chore(release): bump version to 1.4.2

Displays when the per-customer token was last (re-)issued and its
computed expiry (365 days from renewal) on the Auto-Updates card, so it's
visible at a glance without checking the database.

app/database.py

@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ def _run_migrations() -> None:
         ("system_config", "auto_update_check_time", "TEXT DEFAULT '03:00'"),
         ("system_config", "auto_update_apply_enabled", "BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0"),
         ("system_config", "auto_update_last_run_at", "TEXT"),
+        # NetBird client (peer) automatic-updates master default + per-customer PAT
+        ("deployments", "netbird_api_token_encrypted", "TEXT"),
+        ("deployments", "netbird_api_token_renewed_at", "TEXT"),
+        ("system_config", "netbird_client_auto_update_version", "TEXT DEFAULT 'disabled'"),
+        ("system_config", "netbird_client_auto_update_always", "BOOLEAN DEFAULT 0"),
     ]
     for table, column, col_type in migrations:
         if not _has_column(table, column):

app/main.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 app = FastAPI(
     title="NetBird MSP Appliance",
     description="Multi-tenant NetBird management platform for MSPs",
-    version="1.3.0",
+    version="1.4.2",
     docs_url="/api/docs",
     redoc_url="/api/redoc",
     openapi_url="/api/openapi.json",

app/models.py

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ class Deployment(Base):
     setup_url: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
     netbird_admin_email: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
     netbird_admin_password: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
+    netbird_api_token_encrypted: Mapped[Optional[str]] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
+    netbird_api_token_renewed_at: Mapped[Optional[datetime]] = mapped_column(DateTime, nullable=True)
     deployment_status: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(
         String(20), default="pending", nullable=False
     )
@@ -116,6 +118,10 @@ class Deployment(Base):
             "relay_secret": "***",  # Never expose secrets
             "setup_url": self.setup_url,
             "has_credentials": bool(self.netbird_admin_email and self.netbird_admin_password),
+            "has_netbird_api_token": bool(self.netbird_api_token_encrypted),
+            "netbird_api_token_renewed_at": (
+                self.netbird_api_token_renewed_at.isoformat() if self.netbird_api_token_renewed_at else None
+            ),
             "deployment_status": self.deployment_status,
             "deployed_at": self.deployed_at.isoformat() if self.deployed_at else None,
             "last_health_check": (
@@ -205,6 +211,12 @@ class SystemConfig(Base):
     auto_update_apply_enabled: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False)
     auto_update_last_run_at: Mapped[Optional[datetime]] = mapped_column(DateTime, nullable=True)
 
+    # Master default for the NetBird *client* (peer) automatic-updates feature
+    # (Settings > Clients > Automatic Updates inside each customer's own
+    # NetBird dashboard) — pushed to customers via the NetBird Management API.
+    netbird_client_auto_update_version: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(50), default="disabled")
+    netbird_client_auto_update_always: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False)
+
     created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow)
     updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
         DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, onupdate=datetime.utcnow
@@ -265,6 +277,8 @@ class SystemConfig(Base):
             "auto_update_last_run_at": (
                 self.auto_update_last_run_at.isoformat() if self.auto_update_last_run_at else None
             ),
+            "netbird_client_auto_update_version": self.netbird_client_auto_update_version or "disabled",
+            "netbird_client_auto_update_always": bool(self.netbird_client_auto_update_always),
             "created_at": self.created_at.isoformat() if self.created_at else None,
             "updated_at": self.updated_at.isoformat() if self.updated_at else None,
         }

app/routers/deployments.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Deployment management API — start, stop, restart, logs, health for customers."""
 
 import logging
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException, Query, status
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
@@ -8,8 +9,9 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.database import SessionLocal, get_db
 from app.dependencies import get_current_user
 from app.models import Customer, Deployment, SystemConfig, User
-from app.services import docker_service, image_service, netbird_service
-from app.utils.security import decrypt_value
+from app.services import docker_service, image_service, netbird_client_update_service, netbird_service
+from app.utils.security import decrypt_value, encrypt_value
+from app.utils.validators import NetbirdApiTokenPayload, NetbirdClientAutoUpdatePayload
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -260,6 +262,117 @@ async def update_customer_images(
     return {"message": f"Containers updated for '{customer.name}'."}
 
