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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -38,11 +38,20 @@ A management solution for running isolated NetBird instances for your MSP busine
- **Docker-Based** — Everything runs in containers for easy deployment
### Dashboard
- **Modern Web UI** — Responsive Bootstrap 5 interface
- **Modern Web UI** — Responsive Bootstrap 5 interface with dark/light mode toggle
- **Real-Time Monitoring** — Container status, health checks, resource usage
- **Container Logs** — View logs per container directly in the browser
- **Start / Stop / Restart** — Control customer instances from the dashboard
- **Customer Status Tracking** — Automatic status sync (active / inactive / error)
- **Update Indicators** — Per-customer badges when container images are outdated
### NetBird Container Updates
- **Docker Hub Digest Check** — Compare locally pulled image digests against Docker Hub without pulling
- **One-Click Pull** — Pull all NetBird images from Docker Hub via Settings
- **Bulk Update** — Update all outdated customer containers at once from the Monitoring page
- **Per-Customer Update** — Update a single customer's containers from the customer detail view
- **Zero Data Loss** — Container recreation preserves all bind-mounted volumes
- **Sequential Updates** — Customers are updated one at a time to minimize risk
### Multi-Language (i18n)
- **English and German** — Full UI translation
@@ -55,13 +64,18 @@ A management solution for running isolated NetBird instances for your MSP busine
- **Login Page** — Branding is applied to the login page automatically
- **Configurable Docker Images** — Use custom or specific NetBird image versions
### Security
### Authentication & User Management
- **JWT Authentication** — Token-based API authentication
- **Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)** — Optional TOTP-based MFA for all local users, activatable in Security settings
- **Azure AD / OIDC** — Optional single sign-on via Microsoft Entra ID (exempt from MFA)
- **Encrypted Credentials** — NPM passwords, relay secrets, and TOTP secrets are Fernet-encrypted at rest
- **LDAP / Active Directory** — Allow AD users to authenticate; local admin accounts always work as fallback
- **Encrypted Credentials** — NPM passwords, relay secrets, TOTP secrets, and LDAP bind passwords are Fernet-encrypted at rest
- **User Management** — Create, edit, delete admin users, reset passwords and MFA
### Integrations
- **Windows DNS** — Automatically create and delete DNS A-records when deploying or removing customers
- **MSP Updates** — In-UI appliance update check with configurable release branch
---
## Architecture
@@ -178,6 +192,18 @@ The following tools and services must be available **before** running the instal
### Install Prerequisites (Ubuntu/Debian)
> **Note:** On a fresh Debian minimal install, `sudo` is not pre-installed. Install it as root first:
```bash
# As root — only needed on fresh Debian minimal (sudo not pre-installed):
apt update && apt install -y sudo
# Install remaining prerequisites:
sudo apt install -y curl git openssl
```
If `sudo` is already available (Ubuntu, most standard installs):
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y curl git openssl
@@ -266,17 +292,32 @@ HOST_IP=<your-server-ip>
### Web UI Settings
Available under **Settings** in the web interface:
Available under **Settings** in the web interface, organized into tabs:
#### User Management
| Tab | Settings |
|-----|----------|
| **System** | Base domain, admin email, Docker images, port ranges, data directory |
| **NPM Integration** | NPM API URL, login credentials, SSL certificate mode (Let's Encrypt / Wildcard), wildcard certificate selection |
| **Branding** | Platform name, subtitle, logo upload, default language |
| **Azure AD** | Azure AD / Entra ID SSO configuration (tenant ID, client ID/secret, optional group restriction) |
| **Users** | Create/edit/delete admin users, per-user language preference, MFA reset |
| **Azure AD** | Azure AD / Entra ID SSO configuration |
| **LDAP / AD** | LDAP/Active Directory authentication (server, base DN, bind credentials, group restriction), enable/disable |
| **Security** | Change admin password, enable/disable MFA globally, manage own TOTP |
| **Monitoring** | System resources, Docker stats |
#### System
| Tab | Settings |
|-----|----------|
| **Branding** | Platform name, subtitle, logo upload, default language |
| **NetBird Docker Images** | Configured NetBird image tags (management, signal, relay, dashboard), pull images from Docker Hub |
| **NetBird MSP System** | Base domain, admin email, port ranges, data directory |
| **NetBird MSP Updates** | Appliance version info, check for updates, switch release branch |
#### External Systems
| Tab | Settings |
|-----|----------|
| **NPM Proxy** | NPM API URL, login credentials, SSL certificate mode (Let's Encrypt / Wildcard), wildcard certificate selection |
| **Windows DNS** | Windows DNS server integration for automatic DNS A-record creation/deletion on customer deploy/delete |
Changes are applied immediately without restart.
