# Nebula Management Console

> Nebula Admin v1.0.0 - web console for Nebula mesh networks with topology visualization, certificate management, and device enrollment

Source: https://opennix.org/en/docs/yc/nebula/


## 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

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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](/en/docs/yc/nebula/create-a-lighthouse/) - setting up a lighthouse node for mesh network coordination
- [Adding servers to the Mesh network](/en/docs/yc/nebula/adding-network-nodes/) - registering new nodes via Nebula Admin, issuing certificates, and connecting to the Lighthouse

## Related Sections

- [SoftEther VPN](/en/docs/softether-vpn/) - alternative enterprise VPN solution with multi-protocol support
- [OPNsense in Yandex Cloud](/en/docs/yc/opnsense/) - firewall and routing for cloud network security