netbirdio/netbird · error

parse service environment variables: %w

Error message

parse service environment variables: %w

What it means

Error "parse service environment variables: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/cmd/service.go:94

func newProgram(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) *program {
	ctx = internal.CtxInitState(ctx)
	return &program{ctx: ctx, cancel: cancel}
}

func newSVCConfig() (*service.Config, error) {
	config := &service.Config{
		Name:        serviceName,
		DisplayName: "Netbird",
		Description: "NetBird mesh network client",
		Option:      make(service.KeyValue),
		EnvVars:     make(map[string]string),
	}

	if len(serviceEnvVars) > 0 {
		extraEnvs, err := parseServiceEnvVars(serviceEnvVars)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse service environment variables: %w", err)
		}
		config.EnvVars = extraEnvs
	}

	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
		config.EnvVars["SYSTEMD_UNIT"] = serviceName
	}

	return config, nil
}

func newSVC(prg *program, conf *service.Config) (service.Service, error) {
	return service.New(prg, conf)
}

func parseServiceEnvVars(envVars []string) (map[string]string, error) {
	envMap := make(map[string]string)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/cmd/service.go:94 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/e7d3a41afbd1d091. Report an issue: GitHub.