Add app_version workflow_dispatch input for specifying custom version during manual builds. Implement version application step that validates input format and updates package.json, tauri.conf.json, and Cargo.toml with requested version string.
Add artifact name suffix based on provided version to distinguish versioned build outputs. Append version to NexaVPN-windows-installer and NexaVPN-windows
Add install-runtime command to tunnel-helper for automated WireGuard installation on Windows. Download and bundle official WireGuard MSI during build process with automatic version discovery from wireguard.com.
Add ensure_windows_runtime_installed checks before connect/disconnect operations. Implement install_windows_runtime with UAC elevation prompt and install_windows_runtime_direct for MS
Add statuspage package with service, handler, and types for exposing platform health. Implement GET /api/v1/status endpoint returning operational status, component health (API, database, gateway runtime), and control plane summary counts.
Add Service.Snapshot method querying database connectivity, user/device/gateway/service/policy counts, connected device count via handshake timestamps, and gateway runtime tel
Remove four-card stats grid section and consolidate key metrics into hero banner. Add Policies mini-stat showing active and service-based policy counts. Replace revoked device count with total traffic summary in Devices mini-stat.
Update hero grid layout from 3-column to 2-column metrics display. Add owner_username to traffic leaders and recent devices lists for better user context.
Remove dashboard
Add connection_status and owner_username fields to Device model. Join users table in ListByUser and ListAll queries to populate owner_username from username column.
Parse latest_handshake_at from gateway runtime snapshots and aggregate across peers. Add isPeerConnected helper with 3-minute handshake timeout threshold. Set connection_status to "connected" or "disconnected" based on handsh
Add traffic overview card to dashboard main grid showing total received, sent, and combined tunnel throughput. Display top 5 devices with horizontal bar chart visualization proportional to busiest device total.
Calculate busiestDeviceTotal from topDevices max combined rx/tx bytes. Add dashboard-traffic-summary grid with three stat cards, dashboard-traffic-list with device rows showing name
Replace placeholder dashboard with full operational overview including user/device/gateway summary hero, four-metric stats grid, top devices by traffic, recent audit events stream, service exposure posture, and gateway enforcement note.
Add formatBytes and formatRelativeDate utility functions for human-readable data display. Fetch users, devices, gateways, policies, services, and audit data with
Group navigation items into three sections with section titles. Add nav-sections and nav-section containers with gap spacing and uppercase section title styling.
Remove topbar icon wrapper and associated styling. Center sidebar brand logo with justify-content and add bottom padding. Adjust nav margin-top to 0 and move gap spacing to nav-sections level.
Move page-title-icon dimensions
Replace inline SVG brand glyph with NexaVPN_Logo.png image in sidebar. Simplify brand-block to sidebar-brand with logo image styling.
Update CSS color variables from green accent (#74e0b8) to cyan (#44e6e7) with violet (#8d5bff) and blue (#4a8cff) accents. Adjust background gradients to use new cyan-violet-blue palette with updated opacity values.
Update nav-link hover and active states with cyan-blue gradient background. Modify sidebar background
Add lucide-react dependency and create app-icons module with icon mappings for all admin sections. Replace logo images with inline SVG brand glyph component.
Update Layout component with icon-enhanced navigation links including chevron indicators and hover states. Add topbar icon wrapper with gradient background styling.
Redesign Page component header with icon, eyebrow text, and improved title block layout. Add page
Add dnsServersForProfile and dnsServersForPeer helpers with conditional DNS server selection based on service presence. Use NEXAVPN_CLIENT_DNS_SERVERS override when services are configured, otherwise fall back to DEFAULT_DNS_SERVERS or gateway base DNS servers.
Replace direct gateway DNS server usage in Enroll and applyCurrentPolicy with profileDNSServers variable. Update BuildSyncBundle to scan gateway DNS servers separately
Add DELETE /admin/devices/{id} endpoint with cascade deletion of device records, WireGuard peers, IP allocations, and device access profile settings. Update device status to 'deleted' and set deleted_at timestamp while preserving revoked_at if already set.
Add deleteDevice API method and delete button to devices page with query invalidation for both devices and device-profile lists. Record admin.device.deleted audit
Replace bufio.Reader.Peek calls with io.ReadFull for header and record body reading. Allocate header and full buffers explicitly and copy header into full buffer before reading remaining bytes. Remove redundant byte slice copy when returning full ClientHello data.
Extract NEXAVPN_VPN_DNS_ADDR environment variable to listenAddr with empty string validation and :53 fallback. Add bind directive to Corefile template using listenAddr variable. Keep zone definition as .:53 for all-domain matching while controlling bind address separately.