@@ -308,11 +349,42 @@ Changes are applied immediately without restart.
### Monitoring
The dashboard shows:
The **Monitoring** page shows:
- **System Overview** — Total customers, active/inactive, errors
- **Resource Usage** — RAM, CPU per container
- **Container Health** — Running/stopped per container with color-coded status
- **Deployment Logs** — Action history per customer
- **Host Resources** — CPU, RAM, disk usage of the host machine
- **Customer Status** — Container health per customer (running/stopped)
- **NetBird Container Updates** — Compare local image digests against Docker Hub, pull new images, and update all outdated customer containers
### NetBird Container Updates
#### Workflow
1. **Check for updates** — Go to **Monitoring > NetBird Container Updates**, click **"Check Updates"**
- Compares local image digests against Docker Hub
- Shows which images have a new version available
- Shows which customer containers are running outdated images
- An orange badge appears next to customers in the dashboard list that need updating
2. **Pull new images** — Go to **Settings > NetBird Docker Images**, click **"Pull from Docker Hub"**
- Pulls all 4 NetBird images (`management`, `signal`, `relay`, `dashboard`) in the background
- Wait for the pull to complete before updating customers
3. **Update customers** — Return to **Monitoring > NetBird Container Updates**, click **"Update All Customers"**
- Recreates containers for all customers whose running image is outdated
- Customers are updated **sequentially** — one at a time
- All bind-mounted volumes (database, keys, config) are preserved — **no data loss**
- A per-customer results table is shown after completion
#### Per-Customer Update
To update a single customer:
1. Open the customer detail view
2. Go to the **Deployment** tab
3. Click **"Update Images"**
#### Update Badges
The dashboard customer list shows an orange **"Update"** badge next to any customer whose running containers are using an outdated local image. This check is fast (local-only, no network call) and runs automatically when the dashboard loads.
### Language Settings
@@ -320,9 +392,13 @@ The dashboard shows:
- **Per-user default** — Set in Settings > Users during user creation
- **System default** — Set in Settings > Branding
### Dark Mode
Toggle dark/light mode using the moon/sun icon in the top navigation bar. The preference is saved in the browser.
### Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
TOTP-based MFA can be enabled globally for all local users. Azure AD users are not affected (they use their own MFA).
TOTP-based MFA can be enabled globally for all local users. Azure AD and LDAP users are not affected (they use their own authentication systems).
#### Enable MFA
1. Go to **Settings > Security**
@@ -344,9 +420,30 @@ When MFA is enabled and a user logs in for the first time:
- **Disable own TOTP** — In Settings > Security, click "Disable my TOTP" to remove your own MFA setup
- **Disable MFA globally** — Uncheck the toggle in Settings > Security to allow login without MFA
### LDAP / Active Directory Authentication
Active Directory users can log in to the appliance using their AD credentials. Local admin accounts always work as a fallback regardless of LDAP status.
#### Setup
1. Go to **Settings > LDAP / AD**
2. Enable **"LDAP / AD Authentication"**
3. Enter LDAP server, port, bind DN (service account), bind password, and base DN
4. Optionally restrict access to members of a specific AD group
5. Click **Save LDAP Settings**
### Windows DNS Integration
Automatically create and delete DNS A-records in a Windows DNS server when customers are deployed or deleted.