 
+@router.get("/{customer_id}/netbird-updates")
+async def get_customer_netbird_updates(
+    customer_id: int,
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    """Fetch a customer's *live* NetBird client automatic-updates setting.
+
+    Reads directly from the customer's NetBird Management API — always
+    reflects reality, including changes made manually in their own dashboard.
+    """
+    _require_customer(db, customer_id)
+    deployment = db.query(Deployment).filter(Deployment.customer_id == customer_id).first()
+    if not deployment:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="No deployment found for this customer.")
+    if not deployment.netbird_api_token_encrypted:
+        return {"has_token": False, "version": None, "always": None}
+
+    token = decrypt_value(deployment.netbird_api_token_encrypted)
+    result = await netbird_client_update_service.get_current_settings(deployment.container_prefix, token)
+    if not result["ok"]:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_502_BAD_GATEWAY, detail=result["error"])
+
+    settings = result["settings"]
+    return {
+        "has_token": True,
+        "token_renewed_at": (
+            deployment.netbird_api_token_renewed_at.isoformat()
+            if deployment.netbird_api_token_renewed_at else None
+        ),
+        "version": settings.get("auto_update_version", "disabled"),
+        "always": bool(settings.get("auto_update_always", False)),
+    }
+
+
+@router.put("/{customer_id}/netbird-updates")
+async def set_customer_netbird_updates(
+    customer_id: int,
+    payload: NetbirdClientAutoUpdatePayload,
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    """Push a client automatic-updates version/mode to a single customer.
+
+    Use this to override the master default for one customer specifically —
+    e.g. a customer on a legacy client that must not jump straight to latest.
+    """
+    if current_user.role != "admin":
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Admin only.")
+
+    _require_customer(db, customer_id)
+    deployment = db.query(Deployment).filter(Deployment.customer_id == customer_id).first()
+    if not deployment:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="No deployment found for this customer.")
+    if not deployment.netbird_api_token_encrypted:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail="No NetBird API token registered for this customer. Paste one via PUT .../netbird-api-token first.",
+        )
+
+    token = decrypt_value(deployment.netbird_api_token_encrypted)
+    result = await netbird_client_update_service.push_auto_update_settings(
+        deployment.container_prefix, token, payload.version, payload.always
+    )
+    if not result["ok"]:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_502_BAD_GATEWAY, detail=result["error"])
+
+    logger.info(
+        "NetBird client auto-update set for customer %d (%s): version=%s always=%s by %s",
+        customer_id, deployment.container_prefix, payload.version, payload.always, current_user.username,
+    )
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@router.put("/{customer_id}/netbird-api-token")
+async def set_customer_netbird_api_token(
+    customer_id: int,
+    payload: NetbirdApiTokenPayload,
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    """Manually register a NetBird Personal Access Token for a customer.
+
+    Needed for customers deployed before automatic PAT capture — create a
+    PAT once in that customer's dashboard (Settings > Service Users /
+    Personal Access Tokens) and paste it here. New deployments capture one
+    automatically during setup.
+    """
+    if current_user.role != "admin":
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Admin only.")
+
+    _require_customer(db, customer_id)
+    deployment = db.query(Deployment).filter(Deployment.customer_id == customer_id).first()
+    if not deployment:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="No deployment found for this customer.")
+
+    # Validate the token actually works before storing it.
+    result = await netbird_client_update_service.get_current_settings(deployment.container_prefix, payload.token)
+    if not result["ok"]:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail=f"Token could not be verified against this customer's NetBird instance: {result['error']}",
+        )
+
+    deployment.netbird_api_token_encrypted = encrypt_value(payload.token)
+    deployment.netbird_api_token_renewed_at = datetime.utcnow()
+    db.commit()
+    logger.info("NetBird API token registered for customer %d by %s.", customer_id, current_user.username)
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
 def _require_customer(db: Session, customer_id: int) -> Customer:
     """Helper to fetch a customer or raise 404.
 

app/routers/monitoring.py

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.database import SessionLocal, get_db
 from app.dependencies import get_current_user
 from app.models import Customer, Deployment, SystemConfig, User
-from app.services import docker_service, image_service
+from app.services import docker_service, image_service, netbird_client_update_service
+from app.utils.security import decrypt_value
+from app.utils.validators import NetbirdClientAutoUpdatePayload
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -241,6 +243,48 @@ async def customers_local_update_status(
     return results
 
 
+@router.post("/netbird-updates/apply-all")
+async def apply_netbird_client_updates_to_all(
+    payload: NetbirdClientAutoUpdatePayload,
+    current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Push a NetBird client automatic-updates version/mode to every customer.
+
+    Skips (and reports) customers without a registered API token — they need
+    a token pasted in via the per-customer endpoint first (older deployments
+    predating automatic token capture).
+    """
+    if current_user.role != "admin":
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN, detail="Admin only.")
+
+    deployments = db.query(Deployment).all()
+    results = []
+    for dep in deployments:
+        customer = dep.customer
+        if not dep.netbird_api_token_encrypted:
+            results.append({
+                "customer_id": customer.id, "customer_name": customer.name,
+                "success": False, "error": "No API token registered.",
+            })
+            continue
+        token = decrypt_value(dep.netbird_api_token_encrypted)
+        res = await netbird_client_update_service.push_auto_update_settings(
+            dep.container_prefix, token, payload.version, payload.always
+        )
+        results.append({
+            "customer_id": customer.id, "customer_name": customer.name,
+            "success": res["ok"], "error": res.get("error"),
+        })
+
+    success_count = sum(1 for r in results if r["success"])
+    return {
+        "message": f"Applied to {success_count} of {len(results)} customer(s).",
+        "updated": success_count,
+        "results": results,
+    }
+
+
 @router.post("/customers/update-all")
 async def update_all_customers(
     current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user),