Add configDir, corefilePath, and overridesPath constants pointing to /tmp/nexavpn-vpn-dns directory. Update all file path references in writeCorefile and refreshOverrides to use new constants instead of hardcoded /etc/coredns paths.
Move default 172.16.10.0/24 destination assignment to after profile resolution and only apply when both selectedDestinations and services are empty. Extract selectedServices calculation before conditional check in applyCurrentPolicy.
Add nftables input chain to gateway with per-peer filtering. Accept established connections and non-WireGuard traffic. Allow DNS queries to configured
Add -L flag to cp commands to dereference symlinks and copy actual binaries instead of symlink references when bundling wg and wg-quick tools for aarch64-apple-darwin target.
Add wait_for_macos_tunnel_running helper with 6-second polling loop checking tunnel_service_is_active after wg-quick up command. Retry up to 12 times with 500ms intervals before returning error if interface not verified.
Add wg and wg-quick bundling to build-tunnel-helper.sh for aarch64-apple-darwin target. Check for wireguard-tools installation and copy binaries to output directory with execute permissions.
Implement find_wg_quick helper with bundled tool detection and standard path fallbacks. Add bundled_macos_tool to check for tools in current executable directory. Update connect_direct and disconnect_direct to use explicit
Add macos-desktop-client.yml workflow with manual dispatch trigger running on macos-arm64 runner. Install Node.js 22 and Rust toolchain with aarch64-apple-darwin target. Build bundled tunnel helper and Tauri application bundle, then upload .app, .dmg, and raw build artifacts.
Fix tunnel_metrics handler to clone app handle before spawn_blocking to prevent ownership issues when passing to tunnel
Add ServiceDNSRecord type and gateway API endpoint to expose active service domain-to-IP mappings. Implement ListServiceDNSRecords repository method querying services table with proxy_ip resolution using effectiveAccessProxyIP helper.
Add vpn-dns microservice built on CoreDNS with periodic sync from backend API. Generate Corefile with configurable upstream DNS servers and hosts plugin for service overrides.
Add ServiceCatalogItem type and services CRUD API endpoints (list, create, update, delete). Extend Policy type to include services array with domain, upstream_ip, proxy_ip, and ports metadata.
Add ServicesPage component with table view and create/edit modals for managing service definitions. Include service name, domain, proxy, and upstream columns with port parsing logic.
Integrate service selection
Move tunnel_manager::connect and disconnect calls into spawn_blocking tasks to prevent blocking async runtime. Clone app handle and profile path before spawning. Add map_err for task join failures.
Add tunnelActionPending state to track in-progress tunnel operations. Pass busy prop to AppHeader and disable sync/logout/connect buttons during tunnel actions. Update connect button text to show "
Add osslsigncode dependency and implement three-step signing workflow. Decode base64-encoded PFX certificate from secrets, sign bundled tunnel helper before build, then sign desktop executable and NSIS installer after build. Use configurable timestamp URL with DigiCert fallback. Clean up certificate file in always-run step to prevent secret leakage.
Add SelectOwnProfile handler to allow users to choose from available access profiles. Store selected profile ID per device in settings table with device_access_profile category. Implement GetSelectedProfileID and SetSelectedProfileID repository methods using JSONB storage.
Add ListSelectableProfiles to policy repository and service to query user/group/device-specific profiles ordered by priority. Filter gateway
Extract App.tsx logic into reusable components: AppHeader, ResourcePanel, StatusCard, StatTile, and ActionButton. Replace inline markup with component composition and props-based data flow.
Redesign visual system with enhanced gradients, refined color palette, and improved spacing. Update app-shell grid layout with 18px gaps and 1140px max width. Add radial gradient overlays and linear background
Replace direct cargo xwin execution with PATH traversal to locate actual cargo-xwin binary outside script's own directory. Add error handling with installation instructions when binary not found. Skip script's own directory and empty PATH entries during search.
Remove automatic push trigger on main/master branches and desktop-client path changes, keeping only manual workflow_dispatch. Remove self-hosted runner requirement to allow running on any Linux runner.
Add workflow to build Windows desktop client using cargo-xwin on Linux runners. Install Node.js 22, Rust with x86_64-pc-windows-msvc target, and required system dependencies including NSIS for installer creation. Build bundled Windows tunnel helper and desktop client installer, then upload both NSIS installer artifacts and raw executables.
