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firezone/rust/headless-client
Thomas Eizinger 21a848a4cb chore(connlib): tune INFO logs (#10677)
The INFO logs of Firezone (specifically `connlib`) should be a good
balance between useful and not noisy. Several of the INFO logs we
currently have a probably a bit too noisy and can be tuned down or
optimised to be easier to read.

Before:

```
2025-10-22T01:48:38.836Z  INFO firezone_headless_client: arch="x86_64" version="1.5.5"
2025-10-22T01:48:38.840Z  INFO socket_factory: Set UDP socket buffer sizes requested_send_buffer_size=16777216 send_buffer_size=425984 requested_recv_buffer_size=134217728 recv_buffer_size=425984 port=52625
2025-10-22T01:48:38.841Z  INFO socket_factory: Set UDP socket buffer sizes requested_send_buffer_size=16777216 send_buffer_size=425984 requested_recv_buffer_size=134217728 recv_buffer_size=425984 port=52625
2025-10-22T01:48:38.851Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::device_channel: Initializing TUN device name=tun-firezone
2025-10-22T01:48:38.852Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Resetting network state (network changed)
2025-10-22T01:48:38.853Z  INFO socket_factory: Set UDP socket buffer sizes requested_send_buffer_size=16777216 send_buffer_size=425984 requested_recv_buffer_size=134217728 recv_buffer_size=425984 port=52625
2025-10-22T01:48:38.854Z  INFO socket_factory: Set UDP socket buffer sizes requested_send_buffer_size=16777216 send_buffer_size=425984 requested_recv_buffer_size=134217728 recv_buffer_size=425984 port=52625
2025-10-22T01:48:39.263Z  INFO phoenix_channel: Connected to portal host=api
2025-10-22T01:48:39.408Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Updating TUN device config=TunConfig { ip: IpConfig { v4: 100.90.205.158, v6: fd00:2021:1111::2:76b2 }, dns_by_sentinel: {}, search_domain: Some(Name(httpbin.search.test.)), ipv4_routes: [100.64.0.0/11, 100.96.0.0/11, 100.100.111.0/24], ipv6_routes: [fd00:2021:1111::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000:100:100:111:0/120] }
2025-10-22T01:48:39.408Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Updating TUN device config=TunConfig { ip: IpConfig { v4: 100.90.205.158, v6: fd00:2021:1111::2:76b2 }, dns_by_sentinel: {100.100.111.1 <> 127.0.0.11:53}, search_domain: Some(Name(httpbin.search.test.)), ipv4_routes: [100.64.0.0/11, 100.96.0.0/11, 100.100.111.0/24], ipv6_routes: [fd00:2021:1111::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000:100:100:111:0/120] }
2025-10-22T01:48:39.408Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=foobar.com address=foobar.com sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=*.firezone.dev address=*.firezone.dev sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=ip6only address=ip6only.me sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=example.com address=example.com sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=Example address=*.example.com sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=**.httpbin address=**.httpbin sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=MyCorp Network (IPv6) address=172:20::/64 sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Updating TUN device config=TunConfig { ip: IpConfig { v4: 100.90.205.158, v6: fd00:2021:1111::2:76b2 }, dns_by_sentinel: {100.100.111.1 <> 127.0.0.11:53}, search_domain: Some(Name(httpbin.search.test.)), ipv4_routes: [100.64.0.0/11, 100.96.0.0/11, 100.100.111.0/24], ipv6_routes: [172:20::/64, fd00:2021:1111::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000:100:100:111:0/120] }
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=**.httpbin.search.test address=**.httpbin.search.test sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=**.firez.one address=**.firez.one sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=MyCorp Network address=172.20.0.0/16 sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:48:39.409Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Updating TUN device config=TunConfig { ip: IpConfig { v4: 100.90.205.158, v6: fd00:2021:1111::2:76b2 }, dns_by_sentinel: {100.100.111.1 <> 127.0.0.11:53}, search_domain: Some(Name(httpbin.search.test.)), ipv4_routes: [100.64.0.0/11, 100.96.0.0/11, 100.100.111.0/24, 172.20.0.0/16], ipv6_routes: [172:20::/64, fd00:2021:1111::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000:100:100:111:0/120] }
2025-10-22T01:48:39.418Z  INFO firezone_bin_shared::tun_device_manager::linux: Setting new routes new_routes={V4(Ipv4Network { network_address: 100.64.0.0, netmask: 11 }), V4(Ipv4Network { network_address: 172.20.0.0, netmask: 16 }), V6(Ipv6Network { network_address: 172:20::, netmask: 64 }), V4(Ipv4Network { network_address: 100.96.0.0, netmask: 11 }), V6(Ipv6Network { network_address: fd00:2021:1111::, netmask: 107 }), V6(Ipv6Network { network_address: fd00:2021:1111:8000::, netmask: 107 }), V6(Ipv6Network { network_address: fd00:2021:1111:8000:100:100:111:0, netmask: 120 }), V4(Ipv4Network { network_address: 100.100.111.0, netmask: 24 })}
2025-10-22T01:48:39.420Z  INFO firezone_headless_client: Tunnel ready elapsed=583.523468ms
2025-10-22T01:48:39.430Z  INFO snownet::node: Added new TURN server rid=2a413094-32d4-4a69-8e92-642d60e885e9 address=Dual { v4: 203.0.113.102:3478, v6: [203:0:113::102]:3478 }
2025-10-22T01:49:44.814Z  INFO snownet::node: Creating new connection local=IceCreds { ufrag: "bly5", pass: "bdjtlfpvfdhhya6om4kssi" } remote=IceCreds { ufrag: "24gy", pass: "5mqlci4n4nmoovovihswvq" } index=(2378720|0) cid=ea82a87c-ca11-4292-a332-940ac386cba1
2025-10-22T01:49:45.634Z  INFO snownet::node: Updating remote socket new=PeerToPeer { source: 172.30.0.100:52625, dest: 203.0.113.3:52625 } duration_since_intent=821.149802ms cid=ea82a87c-ca11-4292-a332-940ac386cba1
2025-10-22T01:49:45.783Z  INFO snownet::node: Updating remote socket old=PeerToPeer { source: 172.30.0.100:52625, dest: 203.0.113.3:52625 } new=PeerToPeer { source: [172:30::100]:52625, dest: [203:0:113::3]:52625 } duration_since_intent=971.112388ms cid=ea82a87c-ca11-4292-a332-940ac386cba1
```

