiceEnable: true,
-				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
-					{
-						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
-						Records: zoneRecords,
-					},
-				},
-				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
-					{
-						NameServers: nameServers,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			shouldFail: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "Invalid Custom Zone Records list Should Skip",
-			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
-			initUpstreamMap: nil,
-			initSerial:      0,
-			inputSerial:     1,
-			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
-				ServiceEnable: true,
-				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
-					{
-						Domain: "netbird.cloud",
-					},
-				},
-				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
-					{
-						NameServers: nameServers,
-						Primary:     true,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expectedUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{{
-				domain:   ".",
-				priority: PriorityDefault,
-			}},
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "Empty Config Should Succeed and Clean Maps",
-			initLocalZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: int(dns.TypeA), Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}},
-			initUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
-				{
-					domain:   zoneRecords[0].Name,
-					handler:  &mockHandler{},
-					priority: PriorityUpstream,
-				},
-			},
-			initSerial:          0,
-			inputSerial:         1,
-			inputUpdate:         nbdns.Config{ServiceEnable: true},
-			expectedUpstreamMap: nil,
-			expectedLocalQs:     []dns.Question{},
-		},
-		{
-			name:           "Disabled Service Should clean map",
-			initLocalZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: int(dns.TypeA), Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}},
-			initUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
-				{
-					domain:   zoneRecords[0].Name,
-					handler:  &mockHandler{},
-					priority: PriorityUpstream,
-				},
-			},
-			initSerial:          0,
-			inputSerial:         1,
-			inputUpdate:         nbdns.Config{ServiceEnable: false},
-			expectedUpstreamMap: nil,
-			expectedLocalQs:     []dns.Question{},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for n, testCase := range testCases {
-		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			privKey, _ := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
-			newNet, err := stdnet.NewNet(context.Background(), nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-
-			opts := iface.WGIFaceOpts{
-				IFaceName:    fmt.Sprintf("utun230%d", n),
-				Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(fmt.Sprintf("100.66.100.%d/32", n+1)),
-				WGPort:       33100,
-				WGPrivKey:    privKey.String(),
-				MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
-				TransportNet: newNet,
-			}
-
-			wgIface, err := iface.NewWGIFace(opts)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			err = wgIface.Create()
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			defer func() {
-				err = wgIface.Close()
-				if err != nil {
-					t.Log(err)
-				}
-			}()
-			dnsServer, err := NewDefaultServer(context.Background(), DefaultServerConfig{
-				WgInterface:    wgIface,
-				CustomAddress:  "",
-				StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("mgm"),
-				StateManager:   nil,
-				DisableSys:     false,
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			err = dnsServer.Initialize()
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			defer func() {
-				err = dnsServer.hostManager.restoreHostDNS()
-				if err != nil {
-					t.Log(err)
-				}
-			}()
-
-			dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers = testCase.initUpstreamMap
-			dnsServer.localResolver.Update(testCase.initLocalZones)
-			dnsServer.updateSerial = testCase.initSerial
-
-			err = dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(testCase.inputSerial, testCase.inputUpdate)
-			if err != nil {
-				if testCase.shouldFail {
-					return
-				}
-				t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			if len(dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers) != len(testCase.expectedUpstreamMap) {
-				t.Fatalf("update upstream failed, map size is different than expected, want %d, got %d", len(testCase.expectedUpstreamMap), len(dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers))
-			}
-
-			for _, expected := range testCase.expectedUpstreamMap {
-				found := false
-				for _, got := range dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers {
-					if got.domain == expected.domain && got.priority == expected.priority {
-						found = true
-						break
-					}
-				}
-				if !found {
-					t.Fatalf("update upstream failed, handler for domain=%s priority=%d not found in dnsMuxHandlers: %#v", expected.domain, expected.priority, dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers)
-				}
-			}
-
-			var responseMSG *dns.Msg
-			responseWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{
-				WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error {
-					responseMSG = m
-					return nil
-				},
-			}
-			for _, q := range testCase.expectedLocalQs {
-				dnsServer.localResolver.ServeDNS(responseWriter, &dns.Msg{
-					Question: []dns.Question{q},
-				})
-			}
-
-			if len(testCase.expectedLocalQs) > 0 {
-				assert.NotNil(t, responseMSG, "response message should not be nil")
-				assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, responseMSG.Rcode, "response code should be success")
-				assert.NotEmpty(t, responseMSG.Answer, "response message should have answers")
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDNSFakeResolverHandleUpdates(t *testing.T) {
-	ov := os.Getenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED")
-	defer t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", ov)
-
-	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
-	newNet, err := stdnet.NewNet(context.Background(), []string{"utun2301"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("create stdnet: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	privKey, _ := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
-	opts := iface.WGIFaceOpts{
-		IFaceName:    "utun2301",
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.66.100.1/32"),
-		WGPort:       33100,
-		WGPrivKey:    privKey.String(),
-		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
-		TransportNet: newNet,
-	}
-	wgIface, err := iface.NewWGIFace(opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("build interface wireguard: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = wgIface.Create()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("create and init wireguard interface: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err = wgIface.Close(); err != nil {
-			t.Logf("close wireguard interface: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	defer ctrl.Finish()
-
-	packetfilter := pfmock.NewMockPacketFilter(ctrl)
-	packetfilter.EXPECT().FilterOutbound(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
-	packetfilter.EXPECT().SetUDPPacketHook(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
-	packetfilter.EXPECT().SetTCPPacketHook(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
-
-	if err := wgIface.SetFilter(packetfilter); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("set packet filter: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	dnsServer, err := NewDefaultServer(context.Background(), DefaultServerConfig{
-		WgInterface:    wgIface,
-		CustomAddress:  "",
-		StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("mgm"),
-		StateManager:   nil,
-		DisableSys:     false,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("create DNS server: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = dnsServer.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("run DNS server: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err = dnsServer.hostManager.restoreHostDNS(); err != nil {
-			t.Logf("restore DNS settings on the host: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-	}()
-
-	dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers = []handlerWrapper{
-		{
-			domain:   zoneRecords[0].Name,
-			handler:  &local.Resolver{},
-			priority: PriorityUpstream,
-		},
-	}
-	dnsServer.localResolver.Update([]nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: int(dns.TypeA), Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}})
-	dnsServer.updateSerial = 0
-
-	nameServers := []nbdns.NameServer{
-		{
-			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"),
-			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
-			Port:   53,
-		},
-		{
-			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.4.4"),
-			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
-			Port:   53,
-		},
-	}
-
-	update := nbdns.Config{
-		ServiceEnable: true,
-		CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
-			{
-				Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
-				Records: zoneRecords,
-			},
-		},
-		NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
-			{
-				Domains:     []string{"netbird.io"},
-				NameServers: nameServers,
-			},
-			{
-				NameServers: nameServers,
-				Primary:     true,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	// Start the server with regular configuration
-	if err := dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(1, update); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	update2 := update
-	update2.ServiceEnable = false
-	// Disable the server, stop the listener
-	if err := dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(2, update2); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	update3 := update2
-	update3.NameServerGroups = update3.NameServerGroups[:1]
-	// But service still get updates and we checking that we handle
-	// internal state in the right way
-	if err := dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(3, update3); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-}

client/internal/dns/server_test.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/configurer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	pfmock "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/mocks"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/local"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/test"
@@ -102,6 +104,466 @@ func init() {
 	formatter.SetTextFormatter(log.StandardLogger())
 }
 
+func TestUpdateDNSServer(t *testing.T) {
+
+	nameServers := []nbdns.NameServer{
+		{
+			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"),
+			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
+			Port:   53,
+		},
+		{
+			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.4.4"),
+			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
+			Port:   53,
+		},
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name                string
+		initUpstreamMap     []handlerWrapper
+		initLocalZones      []nbdns.CustomZone
+		initSerial          uint64
+		inputSerial         uint64
+		inputUpdate         nbdns.Config
+		shouldFail          bool
+		expectedUpstreamMap []handlerWrapper
+		expectedLocalQs     []dns.Question
+	}{
+		{
+			name:            "Initial Config Should Succeed",
+			initUpstreamMap: nil,
+			initSerial:      0,
+			inputSerial:     1,
+			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
+				ServiceEnable: true,
+				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
+					{
+						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
+						Records: zoneRecords,
+					},
+				},
+				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
+					{
+						Domains:     []string{"netbird.io"},
+						NameServers: nameServers,
+					},
+					{
+						NameServers: nameServers,
+						Primary:     true,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
+				{
+					domain:   "netbird.io",
+					priority: PriorityUpstream,
+				},
+				{
+					domain:   "netbird.cloud",
+					priority: PriorityLocal,
+				},
+				{
+					domain:   nbdns.RootZone,
+					priority: PriorityDefault,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedLocalQs: []dns.Question{{Name: "peera.netbird.cloud.", Qtype: dns.TypeA, Qclass: dns.ClassINET}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "New Config Should Succeed",
+			initLocalZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: 1, Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}},
+			initUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
+				{
+					domain:   "netbird.cloud",
+					handler:  &mockHandler{},
+					priority: PriorityUpstream,
+				},
+			},
+			initSerial:  0,
+			inputSerial: 1,
+			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
+				ServiceEnable: true,
+				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
+					{
+						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
+						Records: zoneRecords,
+					},
+				},
+				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
+					{
+						Domains:     []string{"netbird.io"},
+						NameServers: nameServers,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
+				{
+					domain:   "netbird.io",
+					priority: PriorityUpstream,
+				},
+				{
+					domain:   "netbird.cloud",
+					priority: PriorityLocal,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedLocalQs: []dns.Question{{Name: zoneRecords[0].Name, Qtype: 1, Qclass: 1}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "Smaller Config Serial Should Be Skipped",
+			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
+			initUpstreamMap: nil,
+			initSerial:      2,
+			inputSerial:     1,
+			shouldFail:      true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "Empty NS Group Domain Or Not Primary Element Should Fail",
+			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
+			initUpstreamMap: nil,
+			initSerial:      0,
+			inputSerial:     1,
+			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
+				ServiceEnable: true,
+				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
+					{
+						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
+						Records: zoneRecords,
+					},
+				},
+				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
+					{
+						NameServers: nameServers,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldFail: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "Invalid NS Group Nameservers list Should Fail",
+			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
+			initUpstreamMap: nil,
+			initSerial:      0,
+			inputSerial:     1,
+			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
+				ServiceEnable: true,
+				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
+					{
+						Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
+						Records: zoneRecords,
+					},
+				},
+				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
+					{
+						NameServers: nameServers,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			shouldFail: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "Invalid Custom Zone Records list Should Skip",
+			initLocalZones:  []nbdns.CustomZone{},
+			initUpstreamMap: nil,
+			initSerial:      0,
+			inputSerial:     1,
+			inputUpdate: nbdns.Config{
+				ServiceEnable: true,
+				CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
+					{
+						Domain: "netbird.cloud",
+					},
+				},
+				NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
+					{
+						NameServers: nameServers,
+						Primary:     true,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{{
+				domain:   ".",
+				priority: PriorityDefault,
+			}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Empty Config Should Succeed and Clean Maps",
+			initLocalZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: int(dns.TypeA), Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}},
+			initUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
+				{
+					domain:   zoneRecords[0].Name,
+					handler:  &mockHandler{},
+					priority: PriorityUpstream,
+				},
+			},
+			initSerial:          0,
+			inputSerial:         1,
+			inputUpdate:         nbdns.Config{ServiceEnable: true},
+			expectedUpstreamMap: nil,
+			expectedLocalQs:     []dns.Question{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "Disabled Service Should clean map",
+			initLocalZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: int(dns.TypeA), Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}},
+			initUpstreamMap: []handlerWrapper{
+				{
+					domain:   zoneRecords[0].Name,
+					handler:  &mockHandler{},
+					priority: PriorityUpstream,
+				},
+			},
+			initSerial:          0,
+			inputSerial:         1,
+			inputUpdate:         nbdns.Config{ServiceEnable: false},
+			expectedUpstreamMap: nil,
+			expectedLocalQs:     []dns.Question{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for n, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			privKey, _ := wgtypes.GenerateKey()
+			newNet, err := stdnet.NewNet(context.Background(), nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			opts := iface.WGIFaceOpts{
+				IFaceName:    fmt.Sprintf("utun230%d", n),
+				Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(fmt.Sprintf("100.66.100.%d/32", n+1)),
+				WGPort:       33100,
+				WGPrivKey:    privKey.String(),
+				MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
+				TransportNet: newNet,
+			}
+
+			wgIface, err := iface.NewWGIFace(opts)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			err = wgIface.Create()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			defer func() {
+				err = wgIface.Close()
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Log(err)
+				}
+			}()
+			dnsServer, err := NewDefaultServer(context.Background(), DefaultServerConfig{
+				WgInterface:    wgIface,
+				CustomAddress:  "",
+				StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("mgm"),
+				StateManager:   nil,
+				DisableSys:     false,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			err = dnsServer.Initialize()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			defer func() {
+				err = dnsServer.hostManager.restoreHostDNS()
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Log(err)
+				}
+			}()
+
+			dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers = testCase.initUpstreamMap
+			dnsServer.localResolver.Update(testCase.initLocalZones)
+			dnsServer.updateSerial = testCase.initSerial
+
+			err = dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(testCase.inputSerial, testCase.inputUpdate)
+			if err != nil {
+				if testCase.shouldFail {
+					return
+				}
+				t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if len(dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers) != len(testCase.expectedUpstreamMap) {
+				t.Fatalf("update upstream failed, map size is different than expected, want %d, got %d", len(testCase.expectedUpstreamMap), len(dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers))
+			}
+
+			for _, expected := range testCase.expectedUpstreamMap {
+				found := false
+				for _, got := range dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers {
+					if got.domain == expected.domain && got.priority == expected.priority {
+						found = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if !found {
+					t.Fatalf("update upstream failed, handler for domain=%s priority=%d not found in dnsMuxHandlers: %#v", expected.domain, expected.priority, dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers)
+				}
+			}
+
+			var responseMSG *dns.Msg
+			responseWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{
+				WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error {
+					responseMSG = m
+					return nil
+				},
+			}
+			for _, q := range testCase.expectedLocalQs {
+				dnsServer.localResolver.ServeDNS(responseWriter, &dns.Msg{
+					Question: []dns.Question{q},
+				})
+			}
+
+			if len(testCase.expectedLocalQs) > 0 {
+				assert.NotNil(t, responseMSG, "response message should not be nil")
+				assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, responseMSG.Rcode, "response code should be success")
+				assert.NotEmpty(t, responseMSG.Answer, "response message should have answers")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDNSFakeResolverHandleUpdates(t *testing.T) {
+	ov := os.Getenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED")
+	defer t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", ov)
+
+	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
+	newNet, err := stdnet.NewNet(context.Background(), []string{"utun2301"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("create stdnet: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	privKey, _ := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
+	opts := iface.WGIFaceOpts{
+		IFaceName:    "utun2301",
+		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.66.100.1/32"),
+		WGPort:       33100,
+		WGPrivKey:    privKey.String(),
+		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
+		TransportNet: newNet,
+	}
+	wgIface, err := iface.NewWGIFace(opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("build interface wireguard: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = wgIface.Create()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("create and init wireguard interface: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err = wgIface.Close(); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("close wireguard interface: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer ctrl.Finish()
+
+	packetfilter := pfmock.NewMockPacketFilter(ctrl)
+	packetfilter.EXPECT().FilterOutbound(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	packetfilter.EXPECT().SetUDPPacketHook(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+	packetfilter.EXPECT().SetTCPPacketHook(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).AnyTimes()
+
+	if err := wgIface.SetFilter(packetfilter); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("set packet filter: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	dnsServer, err := NewDefaultServer(context.Background(), DefaultServerConfig{
+		WgInterface:    wgIface,
+		CustomAddress:  "",
+		StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("mgm"),
+		StateManager:   nil,
+		DisableSys:     false,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("create DNS server: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = dnsServer.Initialize()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("run DNS server: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err = dnsServer.hostManager.restoreHostDNS(); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("restore DNS settings on the host: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	dnsServer.dnsMuxHandlers = []handlerWrapper{
+		{
+			domain:   zoneRecords[0].Name,
+			handler:  &local.Resolver{},
+			priority: PriorityUpstream,
+		},
+	}
+	dnsServer.localResolver.Update([]nbdns.CustomZone{{Domain: "netbird.cloud", Records: []nbdns.SimpleRecord{{Name: "netbird.cloud", Type: int(dns.TypeA), Class: nbdns.DefaultClass, TTL: 300, RData: "10.0.0.1"}}}})
+	dnsServer.updateSerial = 0
+
+	nameServers := []nbdns.NameServer{
+		{
+			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"),
+			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
+			Port:   53,
+		},
+		{
+			IP:     netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.4.4"),
+			NSType: nbdns.UDPNameServerType,
+			Port:   53,
+		},
+	}
+
+	update := nbdns.Config{
+		ServiceEnable: true,
+		CustomZones: []nbdns.CustomZone{
+			{
+				Domain:  "netbird.cloud",
+				Records: zoneRecords,
+			},
+		},
+		NameServerGroups: []*nbdns.NameServerGroup{
+			{
+				Domains:     []string{"netbird.io"},
+				NameServers: nameServers,
+			},
+			{
+				NameServers: nameServers,
+				Primary:     true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Start the server with regular configuration
+	if err := dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(1, update); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	update2 := update
+	update2.ServiceEnable = false
+	// Disable the server, stop the listener
+	if err := dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(2, update2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	update3 := update2
+	update3.NameServerGroups = update3.NameServerGroups[:1]
+	// But service still get updates and we checking that we handle
+	// internal state in the right way
+	if err := dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(3, update3); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("update dns server should not fail, got error: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDNSServerStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name     string

