Nebula Management Console

Nebula Admin v1.0.0 Release Notes

We’re excited to announce the release of Nebula Admin v1.0.0, a comprehensive management solution for your Nebula mesh network.

This application provides a modern web interface for administering Nebula networks, with a robust backend and a responsive frontend.

Key Features

Network Management

• Dashboard: Real-time overview of your Nebula network status, including active devices, expired certificates, lighthouses, and blocked hosts
• Network Topology Visualization: Visual representation of your mesh network structure
• Certificate Authority Management: Automated CA certificate management and monitoring

Device Management

• Device Inventory: Complete list of all devices with detailed information and status indicators
• Device Actions: Easily connect, disconnect, block, or delete devices from your network
• Configuration Generator: Generate device-specific configurations for various platforms (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Certificate Management: View and manage device certificates and their expiration dates

Lighthouse Management

• Lighthouse Administration: Add, configure, and manage lighthouse nodes
• External IP Configuration: Support for multiple external endpoints per lighthouse
• Configuration Templates: Generate lighthouse-specific configuration files

Enrollment

• One-Time Token Enrollment: Generate and manage secure one-time tokens for device enrollment
• Password-Based Enrollment: Enroll devices using administrator credentials
• Enrollment Client Downloads: Access platform-specific client binaries for device enrollment
• Customizable Enrollment Options: Configure duration, groups, and other parameters

Security

• Blocklist Management: Block unauthorized devices from connecting to your network
• JWT Authentication: Secure API access with JSON Web Tokens
• Certificate Authority Security: Secure CA management and certificate signing

System Configuration

• Initial Setup Wizard: Guided setup for network configuration, CA settings, and admin account
• Network Settings: Configure mesh subnet and user subnet parameters
• Certificate Settings: Customize CA name and certificate expiration periods

Documentation and Resources

• In-app Documentation: Extensive guides and examples accessible from the Downloads page
• Configuration Templates: Sample configuration files for different device types
• Command-line Usage: Examples for automating enrollment with CLI tools

This release represents a significant milestone in simplifying Nebula network management.

We’re committed to continually improving the application based on user feedback and adding new features in future releases.

Nebula Guides

• Creating a Nebula Lighthouse - setting up a lighthouse node for mesh network coordination
• Adding servers to the Mesh network - registering new nodes via Nebula Admin, issuing certificates, and connecting to the Lighthouse

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