After:

```
2025-10-22T01:58:09.972Z  INFO firezone_headless_client: arch="x86_64" version="1.5.5"
2025-10-22T01:58:09.980Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Resetting network state (network changed)
2025-10-22T01:58:10.271Z  INFO phoenix_channel: Connected to portal host=api
2025-10-22T01:58:10.369Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=foobar.com address=foobar.com sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.369Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=*.firezone.dev address=*.firezone.dev sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.369Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=ip6only address=ip6only.me sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.369Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=example.com address=example.com sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.369Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=Example address=*.example.com sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.369Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=**.httpbin address=**.httpbin sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.370Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=MyCorp Network (IPv6) address=172:20::/64 sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.370Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=**.httpbin.search.test address=**.httpbin.search.test sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.370Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=**.firez.one address=**.firez.one sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.370Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Activating resource name=MyCorp Network address=172.20.0.0/16 sites=mycro-aws-gws
2025-10-22T01:58:10.370Z  INFO snownet::node: Added new TURN server rid=2a413094-32d4-4a69-8e92-642d60e885e9 address=Dual { v4: 203.0.113.102:3478, v6: [203:0:113::102]:3478 }
2025-10-22T01:58:10.370Z  INFO snownet::node: Added new TURN server rid=54f6ba35-1914-48fc-be24-62f6293936eb address=Dual { v4: 203.0.113.101:3478, v6: [203:0:113::101]:3478 }
2025-10-22T01:58:10.370Z  INFO firezone_tunnel::client: Updating TUN device config=TunConfig { ip: IpConfig { v4: 100.90.205.158, v6: fd00:2021:1111::2:76b2 }, dns_by_sentinel: {100.100.111.1 <> 127.0.0.11:53}, search_domain: Some(Name(httpbin.search.test.)), ipv4_routes: [100.64.0.0/11, 100.96.0.0/11, 100.100.111.0/24, 172.20.0.0/16], ipv6_routes: [172:20::/64, fd00:2021:1111::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000:100:100:111:0/120] }
2025-10-22T01:58:10.383Z  INFO firezone_bin_shared::tun_device_manager::linux: Setting new routes new_routes=[100.64.0.0/11, 100.96.0.0/11, 100.100.111.0/24, 172.20.0.0/16, 172:20::/64, fd00:2021:1111::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000::/107, fd00:2021:1111:8000:100:100:111:0/120]
2025-10-22T01:58:10.495Z  INFO snownet::allocation: Invalidating allocation active_socket=Some(203.0.113.101:3478)
2025-10-22T01:58:10.495Z  INFO snownet::allocation: Invalidating allocation active_socket=Some(203.0.113.102:3478)
2025-10-22T02:03:04.410Z  INFO snownet::node: Creating new connection local=IceCreds { ufrag: "uxgc", pass: "xxdgp5ivfhqloedzdmgi3j" } remote=IceCreds { ufrag: "es6w", pass: "doa2s3hmiteid7dtlszsbq" } index=(583098|0) cid=ea82a87c-ca11-4292-a332-940ac386cba1
2025-10-22T02:03:04.960Z  INFO snownet::node: Updating remote socket new=PeerToPeer { source: 172.30.0.100:52625, dest: 203.0.113.3:52625 } duration_since_intent=550.756408ms cid=ea82a87c-ca11-4292-a332-940ac386cba1
2025-10-22T02:03:05.112Z  INFO snownet::node: Updating remote socket old=PeerToPeer { source: 172.30.0.100:52625, dest: 203.0.113.3:52625 } new=PeerToPeer { source: [172:30::100]:52625, dest: [203:0:113::3]:52625 } duration_since_intent=702.23775ms cid=ea82a87c-ca11-4292-a332-940ac386cba1
```
2025-10-22 23:47:55 +00:00
..

headless-client

This crate acts as the CLI / headless Client, and the privileged tunnel service for the GUI Client, for both Linux and Windows.

It is built as:

  • headless-client to act as the Linux / Windows headless Client
  • firezone-headless-client to act as the Linux tunnel service, Windows headless Client, or Windows tunnel service

In general, the brand name should be part of the file name, but the OS name should not be.

Running

To run the headless Client:

  1. Generate a new Service account token from the "Actors -> Service Accounts" section of the admin portal and save it in your secrets manager. The Firezone Linux client requires a service account at this time.
  2. Ensure /etc/dev.firezone.client/token is only readable by root (i.e. chmod 400)
  3. Ensure /etc/dev.firezone.client/token contains the Service account token. The Client needs this before it can start
  4. Set FIREZONE_ID to a unique string to identify this client in the portal, e.g. export FIREZONE_ID=$(head -c 32 /dev/urandom | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1). The client requires this variable at startup. We recommend this to be a 64 character hex string.
  5. Set LOG_DIR to a suitable directory for writing logs
    export LOG_DIR=/tmp/firezone-logs
    mkdir $LOG_DIR
    
  6. Now, you can start the client with:
./firezone-headless-client standalone

If you're running as an unprivileged user, you'll need the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to open /dev/net/tun. You can add this to the client binary with:

sudo setcap 'cap_net_admin+eip' /path/to/firezone-headless-client

Building

Assuming you have Rust installed, you can build the headless Client with:

cargo build --release -p firezone-headless-client

The binary will be in target/release/firezone-headless-client

The release on Github are built with musl. To build this way, use:

rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
sudo apt-get install musl-tools
cargo build --release -p headless-client --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Files

  • /etc/dev.firezone.client/token - The service account token, provided by the human administrator. Must be owned by root and have 600 permissions (r/w by owner, nobody else can read) If present, the tunnel will ignore any GUI Client and run as a headless Client. If absent, the tunnel will wait for commands from a GUI Client
  • /usr/bin/firezone-headless-client - The tunnel binary. This must run as root so it can modify the system's DNS settings. If DNS is not needed, it only needs CAP_NET_ADMIN.
  • /usr/lib/systemd/system/firezone-headless-client.service - A systemd service unit, installed by the deb package.
  • /var/lib/dev.firezone.client/config/firezone-id - The device ID, unique across an organization. The tunnel will generate this if it's not present.