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/iptables/router_linux.go:128

			return struct{}{}, r.createIpSet(name, sources)
		},
		func(name string, _ struct{}) error {
			return r.deleteIpSet(name)
		},
	)

	return r, nil
}

func (r *router) init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
	r.stateManager = stateManager

	if err := r.cleanUpDefaultForwardRules(); err != nil {
		log.Errorf("failed to clean up rules from FORWARD chain: %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)
	}

	r.updateState()

	return nil
}

func (r *router) AddRouteFiltering(
	id []byte,
	sources []netip.Prefix,
	destination firewall.Network,
	proto firewall.Protocol,
	sPort *firewall.Port,
	dPort *firewall.Port,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/firewall/iptables/router_linux.go:128 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/7e5d3d3a3ed02a7c. Report an issue: GitHub.