client/internal/dnsfwd/forwarder.go

@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ const (
 
 type resolver interface {
 	LookupNetIP(ctx context.Context, network, host string) ([]netip.Addr, error)
-	LookupMX(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*net.MX, error)
-	LookupTXT(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]string, error)
-	LookupNS(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*net.NS, error)
-	LookupSRV(ctx context.Context, service, proto, name string) (string, []*net.SRV, error)
-	LookupCNAME(ctx context.Context, host string) (string, error)
-	LookupAddr(ctx context.Context, addr string) ([]string, error)
 }
 
 type firewaller interface {
@@ -216,6 +210,12 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQuery(logger *log.Entry, w dns.ResponseWriter, q
 		qname, dns.TypeToString[question.Qtype], dns.ClassToString[question.Qclass])
 
 	resp := query.SetReply(query)
+	network := resutil.NetworkForQtype(question.Qtype)
+	if network == "" {
+		resp.Rcode = dns.RcodeNotImplemented
+		f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, qname, startTime)
+		return
+	}
 
 	mostSpecificResId, matchingEntries := f.getMatchingEntries(strings.TrimSuffix(qname, "."))
 	if mostSpecificResId == "" {
@@ -227,46 +227,9 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQuery(logger *log.Entry, w dns.ResponseWriter, q
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), upstreamTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	reqHasEdns := query.IsEdns0() != nil
-
-	switch question.Qtype {
-	case dns.TypeA, dns.TypeAAAA:
-		f.handleAddressQuery(ctx, logger, w, resp, mostSpecificResId, matchingEntries, reqHasEdns, startTime)
-	case dns.TypeMX, dns.TypeTXT, dns.TypeNS, dns.TypeSRV, dns.TypeCNAME, dns.TypePTR:
-		f.handleRecordQuery(ctx, logger, w, resp, startTime)
-	default:
-		// The domain is routed here, so any other type is answered NODATA
-		// (NOERROR, empty answer) rather than falling back to a resolver that
-		// would poison the name with NXDOMAIN. The Extended DNS Error lets a
-		// client tell this capability-driven NODATA apart from an
-		// authoritative one. The OPT pseudo-record must not appear unless the
-		// query advertised EDNS0.
-		if reqHasEdns {
-			attachEDE(resp, dns.ExtendedErrorCodeNotSupported, "netbird forwarder: unsupported query type")
-		}
-		f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, qname, startTime)
-	}
-}
-
-// handleAddressQuery resolves A/AAAA queries, programs the firewall sets and
-// resolved-IP state, and caches the answer for resilience on upstream failure.
-func (f *DNSForwarder) handleAddressQuery(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	logger *log.Entry,
-	w dns.ResponseWriter,
-	resp *dns.Msg,
-	mostSpecificResId route.ResID,
-	matchingEntries []*ForwarderEntry,
-	reqHasEdns bool,
-	startTime time.Time,
-) {
-	question := resp.Question[0]
-	qname := strings.ToLower(question.Name)
-
-	network := resutil.NetworkForQtype(question.Qtype)
 	result := resutil.LookupIP(ctx, f.resolver, network, qname, question.Qtype)
 	if result.Err != nil {
-		f.handleDNSError(ctx, logger, w, question, resp, qname, result, reqHasEdns, startTime)
+		f.handleDNSError(ctx, logger, w, question, resp, qname, result, query.IsEdns0() != nil, startTime)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -277,25 +240,6 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleAddressQuery(
 	f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, qname, startTime)
 }
 
-// handleRecordQuery resolves non-address record types (MX, TXT, NS, SRV,
-// CNAME, PTR) through the host resolver. Missing records are answered NODATA so
-// the routed name is never poisoned with NXDOMAIN.
-func (f *DNSForwarder) handleRecordQuery(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	logger *log.Entry,
-	w dns.ResponseWriter,
-	resp *dns.Msg,
-	startTime time.Time,
-) {
-	question := resp.Question[0]
-	qname := strings.ToLower(question.Name)
-
-	records, rcode := resutil.LookupRecords(ctx, f.resolver, qname, question.Qtype, f.ttl)
-	resp.Rcode = rcode
-	resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, records...)
-	f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, qname, startTime)
-}
-
 func (f *DNSForwarder) writeResponse(logger *log.Entry, w dns.ResponseWriter, resp *dns.Msg, qname string, startTime time.Time) {
 	if err := w.WriteMsg(resp); err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("failed to write DNS response: %v", err)

client/internal/dnsfwd/forwarder_test.go

@@ -133,41 +133,6 @@ func (m *MockResolver) LookupNetIP(ctx context.Context, network, host string) ([
 	return args.Get(0).([]netip.Addr), args.Error(1)
 }
 
-func (m *MockResolver) LookupMX(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*net.MX, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name)
-	recs, _ := args.Get(0).([]*net.MX)
-	return recs, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *MockResolver) LookupTXT(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]string, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name)
-	recs, _ := args.Get(0).([]string)
-	return recs, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *MockResolver) LookupNS(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]*net.NS, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, name)
-	recs, _ := args.Get(0).([]*net.NS)
-	return recs, args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *MockResolver) LookupSRV(ctx context.Context, service, proto, name string) (string, []*net.SRV, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, service, proto, name)
-	recs, _ := args.Get(1).([]*net.SRV)
-	return args.String(0), recs, args.Error(2)
-}
-
-func (m *MockResolver) LookupCNAME(ctx context.Context, host string) (string, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, host)
-	return args.String(0), args.Error(1)
-}
-
-func (m *MockResolver) LookupAddr(ctx context.Context, addr string) ([]string, error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, addr)
-	recs, _ := args.Get(0).([]string)
-	return recs, args.Error(1)
-}
-
 func TestDNSForwarder_SubdomainAccessLogic(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name             string
@@ -580,15 +545,12 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_MultipleIPsInSingleUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDNSForwarder_ResponseCodes(t *testing.T) {
-	// A type with no net.Resolver Lookup method (CAA) must answer NODATA
-	// (NOERROR, empty) rather than NXDOMAIN/NOTIMP to avoid poisoning the name.
 	tests := []struct {
 		name         string
 		queryType    uint16
 		queryDomain  string
 		configured   string
 		expectedCode int
-		expectEDE    bool
 		description  string
 	}{
 		{
@@ -600,13 +562,28 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_ResponseCodes(t *testing.T) {
 			description:  "RFC compliant REFUSED for unauthorized queries",
 		},
 		{
-			name:         "unsupported query type returns NODATA",
-			queryType:    dns.TypeCAA,
+			name:         "unsupported query type returns NOTIMP",
+			queryType:    dns.TypeMX,
 			queryDomain:  "example.com",
 			configured:   "example.com",
-			expectedCode: dns.RcodeSuccess,
-			expectEDE:    true,
-			description:  "Unsupported types answer NODATA, not NXDOMAIN/NOTIMP",
+			expectedCode: dns.RcodeNotImplemented,
+			description:  "RFC compliant NOTIMP for unsupported types",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "CNAME query returns NOTIMP",
+			queryType:    dns.TypeCNAME,
+			queryDomain:  "example.com",
+			configured:   "example.com",
+			expectedCode: dns.RcodeNotImplemented,
+			description:  "CNAME queries not supported",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "TXT query returns NOTIMP",
+			queryType:    dns.TypeTXT,
+			queryDomain:  "example.com",
+			configured:   "example.com",
+			expectedCode: dns.RcodeNotImplemented,
+			description:  "TXT queries not supported",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -622,7 +599,6 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_ResponseCodes(t *testing.T) {
 
 			query := &dns.Msg{}
 			query.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn(tt.queryDomain), tt.queryType)
-			query.SetEdns0(dns.DefaultMsgSize, false)
 
 			// Capture the written response
 			var writtenResp *dns.Msg
@@ -638,213 +614,10 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_ResponseCodes(t *testing.T) {
 			// Check the response written to the writer
 			require.NotNil(t, writtenResp, "Expected response to be written")
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedCode, writtenResp.Rcode, tt.description)
-			assert.Empty(t, writtenResp.Answer, "Non-address response should carry no answers")
-
-			if tt.expectEDE {
-				require.NotNil(t, writtenResp.IsEdns0(), "EDNS0 client should get an OPT in the reply")
-				assert.True(t, hasEDE(writtenResp, dns.ExtendedErrorCodeNotSupported),
-					"unsupported type NODATA should carry EDE Not Supported")
-			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func hasEDE(m *dns.Msg, code uint16) bool {
-	opt := m.IsEdns0()
-	if opt == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	for _, o := range opt.Option {
-		if ede, ok := o.(*dns.EDNS0_EDE); ok && ede.InfoCode == code {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func TestDNSForwarder_RecordQueries(t *testing.T) {
-	notFound := &net.DNSError{IsNotFound: true, Name: "example.com"}
-
-	t.Run("MX records are forwarded", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "example.com")
-
-		mockResolver.On("LookupMX", mock.Anything, "example.com.").
-			Return([]*net.MX{{Host: "mail.example.com.", Pref: 10}}, nil).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "example.com", dns.TypeMX)
-		require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		require.Len(t, resp.Answer, 1)
-		mx, ok := resp.Answer[0].(*dns.MX)
-		require.True(t, ok, "answer should be an MX record")
-		assert.Equal(t, uint16(10), mx.Preference)
-		assert.Equal(t, "mail.example.com.", mx.Mx)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("missing MX is NODATA not NXDOMAIN", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "example.com")
-
-		// A not-found cannot prove the name is absent (it may exist with only
-		// other record types), so it must answer NODATA, never NXDOMAIN.
-		mockResolver.On("LookupMX", mock.Anything, "example.com.").
-			Return(nil, notFound).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "example.com", dns.TypeMX)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode, "missing record must be NODATA")
-		assert.Empty(t, resp.Answer)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("NS records are forwarded", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "example.com")
-
-		mockResolver.On("LookupNS", mock.Anything, "example.com.").
-			Return([]*net.NS{{Host: "ns1.example.com."}}, nil).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "example.com", dns.TypeNS)
-		require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		require.Len(t, resp.Answer, 1)
-		ns, ok := resp.Answer[0].(*dns.NS)
-		require.True(t, ok, "answer should be an NS record")
-		assert.Equal(t, "ns1.example.com.", ns.Ns)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("missing NS is NODATA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "example.com")
-
-		mockResolver.On("LookupNS", mock.Anything, "example.com.").
-			Return(nil, notFound).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "example.com", dns.TypeNS)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		assert.Empty(t, resp.Answer)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("SRV records are forwarded", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "_sip._tcp.example.com")
-
-		mockResolver.On("LookupSRV", mock.Anything, "", "", "_sip._tcp.example.com.").
-			Return("", []*net.SRV{{Target: "sip.example.com.", Port: 5060, Priority: 10, Weight: 5}}, nil).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "_sip._tcp.example.com", dns.TypeSRV)
-		require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		require.Len(t, resp.Answer, 1)
-		srv, ok := resp.Answer[0].(*dns.SRV)
-		require.True(t, ok, "answer should be an SRV record")
-		assert.Equal(t, "sip.example.com.", srv.Target)
-		assert.Equal(t, uint16(5060), srv.Port)
-		assert.Equal(t, uint16(10), srv.Priority)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("missing SRV is NODATA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "_sip._tcp.example.com")
-
-		mockResolver.On("LookupSRV", mock.Anything, "", "", "_sip._tcp.example.com.").
-			Return("", nil, notFound).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "_sip._tcp.example.com", dns.TypeSRV)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		assert.Empty(t, resp.Answer)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("TXT records are forwarded", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "example.com")
-
-		mockResolver.On("LookupTXT", mock.Anything, "example.com.").
-			Return([]string{"v=spf1 -all"}, nil).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "example.com", dns.TypeTXT)
-		require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		require.Len(t, resp.Answer, 1)
-		txt, ok := resp.Answer[0].(*dns.TXT)
-		require.True(t, ok, "answer should be a TXT record")
-		assert.Equal(t, []string{"v=spf1 -all"}, txt.Txt)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("CNAME record is forwarded", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "www.example.com")
-
-		mockResolver.On("LookupCNAME", mock.Anything, "www.example.com.").
-			Return("target.example.com.", nil).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "www.example.com", dns.TypeCNAME)
-		require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		require.Len(t, resp.Answer, 1)
-		cname, ok := resp.Answer[0].(*dns.CNAME)
-		require.True(t, ok, "answer should be a CNAME record")
-		assert.Equal(t, "target.example.com.", cname.Target)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("CNAME equal to the name is NODATA", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "example.com")
-
-		// No CNAME exists: LookupCNAME echoes the queried name back.
-		mockResolver.On("LookupCNAME", mock.Anything, "example.com.").
-			Return("example.com.", nil).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "example.com", dns.TypeCNAME)
-		assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		assert.Empty(t, resp.Answer, "self-referential CNAME means no CNAME record")
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-
-	t.Run("PTR record is forwarded", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockResolver := &MockResolver{}
-		forwarder := newRecordTestForwarder(t, mockResolver, "*.in-addr.arpa")
-
-		// The reverse name is parsed back to the address LookupAddr expects.
-		mockResolver.On("LookupAddr", mock.Anything, "1.2.3.4").
-			Return([]string{"host.example.com."}, nil).Once()
-
-		resp := runRecordQuery(t, forwarder, "4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa", dns.TypePTR)
-		require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
-		require.Len(t, resp.Answer, 1)
-		ptr, ok := resp.Answer[0].(*dns.PTR)
-		require.True(t, ok, "answer should be a PTR record")
-		assert.Equal(t, "host.example.com.", ptr.Ptr)
-		mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
-	})
-}
-
-func newRecordTestForwarder(t *testing.T, r resolver, configured string) *DNSForwarder {
-	t.Helper()
-	forwarder := NewDNSForwarder(netip.MustParseAddrPort("127.0.0.1:0"), 300, nil, &peer.Status{}, nil)
-	forwarder.resolver = r
-
-	d, err := domain.FromString(configured)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	forwarder.UpdateDomains([]*ForwarderEntry{{Domain: d, ResID: "test-res"}})
-	return forwarder
-}
-
-func runRecordQuery(t *testing.T, forwarder *DNSForwarder, qname string, qtype uint16) *dns.Msg {
-	t.Helper()
-	query := &dns.Msg{}
-	query.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn(qname), qtype)
-
-	mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
-	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query, time.Now())
-
-	resp := mockWriter.GetLastResponse()
-	require.NotNil(t, resp, "expected response to be written")
-	return resp
-}
-
 func TestDNSForwarder_UpstreamFailureEDE(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name        string