app/services/netbird_client_update_service.py

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+"""Central control of the NetBird *client* (peer) Automatic Updates feature.
+
+This is the "Settings > Clients > Automatic Updates" toggle inside each
+customer's own NetBird dashboard (netbirdio/netbird, added in v0.61.0) — not
+to be confused with updating the NetBird Docker images themselves
+(app/services/image_service.py).
+
+Talked to over the customer's NetBird Management REST API, authenticated
+with a Personal Access Token captured during initial deployment (see
+netbird_service.deploy_customer) or pasted in manually for customers
+deployed before this feature existed. Requests go over the internal Docker
+network directly to the customer's management container — never through
+their public dashboard URL.
+"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+import httpx
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_TIMEOUT = 10
+
+
+def _base_url(container_prefix: str) -> str:
+    return f"http://{container_prefix}-management:80"
+
+
+async def get_current_settings(container_prefix: str, token: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Fetch the customer's current account settings.
+
+    Returns:
+        {"ok": True, "account_id": ..., "settings": {...}} on success, or
+        {"ok": False, "error": "..."} on failure.
+    """
+    base_url = _base_url(container_prefix)
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {token}"}
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=_TIMEOUT) as client:
+            resp = await client.get(f"{base_url}/api/accounts", headers=headers)
+            if resp.status_code != 200:
+                return {"ok": False, "error": f"GET /api/accounts -> HTTP {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:300]}"}
+            accounts = resp.json()
+            if not accounts:
+                return {"ok": False, "error": "No account returned by /api/accounts."}
+            account = accounts[0]
+            return {"ok": True, "account_id": account["id"], "settings": account.get("settings", {})}
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning("Failed to fetch NetBird account settings for %s: %s", container_prefix, exc)
+        return {"ok": False, "error": str(exc)}
+
+
+async def renew_token(container_prefix: str, token: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Mint a fresh 365-day Personal Access Token using the current one.
+
+    The old token is left in place (it naturally expires and NetBird gives no
+    reliable way to identify "our" token among a user's other PATs by content
+    alone, only by name — which isn't safe to assume is unique). One
+    harmless unused token lingering until its own expiry is an acceptable
+    trade-off for not risking deleting a token that turns out to be in use.
+    """
+    base_url = _base_url(container_prefix)
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {token}"}
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=_TIMEOUT) as client:
+            resp = await client.get(f"{base_url}/api/users", headers=headers)
+            if resp.status_code != 200:
+                return {"ok": False, "error": f"GET /api/users -> HTTP {resp.status_code}"}
+            users = resp.json()
+            me = next((u for u in users if u.get("is_current")), None)
+            if not me:
+                return {"ok": False, "error": "Could not identify current user from /api/users."}
+
+            create_resp = await client.post(
+                f"{base_url}/api/users/{me['id']}/tokens",
+                headers={**headers, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
+                content=json.dumps({"name": "MSP Central Management", "expires_in": 365}),
+            )
+            if create_resp.status_code not in (200, 201):
+                return {"ok": False, "error": f"POST tokens -> HTTP {create_resp.status_code}: {create_resp.text[:200]}"}
+            new_token = create_resp.json().get("plain_token")
+            if not new_token:
+                return {"ok": False, "error": "Token creation response had no plain_token."}
+
+            verify_resp = await client.get(f"{base_url}/api/accounts", headers={"Authorization": f"Token {new_token}"})
+            if verify_resp.status_code != 200:
+                return {"ok": False, "error": "New token failed verification."}
+
+            return {"ok": True, "token": new_token}
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning("Failed to renew NetBird API token for %s: %s", container_prefix, exc)
+        return {"ok": False, "error": str(exc)}
+
+
+async def push_auto_update_settings(
+    container_prefix: str, token: str, version: str, always: bool
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Set the client automatic-updates version/mode for one customer.
+
+    NetBird's account PUT endpoint expects the *entire* settings object, not
+    a partial patch, so this fetches current settings first and only
+    overwrites the two auto-update fields.
+    """
+    current = await get_current_settings(container_prefix, token)
+    if not current["ok"]:
+        return current
+
+    settings = dict(current["settings"])
+    settings["auto_update_version"] = version
+    settings["auto_update_always"] = always
+
+    base_url = _base_url(container_prefix)
+    account_id = current["account_id"]
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Token {token}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
+    body = {"settings": settings}
+
+    try:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=_TIMEOUT) as client:
+            resp = await client.put(
+                f"{base_url}/api/accounts/{account_id}", headers=headers, content=json.dumps(body)
+            )
+            if resp.status_code != 200:
+                return {"ok": False, "error": f"PUT /api/accounts/{account_id} -> HTTP {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:300]}"}
+            return {"ok": True}
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.warning("Failed to push NetBird auto-update settings for %s: %s", container_prefix, exc)
+        return {"ok": False, "error": str(exc)}

app/services/netbird_service.py

@@ -231,9 +231,12 @@ async def deploy_customer(db: Session, customer_id: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
             "name": customer.name,
             "email": admin_email,
             "password": admin_password,
+            "create_pat": True,
+            "pat_expire_in": 365,
         }).encode("utf-8")
 