Add align-items: start to body-grid and align-content: start to status-grid to prevent vertical stretching and maintain top alignment. Reduce responsive breakpoint from 960px to 760px to match new default window width.
Reduce padding, gaps, and font sizes across all components. Change html/body/root from min-height to fixed height with overflow hidden. Decrease app-frame padding from 18px to 12px and add grid-template-rows with overflow handling. Reduce brand lockup logo from 54px to 44px and adjust gaps throughout. Decrease button padding, surface padding, and card padding. Reduce body-grid sidebar from 290px to 250px.
Reduce default window dimensions from 1120x760 to 940x640 pixels and disable resizing. Remove TunnelMetrics and RawTunnelMetrics types, formatDataSize and normalizeTunnelMetrics helpers, and all transfer statistics tracking from App component. Replace refreshTunnelMetrics with simpler refreshTunnelStatus that only queries tunnel active state. Remove received/sent data display cards from status panel and eliminate metrics
Add png dependency and tauri image-png feature to support custom tray icon rendering. Load base disconnected icon from bundled PNG and generate connected variant with green circular badge containing white checkmark overlay. Implement draw_check_badge, draw_line, and blend_pixel helpers using Bresenham's line algorithm for badge rendering. Store both icon variants and TrayIcon reference in TrayState and update icon
Replace tauri::async_runtime::spawn with std::thread::spawn for periodic tray menu refresh background task and change async sleep to blocking thread sleep. Prefix unused state parameter with underscore in sync_profile command to suppress compiler warnings.
Add background task to refresh tray menu every 5 seconds to keep status display current. Add RawTunnelMetrics type and normalizeTunnelMetrics helper to handle both snake_case and camelCase field names from backend responses. Update refreshTunnelMetrics to normalize metrics before setting state and explicitly cast active status to boolean.
Add read_transfer_totals_from_show function to parse transfer statistics from wg show output as fallback when wg show dump command fails. Add parse_human_wireguard_bytes helper to convert human-readable byte values (B, KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB) to u64. Update read_transfer_totals to call fallback instead of returning error when dump command fails.
Replace metrics query in is_active with direct tunnel_backend status command call to avoid unnecessary metrics overhead when only checking tunnel state. Parse status command stdout and compare against "active" string case-insensitively. Add Windows CREATE_NO_WINDOW flag to status command execution.
Add fallback to tunnel_status when metrics query fails in current_metrics function, returning zero bytes with actual tunnel state. Update waitForTunnelStatus in frontend to use tunnel_status instead of tunnel_metrics for status polling and refresh metrics separately on success. Change CloseRequested window event handler to call app_handle().exit(0) instead of no-op. Replace "sc" with "sc.exe" in all Windows service command
Remove direct_windows_metrics, read_windows_metrics_from_show, parse_human_wireguard_bytes, and find_windows_wg functions from tunnel_manager.rs to rely on bundled backend for all metrics queries. Update find_wg_cli in tunnel-helper to return "wg.exe" as fallback when WireGuard installation paths don't exist, removing "wg" from candidate list.
Add alwaysAllowWebProxyTargets function to parse comma-separated IPs from NEXAVPN_ALWAYS_ALLOW_WEB_PROXY_IPS environment variable with deduplication. Update mergeProfileAllowedIPs to accept webProxyTargets parameter and merge them into profile allowed IPs using /32 routes. Add WebProxyTargets field to wireguard.Peer struct and populate it in BuildSyncBundle and device enrollment/policy application
Add RefreshRequest struct for token refresh API calls. Update sync_current_session to detect 401 responses and automatically refresh access tokens using refresh token before retrying profile sync. Store refreshed access and refresh tokens in existing session state. Extract profile URL to variable for reuse in retry logic.
Add PredefinedMenuItem import and create separator items to visually group tray menu sections. Update menu item labels from "Open/Quit NexaVPN" to "Open/Quit NexaVPN Client" for clarity. Add separators around toggle item to separate status display from actions. Add no-op event handlers for status, received, and sent menu items to prevent unintended interactions with display-only elements.
Change nftables forward chain default policy from drop to accept. Add rule to accept all traffic not originating from WireGuard interface. Add explicit drop rule at end of chain for remaining WireGuard interface traffic to maintain security while allowing non-VPN traffic to flow freely.
Remove BuildKit syntax directive and --network=host flags from admin-web, backend, and gateway Dockerfiles to simplify builds and rely on default Docker networking for dependency downloads.
Add BuildKit syntax directive and --network=host flag to npm install, go mod operations, and apk package installation to allow direct host network access during builds, bypassing Docker's default bridge network for improved reliability and performance of dependency downloads.