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dnsfwd"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/expose"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/ingressgw"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/metrics"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow"
 	nftypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow/types"
@@ -83,12 +82,6 @@ const (
 	PeerConnectionTimeoutMax = 45000 // ms
 	PeerConnectionTimeoutMin = 30000 // ms
 	disableAutoUpdate        = "disabled"
-
-	// systemInfoTimeout bounds how long the sync loop waits for system info / posture
-	// check gathering. The gathering runs uncancellable system calls (process scan,
-	// exec, os.Stat); without this bound a single stuck call freezes handleSync, and
-	// thus syncMsgMux, for as long as the call hangs (observed multi-minute freezes).
-	systemInfoTimeout = 15 * time.Second
 )
 
 var ErrResetConnection = fmt.Errorf("reset connection")
@@ -148,9 +141,7 @@ type EngineConfig struct {
 	BlockInbound        bool
 	DisableIPv6         bool
 
-	// LazyConnection is the MDM-sourced lazy-connection override; StateUnset defers to
-	// the env var and management feature flag.
-	LazyConnection lazyconn.State
+	LazyConnectionEnabled bool
 
 	MTU uint16
 
@@ -175,7 +166,6 @@ type EngineServices struct {
 	StateManager   *statemanager.Manager
 	UpdateManager  *updater.Manager
 	ClientMetrics  *metrics.ClientMetrics
-	MetricsCtx     context.Context
 }
 
 // Engine is a mechanism responsible for reacting on Signal and Management stream events and managing connections to the remote peers.
@@ -268,26 +258,11 @@ type Engine struct {
 
 	// clientMetrics collects and pushes metrics
 	clientMetrics *metrics.ClientMetrics
-	metricsCtx    context.Context
 
 	jobExecutor   *jobexec.Executor
 	jobExecutorWG sync.WaitGroup
 
 	exposeManager *expose.Manager
-
-	sessionWatcher sessionDeadlineWatcher
-}
-
-// sessionDeadlineWatcher is the engine-facing surface of the SSO session
-// expiry watcher. The concrete implementation (sessionwatch.Watcher) is wired
-// in via newSessionWatcher, which is build-tagged so the js/wasm build links a
-// no-op stub instead of pulling the full sessionwatch package (and its timer
-// machinery) into the binary — the wasm client never runs the engine's
-// session-warning flow.
-type sessionDeadlineWatcher interface {
-	Update(deadline time.Time) error
-	Dismiss()
-	Close()
 }
 
 // Peer is an instance of the Connection Peer
@@ -335,21 +310,9 @@ func NewEngine(
 		probeStunTurn:      relay.NewStunTurnProbe(relay.DefaultCacheTTL),
 		jobExecutor:        jobexec.NewExecutor(),
 		clientMetrics:      services.ClientMetrics,
-		metricsCtx:         services.MetricsCtx,
 		updateManager:      services.UpdateManager,
 		syncStoreDir:       config.StateDir,
 	}
-	// sessionWatcher keeps the SubscribeStatus consumers in sync with the
-	// session expiry deadline. Deadline-change ticks come for free via
-	// Status.SetSessionExpiresAt; the watcher exists to push a wake-up at
-	// T-WarningLead and T-FinalWarningLead so the UI repaints the remaining
-	// time / warning state even when nothing else changed, and to publish
-	// two SystemEvents (the warning composition lives in sessionwatch so
-	// the wire format stays owned by one package):
-	//   - T-WarningLead   → interactive "Extend now / Dismiss" notification
-	//   - T-FinalWarningLead → auto-opened SessionAboutToExpire dialog,
-	//     suppressed when the user dismissed the earlier warning
-	engine.sessionWatcher = newSessionWatcher(engine.statusRecorder)
 
 	log.Infof("I am: %s", config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String())
 	return engine
@@ -416,10 +379,6 @@ func (e *Engine) stopLocked() {
 		e.srWatcher.Close()
 	}
 
-	if e.sessionWatcher != nil {
-		e.sessionWatcher.Close()
-	}
-
 	if e.updateManager != nil {
 		e.updateManager.SetDownloadOnly()
 	}
@@ -936,16 +895,6 @@ func (e *Engine) handleAutoUpdateVersion(autoUpdateSettings *mgmProto.AutoUpdate
 	e.updateManager.SetVersion(autoUpdateSettings.Version, autoUpdateSettings.AlwaysUpdate)
 }
 
-// phase times a sync sub-phase: it returns a function that records the elapsed
-// duration when called. Starting the timer at the call site keeps inter-phase
-// glue code out of the measurement.
-func (e *Engine) phase(name string) func() {
-	start := time.Now()
-	return func() {
-		e.clientMetrics.RecordSyncPhase(e.ctx, name, time.Since(start))
-	}
-}
-
 func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 	started := time.Now()
 	defer func() {
@@ -961,16 +910,11 @@ func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 		return e.ctx.Err()
 	}
 
-	e.ApplySessionDeadline(update.GetSessionExpiresAt())
-
 	if update.NetworkMap != nil && update.NetworkMap.PeerConfig != nil {
 		e.handleAutoUpdateVersion(update.NetworkMap.PeerConfig.AutoUpdate)
 	}
 
-	done := e.phase("netbird_config")
-	err := e.updateNetbirdConfig(update.GetNetbirdConfig())
-	done()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := e.updateNetbirdConfig(update.GetNetbirdConfig()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -984,16 +928,11 @@ func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	done = e.phase("checks")
-	err = e.updateChecksIfNew(update.Checks)
-	done()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := e.updateChecksIfNew(update.Checks); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	done = e.phase("persist")
 	e.persistSyncResponse(update)
-	done()
 
 	// only apply new changes and ignore old ones
 	if err := e.updateNetworkMap(nm); err != nil {
@@ -1034,8 +973,6 @@ func (e *Engine) updateNetbirdConfig(wCfg *mgmProto.NetbirdConfig) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("handle the flow configuration: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	e.handleMetricsUpdate(wCfg.GetMetrics())
-
 	if err := e.PopulateNetbirdConfig(wCfg, nil); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("Failed to update DNS server config: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1105,14 +1042,6 @@ func (e *Engine) handleFlowUpdate(config *mgmProto.FlowConfig) error {
 	return e.flowManager.Update(flowConfig)
 }
 
-func (e *Engine) handleMetricsUpdate(config *mgmProto.MetricsConfig) {
-	if config == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	log.Infof("received metrics configuration from management: enabled=%v", config.GetEnabled())
-	e.clientMetrics.UpdatePushFromMgm(e.metricsCtx, config.GetEnabled())
-}
-
 func toFlowLoggerConfig(config *mgmProto.FlowConfig) (*nftypes.FlowConfig, error) {
 	if config.GetInterval() == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("flow interval is nil")
@@ -1137,22 +1066,11 @@ func (e *Engine) updateChecksIfNew(checks []*mgmProto.Checks) error {
 	}
 	e.checks = checks
 
-	info, ok := system.GetInfoWithChecksTimeout(e.ctx, systemInfoTimeout, checks, e.overlayAddresses()...)
-	if !ok {
-		// Gathering timed out; skip the meta sync this cycle rather than blocking the
-		// sync loop (and syncMsgMux) on a stuck system call. A later sync will retry.
-		return nil
+	info, err := system.GetInfoWithChecks(e.ctx, checks)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to get system info with checks: %v", err)
+		info = system.GetInfo(e.ctx)
 	}
-	e.applyInfoFlags(info)
-
-	if err := e.mgmClient.SyncMeta(info); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not sync meta: error %s", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// applyInfoFlags sets the engine's config-derived feature flags on the gathered system info.
-func (e *Engine) applyInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
 	info.SetFlags(
 		e.config.RosenpassEnabled,
 		e.config.RosenpassPermissive,
@@ -1164,26 +1082,19 @@ func (e *Engine) applyInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
 		e.config.BlockLANAccess,
 		e.config.BlockInbound,
 		e.config.DisableIPv6,
+		e.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		e.config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		e.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		e.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
 		e.config.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding,
 		e.config.DisableSSHAuth,
 	)
-}
 
-// overlayAddresses returns our own WireGuard overlay address (v4 and v6) so it
-// can be excluded from the reported network addresses; the interface coming and
-// going otherwise churns the peer meta on the management server.
-func (e *Engine) overlayAddresses() []netip.Addr {
-	var ips []netip.Addr
-	if e.config.WgAddr.IP.IsValid() {
-		ips = append(ips, e.config.WgAddr.IP)
+	if err := e.mgmClient.SyncMeta(info); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("could not sync meta: error %s", err)
+		return err
 	}
-	if e.config.WgAddr.HasIPv6() {
-		ips = append(ips, e.config.WgAddr.IPv6)
-	}
-	return ips
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) updateConfig(conf *mgmProto.PeerConfig) error {
@@ -1298,7 +1209,7 @@ func (e *Engine) handleBundle(params *mgmProto.BundleParameters) (*mgmProto.JobR
 		ClientMetrics:  e.clientMetrics,
 		DaemonVersion:  version.NetbirdVersion(),
 		RefreshStatus: func() {
-			e.RunHealthProbes(e.ctx, true)
+			e.RunHealthProbes(true)
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -1329,15 +1240,31 @@ func (e *Engine) receiveManagementEvents() {
 	e.shutdownWg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer e.shutdownWg.Done()
-		info, ok := system.GetInfoWithChecksTimeout(e.ctx, systemInfoTimeout, e.checks, e.overlayAddresses()...)
-		if !ok {
-			// Gathering timed out; connect the stream with base info so management
-			// connectivity still comes up rather than blocking here.
+		info, err := system.GetInfoWithChecks(e.ctx, e.checks)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to get system info with checks: %v", err)
 			info = system.GetInfo(e.ctx)
 		}
-		e.applyInfoFlags(info)
+		info.SetFlags(
+			e.config.RosenpassEnabled,
+			e.config.RosenpassPermissive,
+			&e.config.ServerSSHAllowed,
+			e.config.DisableClientRoutes,
+			e.config.DisableServerRoutes,
+			e.config.DisableDNS,
+			e.config.DisableFirewall,
+			e.config.BlockLANAccess,
+			e.config.BlockInbound,
+			e.config.DisableIPv6,
+			e.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
+			e.config.EnableSSHRoot,
+			e.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
+			e.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
+			e.config.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding,
+			e.config.DisableSSHAuth,
+		)
 
-		err := e.mgmClient.Sync(e.ctx, info, e.handleSync)
+		err = e.mgmClient.Sync(e.ctx, info, e.handleSync)
 		if err != nil {
 			// happens if management is unavailable for a long time.
 			// We want to cancel the operation of the whole client
@@ -1430,16 +1357,13 @@ func (e *Engine) updateNetworkMap(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) error {
 
 	dnsConfig := toDNSConfig(protoDNSConfig, e.wgInterface.Address())
 
-	done := e.phase("dns_server")
 	if err := e.dnsServer.UpdateDNSServer(serial, dnsConfig); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update dns server, err: %v", err)
 	}
-	done()
 
 	e.routeManager.SetDNSForwarderPort(dnsConfig.ForwarderPort)
 
 	// apply routes first, route related actions might depend on routing being enabled
-	done = e.phase("routes_classify")
 	routes := toRoutes(networkMap.GetRoutes())
 	serverRoutes, clientRoutes := e.routeManager.ClassifyRoutes(routes)
 
@@ -1448,60 +1372,29 @@ func (e *Engine) updateNetworkMap(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) error {
 		e.connMgr.UpdateRouteHAMap(clientRoutes)
 		log.Debugf("updated lazy connection manager with %d HA groups", len(clientRoutes))
 	}
-	done()
 
-	done = e.phase("routes_apply")
 	dnsRouteFeatureFlag := toDNSFeatureFlag(networkMap)
 	if err := e.routeManager.UpdateRoutes(serial, serverRoutes, clientRoutes, dnsRouteFeatureFlag); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update routes: %v", err)
 	}
-	done()
 
-	done = e.phase("filtering")
 	if e.acl != nil {
 		e.acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, dnsRouteFeatureFlag)
 	}
-	done()
 
-	done = e.phase("dns_forwarder")
 	fwdEntries := toRouteDomains(e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(), routes)
 	e.updateDNSForwarder(dnsRouteFeatureFlag, fwdEntries)
-	done()
 
 	// Ingress forward rules
-	done = e.phase("forward_rules")
 	forwardingRules, err := e.updateForwardRules(networkMap.GetForwardingRules())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update forward rules, err: %v", err)
 	}
-	done()
 
 	log.Debugf("got peers update from Management Service, total peers to connect to = %d", len(networkMap.GetRemotePeers()))
 
-	done = e.phase("offline_peers")
 	e.updateOfflinePeers(networkMap.GetOfflinePeers())
-	done()
 