         setup_ok = False
+        netbird_api_token: str | None = None
         for attempt in range(10):
             try:
                 req = urllib.request.Request(
@@ -245,8 +248,13 @@ async def deploy_customer(db: Session, customer_id: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=10) as resp:
                     if resp.status in (200, 201):
                         setup_ok = True
+                        setup_body = json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
+                        netbird_api_token = setup_body.get("personal_access_token")
                         _log_action(db, customer_id, "deploy", "info",
-                                    f"Admin user created: {admin_email}")
+                                    f"Admin user created: {admin_email}"
+                                    + (" (API token captured for central management)"
+                                       if netbird_api_token else
+                                       " (no API token — NB_SETUP_PAT_ENABLED not active yet on this instance)"))
                         break
             except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
                 body = e.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
@@ -340,6 +348,9 @@ async def deploy_customer(db: Session, customer_id: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
             deployment.setup_url = setup_url
             deployment.netbird_admin_email = encrypt_value(admin_email) if setup_ok else deployment.netbird_admin_email
             deployment.netbird_admin_password = encrypt_value(admin_password) if setup_ok else deployment.netbird_admin_password
+            if netbird_api_token:
+                deployment.netbird_api_token_encrypted = encrypt_value(netbird_api_token)
+                deployment.netbird_api_token_renewed_at = datetime.utcnow()
             deployment.deployment_status = "running"
             deployment.deployed_at = datetime.utcnow()
         else:
@@ -354,6 +365,8 @@ async def deploy_customer(db: Session, customer_id: int) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 setup_url=setup_url,
                 netbird_admin_email=encrypt_value(admin_email) if setup_ok else None,
                 netbird_admin_password=encrypt_value(admin_password) if setup_ok else None,
+                netbird_api_token_encrypted=encrypt_value(netbird_api_token) if netbird_api_token else None,
+                netbird_api_token_renewed_at=datetime.utcnow() if netbird_api_token else None,
                 deployment_status="running",
                 deployed_at=datetime.utcnow(),
             )

app/services/scheduler_service.py

@@ -8,17 +8,23 @@ SystemConfig.auto_update_check_enabled / auto_update_check_time.
 
 import asyncio
 import logging
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from app.database import SessionLocal
 from app.models import Deployment, SystemConfig
-from app.services import image_service
+from app.services import image_service, netbird_client_update_service
+from app.utils.security import decrypt_value, encrypt_value
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60
 _task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 
+# NetBird PATs we mint are issued for 365 days; renew well before that so a
+# missed tick or a slow rollout never risks the token actually expiring.
+_TOKEN_RENEW_AFTER_DAYS = 300
+_TOKEN_RENEW_CHECK_HOUR = 4  # run once per day, distinct from the image-check hour
+
 
 def start() -> None:
     """Start the background polling task. Safe to call once at app startup."""
@@ -36,15 +42,64 @@ def stop() -> None:
         _task = None
 
 
+_last_token_renewal_date = None
+
+
 async def _poll_loop() -> None:
     while True:
         try:
             await _tick()
         except Exception:
             logger.exception("Scheduler tick failed")
+        try:
+            await _token_renewal_tick()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Token renewal tick failed")
         await asyncio.sleep(_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
 
 
+async def _token_renewal_tick() -> None:
+    """Once a day, renew any NetBird client-update API token nearing its
+    365-day expiry — keeps central update control working indefinitely
+    without anyone needing to notice or act.
+    """
+    global _last_token_renewal_date
+    now = datetime.now()
+    if now.hour != _TOKEN_RENEW_CHECK_HOUR:
+        return
+    if _last_token_renewal_date == now.date():
+        return
+    _last_token_renewal_date = now.date()
+
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        cutoff = now - timedelta(days=_TOKEN_RENEW_AFTER_DAYS)
+        deployments = (
+            db.query(Deployment)
+            .filter(Deployment.netbird_api_token_encrypted.isnot(None))
+            .all()
+        )
+        due = [
+            d for d in deployments
+            if d.netbird_api_token_renewed_at is None or d.netbird_api_token_renewed_at < cutoff
+        ]
+        if not due:
+            return
+        logger.info("Renewing NetBird API token for %d customer(s)...", len(due))
+        for d in due:
+            token = decrypt_value(d.netbird_api_token_encrypted)
+            result = await netbird_client_update_service.renew_token(d.container_prefix, token)
+            if result["ok"]:
+                d.netbird_api_token_encrypted = encrypt_value(result["token"])
+                d.netbird_api_token_renewed_at = now
+                db.commit()
+                logger.info("Renewed NetBird API token for %s.", d.container_prefix)
+            else:
+                logger.warning("Failed to renew NetBird API token for %s: %s", d.container_prefix, result.get("error"))
+    finally:
+        db.close()
+
+
 async def _tick() -> None:
     db = SessionLocal()
     try:

app/utils/validators.py

@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ class SystemConfigUpdate(BaseModel):
     auto_update_check_enabled: Optional[bool] = None
     auto_update_check_time: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=5)
     auto_update_apply_enabled: Optional[bool] = None
+    # Master default for the NetBird client (peer) automatic-updates feature
+    netbird_client_auto_update_version: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=50)
+    netbird_client_auto_update_always: Optional[bool] = None
 
