netbirdio/netbird · error

create containers: %w

Error message

create containers: %w

What it means

Error "create containers: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go:122

	var err error
	r.filterTable, err = r.loadFilterTable()
	if err != nil {
		log.Debugf("ip filter table not found: %v", err)
	}

	return r, nil
}

func (r *router) init(workTable *nftables.Table) error {
	r.workTable = workTable

	if err := r.removeAcceptFilterRules(); err != nil {
		log.Errorf("failed to clean up rules from filter table: %s", err)
	}

	if err := r.createContainers(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("create containers: %w", err)
	}

	if err := r.setupDataPlaneMark(); err != nil {
		log.Errorf("failed to set up data plane mark: %v", err)
	}

	return nil
}

// Reset cleans existing nftables filter table rules from the system
func (r *router) Reset() error {
	// clear without deleting the ipsets, the nf table will be deleted by the caller
	r.ipsetCounter.Clear()

	var merr *multierror.Error

	if err := r.removeAcceptFilterRules(); err != nil {
		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove accept filter rules: %w", err))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go:122 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/124bb19dcfcadfc0. Report an issue: GitHub.