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An welcome message to the first few members

Hi everyone, and welcome to the brand-new Netbird Community Forum! We’re excited to have you here as some of the first users to join the platform. Whether you’re just getting started with Netbird or already have your setup humming, this space is for you — to ask questions, share knowledge, connect with others, and help shape the future of Netbird.

There has already been a previous post regarding welcoming new members. However this post is to welcome people who’ve already looked about on the platform.

:waving_hand: Who’s running this place?

I’m Codixer, and I’ve been tasked — in discussion with the Staff — to set up and manage this forum going forward. You’ll see me around helping out when I can, assisting users, and making sure everything runs smoothly here.

If you ever have questions, suggestions, or just want to reach out — don’t be shy!
Feel free to DM me directly or mention me in a topic if you need support.

:dove: Official NetBird Staff

The NetBird Staff will also be around on the forum, helping out and engaging in discussions.
You can easily recognize them by:

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:police_car_light: Important: If someone claims to be NetBird Staff but does not have the badge, logo, or title — please flag their message using the ⚑ Flag button. This helps moderators investigate and take action, including banning impersonators if needed.

:magnifying_glass_tilted_left: Join Your Configuration Group

To help keep discussions organized and relevant, we’ve created configuration-based groups. Whether you’re running Netbird on your own setup (@selfhosted), had been requested to use Netbird (@instance-user), or you are using the cloud based netbird (@cloud-hosted) — there’s a place for you!

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Click here to browse and join your group

By joining your group(s), you’ll be able to advance your support dependend on your setup, troubleshoot issues together, and share tips that are specific to your environment.

:speech_balloon: We’d Love Your Feedback!

Since the forum has been built up and it’s been live for a week or 2 now, I’d really like to hear from you:

  • What brought you to Netbird?
  • What’s your current setup?
  • What do you hope to get out of the community?
  • What improvements or categories would you like to see on this forum?

:left_speech_bubble: Reply to this topic and introduce yourself! Don’t be shy — we’re all here to learn and grow together.

Thanks for being here early — your participation will help shape this community into something amazing. :rocket:

See you in the threads!
— The Netbird Team :dove:

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Hello everyone! My name is Tuomo and I’m from Finland :waving_hand:

I’m really happy to join this community and looking forward to connecting with fellow VPN users and developers!

What brought me to Netbird?
As an IT professional, I’ve worked with traditional site-to-site VPN solutions like OpenVPN in the past. About a year ago, I started exploring alternatives that could better support my needs for a more flexible, secure, and modern setup. That’s when I came across Netbird—and I’ve been impressed ever since. What really won me over was the seamless integration with an IAM provider of my choice via OIDC. That feature alone has made a big difference in how I manage and scale my private network.

What’s your current setup?
I’m currently running a self-hosted Netbird instance. I’ve automated the deployment process alongside an IAM integration using OIDC, which keeps things smooth and manageable. While this isn’t part of my day job, it’s something I maintain actively as a personal project to support my own human network of friends and collaborators.

What do you hope to get out of the community?
I’m here to learn, share experiences, and support others where I can. I’m especially interested in hearing how others are using Netbird in creative or large-scale ways. And if I can help others set up or fine-tune their own setups—especially around IAM integration—I’ll be more than happy to learn about new development, as the service seems to have very active development working track.

Looking forward to being part of the journey with you all!

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Hello, thank you for your welcome message. Could you help me post the following issue in order to receive help? I opened an issue but I guess due to the lack of experience it is in the wrong place:
I have been testing Netbird on cloud, and it looks great. However, I have been struggling with DNS related issues. I have a test setup with a wireless router in a local LAN, gaining access from an external Windows 10 notebook. In order to gain access to other LAN computers not running the agent, I use a Synology DSM6.2 NAS as routing peer. At first it did not route properly, but I added initial config on startup to allow messages routed back. Everything went fine, but after a couple of upgrades, especially from 0.50.1 to 0.51.2 I lost internal LAN name resolving, so when I ping an internal IP I receive a reply, but if I ping a hostname, it does not work.
I would very much appreciate receiving a link to further explanation on how to setup things, or to identify whether the lack of ping reply has to do with a bug on recent upgrades.
Thank you!