     @field_validator("auto_update_check_time")
     @classmethod
@@ -218,6 +221,27 @@ class SystemConfigUpdate(BaseModel):
         return v.lower().strip()
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NetBird client (peer) automatic updates
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class NetbirdClientAutoUpdatePayload(BaseModel):
+    """Push a client auto-update version/mode to one or all customers."""
+
+    version: str = Field(..., max_length=50, description="'latest', 'disabled', or a version e.g. '0.61.0'")
+    always: bool = False
+
+
+class NetbirdApiTokenPayload(BaseModel):
+    """Manually register a NetBird Personal Access Token for a customer.
+
+    Needed for customers deployed before automatic PAT capture existed —
+    create a PAT once in that customer's own NetBird dashboard
+    (Settings > Service Users / Personal Access Tokens) and paste it here.
+    """
+
+    token: str = Field(..., min_length=10, max_length=500)
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Users
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

static/index.html

@@ -668,6 +668,33 @@
                                                 <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"><i class="bi bi-save me-1"></i><span data-i18n="monitoring.saveAutoUpdateSettings">Save Automation</span></button>
                                             </div>
                                         </form>
+                                        <hr>
+                                        <h6 data-i18n="customer.nbuMasterTitle">NetBird Client Auto-Updates (all customers)</h6>
+                                        <p class="text-muted small" data-i18n="customer.nbuMasterHint">Controls the "Automatic Updates" setting inside every customer's own NetBird dashboard (Settings &gt; Clients). Set the default here, then push it to all customers at once. Individual customers can still be overridden from their detail page.</p>
+                                        <form id="settings-nbu-master-form">
+                                            <div class="row g-2 align-items-end">
+                                                <div class="col-auto">
+                                                    <label class="form-label small mb-1" data-i18n="customer.nbuVersion">Client version</label>
+                                                    <select class="form-select form-select-sm" id="cfg-nbu-version-select" onchange="document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-custom-version').classList.toggle('d-none', this.value !== 'custom')">
+                                                        <option value="disabled" data-i18n="customer.nbuDisabled">Disabled</option>
+                                                        <option value="latest" data-i18n="customer.nbuLatest">Latest</option>
+                                                        <option value="custom" data-i18n="customer.nbuCustom">Specific version</option>
+                                                    </select>
+                                                </div>
+                                                <div class="col-auto">
+                                                    <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm d-none" id="cfg-nbu-custom-version" placeholder="0.61.0">
+                                                </div>
+                                                <div class="col-auto form-check pb-1">
+                                                    <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="cfg-nbu-always">
+                                                    <label class="form-check-label small" for="cfg-nbu-always" data-i18n="customer.nbuForce">Force automatic updates</label>
+                                                </div>
+                                            </div>
+                                            <div class="mt-3">
+                                                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm me-2"><i class="bi bi-save me-1"></i><span data-i18n="customer.nbuSaveDefault">Save Default</span></button>
+                                                <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-warning btn-sm" id="btn-nbu-apply-all" onclick="applyNetbirdUpdatesToAll()"><i class="bi bi-broadcast me-1"></i><span data-i18n="customer.nbuApplyAll">Apply to All Customers</span></button>
+                                            </div>
+                                        </form>
+                                        <div id="nbu-apply-all-result" class="mt-3"></div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>