-	remotePeers, err := e.reconcilePeers(networkMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// must set the exclude list after the peers are added. Without it the manager can not figure out the peers parameters from the store
-	done = e.phase("lazy_exclude")
-	excludedLazyPeers := e.toExcludedLazyPeers(forwardingRules, remotePeers)
-	e.connMgr.SetExcludeList(e.ctx, excludedLazyPeers)
-	done()
-
-	e.networkSerial = serial
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// reconcilePeers applies the remote peer list from the network map (removing,
-// modifying and adding peers, then updating SSH config) and returns the remote
-// peers with our own peer filtered out, for use by later sync steps.
-func (e *Engine) reconcilePeers(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) ([]*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, error) {
 	// Filter out own peer from the remote peers list
 	localPubKey := e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String()
 	remotePeers := make([]*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig, 0, len(networkMap.GetRemotePeers()))
@@ -1516,43 +1409,42 @@ func (e *Engine) reconcilePeers(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) ([]*mgmProto.Re
 		err := e.removeAllPeers()
 		e.statusRecorder.FinishPeerListModifications()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return err
 		}
-		return remotePeers, nil
+	} else {
+		err := e.removePeers(remotePeers)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = e.modifyPeers(remotePeers)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err = e.addNewPeers(remotePeers)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		e.statusRecorder.FinishPeerListModifications()
+
+		e.updatePeerSSHHostKeys(remotePeers)
+
+		if err := e.updateSSHClientConfig(remotePeers); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to update SSH client config: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		e.updateSSHServerAuth(networkMap.GetSshAuth())
 	}
 
-	done := e.phase("removed_peers")
-	err := e.removePeers(remotePeers)
-	done()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	// must set the exclude list after the peers are added. Without it the manager can not figure out the peers parameters from the store
+	excludedLazyPeers := e.toExcludedLazyPeers(forwardingRules, remotePeers)
+	e.connMgr.SetExcludeList(e.ctx, excludedLazyPeers)
 
-	done = e.phase("modified_peers")
-	err = e.modifyPeers(remotePeers)
-	done()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	e.networkSerial = serial
 
-	done = e.phase("added_peers")
-	err = e.addNewPeers(remotePeers)
-	done()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	e.statusRecorder.FinishPeerListModifications()
-
-	e.updatePeerSSHHostKeys(remotePeers)
-
-	if err := e.updateSSHClientConfig(remotePeers); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to update SSH client config: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	e.updateSSHServerAuth(networkMap.GetSshAuth())
-
-	return remotePeers, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func toDNSFeatureFlag(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) bool {
@@ -2032,6 +1924,7 @@ func (e *Engine) readInitialSettings() ([]*route.Route, *nbdns.Config, bool, err
 		e.config.BlockLANAccess,
 		e.config.BlockInbound,
 		e.config.DisableIPv6,
+		e.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		e.config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		e.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
 		e.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
@@ -2224,20 +2117,7 @@ func (e *Engine) getRosenpassAddr() string {
 
 // RunHealthProbes executes health checks for Signal, Management, Relay, and WireGuard services
 // and updates the status recorder with the latest states.
-//
-// ctx scopes the (potentially slow) STUN/TURN probing: a caller that gives up —
-// e.g. a Status RPC whose client disconnected — cancels its ctx and the probe
-// returns instead of running to its per-component timeout. The engine's own
-// lifetime ctx still applies independently, so an engine shutdown aborts the
-// probe even if the caller's ctx is context.Background().
-func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(ctx context.Context, waitForResult bool) bool {
-	// Tie the caller's ctx to the engine lifetime: either cancelling aborts
-	// the probe below.
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	defer cancel()
-	stop := context.AfterFunc(e.ctx, cancel)
-	defer stop()
-
+func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(waitForResult bool) bool {
 	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
 
 	signalHealthy := e.signal.IsHealthy()
@@ -2260,9 +2140,9 @@ func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(ctx context.Context, waitForResult bool) bool {
 	if runtime.GOOS != "js" {
 		var results []relay.ProbeResult
 		if waitForResult {
-			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAllWaitResult(ctx, stuns, turns)
+			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAllWaitResult(e.ctx, stuns, turns)
 		} else {
-			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAll(ctx, stuns, turns)
+			results = e.probeStunTurn.ProbeAll(e.ctx, stuns, turns)
 		}
 		e.statusRecorder.UpdateRelayStates(results)
 

client/internal/engine_authsession.go

@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
-	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
-)
-
-// ApplySessionDeadline propagates the absolute SSO session deadline carried on
-// LoginResponse / SyncResponse to both the watcher (for the edge-triggered
-// warning) and the status recorder (for the SubscribeStatus / Status RPC
-// snapshot the UI consumes).
-//
-// The wire field is 3-state:
-//   - nil                        → snapshot carries no info; keep the
-//     previously-anchored deadline (no-op)
-//   - explicit zero (s=0, n=0)   → peer is not SSO-registered or expiry is
-//     disabled; clear both sinks
-//   - valid timestamp            → new deadline; arm watcher, expose on
-//     status recorder
-//
-// Deadline sanity-checks live in sessionwatch.Watcher.Update. Any rejected
-// value is treated as a clear on both sinks: the alternative — leaving the
-// previously-known deadline in place — risks the UI confidently displaying
-// a stale "expires in X" while the server has actually invalidated it.
-func (e *Engine) ApplySessionDeadline(ts *timestamppb.Timestamp) {
-	if ts == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	var deadline time.Time
-	// Explicit zero (seconds=0 AND nanos=0) is the sentinel for "disabled".
-	// Everything else flows through Watcher.Update, whose sanity-checks
-	// reject out-of-range / pre-epoch / far-future / too-stale values and
-	// clear on rejection.
-	if ts.GetSeconds() != 0 || ts.GetNanos() != 0 {
-		deadline = ts.AsTime().UTC()
-	}
-	if e.sessionWatcher == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	// Watcher.Update owns the propagation to the status recorder (the
-	// SubscribeStatus / Status snapshot the UI reads): a set writes the
-	// deadline, a clear or a sanity-check rejection writes the zero value.
-	// Keeping a single writer is what stops the recorder from drifting out
-	// of sync with the warning timers.
-	if err := e.sessionWatcher.Update(deadline); err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("auth session deadline rejected: %v, clearing", err)
-		e.statusRecorder.PublishEvent(
-			cProto.SystemEvent_ERROR,
-			cProto.SystemEvent_AUTHENTICATION,
-			"session deadline rejected",
-			"",
-			map[string]string{sessionwatch.MetaSessionDeadlineRejected: err.Error()},
-		)
-	}
-}
-
-// DismissSessionWarning records the user's "Dismiss" click on the
-// T-WarningLead interactive notification and suppresses the upcoming
-// T-FinalWarningLead fallback for the current deadline. No-op when the
-// watcher is not running or holds no deadline.
-func (e *Engine) DismissSessionWarning() {
-	if e.sessionWatcher == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	e.sessionWatcher.Dismiss()
-}
-
-// ExtendAuthSession asks the management server to refresh the SSO session
-// expiry deadline using the supplied JWT, then mirrors the new deadline into
-// the daemon's state. The tunnel is untouched; no resync, no reconnect.
-//
-// Returns the new absolute UTC deadline (or zero time when the server
-// reports the peer is not eligible for extension).
-func (e *Engine) ExtendAuthSession(ctx context.Context, jwtToken string) (time.Time, error) {
-	if jwtToken == "" {
-		return time.Time{}, errors.New("jwt token is required")
-	}
-	if e.mgmClient == nil {
-		return time.Time{}, errors.New("management client is not initialised")
-	}
-
-	info, err := system.GetInfoWithChecks(ctx, e.checks)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to collect system info for session extend: %v", err)
-		info = system.GetInfo(ctx)
-	}
-
-	resp, err := e.mgmClient.ExtendAuthSession(info, jwtToken)
-	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("extend auth session on management: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	e.ApplySessionDeadline(resp.GetSessionExpiresAt())
-
-	if resp.GetSessionExpiresAt().IsValid() {
-		return resp.GetSessionExpiresAt().AsTime().UTC(), nil
-	}
-	return time.Time{}, nil
-}

client/internal/engine_privileged_test.go

@@ -1,565 +0,0 @@
-//go:build privileged
-
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"runtime"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-	nbssh "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
-	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/update_channel"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers/ephemeral/manager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/server/config"
-	nbgrpc "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/shared/grpc"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
-	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/port_forwarding"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/settings"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
-	mgmt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
-	mgmtProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-	relayClient "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/relay/client"
-	signal "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/signal/client"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/signal/proto"
-	signalServer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/signal/server"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
-)
-
-func TestEngine_SSH(t *testing.T) {
-	key, err := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	sshKey, err := nbssh.GeneratePrivateKey(nbssh.ED25519)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(CtxInitState(context.Background()))
-	defer cancel()
-
-	relayMgr := relayClient.NewManager(ctx, nil, key.PublicKey().String(), iface.DefaultMTU)
-	engine := NewEngine(
-		ctx, cancel,
-		&EngineConfig{
-			WgIfaceName:      "utun101",
-			WgAddr:           wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.64.0.1/24"),
-			WgPrivateKey:     key,
-			WgPort:           33100,
-			ServerSSHAllowed: true,
-			MTU:              iface.DefaultMTU,
-			SSHKey:           sshKey,
-		},
-		EngineServices{
-			SignalClient:   &signal.MockClient{},
-			MgmClient:      &mgmt.MockClient{},
-			RelayManager:   relayMgr,
-			StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("https://mgm"),
-		},
-		MobileDependency{},
-	)
-
-	engine.dnsServer = &dns.MockServer{
-		UpdateDNSServerFunc: func(serial uint64, update nbdns.Config) error { return nil },
-	}
-
-	err = engine.Start(nil, nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	defer func() {
-		err := engine.Stop()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-	}()
-
-	peerWithSSH := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
-		WgPubKey:   "MNHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
-		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.21/24"},
-		SshConfig: &mgmtProto.SSHConfig{
-			SshPubKey: []byte("ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFATYCqaQw/9id1Qkq3n16JYhDhXraI6Pc1fgB8ynEfQ"),
-		},
-	}
-
-	// SSH server is not enabled so SSH config of a remote peer should be ignored
-	networkMap := &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
-		Serial:             6,
-		PeerConfig:         nil,
-		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peerWithSSH},
-		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Nil(t, engine.sshServer)
-
-	// SSH server is enabled, therefore SSH config should be applied
-	networkMap = &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
-		Serial: 7,
-		PeerConfig: &mgmtProto.PeerConfig{Address: "100.64.0.1/24",
-			SshConfig: &mgmtProto.SSHConfig{
-				SshEnabled: true,
-				JwtConfig: &mgmtProto.JWTConfig{
-					Issuer:       "test-issuer",
-					Audience:     "test-audience",
-					KeysLocation: "test-keys",
-					MaxTokenAge:  3600,
-				},
-			}},
-		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peerWithSSH},
-		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
-	assert.NotNil(t, engine.sshServer)
-
-	// now remove peer
-	networkMap = &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
-		Serial:             8,
-		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{},
-		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
-	assert.NotNil(t, engine.sshServer)
-
-	// now disable SSH server
-	networkMap = &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
-		Serial: 9,
-		PeerConfig: &mgmtProto.PeerConfig{Address: "100.64.0.1/24",
-			SshConfig: &mgmtProto.SSHConfig{SshEnabled: false}},
-		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peerWithSSH},
-		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
-	}
-
-	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.Nil(t, engine.sshServer)
-}
-
-func TestEngine_Sync(t *testing.T) {
-	key, err := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(CtxInitState(context.Background()))
-	defer cancel()
-
-	// feed updates to Engine via mocked Management client
-	updates := make(chan *mgmtProto.SyncResponse)
-	defer close(updates)
-	syncFunc := func(ctx context.Context, info *system.Info, msgHandler func(msg *mgmtProto.SyncResponse) error) error {
-		for msg := range updates {
-			err := msgHandler(msg)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	relayMgr := relayClient.NewManager(ctx, nil, key.PublicKey().String(), iface.DefaultMTU)
-	engine := NewEngine(ctx, cancel, &EngineConfig{
-		WgIfaceName:  "utun103",
-		WgAddr:       wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.64.0.1/24"),
-		WgPrivateKey: key,
-		WgPort:       33100,
-		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
-	}, EngineServices{
-		SignalClient:   &signal.MockClient{},
-		MgmClient:      &mgmt.MockClient{SyncFunc: syncFunc},
-		RelayManager:   relayMgr,
-		StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("https://mgm"),
-	}, MobileDependency{})
-	engine.ctx = ctx
-
-	engine.dnsServer = &dns.MockServer{
-		UpdateDNSServerFunc: func(serial uint64, update nbdns.Config) error { return nil },
-	}
-
-	defer func() {
-		err := engine.Stop()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-	}()
-
-	err = engine.Start(nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	peer1 := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
-		WgPubKey:   "RRHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
-		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.10/24"},
-	}
-	peer2 := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
-		WgPubKey:   "LLHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX9+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LlhU=",
-		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.11/24"},
-	}
-	peer3 := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
-		WgPubKey:   "GGHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX9+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LlhU=",
-		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.12/24"},
-	}
-	// 1st update with just 1 peer and serial larger than the current serial of the engine => apply update
-	updates <- &mgmtProto.SyncResponse{
-		NetworkMap: &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
-			Serial:             10,
-			PeerConfig:         nil,
-			RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peer1, peer2, peer3},
-			RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	timeout := time.After(time.Second * 2)
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-timeout:
-			t.Fatalf("timeout while waiting for test to finish")
-			return
-		default:
-		}
-
-		if getPeers(engine) == 3 && engine.networkSerial == 10 {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestEngine_MultiplePeers(t *testing.T) {
-	// log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(CtxInitState(context.Background()))
-	defer cancel()
-
-	sigServer, signalAddr, err := startSignal(t)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer sigServer.Stop()
-	mgmtServer, mgmtAddr, err := startManagement(t, t.TempDir(), "../testdata/store.sql")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-		return
-	}
-	defer mgmtServer.GracefulStop()
-
-	setupKey := "A2C8E62B-38F5-4553-B31E-DD66C696CEBB"
-
-	mu := sync.Mutex{}
-	engines := []*Engine{}
-	numPeers := 10
-	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(numPeers)
-	// create and start peers
-	for i := 0; i < numPeers; i++ {
-		j := i
-		go func() {
-			engine, err := createEngine(ctx, cancel, setupKey, j, mgmtAddr, signalAddr)
-			if err != nil {
-				wg.Done()
-				t.Errorf("unable to create the engine for peer %d with error %v", j, err)
-				return
-			}
-			engine.dnsServer = &dns.MockServer{}
-			mu.Lock()
-			defer mu.Unlock()
-			guid := fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", uuid.New().String())
-			device.CustomWindowsGUIDString = strings.ToLower(guid)
-			err = engine.Start(nil, nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unable to start engine for peer %d with error %v", j, err)
-				wg.Done()
-				return
-			}
-			engines = append(engines, engine)
-			wg.Done()
-		}()
-	}
-
-	// wait until all have been created and started
-	wg.Wait()
-	if len(engines) != numPeers {
-		t.Fatal("not all peers were started")
-	}
-	// check whether all the peer have expected peers connected
-
-	expectedConnected := numPeers * (numPeers - 1)
-
-	// adjust according to timeouts
-	timeout := 50 * time.Second
-	timeoutChan := time.After(timeout)
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-loop:
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-timeoutChan:
-			t.Fatalf("waiting for expected connections timeout after %s", timeout.String())
-			break loop
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			totalConnected := 0
-			for _, engine := range engines {
-				totalConnected += getConnectedPeers(engine)
-			}
-			if totalConnected == expectedConnected {
-				log.Infof("total connected=%d", totalConnected)
-				break loop
-			}
-			log.Infof("total connected=%d", totalConnected)
-		}
-	}
-	// cleanup test
-	for n, peerEngine := range engines {
-		t.Logf("stopping peer with interface %s from multipeer test, loopIndex %d", peerEngine.wgInterface.Name(), n)
-		errStop := peerEngine.mgmClient.Close()
-		if errStop != nil {
-			log.Infoln("got error trying to close management clients from engine: ", errStop)
-		}
-		errStop = peerEngine.Stop()
-		if errStop != nil {
-			log.Infoln("got error trying to close testing peers engine: ", errStop)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-var (
-	kaep = keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{
-		MinTime:             15 * time.Second,
-		PermitWithoutStream: true,
-	}
-
-	kasp = keepalive.ServerParameters{
-		MaxConnectionIdle:     15 * time.Second,
-		MaxConnectionAgeGrace: 5 * time.Second,
-		Time:                  5 * time.Second,
-		Timeout:               2 * time.Second,
-	}
-)
-
-func createEngine(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, setupKey string, i int, mgmtAddr string, signalAddr string) (*Engine, error) {
-	key, err := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	mgmtClient, err := mgmt.NewClient(ctx, mgmtAddr, key, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	signalClient, err := signal.NewClient(ctx, signalAddr, key, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	info := system.GetInfo(ctx)
-	resp, err := mgmtClient.Register(setupKey, "", info, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var ifaceName string
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
-		ifaceName = fmt.Sprintf("utun1%d", i)
-	} else {
-		ifaceName = fmt.Sprintf("wt%d", i)
-	}
-
-	wgPort := 33100 + i
-	conf := &EngineConfig{
-		WgIfaceName:  ifaceName,
-		WgAddr:       wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(resp.PeerConfig.Address),
-		WgPrivateKey: key,
-		WgPort:       wgPort,
-		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
-	}
-
-	relayMgr := relayClient.NewManager(ctx, nil, key.PublicKey().String(), iface.DefaultMTU)
-	e, err := NewEngine(ctx, cancel, conf, EngineServices{
-		SignalClient:   signalClient,
-		MgmClient:      mgmtClient,
-		RelayManager:   relayMgr,
-		StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("https://mgm"),
-	}, MobileDependency{}), nil
-	e.ctx = ctx
-	return e, err
-}
-
-func startSignal(t *testing.T) (*grpc.Server, string, error) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	s := grpc.NewServer(grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(kaep), grpc.KeepaliveParams(kasp))
-
-	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to listen: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	srv, err := signalServer.NewServer(context.Background(), otel.Meter(""))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	proto.RegisterSignalExchangeServer(s, srv)
-
-	go func() {
-		if err = s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("failed to serve: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	return s, lis.Addr().String(), nil
-}
-
-func startManagement(t *testing.T, dataDir, testFile string) (*grpc.Server, string, error) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	config := &config.Config{
-		Stuns:      []*config.Host{},
-		TURNConfig: &config.TURNConfig{},
-		Relay: &config.Relay{
-			Addresses:      []string{"127.0.0.1:1234"},
-			CredentialsTTL: util.Duration{Duration: time.Hour},
-			Secret:         "222222222222222222",
-		},
-		Signal: &config.Host{
-			Proto: "http",
-			URI:   "localhost:10000",
-		},
-		Datadir:    dataDir,
-		HttpConfig: nil,
-	}
-
-	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-	s := grpc.NewServer(grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(kaep), grpc.KeepaliveParams(kasp))
-
-	store, cleanUp, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), testFile, config.Datadir)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-	t.Cleanup(cleanUp)
-
-	eventStore := &activity.InMemoryEventStore{}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-
-	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(store)
-	peersManager := peers.NewManager(store, permissionsManager)
-	jobManager := job.NewJobManager(nil, store, peersManager)
-
-	cacheStore, err := nbcache.NewStore(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond, 300*time.Millisecond, 100)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-
-	ia, _ := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, nil, eventStore, cacheStore)
-
-	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(context.Background())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
-	t.Cleanup(ctrl.Finish)
-	settingsMockManager := settings.NewMockManager(ctrl)
-	settingsMockManager.EXPECT().
-		GetSettings(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-		Return(&types.Settings{}, nil).
-		AnyTimes()
-	settingsMockManager.EXPECT().
-		GetExtraSettings(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
-		Return(&types.ExtraSettings{}, nil).
-		AnyTimes()
-
-	groupsManager := groups.NewManagerMock()
-
-	updateManager := update_channel.NewPeersUpdateManager(metrics)
-	requestBuffer := server.NewAccountRequestBuffer(context.Background(), store)
-	networkMapController := controller.NewController(context.Background(), store, metrics, updateManager, requestBuffer, server.MockIntegratedValidator{}, settingsMockManager, "netbird.selfhosted", port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), manager.NewEphemeralManager(store, peersManager), config)
-	accountManager, err := server.BuildManager(context.Background(), config, store, networkMapController, jobManager, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, ia, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManager, false, cacheStore)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-
-	secretsManager, err := nbgrpc.NewTimeBasedAuthSecretsManager(updateManager, config.TURNConfig, config.Relay, settingsMockManager, groupsManager)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &server.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-	mgmtProto.RegisterManagementServiceServer(s, mgmtServer)
-	go func() {
-		if err = s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("failed to serve: %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	return s, lis.Addr().String(), nil
-}
-
-// getConnectedPeers returns a connection Status or nil if peer connection wasn't found
-func getConnectedPeers(e *Engine) int {
-	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
-	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
-	i := 0
-	for _, id := range e.peerStore.PeersPubKey() {
-		conn, _ := e.peerStore.PeerConn(id)
-		if conn.IsConnected() {
-			i++
-		}
-	}
-	return i
-}
-
-func getPeers(e *Engine) int {
-	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
-	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
-
-	return len(e.peerStore.PeersPubKey())
-}

