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NetBird Server (quickstart)

This add-on runs the NetBird self-hosted server stack in a single container (Management + Signal + Relay/STUN + Dashboard) and ships a built-in Caddy reverse proxy, matching the official NetBird self-hosted quickstart flow. It does not use Home Assistant ingress.

NetBird relies on gRPC. The built-in Caddy configuration is pre-wired to proxy both HTTP and gRPC endpoints as recommended in the quickstart guide: https://docs.netbird.io/selfhosted/selfhosted-quickstart.

Quick start

  1. Install the add-on.
  2. Set the domain option to your public NetBird domain (e.g., netbird.example.com).
  3. Start the add-on and verify all services are running in the log output.
  4. Access the dashboard at https://<your-domain> and complete the onboarding flow.

Configuration

This add-on generates the standard quickstart configuration files in /config/netbird and reuses them on subsequent starts.

Required options

  • domain: Public domain that resolves to your Home Assistant host (e.g., netbird.example.com).

Dashboard environment overrides

Edit /config/netbird/dashboard/env to configure the dashboard UI:

  • NETBIRD_MGMT_API_ENDPOINT: Public URL of the management API (for example, https://netbird.example.com).
  • NETBIRD_MGMT_GRPC_API_ENDPOINT: Public URL for the gRPC API (typically the same as above).
  • AUTH_*: OIDC settings for the dashboard UI (pre-filled for the embedded IdP).

Generated configuration

On first start, the add-on creates:

  • management.json in /config/netbird/management/
  • relay.env in /config/netbird/relay/
  • dashboard.env in /config/netbird/dashboard/
  • Caddyfile in /config/netbird/

If you need advanced settings, stop the add-on and edit these files. The add-on will keep your edits on restart.

Ports

Default ports exposed by this add-on:

  • 80/tcp: Caddy HTTP (ACME HTTP-01)
  • 443/tcp: Caddy HTTPS (Dashboard + APIs)
  • 443/udp: Caddy HTTP/3 (optional)
  • 3478/udp: Relay STUN

Notes

  • This add-on uses NetBird's embedded IdP (Dex) and matches the official quickstart layout.
  • If you already run your own reverse proxy, you can disable Caddy by editing the generated Caddyfile or by terminating TLS upstream and forwarding requests to port 80.