static/js/app.js

@@ -571,6 +571,146 @@ function goToPage(page) {
     loadCustomers();
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// NetBird client (peer) automatic-updates — per-customer
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function _nbuVersionOptions(selected) {
+    const opts = [
+        ['disabled', t('customer.nbuDisabled')],
+        ['latest', t('customer.nbuLatest')],
+        ['custom', t('customer.nbuCustom')],
+    ];
+    const isCustom = selected && selected !== 'disabled' && selected !== 'latest';
+    return opts.map(([v, label]) =>
+        `<option value="${v}" ${(!isCustom && v === selected) || (isCustom && v === 'custom') ? 'selected' : ''}>${label}</option>`
+    ).join('');
+}
+
+async function loadCustomerNetbirdUpdates(id, hasToken) {
+    const container = document.getElementById('nbu-container');
+    if (!container) return;
+
+    if (!hasToken) {
+        container.innerHTML = `
+            <p class="text-muted small mb-2">${t('customer.nbuNoToken')}</p>
+            <div class="input-group input-group-sm">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" id="nbu-token-input" placeholder="${t('customer.nbuTokenPlaceholder')}">
+                <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" onclick="saveCustomerNetbirdToken(${id})">${t('customer.nbuSaveToken')}</button>
+            </div>
+            <div id="nbu-token-result" class="small mt-1"></div>`;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    container.innerHTML = `<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm"></span>`;
+    try {
+        const data = await api('GET', `/customers/${id}/netbird-updates`);
+        const isCustom = data.version && data.version !== 'disabled' && data.version !== 'latest';
+
+        let tokenInfoHtml = '';
+        if (data.token_renewed_at) {
+            const renewedDate = new Date(data.token_renewed_at);
+            const expiresDate = new Date(renewedDate);
+            expiresDate.setDate(expiresDate.getDate() + 365);
+            tokenInfoHtml = `<div class="small text-muted mb-2">${t('customer.nbuTokenRenewed', { date: renewedDate.toLocaleDateString() })} &middot; ${t('customer.nbuTokenExpires', { date: expiresDate.toLocaleDateString() })}</div>`;
+        }
+
+        container.innerHTML = `
+            ${tokenInfoHtml}
+            <div class="row g-2 align-items-end">
+                <div class="col-auto">
+                    <label class="form-label small mb-1">${t('customer.nbuVersion')}</label>
+                    <select class="form-select form-select-sm" id="nbu-version-select" onchange="document.getElementById('nbu-custom-version').classList.toggle('d-none', this.value !== 'custom')">
+                        ${_nbuVersionOptions(data.version)}
+                    </select>
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-auto">
+                    <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm ${isCustom ? '' : 'd-none'}" id="nbu-custom-version" placeholder="0.61.0" value="${isCustom ? esc(data.version) : ''}">
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-auto form-check pb-1">
+                    <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="nbu-always" ${data.always ? 'checked' : ''}>
+                    <label class="form-check-label small" for="nbu-always">${t('customer.nbuForce')}</label>
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-auto">
+                    <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="saveCustomerNetbirdUpdate(${id})">${t('customer.nbuSave')}</button>
+                    <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" onclick="syncCustomerNetbirdFromMaster(${id})">${t('customer.nbuSyncMaster')}</button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div id="nbu-result" class="small mt-2"></div>
+            <div class="mt-2">
+                <a href="#" class="small" onclick="event.preventDefault(); showChangeNetbirdToken(${id})">${t('customer.nbuChangeToken')}</a>
+            </div>
+            <div id="nbu-change-token-area" class="mt-2 d-none"></div>`;
+    } catch (err) {
+        container.innerHTML = `<div class="alert alert-warning py-2 small mb-0">${esc(err.message)}</div>`;
+    }
+}
+
+function showChangeNetbirdToken(id) {
+    const area = document.getElementById('nbu-change-token-area');
+    area.classList.remove('d-none');
+    area.innerHTML = `
+        <div class="input-group input-group-sm">
+            <input type="text" class="form-control" id="nbu-token-input" placeholder="${t('customer.nbuTokenPlaceholder')}">
+            <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" onclick="saveCustomerNetbirdToken(${id})">${t('customer.nbuSaveToken')}</button>
+        </div>
+        <div id="nbu-token-result" class="small mt-1"></div>`;
+}
+
+async function saveCustomerNetbirdToken(id) {
+    const input = document.getElementById('nbu-token-input');
+    const resultEl = document.getElementById('nbu-token-result');
+    const token = input.value.trim();
+    if (!token) return;
+    resultEl.innerHTML = `<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm"></span>`;
+    try {
+        await api('PUT', `/customers/${id}/netbird-api-token`, { token });
+        showToast(t('customer.nbuTokenSaved'));
+        loadCustomerNetbirdUpdates(id, true);
+    } catch (err) {
+        resultEl.innerHTML = `<span class="text-danger">${esc(err.message)}</span>`;
+    }
+}
+
+async function _readNbuForm() {
+    const select = document.getElementById('nbu-version-select').value;
+    const version = select === 'custom' ? document.getElementById('nbu-custom-version').value.trim() : select;
+    const always = document.getElementById('nbu-always').checked;
+    return { version, always };
+}
+
+async function saveCustomerNetbirdUpdate(id) {
+    const resultEl = document.getElementById('nbu-result');
+    const payload = await _readNbuForm();
+    if (!payload.version) {
+        resultEl.innerHTML = `<span class="text-danger">${t('customer.nbuVersionRequired')}</span>`;
+        return;
+    }
+    resultEl.innerHTML = `<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm"></span>`;
+    try {
+        await api('PUT', `/customers/${id}/netbird-updates`, payload);
+        showToast(t('customer.nbuSaved'));
+        loadCustomerNetbirdUpdates(id, true);
+    } catch (err) {
+        resultEl.innerHTML = `<span class="text-danger">${esc(err.message)}</span>`;
+    }
+}
+
+async function syncCustomerNetbirdFromMaster(id) {
+    const resultEl = document.getElementById('nbu-result');
+    resultEl.innerHTML = `<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm"></span>`;
+    try {
+        const cfg = await api('GET', '/settings/system');
+        await api('PUT', `/customers/${id}/netbird-updates`, {
+            version: cfg.netbird_client_auto_update_version,
+            always: cfg.netbird_client_auto_update_always,
+        });
+        showToast(t('customer.nbuSynced'));
+        loadCustomerNetbirdUpdates(id, true);
+    } catch (err) {
+        resultEl.innerHTML = `<span class="text-danger">${esc(err.message)}</span>`;
+    }
+}
+
 // Search & filter listeners
 document.getElementById('search-input').addEventListener('input', debounce(() => { customersPage = 1; loadCustomers(); }, 300));
 document.getElementById('status-filter').addEventListener('change', () => { customersPage = 1; loadCustomers(); });
@@ -812,6 +952,14 @@ async function viewCustomer(id) {
                         ` : `<p class="text-muted mb-0">${t('customer.credentialsNotAvailable')}</p>`}
                     </div>
                 </div>
+                <div class="card mt-3">
+                    <div class="card-header">
+                        <strong><i class="bi bi-phone me-1"></i>${t('customer.netbirdClientUpdates')}</strong>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="card-body" id="nbu-container">
+                        <span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm"></span>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
                 <div class="mt-3">
                     <button class="btn btn-success btn-sm me-1" onclick="customerAction(${id},'start')"><i class="bi bi-play-circle me-1"></i>${t('customer.start')}</button>
                     <button class="btn btn-warning btn-sm me-1" onclick="customerAction(${id},'stop')"><i class="bi bi-stop-circle me-1"></i>${t('customer.stop')}</button>
@@ -824,6 +972,7 @@ async function viewCustomer(id) {
                 </div>
                 <div id="detail-update-result"></div>
             `;
+            loadCustomerNetbirdUpdates(id, d.has_netbird_api_token);
         } else {
             document.getElementById('detail-deployment-content').innerHTML = `
                 <p class="text-muted">${t('customer.noDeployment')}</p>
@@ -947,6 +1096,13 @@ async function loadSettings() {
             ? new Date(cfg.auto_update_last_run_at).toLocaleString()
             : t('monitoring.autoUpdateNever');
 