client/internal/engine_session_deadline_test.go

@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-)
-
-// TestApplySessionDeadline_ThreeState pins down the 3-state semantics of the
-// wire field carried on LoginResponse / SyncResponse:
-//
-//   - nil pointer            → no info; previously-anchored deadline survives
-//   - explicit zero value    → "expiry disabled" sentinel; both sinks cleared
-//   - valid future timestamp → new deadline propagated to both sinks
-func TestApplySessionDeadline_ThreeState(t *testing.T) {
-	newEngine := func() *Engine {
-		recorder := peer.NewRecorder("")
-		return &Engine{
-			statusRecorder: recorder,
-			sessionWatcher: sessionwatch.New(recorder),
-		}
-	}
-
-	t.Run("valid timestamp sets deadline on both sinks", func(t *testing.T) {
-		e := newEngine()
-		deadline := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
-
-		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(deadline))
-
-		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(deadline),
-			"status recorder should hold the new deadline")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("nil is a no-op and preserves previous deadline", func(t *testing.T) {
-		e := newEngine()
-		seeded := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
-		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(seeded))
-		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded))
-
-		e.ApplySessionDeadline(nil)
-
-		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded),
-			"nil snapshot must not disturb the existing deadline")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("explicit zero clears a previously-anchored deadline", func(t *testing.T) {
-		e := newEngine()
-		seeded := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
-		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(seeded))
-		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded))
-
-		// Explicit zero Timestamp{} (seconds=0, nanos=0) is the
-		// "expiry disabled / not SSO" sentinel.
-		e.ApplySessionDeadline(&timestamppb.Timestamp{})
-
-		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().IsZero(),
-			"explicit zero sentinel must clear the deadline")
-	})
-
-	t.Run("invalid timestamp clears the deadline", func(t *testing.T) {
-		e := newEngine()
-		seeded := time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC().Truncate(time.Second)
-		e.ApplySessionDeadline(timestamppb.New(seeded))
-		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().Equal(seeded))
-
-		// Out-of-range nanos → IsValid()==false; same-meaning as the
-		// disabled sentinel for downstream sinks.
-		e.ApplySessionDeadline(&timestamppb.Timestamp{Seconds: 1, Nanos: -1})
-
-		require.True(t, e.statusRecorder.GetSessionExpiresAt().IsZero(),
-			"invalid timestamp must clear the deadline")
-	})
-}

client/internal/engine_sessionwatch.go

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !js
-
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth/sessionwatch"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-)
-
-// newSessionWatcher returns the real SSO session expiry watcher for every
-// non-wasm build. The js/wasm build gets a no-op stub from
-// engine_sessionwatch_js.go so the sessionwatch package (and its timer
-// machinery) never links into the wasm binary.
-func newSessionWatcher(recorder *peer.Status) sessionDeadlineWatcher {
-	return sessionwatch.New(recorder)
-}

client/internal/engine_sessionwatch_js.go

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-//go:build js
-
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
-)
-
-// noopSessionWatcher is the js/wasm stand-in for sessionwatch.Watcher. The
-// wasm client never runs the engine's session-warning flow (the interactive
-// T-WarningLead notification and the T-FinalWarningLead fallback dialog live
-// in the desktop UI), so linking the full sessionwatch package (timers, event
-// composition) would only bloat the binary.
-//
-// It still mirrors the deadline into the status recorder so the SubscribeStatus
-// / Status snapshot the UI consumes stays correct — only the timer-driven
-// warnings are dropped.
-type noopSessionWatcher struct {
-	recorder *peer.Status
-}
-
-func newSessionWatcher(recorder *peer.Status) sessionDeadlineWatcher {
-	return noopSessionWatcher{recorder: recorder}
-}
-
-// Update mirrors the real watcher's recorder propagation without the timers or
-// sanity-check sentinels: a valid deadline is exposed on the status snapshot,
-// the zero time clears it.
-func (w noopSessionWatcher) Update(deadline time.Time) error {
-	if w.recorder != nil {
-		w.recorder.SetSessionExpiresAt(deadline)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (noopSessionWatcher) Dismiss() {
-	// No-op: only suppresses the timer-driven final-warning, which this stub never arms.
-}
-
-func (noopSessionWatcher) Close() {
-	// No-op: no timers to stop and no state to unwind; the recorder is cleared via Update(zero).
-}

client/internal/engine_test.go

@@ -6,18 +6,37 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/integrated_validator/validator"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/controller"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/controllers/network_map/update_channel"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers/ephemeral/manager"
+	nbgrpc "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/shared/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/server/config"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/groups"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/configurer"
@@ -31,7 +50,18 @@ import (
 	icemaker "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/ice"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager"
+	nbssh "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	nbcache "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/cache"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/integrations/port_forwarding"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/settings"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/telemetry"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/monotime"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 	mgmt "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
@@ -39,9 +69,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
 	relayClient "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/relay/client"
 	signal "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/signal/client"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/signal/proto"
+	signalServer "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/signal/server"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
 )
 
+var (
+	kaep = keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{
+		MinTime:             15 * time.Second,
+		PermitWithoutStream: true,
+	}
+
+	kasp = keepalive.ServerParameters{
+		MaxConnectionIdle:     15 * time.Second,
+		MaxConnectionAgeGrace: 5 * time.Second,
+		Time:                  5 * time.Second,
+		Timeout:               2 * time.Second,
+	}
+)
+
 type MockWGIface struct {
 	CreateFunc                 func() error
 	CreateOnAndroidFunc        func(routeRange []string, ip string, domains []string) error
@@ -178,10 +224,6 @@ func (m *MockWGIface) LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *MockWGIface) MTU() uint16 {
-	return 1280
-}
-
 func (m *MockWGIface) SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
@@ -192,6 +234,129 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
 
