# NetBird Management

NetBird Management is a self-hosted network services app. NetBird is an open-source VPN management platform built on top of WireGuard® making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/874/netbird-management

## Description

NetBird is an open-source VPN management platform built on top of WireGuard® making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home. The Management service is the central coordination component for NetBird. It keeps the network state, public Wireguard keys of the peers, authenticates and distributes network changes to peers. Look at the "Additional Requirements" for the other two parts of the server stack.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

46/100 (Fair), based on 2 of 4 factors.
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)
- Light to run: 60 (2 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/netbirdio/management/
- Official website: https://netbird.io
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/netbird-management-199loxa0m2lwo2?q=NetBird-Management

## Common questions

### Which setup.env values should I configure before starting a self-hosted NetBird Management instance?

Set NETBIRD_DOMAIN to the web address you will use and NETBIRD_LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL to the contact for automatic HTTPS certificates before starting. A missing or wrong value can make the dashboard unreachable.

### What other services are part of a self-hosted NetBird stack?

Self-hosted NetBird uses the Management Service and Management UI Dashboard, plus a Signal Service, a Coturn STUN/TURN service, and an identity provider.

### Where should I start when self-hosted NetBird peers cannot connect?

Check whether the TURN server is reachable, whether peer-to-peer connections are failing, and whether the Management service itself is reachable.

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