+        const nbuVersion = cfg.netbird_client_auto_update_version || 'disabled';
+        const nbuIsCustom = nbuVersion !== 'disabled' && nbuVersion !== 'latest';
+        document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-version-select').value = nbuIsCustom ? 'custom' : nbuVersion;
+        document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-custom-version').value = nbuIsCustom ? nbuVersion : '';
+        document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-custom-version').classList.toggle('d-none', !nbuIsCustom);
+        document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-always').checked = cfg.netbird_client_auto_update_always || false;
+
         // Branding tab
         document.getElementById('cfg-branding-name').value = cfg.branding_name || '';
         document.getElementById('cfg-branding-subtitle').value = cfg.branding_subtitle || '';
@@ -1080,6 +1236,67 @@ document.getElementById('settings-auto-update-form').addEventListener('submit',
     }
 });
 
+function _readNbuMasterForm() {
+    const select = document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-version-select').value;
+    const version = select === 'custom' ? document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-custom-version').value.trim() : select;
+    const always = document.getElementById('cfg-nbu-always').checked;
+    return { version, always };
+}
+
+// NetBird client auto-update master default form
+document.getElementById('settings-nbu-master-form').addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const { version, always } = _readNbuMasterForm();
+    if (!version) {
+        showSettingsAlert('danger', t('customer.nbuVersionRequired'));
+        return;
+    }
+    try {
+        await api('PUT', '/settings/system', {
+            netbird_client_auto_update_version: version,
+            netbird_client_auto_update_always: always,
+        });
+        showSettingsAlert('success', t('messages.imageSettingsSaved'));
+    } catch (err) {
+        showSettingsAlert('danger', t('errors.failed', { error: err.message }));
+    }
+});
+
+async function applyNetbirdUpdatesToAll() {
+    const { version, always } = _readNbuMasterForm();
+    if (!version) {
+        showSettingsAlert('danger', t('customer.nbuVersionRequired'));
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!confirm(t('customer.nbuConfirmApplyAll'))) return;
+
+    const btn = document.getElementById('btn-nbu-apply-all');
+    const resultDiv = document.getElementById('nbu-apply-all-result');
+    btn.disabled = true;
+    resultDiv.innerHTML = `<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm me-2"></span>${t('common.loading')}`;
+    try {
+        const data = await api('POST', '/monitoring/netbird-updates/apply-all', { version, always });
+        const rows = data.results.map(r => `<tr>
+            <td>${esc(r.customer_name)}</td>
+            <td>${r.success
+                ? '<span class="badge bg-success"><i class="bi bi-check-lg"></i> OK</span>'
+                : '<span class="badge bg-danger"><i class="bi bi-x-lg"></i> Error</span>'}</td>
+            <td class="small text-muted">${esc(r.error || '')}</td>
+        </tr>`).join('');
+        resultDiv.innerHTML = `<div class="alert alert-${data.updated === data.results.length ? 'success' : 'warning'}">
+            <strong>${esc(data.message)}</strong>
+            <table class="table table-sm mb-0 mt-2">
+                <thead><tr><th>${t('monitoring.thName')}</th><th>${t('monitoring.thStatus')}</th><th></th></tr></thead>
+                <tbody>${rows}</tbody>
+            </table>
+        </div>`;
+    } catch (err) {
+        resultDiv.innerHTML = `<div class="alert alert-danger">${esc(err.message)}</div>`;
+    } finally {
+        btn.disabled = false;
+    }
+}
+
 // Test NPM connection
 async function testNpmConnection() {
     const spinner = document.getElementById('npm-test-spinner');