+func TestEngine_SSH(t *testing.T) {
+	key, err := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	sshKey, err := nbssh.GeneratePrivateKey(nbssh.ED25519)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(CtxInitState(context.Background()))
+	defer cancel()
+
+	relayMgr := relayClient.NewManager(ctx, nil, key.PublicKey().String(), iface.DefaultMTU)
+	engine := NewEngine(
+		ctx, cancel,
+		&EngineConfig{
+			WgIfaceName:      "utun101",
+			WgAddr:           wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.64.0.1/24"),
+			WgPrivateKey:     key,
+			WgPort:           33100,
+			ServerSSHAllowed: true,
+			MTU:              iface.DefaultMTU,
+			SSHKey:           sshKey,
+		},
+		EngineServices{
+			SignalClient:   &signal.MockClient{},
+			MgmClient:      &mgmt.MockClient{},
+			RelayManager:   relayMgr,
+			StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("https://mgm"),
+		},
+		MobileDependency{},
+	)
+
+	engine.dnsServer = &dns.MockServer{
+		UpdateDNSServerFunc: func(serial uint64, update nbdns.Config) error { return nil },
+	}
+
+	err = engine.Start(nil, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer func() {
+		err := engine.Stop()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	peerWithSSH := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
+		WgPubKey:   "MNHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
+		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.21/24"},
+		SshConfig: &mgmtProto.SSHConfig{
+			SshPubKey: []byte("ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFATYCqaQw/9id1Qkq3n16JYhDhXraI6Pc1fgB8ynEfQ"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// SSH server is not enabled so SSH config of a remote peer should be ignored
+	networkMap := &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
+		Serial:             6,
+		PeerConfig:         nil,
+		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peerWithSSH},
+		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+
+	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, engine.sshServer)
+
+	// SSH server is enabled, therefore SSH config should be applied
+	networkMap = &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
+		Serial: 7,
+		PeerConfig: &mgmtProto.PeerConfig{Address: "100.64.0.1/24",
+			SshConfig: &mgmtProto.SSHConfig{
+				SshEnabled: true,
+				JwtConfig: &mgmtProto.JWTConfig{
+					Issuer:       "test-issuer",
+					Audience:     "test-audience",
+					KeysLocation: "test-keys",
+					MaxTokenAge:  3600,
+				},
+			}},
+		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peerWithSSH},
+		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+
+	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.NotNil(t, engine.sshServer)
+
+	// now remove peer
+	networkMap = &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
+		Serial:             8,
+		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{},
+		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+
+	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.NotNil(t, engine.sshServer)
+
+	// now disable SSH server
+	networkMap = &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
+		Serial: 9,
+		PeerConfig: &mgmtProto.PeerConfig{Address: "100.64.0.1/24",
+			SshConfig: &mgmtProto.SSHConfig{SshEnabled: false}},
+		RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peerWithSSH},
+		RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+
+	err = engine.updateNetworkMap(networkMap)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Nil(t, engine.sshServer)
+}
+
 func TestEngine_SSHUpdateLogic(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test that SSH server start/stop logic works based on config
 	engine := &Engine{
@@ -466,6 +631,97 @@ func TestEngine_UpdateNetworkMap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEngine_Sync(t *testing.T) {
+	key, err := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(CtxInitState(context.Background()))
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// feed updates to Engine via mocked Management client
+	updates := make(chan *mgmtProto.SyncResponse)
+	defer close(updates)
+	syncFunc := func(ctx context.Context, info *system.Info, msgHandler func(msg *mgmtProto.SyncResponse) error) error {
+		for msg := range updates {
+			err := msgHandler(msg)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	relayMgr := relayClient.NewManager(ctx, nil, key.PublicKey().String(), iface.DefaultMTU)
+	engine := NewEngine(ctx, cancel, &EngineConfig{
+		WgIfaceName:  "utun103",
+		WgAddr:       wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.64.0.1/24"),
+		WgPrivateKey: key,
+		WgPort:       33100,
+		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
+	}, EngineServices{
+		SignalClient:   &signal.MockClient{},
+		MgmClient:      &mgmt.MockClient{SyncFunc: syncFunc},
+		RelayManager:   relayMgr,
+		StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("https://mgm"),
+	}, MobileDependency{})
+	engine.ctx = ctx
+
+	engine.dnsServer = &dns.MockServer{
+		UpdateDNSServerFunc: func(serial uint64, update nbdns.Config) error { return nil },
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		err := engine.Stop()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err = engine.Start(nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	peer1 := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
+		WgPubKey:   "RRHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
+		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.10/24"},
+	}
+	peer2 := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
+		WgPubKey:   "LLHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX9+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LlhU=",
+		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.11/24"},
+	}
+	peer3 := &mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{
+		WgPubKey:   "GGHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX9+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LlhU=",
+		AllowedIps: []string{"100.64.0.12/24"},
+	}
+	// 1st update with just 1 peer and serial larger than the current serial of the engine => apply update
+	updates <- &mgmtProto.SyncResponse{
+		NetworkMap: &mgmtProto.NetworkMap{
+			Serial:             10,
+			PeerConfig:         nil,
+			RemotePeers:        []*mgmtProto.RemotePeerConfig{peer1, peer2, peer3},
+			RemotePeersIsEmpty: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	timeout := time.After(time.Second * 2)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-timeout:
+			t.Fatalf("timeout while waiting for test to finish")
+			return
+		default:
+		}
+
+		if getPeers(engine) == 3 && engine.networkSerial == 10 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEngine_UpdateNetworkMapWithRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name                 string
@@ -849,6 +1105,104 @@ func TestEngine_UpdateNetworkMapWithDNSUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestEngine_MultiplePeers(t *testing.T) {
+	// log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(CtxInitState(context.Background()))
+	defer cancel()
+
+	sigServer, signalAddr, err := startSignal(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer sigServer.Stop()
+	mgmtServer, mgmtAddr, err := startManagement(t, t.TempDir(), "../testdata/store.sql")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer mgmtServer.GracefulStop()
+
+	setupKey := "A2C8E62B-38F5-4553-B31E-DD66C696CEBB"
+
+	mu := sync.Mutex{}
+	engines := []*Engine{}
+	numPeers := 10
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(numPeers)
+	// create and start peers
+	for i := 0; i < numPeers; i++ {
+		j := i
+		go func() {
+			engine, err := createEngine(ctx, cancel, setupKey, j, mgmtAddr, signalAddr)
+			if err != nil {
+				wg.Done()
+				t.Errorf("unable to create the engine for peer %d with error %v", j, err)
+				return
+			}
+			engine.dnsServer = &dns.MockServer{}
+			mu.Lock()
+			defer mu.Unlock()
+			guid := fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", uuid.New().String())
+			device.CustomWindowsGUIDString = strings.ToLower(guid)
+			err = engine.Start(nil, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("unable to start engine for peer %d with error %v", j, err)
+				wg.Done()
+				return
+			}
+			engines = append(engines, engine)
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// wait until all have been created and started
+	wg.Wait()
+	if len(engines) != numPeers {
+		t.Fatal("not all peers was started")
+	}
+	// check whether all the peer have expected peers connected
+
+	expectedConnected := numPeers * (numPeers - 1)
+
+	// adjust according to timeouts
+	timeout := 50 * time.Second
+	timeoutChan := time.After(timeout)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+loop:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-timeoutChan:
+			t.Fatalf("waiting for expected connections timeout after %s", timeout.String())
+			break loop
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			totalConnected := 0
+			for _, engine := range engines {
+				totalConnected += getConnectedPeers(engine)
+			}
+			if totalConnected == expectedConnected {
+				log.Infof("total connected=%d", totalConnected)
+				break loop
+			}
+			log.Infof("total connected=%d", totalConnected)
+		}
+	}
+	// cleanup test
+	for n, peerEngine := range engines {
+		t.Logf("stopping peer with interface %s from multipeer test, loopIndex %d", peerEngine.wgInterface.Name(), n)
+		errStop := peerEngine.mgmClient.Close()
+		if errStop != nil {
+			log.Infoln("got error trying to close management clients from engine: ", errStop)
+		}
+		errStop = peerEngine.Stop()
+		if errStop != nil {
+			log.Infoln("got error trying to close testing peers engine: ", errStop)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_ParseNATExternalIPMappings(t *testing.T) {
 	ifaceList, err := net.Interfaces()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1172,6 +1526,187 @@ func TestCompareNetIPLists(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func createEngine(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, setupKey string, i int, mgmtAddr string, signalAddr string) (*Engine, error) {
+	key, err := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	mgmtClient, err := mgmt.NewClient(ctx, mgmtAddr, key, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	signalClient, err := signal.NewClient(ctx, signalAddr, key, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	info := system.GetInfo(ctx)
+	resp, err := mgmtClient.Register(setupKey, "", info, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var ifaceName string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+		ifaceName = fmt.Sprintf("utun1%d", i)
+	} else {
+		ifaceName = fmt.Sprintf("wt%d", i)
+	}
+
+	wgPort := 33100 + i
+	conf := &EngineConfig{
+		WgIfaceName:  ifaceName,
+		WgAddr:       wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(resp.PeerConfig.Address),
+		WgPrivateKey: key,
+		WgPort:       wgPort,
+		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
+	}
+
+	relayMgr := relayClient.NewManager(ctx, nil, key.PublicKey().String(), iface.DefaultMTU)
+	e, err := NewEngine(ctx, cancel, conf, EngineServices{
+		SignalClient:   signalClient,
+		MgmClient:      mgmtClient,
+		RelayManager:   relayMgr,
+		StatusRecorder: peer.NewRecorder("https://mgm"),
+	}, MobileDependency{}), nil
+	e.ctx = ctx
+	return e, err
+}
+
+func startSignal(t *testing.T) (*grpc.Server, string, error) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	s := grpc.NewServer(grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(kaep), grpc.KeepaliveParams(kasp))
+
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to listen: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	srv, err := signalServer.NewServer(context.Background(), otel.Meter(""))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	proto.RegisterSignalExchangeServer(s, srv)
+
+	go func() {
+		if err = s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to serve: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return s, lis.Addr().String(), nil
+}
+
+func startManagement(t *testing.T, dataDir, testFile string) (*grpc.Server, string, error) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	config := &config.Config{
+		Stuns:      []*config.Host{},
+		TURNConfig: &config.TURNConfig{},
+		Relay: &config.Relay{
+			Addresses:      []string{"127.0.0.1:1234"},
+			CredentialsTTL: util.Duration{Duration: time.Hour},
+			Secret:         "222222222222222222",
+		},
+		Signal: &config.Host{
+			Proto: "http",
+			URI:   "localhost:10000",
+		},
+		Datadir:    dataDir,
+		HttpConfig: nil,
+	}
+
+	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	s := grpc.NewServer(grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(kaep), grpc.KeepaliveParams(kasp))
+
+	store, cleanUp, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), testFile, config.Datadir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(cleanUp)
+
+	eventStore := &activity.InMemoryEventStore{}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+
+	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(store)
+	peersManager := peers.NewManager(store, permissionsManager)
+	jobManager := job.NewJobManager(nil, store, peersManager)
+
+	cacheStore, err := nbcache.NewStore(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond, 300*time.Millisecond, 100)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+
+	ia, _ := validator.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, nil, eventStore, cacheStore)
+
+	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	t.Cleanup(ctrl.Finish)
+	settingsMockManager := settings.NewMockManager(ctrl)
+	settingsMockManager.EXPECT().
+		GetSettings(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		Return(&types.Settings{}, nil).
+		AnyTimes()
+	settingsMockManager.EXPECT().
+		GetExtraSettings(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+		Return(&types.ExtraSettings{}, nil).
+		AnyTimes()
+
+	groupsManager := groups.NewManagerMock()
+
+	updateManager := update_channel.NewPeersUpdateManager(metrics)
+	requestBuffer := server.NewAccountRequestBuffer(context.Background(), store)
+	networkMapController := controller.NewController(context.Background(), store, metrics, updateManager, requestBuffer, server.MockIntegratedValidator{}, settingsMockManager, "netbird.selfhosted", port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), manager.NewEphemeralManager(store, peersManager), config)
+	accountManager, err := server.BuildManager(context.Background(), config, store, networkMapController, jobManager, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, ia, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManager, false, cacheStore)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+
+	secretsManager, err := nbgrpc.NewTimeBasedAuthSecretsManager(updateManager, config.TURNConfig, config.Relay, settingsMockManager, groupsManager)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &server.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	mgmtProto.RegisterManagementServiceServer(s, mgmtServer)
+	go func() {
+		if err = s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to serve: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return s, lis.Addr().String(), nil
+}
+
+// getConnectedPeers returns a connection Status or nil if peer connection wasn't found
+func getConnectedPeers(e *Engine) int {
+	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
+	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
+	i := 0
+	for _, id := range e.peerStore.PeersPubKey() {
+		conn, _ := e.peerStore.PeerConn(id)
+		if conn.IsConnected() {
+			i++
+		}
+	}
+	return i
+}
+
+func getPeers(e *Engine) int {
+	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
+	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
+
+	return len(e.peerStore.PeersPubKey())
+}
+
 func mustEncodePrefix(t *testing.T, p netip.Prefix) []byte {
 	t.Helper()
 	b, err := netiputil.EncodePrefix(p)

client/internal/iface_common.go

@@ -44,5 +44,4 @@ type wgIfaceBase interface {
 	FullStats() (*configurer.Stats, error)
 	LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time
 	SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error
-	MTU() uint16
 }

client/internal/lazyconn/activity/listener_bind.go

@@ -119,16 +119,15 @@ func (d *BindListener) ReadPackets() {
 	}
 
 	d.peerCfg.Log.Debugf("removing lazy endpoint for peer %s", d.peerCfg.PublicKey)
+	if err := d.wgIface.RemovePeer(d.peerCfg.PublicKey); err != nil {
+		d.peerCfg.Log.Errorf("failed to remove endpoint: %s", err)
+	}
+
 	_ = d.lazyConn.Close()
 	d.bind.RemoveEndpoint(d.fakeIP)
 	d.done.Done()
 }
 
-// CapturedPacket is unused in userspace bind mode: first-packet reinjection is kernel-only.
-func (d *BindListener) CapturedPacket() []byte {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Close stops the listener and cleans up resources.
 func (d *BindListener) Close() {
 	d.peerCfg.Log.Infof("closing activity listener (LazyConn)")

client/internal/lazyconn/activity/listener_bind_test.go

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ type MockWGIfaceBind struct {
 	endpointMgr *mockEndpointManager
 }
 
+func (m *MockWGIfaceBind) RemovePeer(string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *MockWGIfaceBind) UpdatePeer(string, []netip.Prefix, time.Duration, *net.UDPAddr, *wgtypes.Key) error {
 	return nil
 }
@@ -64,10 +68,6 @@ func (m *MockWGIfaceBind) GetBind() device.EndpointManager {
 	return m.endpointMgr
 }
 
-func (m *MockWGIfaceBind) MTU() uint16 {
-	return 1280
-}
-
 func TestBindListener_Creation(t *testing.T) {
 	mockEndpointMgr := newMockEndpointManager()
 	mockIface := &MockWGIfaceBind{endpointMgr: mockEndpointMgr}
@@ -207,9 +207,8 @@ func TestManager_BindMode(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	select {
-	case ev := <-mgr.OnActivityChan:
-		assert.Equal(t, cfg.PeerConnID, ev.PeerConnID, "Received peer connection ID should match")
-		assert.Nil(t, ev.FirstPacket, "Bind mode does not capture packets: reinjection is kernel-only")
+	case peerConnID := <-mgr.OnActivityChan:
+		assert.Equal(t, cfg.PeerConnID, peerConnID, "Received peer connection ID should match")
 	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
 		t.Fatal("timeout waiting for activity notification")
 	}
@@ -267,8 +266,8 @@ func TestManager_BindMode_MultiplePeers(t *testing.T) {
 	receivedPeers := make(map[peerid.ConnID]bool)
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		select {
-		case ev := <-mgr.OnActivityChan:
-			receivedPeers[ev.PeerConnID] = true
+		case peerConnID := <-mgr.OnActivityChan:
+			receivedPeers[peerConnID] = true
 		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
 			t.Fatal("timeout waiting for activity notifications")
 		}

client/internal/lazyconn/activity/listener_udp.go

@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ package activity
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bufsize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
 )
 
@@ -22,8 +20,6 @@ type UDPListener struct {
 	done     sync.Mutex
 
 	isClosed atomic.Bool
-
-	capturedPacket []byte
 }
 
 // NewUDPListener creates a listener that detects activity via UDP socket reads.
@@ -50,13 +46,9 @@ func NewUDPListener(wgIface WgInterface, cfg lazyconn.PeerConfig) (*UDPListener,
 }
 
 // ReadPackets blocks reading from the UDP socket until activity is detected or the listener is closed.
-// The first packet that triggers activity is captured so it can be reinjected through the real
-// transport once it is established. Without this, kernel WireGuard's handshake initiation would be
-// dropped and WG would only retry after REKEY_TIMEOUT.
 func (d *UDPListener) ReadPackets() {
 	for {
-		buf := make([]byte, int(d.wgIface.MTU())+bufsize.WGBufferOverhead)
-		n, remoteAddr, err := d.conn.ReadFromUDP(buf)
+		n, remoteAddr, err := d.conn.ReadFromUDP(make([]byte, 1))
 		if err != nil {
 			if d.isClosed.Load() {
 				d.peerCfg.Log.Infof("exit from activity listener")
@@ -70,24 +62,20 @@ func (d *UDPListener) ReadPackets() {
 			d.peerCfg.Log.Warnf("received %d bytes from %s, too short", n, remoteAddr)
 			continue
 		}
-		d.capturedPacket = slices.Clone(buf[:n])
-		d.peerCfg.Log.Infof("activity detected, captured %d bytes for reinjection", n)
+		d.peerCfg.Log.Infof("activity detected")
 		break
 	}
 
-	// Leave the peer in place. ConfigureWGEndpoint will UpdatePeer with the real endpoint;
-	// removing the peer here wipes kernel WG's staged queue and drops the user packet that
-	// triggered activation.
+	d.peerCfg.Log.Debugf("removing lazy endpoint: %s", d.endpoint.String())
+	if err := d.wgIface.RemovePeer(d.peerCfg.PublicKey); err != nil {
+		d.peerCfg.Log.Errorf("failed to remove endpoint: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Ignore close error as it may return "use of closed network connection" if already closed.
 	_ = d.conn.Close()
 	d.done.Unlock()
 }
 
-// CapturedPacket returns the first packet that triggered activity, or nil if none was captured.
-// Safe to call after ReadPackets returns.
-func (d *UDPListener) CapturedPacket() []byte {
-	return d.capturedPacket
-}
-
 // Close stops the listener and cleans up resources.
 func (d *UDPListener) Close() {
 	d.peerCfg.Log.Infof("closing activity listener: %s", d.conn.LocalAddr().String())

client/internal/lazyconn/activity/manager.go

@@ -19,25 +19,17 @@ import (
 type listener interface {
 	ReadPackets()
 	Close()
-	CapturedPacket() []byte
-}
-
-// Event reports activity on a managed peer. FirstPacket is the bytes that triggered activation,
-// captured for reinjection through the real transport.
-type Event struct {
-	PeerConnID  peerid.ConnID
-	FirstPacket []byte
 }
 
 type WgInterface interface {
+	RemovePeer(peerKey string) error
 	UpdatePeer(peerKey string, allowedIps []netip.Prefix, keepAlive time.Duration, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error
 	IsUserspaceBind() bool
 	Address() wgaddr.Address
-	MTU() uint16
 }
 
 type Manager struct {
-	OnActivityChan chan Event
+	OnActivityChan chan peerid.ConnID
 
 	wgIface WgInterface
 
@@ -49,7 +41,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 
 func NewManager(wgIface WgInterface) *Manager {
 	m := &Manager{
-		OnActivityChan: make(chan Event, 1),
+		OnActivityChan: make(chan peerid.ConnID, 1),
 		wgIface:        wgIface,
 		peers:          make(map[peerid.ConnID]listener),
 		done:           make(chan struct{}),
@@ -124,12 +116,12 @@ func (m *Manager) waitForTraffic(l listener, peerConnID peerid.ConnID) {
 	delete(m.peers, peerConnID)
 	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	m.notify(Event{PeerConnID: peerConnID, FirstPacket: l.CapturedPacket()})
+	m.notify(peerConnID)
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) notify(ev Event) {
+func (m *Manager) notify(peerConnID peerid.ConnID) {
 	select {
 	case <-m.done:
-	case m.OnActivityChan <- ev:
+	case m.OnActivityChan <- peerConnID:
 	}
 }

client/internal/lazyconn/activity/manager_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package activity
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"testing"
@@ -26,6 +25,10 @@ func (m *MocPeer) ConnID() peerid.ConnID {
 type MocWGIface struct {
 }
 
+func (m MocWGIface) RemovePeer(string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m MocWGIface) UpdatePeer(string, []netip.Prefix, time.Duration, *net.UDPAddr, *wgtypes.Key) error {
 	return nil
 }
@@ -41,10 +44,6 @@ func (m MocWGIface) Address() wgaddr.Address {
 	}
 }
 
-func (m MocWGIface) MTU() uint16 {
-	return 1280
-}
-
 // GetPeerListener is a test helper to access listeners
 func (m *Manager) GetPeerListener(peerConnID peerid.ConnID) (listener, bool) {
 	m.mu.Lock()
@@ -87,15 +86,11 @@ func TestManager_MonitorPeerActivity(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	select {
-	case ev := <-mgr.OnActivityChan:
-		if ev.PeerConnID != peerCfg1.PeerConnID {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected peerConnID: %v", ev.PeerConnID)
-		}
-		if !bytes.Equal(ev.FirstPacket, []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05}) {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected first packet: %v", ev.FirstPacket)
+	case peerConnID := <-mgr.OnActivityChan:
+		if peerConnID != peerCfg1.PeerConnID {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected peerConnID: %v", peerConnID)
 		}
 	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
-		t.Fatal("timed out waiting for activity")
 	}
 }
 

client/internal/lazyconn/env.go

@@ -3,57 +3,24 @@ package lazyconn
 import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 const (
-	EnvLazyConn            = "NB_LAZY_CONN"
+	EnvEnableLazyConn      = "NB_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_LAZY_CONN"
 	EnvInactivityThreshold = "NB_LAZY_CONN_INACTIVITY_THRESHOLD"
 )
 
-// State is the tri-state local override for lazy connections read from the environment.
-type State int
-
-const (
-	// StateUnset means no local override; defer to the management feature flag.
-	StateUnset State = iota
-	// StateOn forces lazy connections on, overriding management.
-	StateOn
-	// StateOff forces lazy connections off, overriding management.
-	StateOff
-)
-
-// EnvState reads NB_LAZY_CONN and returns the local override state.
-func EnvState() State {
-	return ParseState(os.Getenv(EnvLazyConn))
-}
-
-// ParseState interprets a lazy-connection override value (from the environment or an MDM
-// policy). It accepts the on/off aliases plus any value strconv.ParseBool understands
-// (true/false/1/0). An empty or unrecognized value returns StateUnset so that the
-// management feature flag remains in control.
-func ParseState(raw string) State {
-	if raw == "" {
-		return StateUnset
+func IsLazyConnEnabledByEnv() bool {
+	val := os.Getenv(EnvEnableLazyConn)
+	if val == "" {
+		return false
 	}
-
-	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(raw))
-	switch normalized {
-	case "on":
-		return StateOn
-	case "off":
-		return StateOff
-	}
-
-	enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(normalized)
+	enabled, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to parse lazy connection value %q (from %s env or MDM policy): %v", raw, EnvLazyConn, err)
-		return StateUnset
+		log.Warnf("failed to parse %s: %v", EnvEnableLazyConn, err)
+		return false
 	}
-	if enabled {
-		return StateOn
-	}
-	return StateOff
+	return enabled
 }

client/internal/lazyconn/env_test.go

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-package lazyconn
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestEnvState(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		value string
-		set   bool
-		want  State
-	}{
-		{set: false, want: StateUnset},
-		{value: "", set: true, want: StateUnset},
-		{value: "on", set: true, want: StateOn},
-		{value: "ON", set: true, want: StateOn},
-		{value: "true", set: true, want: StateOn},
-		{value: "1", set: true, want: StateOn},
-		{value: " on ", set: true, want: StateOn},
-		{value: "off", set: true, want: StateOff},
-		{value: "OFF", set: true, want: StateOff},
-		{value: "false", set: true, want: StateOff},
-		{value: "0", set: true, want: StateOff},
-		{value: "auto", set: true, want: StateUnset},
-		{value: "garbage", set: true, want: StateUnset},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		name := tt.value
-		if !tt.set {
-			name = "unset"
-		}
-		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Setenv(EnvLazyConn, tt.value)
-			if !tt.set {
-				os.Unsetenv(EnvLazyConn)
-			}
-
-			if got := EnvState(); got != tt.want {
-				t.Fatalf("EnvState() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

client/internal/lazyconn/manager/manager.go

@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ func (m *Manager) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
-		case ev := <-m.activityManager.OnActivityChan:
-			m.onPeerActivity(ev)
+		case peerConnID := <-m.activityManager.OnActivityChan:
+			m.onPeerActivity(peerConnID)
 		case peerIDs := <-m.inactivityManager.InactivePeersChan():
 			m.onPeerInactivityTimedOut(peerIDs)
 		}
@@ -513,13 +513,13 @@ func (m *Manager) checkHaGroupActivity(haGroup route.HAUniqueID, peerID string,
 	return false
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) onPeerActivity(ev activity.Event) {
+func (m *Manager) onPeerActivity(peerConnID peerid.ConnID) {
 	m.managedPeersMu.Lock()
 	defer m.managedPeersMu.Unlock()
 
-	mp, ok := m.managedPeersByConnID[ev.PeerConnID]
+	mp, ok := m.managedPeersByConnID[peerConnID]
 	if !ok {
-		log.Errorf("peer not found by conn id: %v", ev.PeerConnID)
+		log.Errorf("peer not found by conn id: %v", peerConnID)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ func (m *Manager) onPeerActivity(ev activity.Event) {
 
 	m.activateHAGroupPeers(mp.peerCfg)
 
-	m.peerStore.PeerConnOpenWithFirstPacket(m.engineCtx, mp.peerCfg.PublicKey, ev.FirstPacket)
+	m.peerStore.PeerConnOpen(m.engineCtx, mp.peerCfg.PublicKey)
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) onPeerInactivityTimedOut(peerIDs map[string]struct{}) {

client/internal/lazyconn/wgiface.go

@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ type WGIface interface {
 	IsUserspaceBind() bool
 	Address() wgaddr.Address
 	LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time
-	MTU() uint16
 }

client/internal/metrics/env.go

@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ func getMetricsInterval() time.Duration {
 	return interval
 }
 
-// isMetricsPushEnvSet returns true if NB_METRICS_PUSH_ENABLED is explicitly set (to any value).
-// When set, the env var takes full precedence over management server configuration.
-func isMetricsPushEnvSet() bool {
-	_, set := os.LookupEnv(EnvMetricsPushEnabled)
-	return set
-}
-
 func isForceSending() bool {
 	force, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv(EnvMetricsForceSending))
 	return force

client/internal/metrics/influxdb.go

@@ -120,30 +120,6 @@ func (m *influxDBMetrics) RecordSyncDuration(_ context.Context, agentInfo AgentI
 	m.trimLocked()
 }
 
-func (m *influxDBMetrics) RecordSyncPhase(_ context.Context, agentInfo AgentInfo, phase string, duration time.Duration) {
-	tags := fmt.Sprintf("deployment_type=%s,version=%s,os=%s,arch=%s,peer_id=%s,phase=%s",
-		agentInfo.DeploymentType.String(),
-		agentInfo.Version,
-		agentInfo.OS,
-		agentInfo.Arch,
-		agentInfo.peerID,
-		phase,
-	)
-
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-
-	m.samples = append(m.samples, influxSample{
-		measurement: "netbird_sync_phase",
-		tags:        tags,
-		fields: map[string]float64{
-			"duration_seconds": duration.Seconds(),
-		},
-		timestamp: time.Now(),
-	})
-	m.trimLocked()
-}
-
 func (m *influxDBMetrics) RecordLoginDuration(_ context.Context, agentInfo AgentInfo, duration time.Duration, success bool) {
 	result := "success"
 	if !success {

client/internal/metrics/infra/README.md

@@ -78,25 +78,6 @@ Tags:
 - `os`: Operating system (linux, darwin, windows, android, ios, etc.)
 - `arch`: CPU architecture (amd64, arm64, etc.)
 
-### Sync Phase Timing
-
-Measurement: `netbird_sync_phase`
-
-Breaks down where time goes inside a single sync, so the total `netbird_sync` duration can be attributed to the sub-step that dominates.
-
-| Field | Description |
-|-------|-------------|
-| `duration_seconds` | Time spent in one sub-phase of sync processing |
-
-Tags:
-- `phase`: the sub-phase — `netbird_config`, `checks`, `persist`, `dns_server`, `routes_classify`, `routes_apply`, `filtering`, `dns_forwarder`, `forward_rules`, `offline_peers`, `removed_peers`, `modified_peers`, `added_peers`, `lazy_exclude`
-- `deployment_type`: "cloud" | "selfhosted" | "unknown"
-- `version`: NetBird version string
-- `os`: Operating system (linux, darwin, windows, android, ios, etc.)
-- `arch`: CPU architecture (amd64, arm64, etc.)
-
-**Note:** this is wall-time per phase — it includes both CPU work and time spent waiting on locks. A slow phase points to *where* the time goes, not *why*; pair it with lock-wait metrics to tell contention apart from real work.
-
 ### Login Duration
 
 Measurement: `netbird_login`
@@ -210,52 +191,4 @@ docker compose exec influxdb influx query \
 
 # Check ingest server health
 curl http://localhost:8087/health
-```
-
-## Analyzing a Debug Bundle
-
-Metrics collection is always on, so every debug bundle ships a `metrics.txt` in InfluxDB line protocol — a timestamped time series of all recorded events (sync durations, sync phases, connection stages, login). You can replay it into the local stack and graph it, without a running client.
-
-The bundle's `metrics.txt` is a rolling window (capped at 5 days / ~20k samples, see [Buffer Limits](#buffer-limits)). For a connection incident the relevant window is short (connection setup is seconds), so a bundle captured during the issue is enough.
-
-### 1. Start the stack
-
-```bash
-# From this directory (client/internal/metrics/infra)
-INFLUXDB_ADMIN_TOKEN=admin123 INFLUXDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123 GRAFANA_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin123 \
-  docker compose up -d
-```
-
-(`admin123` are throwaway local credentials — fine for offline analysis.)
-
-### 2. Clear any previous data
-
-So you only see this bundle:
-
-```bash
-docker exec influxdb influx delete --org netbird --bucket metrics --token admin123 \
-  --start 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z --stop 2100-01-01T00:00:00Z
-```
-
-### 3. Import the bundle's metrics.txt
-
-InfluxDB is not exposed on the host, so import inside the container:
-
-```bash
-docker cp /path/to/bundle/metrics.txt influxdb:/tmp/m.txt
-docker exec influxdb influx write --org netbird --bucket metrics --precision ns \
-  --token admin123 --file /tmp/m.txt
-```
-
-Re-importing the same file is idempotent (same measurement+tags+timestamp overwrites).
-
-### 4. View the dashboards
-
-Grafana on http://localhost:3001 (login `admin` / `admin123`), datasource pre-provisioned:
-
-- **Where sync time goes:** http://localhost:3001/d/netbird-sync-phases/netbird-sync-phases-where-time-goes
-- **General client metrics:** http://localhost:3001/d/netbird-influxdb-metrics
-
-**Set the time range** to cover the bundle's timestamps (e.g. "Last 7 days" or an absolute range matching when the bundle was taken) — with the default short range the panels look empty.
-
-Bundles are distinguishable by the `version` tag; add a tag at import time (e.g. `sed 's/^netbird_\([a-z_]*\),/netbird_\1,bundle=mycase,/' metrics.txt`) if you want to compare several side by side.
+```

client/internal/metrics/infra/grafana/provisioning/dashboards/json/netbird-sync-phases.json

@@ -1,259 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "annotations": {
-    "list": []
-  },
-  "editable": true,
-  "fiscalYearStartMonth": 0,
-  "graphTooltip": 1,
-  "links": [],
-  "refresh": "",
-  "schemaVersion": 39,
-  "tags": [
-    "netbird",
-    "sync"
-  ],
-  "templating": {
-    "list": [
-      {
-        "current": {
-          "text": "All",
-          "value": "$__all"
-        },
-        "datasource": {
-          "type": "influxdb",
-          "uid": "influxdb"
-        },
-        "definition": "import \"influxdata/influxdb/schema\"\nschema.tagValues(bucket: \"metrics\", tag: \"version\")",
-        "includeAll": true,
-        "label": "version",
-        "multi": true,
-        "name": "version",
-        "query": "import \"influxdata/influxdb/schema\"\nschema.tagValues(bucket: \"metrics\", tag: \"version\")",
-        "refresh": 2,
-        "type": "query",
-        "allValue": ".*"
-      }
-    ]
-  },
-  "time": {
-    "from": "now-2d",
-    "to": "now"
-  },
-  "timepicker": {},
-  "timezone": "",
-  "title": "NetBird Sync Phases (where time goes)",
-  "uid": "netbird-sync-phases",
-  "version": 1,
-  "panels": [
-    {
-      "id": 1,
-      "title": "Time per phase over time (stacked, ms)",
-      "type": "timeseries",
-      "datasource": {
-        "type": "influxdb",
-        "uid": "influxdb"
-      },
-      "gridPos": {
-        "h": 10,
-        "w": 24,
-        "x": 0,
-        "y": 0
-      },
-      "fieldConfig": {
-        "defaults": {
-          "unit": "ms",
-          "custom": {
-            "drawStyle": "bars",
-            "stacking": {
-              "mode": "normal",
-              "group": "A"
-            },
-            "fillOpacity": 80,
-            "lineWidth": 0
-          }
-        },
-        "overrides": []
-      },
-      "options": {
-        "legend": {
-          "displayMode": "table",
-          "placement": "right",
-          "calcs": [
-            "max",
-            "mean"
-          ]
-        },
-        "tooltip": {
-          "mode": "multi",
-          "sort": "desc"
-        }
-      },
-      "targets": [
-        {
-          "refId": "A",
-          "datasource": {
-            "type": "influxdb",
-            "uid": "influxdb"
-          },
-          "query": "from(bucket: \"metrics\")\n  |> range(start: v.timeRangeStart, stop: v.timeRangeStop)\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == \"netbird_sync_phase\" and r._field == \"duration_seconds\")\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r.version =~ /${version:regex}/)\n  |> map(fn: (r) => ({ r with _value: r._value * 1000.0 }))\n  |> keep(columns: [\"_time\", \"_value\", \"phase\"])\n  |> group(columns: [\"phase\"])"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "id": 2,
-      "title": "p95 per phase (ms)",
-      "type": "bargauge",
-      "datasource": {
-        "type": "influxdb",
-        "uid": "influxdb"
-      },
-      "gridPos": {
-        "h": 11,
-        "w": 12,
-        "x": 0,
-        "y": 10
-      },
-      "fieldConfig": {
-        "defaults": {
-          "unit": "ms",
-          "color": {
-            "mode": "continuous-GrYlRd"
-          }
-        },
-        "overrides": []
-      },
-      "options": {
-        "displayMode": "gradient",
-        "orientation": "horizontal",
-        "reduceOptions": {
-          "calcs": [
-            "lastNotNull"
-          ],
-          "fields": "",
-          "values": false
-        },
-        "showUnfilled": true
-      },
-      "targets": [
-        {
-          "refId": "A",
-          "datasource": {
-            "type": "influxdb",
-            "uid": "influxdb"
-          },
-          "query": "from(bucket: \"metrics\")\n  |> range(start: v.timeRangeStart, stop: v.timeRangeStop)\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == \"netbird_sync_phase\" and r._field == \"duration_seconds\")\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r.version =~ /${version:regex}/)\n  |> map(fn: (r) => ({ r with _value: r._value * 1000.0 }))\n  |> group(columns: [\"phase\"])\n  |> quantile(q: 0.95)\n  |> group()\n  |> sort(columns: [\"_value\"], desc: true)"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "id": 3,
-      "title": "Per-phase stats (ms): mean / p95 / max",
-      "type": "table",
-      "datasource": {
-        "type": "influxdb",
-        "uid": "influxdb"
-      },
-      "gridPos": {
-        "h": 11,
-        "w": 12,
-        "x": 12,
-        "y": 10
-      },
-      "fieldConfig": {
-        "defaults": {
-          "unit": "ms"
-        },
-        "overrides": []
-      },
-      "options": {
-        "showHeader": true,
-        "sortBy": [
-          {
-            "displayName": "max",
-            "desc": true
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      "transformations": [
-        {
-          "id": "merge",
-          "options": {}
-        }
-      ],
-      "targets": [
-        {
-          "refId": "mean",
-          "datasource": {
-            "type": "influxdb",
-            "uid": "influxdb"
-          },
-          "query": "from(bucket: \"metrics\")\n  |> range(start: v.timeRangeStart, stop: v.timeRangeStop)\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == \"netbird_sync_phase\" and r._field == \"duration_seconds\")\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r.version =~ /${version:regex}/)\n  |> map(fn: (r) => ({ r with _value: r._value * 1000.0 }))\n  |> group(columns: [\"phase\"])\n  |> mean()\n  |> group()\n  |> keep(columns: [\"phase\", \"_value\"])\n  |> rename(columns: {_value: \"mean\"})"
-        },
-        {
-          "refId": "p95",
-          "datasource": {
-            "type": "influxdb",
-            "uid": "influxdb"
-          },
-          "query": "from(bucket: \"metrics\")\n  |> range(start: v.timeRangeStart, stop: v.timeRangeStop)\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == \"netbird_sync_phase\" and r._field == \"duration_seconds\")\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r.version =~ /${version:regex}/)\n  |> map(fn: (r) => ({ r with _value: r._value * 1000.0 }))\n  |> group(columns: [\"phase\"])\n  |> quantile(q: 0.95)\n  |> group()\n  |> keep(columns: [\"phase\", \"_value\"])\n  |> rename(columns: {_value: \"p95\"})"
-        },
-        {
-          "refId": "max",
-          "datasource": {
-            "type": "influxdb",
-            "uid": "influxdb"
-          },
-          "query": "from(bucket: \"metrics\")\n  |> range(start: v.timeRangeStart, stop: v.timeRangeStop)\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == \"netbird_sync_phase\" and r._field == \"duration_seconds\")\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r.version =~ /${version:regex}/)\n  |> map(fn: (r) => ({ r with _value: r._value * 1000.0 }))\n  |> group(columns: [\"phase\"])\n  |> max()\n  |> group()\n  |> keep(columns: [\"phase\", \"_value\"])\n  |> rename(columns: {_value: \"max\"})"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "id": 4,
-      "title": "Total sync duration (netbird_sync, ms) \u2014 reference",
-      "type": "timeseries",
-      "datasource": {
-        "type": "influxdb",
-        "uid": "influxdb"
-      },
-      "gridPos": {
-        "h": 8,
-        "w": 24,
-        "x": 0,
-        "y": 21
-      },
-      "fieldConfig": {
-        "defaults": {
-          "unit": "ms",
-          "custom": {
-            "drawStyle": "points",
-            "pointSize": 5
-          }
-        },
-        "overrides": []
-      },
-      "options": {
-        "legend": {
-          "displayMode": "table",
-          "placement": "right",
-          "calcs": [
-            "max",
-            "mean"
-          ]
-        },
-        "tooltip": {
-          "mode": "single"
-        }
-      },
-      "targets": [
-        {
-          "refId": "A",
-          "datasource": {
-            "type": "influxdb",
-            "uid": "influxdb"
-          },
-          "query": "from(bucket: \"metrics\")\n  |> range(start: v.timeRangeStart, stop: v.timeRangeStop)\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r._measurement == \"netbird_sync\" and r._field == \"duration_seconds\")\n  |> filter(fn: (r) => r.version =~ /${version:regex}/)\n  |> map(fn: (r) => ({ r with _value: r._value * 1000.0 }))\n  |> keep(columns: [\"_time\", \"_value\", \"version\"])\n  |> group(columns: [\"version\"])"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ]
-}

client/internal/metrics/infra/ingest/main.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 	defaultListenAddr  = ":8087"
 	defaultInfluxDBURL = "http://influxdb:8086/api/v2/write?org=netbird&bucket=metrics&precision=ns"
 	maxBodySize        = 50 * 1024 * 1024 // 50 MB max request body
-	maxDurationSeconds = 86400.0          // reject any duration field > 24 hours
+	maxDurationSeconds = 300.0            // reject any duration field > 5 minutes
 	peerIDLength       = 16               // truncated SHA-256: 8 bytes = 16 hex chars
 	maxTagValueLength  = 64               // reject tag values longer than this
 )
@@ -59,19 +59,6 @@ var allowedMeasurements = map[string]measurementSpec{
 			"peer_id":         true,
 		},
 	},
-	"netbird_sync_phase": {
-		allowedFields: map[string]bool{
-			"duration_seconds": true,
-		},
-		allowedTags: map[string]bool{
-			"deployment_type": true,
-			"version":         true,
-			"os":              true,
-			"arch":            true,
-			"peer_id":         true,
-			"phase":           true,
-		},
-	},
 	"netbird_login": {
 		allowedFields: map[string]bool{
 			"duration_seconds": true,

client/internal/metrics/infra/ingest/main_test.go

@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ func TestValidateLine_NegativeValue(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateLine_DurationTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
-	line := `netbird_sync,deployment_type=cloud,version=1.0.0,os=linux,arch=amd64,peer_id=abc duration_seconds=100000 1234567890`
+	line := `netbird_sync,deployment_type=cloud,version=1.0.0,os=linux,arch=amd64,peer_id=abc duration_seconds=999 1234567890`
 	err := validateLine(line)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "too large")
 }
 
 func TestValidateLine_TotalSecondsTooLarge(t *testing.T) {
-	line := `netbird_peer_connection,deployment_type=cloud,connection_type=ice,attempt_type=initial,version=1.0.0,os=linux,arch=amd64,peer_id=abc,connection_pair_id=pair total_seconds=100000 1234567890`
+	line := `netbird_peer_connection,deployment_type=cloud,connection_type=ice,attempt_type=initial,version=1.0.0,os=linux,arch=amd64,peer_id=abc,connection_pair_id=pair total_seconds=500 1234567890`
 	err := validateLine(line)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "too large")

client/internal/metrics/metrics.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -57,9 +56,6 @@ type metricsImplementation interface {
 	// RecordSyncDuration records how long it took to process a sync message
 	RecordSyncDuration(ctx context.Context, agentInfo AgentInfo, duration time.Duration)
 
-	// RecordSyncPhase records how long a single sub-phase of sync processing took
-	RecordSyncPhase(ctx context.Context, agentInfo AgentInfo, phase string, duration time.Duration)
-
 	// RecordLoginDuration records how long the login to management took
 	RecordLoginDuration(ctx context.Context, agentInfo AgentInfo, duration time.Duration, success bool)
 
@@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ type ClientMetrics struct {
 	agentInfo AgentInfo
 	mu        sync.RWMutex
 
-	push       atomic.Pointer[Push]
+	push       *Push
 	pushMu     sync.Mutex
 	wg         sync.WaitGroup
 	pushCancel context.CancelFunc
@@ -131,18 +127,6 @@ func (c *ClientMetrics) RecordSyncDuration(ctx context.Context, duration time.Du
 	c.impl.RecordSyncDuration(ctx, agentInfo, duration)
 }
 
-// RecordSyncPhase records the duration of a single sub-phase of sync processing
-func (c *ClientMetrics) RecordSyncPhase(ctx context.Context, phase string, duration time.Duration) {
-	if c == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	c.mu.RLock()
-	agentInfo := c.agentInfo
-	c.mu.RUnlock()
-
-	c.impl.RecordSyncPhase(ctx, agentInfo, phase, duration)
-}
-
 // RecordLoginDuration records how long the login to management server took
 func (c *ClientMetrics) RecordLoginDuration(ctx context.Context, duration time.Duration, success bool) {
 	if c == nil {
@@ -168,7 +152,10 @@ func (c *ClientMetrics) UpdateAgentInfo(agentInfo AgentInfo, publicKey string) {
 	c.agentInfo = agentInfo
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if push := c.push.Load(); push != nil {
+	c.pushMu.Lock()
+	push := c.push
+	c.pushMu.Unlock()
+	if push != nil {
 		push.SetPeerID(agentInfo.peerID)
 	}
 }
@@ -182,7 +169,7 @@ func (c *ClientMetrics) Export(w io.Writer) error {
 	return c.impl.Export(w)
 }
 
-// StartPush starts periodic pushing of metrics with the given configuration.
+// StartPush starts periodic pushing of metrics with the given configuration
 // Precedence: PushConfig.ServerAddress > remote config server_url
 func (c *ClientMetrics) StartPush(ctx context.Context, config PushConfig) {
 	if c == nil {
@@ -192,58 +179,11 @@ func (c *ClientMetrics) StartPush(ctx context.Context, config PushConfig) {
 	c.pushMu.Lock()
 	defer c.pushMu.Unlock()
 
-	if c.push.Load() != nil {
+	if c.push != nil {
 		log.Warnf("metrics push already running")
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.startPushLocked(ctx, config)
-}
-
-// StopPush stops the periodic metrics push.
-func (c *ClientMetrics) StopPush() {
-	if c == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	c.pushMu.Lock()
-	defer c.pushMu.Unlock()
-
-	c.stopPushLocked()
-}
-
-// UpdatePushFromMgm updates metrics push based on management server configuration.
-// If NB_METRICS_PUSH_ENABLED is explicitly set (true or false), management config is ignored.
-// When unset, management controls whether push is enabled.
-func (c *ClientMetrics) UpdatePushFromMgm(ctx context.Context, enabled bool) {
-	if c == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if isMetricsPushEnvSet() {
-		log.Debugf("ignoring management config, env var is explicitly set: %s", EnvMetricsPushEnabled)
-		return
-	}
-
-	c.pushMu.Lock()
-	defer c.pushMu.Unlock()
-
-	if enabled {
-		if c.push.Load() != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		log.Infof("enabled metrics push by management")
-		c.startPushLocked(ctx, PushConfigFromEnv())
-	} else {
-		if c.push.Load() == nil {
-			return
-		}
-		log.Infof("disabled metrics push by management")
-		c.stopPushLocked()
-	}
-}
-
-// startPushLocked starts push. Caller must hold pushMu.
-func (c *ClientMetrics) startPushLocked(ctx context.Context, config PushConfig) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
 	agentVersion := c.agentInfo.Version
 	peerID := c.agentInfo.peerID
@@ -259,23 +199,26 @@ func (c *ClientMetrics) startPushLocked(ctx context.Context, config PushConfig)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	c.pushCancel = cancel
-	c.push.Store(push)
 
 	c.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer c.wg.Done()
 		push.Start(ctx)
-		c.push.CompareAndSwap(push, nil)
 	}()
+	c.push = push
 }
 
-// stopPushLocked stops push. Caller must hold pushMu.
-func (c *ClientMetrics) stopPushLocked() {
-	if c.push.Load() == nil {
+func (c *ClientMetrics) StopPush() {
+	if c == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	c.pushMu.Lock()
+	defer c.pushMu.Unlock()
+	if c.push == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	c.pushCancel()
 	c.wg.Wait()
-	c.push.Store(nil)
+	c.push = nil
 }