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## Summary Adds a unified `admin` CLI for self-hosted instance administrators in both the management and combined binaries. ## User Management ### `admin user change-password` - Changes a local embedded IdP user's password. - Selects the user with `--email` or `--user-id`. - Reads the new password from `--password` or `--password-file`. - Clears the user's local authentication session so the new password is required on the next login. - **Alias:** `admin user set-password`. ### `admin user reset-mfa` - Resets a local embedded IdP user's MFA enrollment. - Selects the user with `--email` or `--user-id`. - Clears TOTP/WebAuthn enrollment data and removes the local authentication session. - The user will re-enroll MFA on the next login. ## MFA Management ### `admin mfa status` - Shows whether local MFA is enabled in the account settings. - Checks the embedded IdP client configuration and reports whether MFA is enabled there. ### `admin mfa enable` - Enables local MFA for embedded IdP users. - Updates embedded IdP clients and saves the account MFA setting. - Records an audit event on a best-effort basis. ### `admin mfa disable` - Disables local MFA for embedded IdP users. - Updates embedded IdP clients and saves the account MFA setting. - Records an audit event on a best-effort basis. ## Reverse Proxy Tokens ### `admin token create --name <name> [--expires-in <duration>]` - Creates a reverse proxy access token. - Prints the plaintext token once, along with the token ID. - `--expires-in` supports values such as `24h`, `30d`, or `365d`. If omitted, the token never expires. ### `admin token list` - Lists reverse proxy access tokens. - Shows the token ID, name, creation date, expiration, last-used time, and revocation status. - **Alias:** `admin token ls`. ### `admin token revoke <token-id>` - Revokes a reverse proxy access token. - Revoked tokens can no longer authenticate reverse proxy instances. ## Reverse Proxy Management ### `admin proxy disconnect-all` - Lists registered reverse proxy instances and force-marks all connected instances as disconnected. - Useful for repairing stale proxy state after an unclean management server shutdown. - Prompts for confirmation by default. - `--dry-run` previews the changes without applying them. - `--force` skips the confirmation prompt. - Live proxies may appear again after their next heartbeat, reconnect, or re-registration. ## Compatibility Commands ### `token ...` - Deprecated top-level compatibility path. - Behaves the same as `admin token ...`. - Retained so existing scripts using `token create`, `token list`, or `token revoke` continue to work. ## Changes - Adds reusable `management/cmd/admin` command package. - Wires `admin` into `netbird-mgmt` and `combined`. - Adds local user password reset with existing password strength validation. - Adds local MFA enrollment reset by clearing Dex TOTP/WebAuthn credentials and local auth sessions. - Adds local MFA enable/disable/status helpers for embedded IdP deployments. - Moves proxy access token commands under `admin token` for a single admin-focused CLI entry point. - Exports `server.ValidatePassword` for reuse by CLI helpers. ## Tests ```bash go test ./management/cmd/... go test ./management/cmd/admin ./management/cmd ./combined/cmd go test ./management/server -run TestValidatePassword ``` Pre-push lint also passed. ### Checklist - [ ] Is it a bug fix - [ ] Is a typo/documentation fix - [x] Is a feature enhancement - [ ] It is a refactor - [ ] Created tests that fail without the change (if possible) - [ ] This change does **not** modify the public API, gRPC protocols, functionality behavior, CLI / service flags, or introduce a new feature — **OR** I have discussed it with the NetBird team beforehand (link the issue / Slack thread in the description). See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#discuss-changes-with-the-netbird-team-first). > By submitting this pull request, you confirm that you have read and agree to the terms of the [Contributor License Agreement](https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/blob/main/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT.md). ## Documentation Select exactly one: - [x] I added/updated documentation for this change - [ ] Documentation is **not needed** for this change (explain why) ### Docs PR URL (required if "docs added" is checked) Paste the PR link from https://github.com/netbirdio/docs here: https://github.com/netbirdio/docs/pull/832 <!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai --> ## Summary by CodeRabbit ## Release Notes * **New Features** * Added self-hosted admin CLI commands for changing passwords, resetting MFA (including WebAuthn), and managing embedded IdP client MFA (enable/disable/status). * Introduced a unified admin command entry point and improved data-directory handling for embedded IdP storage. * **Refactor** * Centralized password strength validation into a shared exported validator. * **Tests** * Added a comprehensive admin command test suite covering password input, selectors, MFA reset, and client MFA state handling. <!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->
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Identity-aware access control for AI agents — keyless access to LLM APIs and private resources over the encrypted NetBird tunnel. See
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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.
Secure. NetBird enables secure remote access by applying granular access policies while allowing you to manage them intuitively from a single place. Works universally on any infrastructure.
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Self-host NetBird (video)
Key features
Quickstart with NetBird Cloud
- Download and install NetBird at https://app.netbird.io/install.
- Follow the steps to sign up with Google, Microsoft, GitHub or your email address.
- Check the NetBird admin UI.
Quickstart with self-hosted NetBird
This is the quickest way to try self-hosted NetBird. It should take around 5 minutes to get started if you already have a public domain and a VM. Follow the Advanced guide with a custom identity provider for installations with different IdPs.
Infrastructure requirements:
- A Linux VM with at least 1 CPU and 2 GB of memory.
- The VM should be publicly accessible on TCP ports 80 and 443 and UDP port 3478.
- A public domain name pointing to the VM.
Software requirements:
- Docker with the Compose plugin (Compose v2 or higher). See the Docker installation guide.
Steps
- Download and run the installation script:
export NETBIRD_DOMAIN=netbird.example.com; curl -fsSL https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/latest/download/getting-started.sh | bash
A bit on NetBird internals
- Every machine in the network runs the NetBird agent, which manages WireGuard.
- Every agent connects to the Management Service, which holds network state, manages peer IPs, and distributes updates to agents.
- Agents use ICE (via pion/ice) to discover connection candidates for peer-to-peer connections.
- Candidates are discovered with the help of STUN servers.
- Agents negotiate a connection through the Signal Service, exchanging end-to-end encrypted messages with candidates.
- When NAT traversal fails (e.g. mobile carrier-grade NAT) and a direct p2p connection isn't possible, the system falls back to a Relay Service and a secure WireGuard tunnel is established through it.
See a complete architecture overview for details.
Community projects
- NetBird installer script
- netbird-tui - terminal UI for managing NetBird peers, routes, and settings
- caddy-netbird - Caddy plugin that embeds a NetBird client for proxying HTTP and TCP/UDP traffic through NetBird networks
Note: The main branch may be in an unstable or even broken state during development.
For stable versions, see releases.
Support acknowledgement
In November 2022, NetBird joined the StartUpSecure program sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany. Together with the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, NetBird brings security best practices and simplicity to private networking.
Acknowledgements
We build on open-source technologies like WireGuard®, Pion ICE, and Rosenpass. We greatly appreciate the work these projects are doing, and we'd love it if you could support them too (e.g., by starring or contributing).
Legal
This repository is licensed under the BSD-3-Clause license, which applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/ and relay/. Those directories are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0 (AGPLv3). See the respective LICENSE files inside each directory.
WireGuard and the WireGuard logo are registered trademarks of Jason A. Donenfeld.