static/lang/de.json

@@ -91,7 +91,30 @@
     "lastCheck": "Letzte Prüfung: {time}",
     "openDashboard": "Dashboard öffnen",
     "updateImages": "Images aktualisieren",
-    "updateInProgress": "Container werden aktualisiert — bitte warten…"
+    "updateInProgress": "Container werden aktualisiert — bitte warten…",
+    "netbirdClientUpdates": "NetBird Client Auto-Updates",
+    "nbuNoToken": "Kein API-Token für diesen Kunden hinterlegt. Bei Neu-Deployments wird das automatisch erfasst — für bestehende Kunden einmalig ein Personal Access Token im Kunden-Dashboard erstellen (Settings → Service Users) und hier einfügen.",
+    "nbuTokenPlaceholder": "Personal Access Token einfügen…",
+    "nbuSaveToken": "Prüfen & Speichern",
+    "nbuTokenSaved": "Token gespeichert.",
+    "nbuChangeToken": "Token ändern",
+    "nbuTokenRenewed": "Token erneuert am {date}",
+    "nbuTokenExpires": "gültig bis {date}",
+    "nbuVersion": "Client-Version",
+    "nbuDisabled": "Deaktiviert",
+    "nbuLatest": "Neueste Version",
+    "nbuCustom": "Bestimmte Version",
+    "nbuForce": "Automatische Updates erzwingen",
+    "nbuSave": "Speichern",
+    "nbuSyncMaster": "Vom Standard übernehmen",
+    "nbuSaved": "Einstellung übernommen.",
+    "nbuSynced": "Standard-Einstellung übernommen.",
+    "nbuVersionRequired": "Bitte eine Version angeben.",
+    "nbuMasterTitle": "NetBird Client Auto-Updates (alle Kunden)",
+    "nbuMasterHint": "Steuert die \"Automatische Updates\"-Einstellung im NetBird-Dashboard jedes Kunden (Settings → Clients). Hier den Standard festlegen und auf alle Kunden anwenden. Einzelne Kunden können weiterhin über ihre Detailseite abweichend eingestellt werden.",
+    "nbuSaveDefault": "Standard speichern",
+    "nbuApplyAll": "Auf alle Kunden anwenden",
+    "nbuConfirmApplyAll": "Diese Update-Einstellung auf alle Kunden mit hinterlegtem API-Token anwenden?"
   },
   "settings": {
     "title": "Systemeinstellungen",

static/lang/en.json

@@ -91,7 +91,30 @@
     "lastCheck": "Last check: {time}",
     "openDashboard": "Open Dashboard",
     "updateImages": "Update Images",
-    "updateInProgress": "Updating containers — please wait…"
+    "updateInProgress": "Updating containers — please wait…",
+    "netbirdClientUpdates": "NetBird Client Auto-Updates",
+    "nbuNoToken": "No API token registered for this customer. New deployments capture one automatically — for existing customers, create a Personal Access Token once in their dashboard (Settings → Service Users) and paste it here.",
+    "nbuTokenPlaceholder": "Paste Personal Access Token…",
+    "nbuSaveToken": "Verify & Save",
+    "nbuTokenSaved": "Token saved.",
+    "nbuChangeToken": "Change token",
+    "nbuTokenRenewed": "Token renewed on {date}",
+    "nbuTokenExpires": "valid until {date}",
+    "nbuVersion": "Client version",
+    "nbuDisabled": "Disabled",
+    "nbuLatest": "Latest version",
+    "nbuCustom": "Specific version",
+    "nbuForce": "Force automatic updates",
+    "nbuSave": "Save",
+    "nbuSyncMaster": "Sync from default",
+    "nbuSaved": "Setting applied.",
+    "nbuSynced": "Default setting applied.",
+    "nbuVersionRequired": "Please specify a version.",
+    "nbuMasterTitle": "NetBird Client Auto-Updates (all customers)",
+    "nbuMasterHint": "Controls the \"Automatic Updates\" setting inside every customer's own NetBird dashboard (Settings → Clients). Set the default here, then push it to all customers at once. Individual customers can still be overridden from their detail page.",
+    "nbuSaveDefault": "Save Default",
+    "nbuApplyAll": "Apply to All Customers",
+    "nbuConfirmApplyAll": "Apply this update setting to every customer with a registered API token?"
   },
   "customerModal": {
     "newCustomer": "New Customer",

templates/docker-compose.yml.j2

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ services:
     image: {{ netbird_management_image }}
     container_name: netbird-{{ subdomain }}-management
     restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      # Allows the MSP appliance to request a Personal Access Token during the
+      # one-time /api/setup bootstrap call. The endpoint itself locks down
+      # (412) as soon as the first user exists, so leaving this on is safe.
+      - NB_SETUP_PAT_ENABLED=true
     networks:
       - {{ docker_network }}
     volumes: