netbirdio/netbird · error

connection to daemon closed unexpectedly

Error message

connection to daemon closed unexpectedly

What it means

Error "connection to daemon closed unexpectedly" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/expose.go:282

	}
	if r.PortAutoAssigned && exposeExternalPort != 0 {
		cmd.Printf("\n  Note: requested port %d was reassigned\n", exposeExternalPort)
	}
	cmd.Println()
	cmd.Println("Press Ctrl+C to stop exposing.")
}

func waitForExposeEvents(cmd *cobra.Command, ctx context.Context, stream proto.DaemonService_ExposeServiceClient) error {
	for {
		_, err := stream.Recv()
		if err != nil {
			if ctx.Err() != nil {
				cmd.Println("\nService stopped.")
				//nolint:nilerr
				return nil
			}
			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
				return fmt.Errorf("connection to daemon closed unexpectedly")
			}
			return fmt.Errorf("stream error: %w", err)
		}
	}
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/expose.go:282 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of netbirdio/netbird@93e97f4bf1 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4427b34ac7900e8d. Report an issue: GitHub.