#### Setup
1. Go to **Settings > Windows DNS**
2. Enable **"Windows DNS Integration"**
3. Enter the DNS server details
4. Click **Save DNS Settings**
### SSL Certificate Mode
The appliance supports two SSL certificate modes for customer proxy hosts, configurable under **Settings > NPM Integration**:
The appliance supports two SSL certificate modes for customer proxy hosts, configurable under **Settings > NPM Proxy**:
#### Let's Encrypt (default)
Each customer gets an individual Let's Encrypt certificate via HTTP-01 validation. This is the default behavior and requires no additional setup beyond a valid admin email.
@@ -356,7 +453,7 @@ Use a pre-existing wildcard certificate (e.g. `*.yourdomain.com`) already upload
**Setup:**
1. Upload a wildcard certificate in Nginx Proxy Manager (e.g. via DNS challenge)
2. Go to **Settings > NPM Integration**
2. Go to **Settings > NPM Proxy**
3. Set **SSL Mode** to "Wildcard Certificate"
4. Click the refresh button to load certificates from NPM
5. Select your wildcard certificate from the dropdown
@@ -396,10 +493,12 @@ POST /api/customers/{id}/stop # Stop containers
POST /api/customers/{id}/restart # Restart containers
GET /api/customers/{id}/logs # Get container logs
GET /api/customers/{id}/health # Health check
POST /api/customers/{id}/update-images # Recreate containers with new images
GET /api/settings/branding # Get branding (public, no auth)
GET /api/settings/npm-certificates # List NPM SSL certificates
PUT /api/settings # Update system settings
GET /api/users # List users
POST /api/users # Create user
POST /api/users/{id}/reset-mfa # Reset user's MFA
@@ -409,6 +508,11 @@ POST /api/auth/mfa/setup/complete # Verify first TOTP code
POST /api/auth/mfa/verify # Verify TOTP code on login
GET /api/auth/mfa/status # Get MFA status
POST /api/auth/mfa/disable # Disable own TOTP
GET /api/monitoring/images/check # Check Hub vs local digests for all images
POST /api/monitoring/images/pull # Pull all NetBird images from Docker Hub (background)
GET /api/monitoring/customers/local-update-status # Fast local-only update check (no network)
POST /api/monitoring/customers/update-all # Recreate outdated containers for all customers
```
### Example: Create Customer via API
@@ -488,11 +592,28 @@ The database migrations run automatically on startup.
### Updating NetBird Images
Via the Web UI:
1. Settings > System Configuration
2. Change image tags (e.g., `netbirdio/management:0.35.0`)
3. Click "Save"
4. Re-deploy individual customers to apply the new images
NetBird image updates are managed entirely through the Web UI — no manual config changes required.
#### Step 1 — Pull new images
1. Go to **Settings > NetBird Docker Images**
2. Click **"Pull from Docker Hub"**
3. Wait for the pull to complete (progress shown inline)
#### Step 2 — Check which customers need updating
1. Go to **Monitoring > NetBird Container Updates**
2. Click **"Check Updates"**
3. The table shows per-image Hub vs. local digest comparison and which customers are running outdated containers
#### Step 3 — Update customer containers
- **All customers**: Click **"Update All Customers"** in the Monitoring page
- Customers are updated sequentially, one at a time
- A results table is shown after completion
- **Single customer**: Open the customer detail view > **Deployment** tab > **"Update Images"**
> All bind-mounted volumes (database, keys, config files) are preserved. Container recreation does not cause data loss.
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@@ -546,7 +667,7 @@ MIT License — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
## Built With AI
This software was developed with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/claude-code) (Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6) — from architecture and backend logic to frontend UI and deployment scripts.
This software was developed with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/claude-code) (Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6) — from architecture and backend logic to frontend UI and deployment scripts.
## Acknowledgments