Add explicit Alpine 3.21 main and community repository URLs to /etc/apk/repositories. Implement 5-attempt retry loop with 3-second delays for apk update and package installation to handle transient network failures during Docker builds.
Add applyCurrentPolicy function to resolve and apply policy destinations to enrollment responses with fallback to 172.16.10.0/24 when no destinations exist. Replace withDebugProfile calls with applyCurrentPolicy in GetLatestEnrollmentByUser and GetEnrollmentByDeviceID. Extract sync_current_session helper function to deduplicate profile sync logic between sync_profile and connect_tunnel commands. Update connect
Add mergeProfileAllowedIPs function to combine policy destinations with DNS server routes in device enrollment and rotation. Add dnsServerRoute helper to convert DNS server IPs to /32 CIDR notation. Update BuildSyncBundle query to include gateway DNS servers in peer data. Add DNSServers field to wireguard.Peer struct. Update gateway nftables configuration to allow UDP/TCP port 53 traffic from assigned IPs to DNS servers before
Add TrayState struct to track menu items for status, received/sent bytes, and connection toggle. Add format_data_size helper to convert bytes to human-readable units (B, KB, MB, GB, TB). Add current_metrics, update_tray_menu, refresh_tray_menu, and toggle_tray_connection functions to manage tray state. Update tray menu to include status, received, sent, and toggle items. Call refresh_tray_menu after enroll_device
Remove net.ipv4.ip_forward sysctl configuration from gateway service since host network mode requires IP forwarding to be configured at the host system level rather than per-container.
Remove gateway network alias from backend service since gateway now uses host network mode and accesses backend directly via 127.0.0.1 instead of Docker network resolution.
Change gateway service from bridge networking to host network mode to enable direct access to host network interfaces. Replace host.docker.internal references with 127.0.0.1 in gateway URLs and backend host configuration. Remove port mapping, extra_hosts, and explicit network attachments since host mode provides direct network access.
Add read_windows_metrics_from_show function that parses human-readable transfer output from wg show command when wg show dump fails. Add parse_human_wireguard_bytes helper to convert human-readable byte values (B, KiB, MiB, GiB, TiB) to u64. Update direct_windows_metrics to fall back to transfer parsing instead of returning zero metrics when dump command fails.
Add direct_windows_metrics function that queries WireGuard tunnel metrics directly using sc query and wg show dump commands instead of tunnel helper. Add find_windows_wg helper to locate wg.exe in standard installation paths. Update metrics function to attempt direct collection first on Windows before falling back to tunnel helper. Parse rx_bytes and tx_bytes from wg show dump output by sum
Add CREATE_NO_WINDOW flag to all tunnel helper Command invocations on Windows to prevent console window flashing during connect, disconnect, and metrics operations. Import CommandExt trait and define CREATE_NO_WINDOW constant for Windows builds.
Remove windows_subsystem = "windows" attribute from tunnel-helper to allow console output for debugging and logging. This enables stdout/stderr visibility when running the helper binary directly.
Add NSIS_HOOK_PREINSTALL macro that stops WireGuardTunnel$NexaVPN service, kills nexavpn-desktop.exe and nexavpn-tunnel-helper.exe processes, and stops NexaVPNTunnelService before installation. Add WireGuardTunnel$NexaVPN service stop to NSIS_HOOK_PREUNINSTALL before service uninstallation.
Add GATEWAY_UDP_PORT environment variable with default value 51900 to replace hardcoded port 51820. Update DEFAULT_GATEWAY_ENDPOINT in .env.example to use new port. Add UDP port mapping to gateway service in docker-compose using GATEWAY_UDP_PORT. Add NEXAVPN_GATEWAY_LISTEN_PORT environment variable to gateway container. Update gateway-entrypoint.sh to use GATEWAY_LISTEN_PORT variable in bootstrap payload and WireGuard interface configuration.
Add tunnel_service_is_active check before Windows tunnel installation to skip if already running. Add is_already_running_error helper to detect "already installed and running" message in WireGuard output. Add wait_for_windows_tunnel_running that polls tunnel state up to 12 times with 500ms intervals after installation. Add describe_windows_tunnel_state for detailed error messages when tunnel fails to reach RUNNING state.
Add rx_bytes and tx_bytes fields to Device type and API responses. Add formatDataSize helper for human-readable byte formatting with units from B to TB. Add Received and Sent columns to devices table in admin UI with formatted traffic totals. Add traffic metrics display to device action panel.
Add TelemetrySnapshot and PeerTelemetry types for gateway runtime stats. Add gateway telemetry endpoint at POST /gateway
Store generated private key in SessionState and persist across enrollment and profile sync operations. Add materialize_profile helper that replaces placeholder tokens (__CLIENT_GENERATED_PRIVATE_KEY__ and __CLIENT_PRIVATE_KEY_REQUIRED__) with actual private key before writing profile to disk. Update enroll_device and sync_profile to materialize profile content with private key before writing.
Change NSIS installer hooks to use bundled/ instead of resources/bundled/ path for tunnel helper executable. Add waitForTunnelStatus helper that polls tunnel status up to 8 times with 500ms intervals to verify expected state after connect/disconnect operations. Update toggle handler to use polling instead of single status check and add error message for failed disconnect operations.
Add connect_to_service helper that attempts service connection with automatic fallback to service start and installation. Add install-service-direct command for elevated service installation. Split install_windows_service into privilege-checking wrapper and install_windows_service_direct for actual installation. Add start_windows_service function using sc start command. Add is_windows_admin helper using net session to
Add single instance check using TCP listener on 127.0.0.1:53190 to prevent multiple application instances. Move AppState initialization into setup closure to include single_instance_lock field. Remove window close prevention and focus restoration handlers. Make main window non-resizable and non-maximizable.
Add tunnel_status command to desktop client for querying active tunnel state. Add is_active method to tunnel_manager that calls status command on bundled backend. Add status command to tunnel-helper that checks WireGuard service state on Windows via sc query and interface state on macOS via wg show. Add windows_client_status function for IPC-based status queries with active field in TunnelResponse. Update App.tsx to query tunnel status on
Remove backend port exposure and change public-web from port 8082 to 8080. Add backend dependency to public-web service. Remove public-web dependency from nginx service. Add /api/ location block to public-web nginx config with proxy_pass to backend:8080 and proxy headers for Host, X-Real-IP, X-Forwarded-For and X-Forwarded-Proto.
Add public-web service with static landing page for client enrollment and device provisioning. Add public-web container to docker-compose with port 8082. Configure nginx reverse proxy with domain-based routing: admin-vpn.nesterovic.cc for admin interface and vpn.nesterovic.cc for public interface. Add proxy headers for X-Real-IP, X-Forwarded-For and X-Forwarded-Proto to both server blocks. Create public-web Dockerfile with nginx serving
Add Windows service to handle WireGuard tunnel operations with elevated privileges. Implement IPC server on TCP port 53189 for client-service communication using JSON protocol. Add install-service and uninstall-service commands to NSIS installer hooks for automatic service installation. Replace direct WireGuard calls with IPC requests when running on Windows. Add TunnelRequest and TunnelResponse types for IPC protocol
Replace Unix timestamp with "Just now" label in now_label helper. Update profile label from "No profile provisioned" to "Not provisioned". Change brand copy subtitle based on enrollment state. Rename "Current profile" to "Overview" and "Profile" to "Access" in status panel. Remove "Stored config" surface section showing profile path and revision. Update resources sidebar instructions and rename resource-list to resource-
Replace conditional setter pattern with explicit if/else branches for editing and creating modes. Handle editForm state updates separately from form state updates to improve code clarity and maintainability.
Add FindNextAvailableIP repository method to query ip_allocations table and find next available IP address within gateway VPN CIDR range. Query existing allocations from database and build used IP map. Iterate through CIDR range starting at offset to find first unused address. Update Enroll service method to call FindNextAvailableIP first with fallback to IPAM service Allocate method on error. Add netip and errors imports to repository
Add Group type with id, name, description, members array and optional user_ids field. Add name field to policy targets for display. Add groups API client methods for list, create, update and delete operations. Add GroupsPage component with create form, edit modal, member selection and table view. Add groups route and navigation item to Layout. Add reusable Modal component with title, subtitle and close handler. Update
Add clear_session command to remove session state and profile files from disk. Add resetEnrollment handler in frontend to clear local state and invoke clear_session. Remove hero surface section with profile metadata tiles. Simplify top strip to show profile label in brand copy when enrolled. Add Logout button to top actions and resources sidebar. Redesign status panel with simplified labels and layout. Update surface
Rename restore_main_window to restore_webview_window for WebviewWindow type. Add new restore_window helper for generic Window type. Update tray menu and click handlers to use restore_webview_window. Add WindowEvent::Focused handler to restore window state when focused.
Add sync_profile command to fetch latest profile from backend without re-enrollment. Add DeviceView struct to EnrollResponse. Replace hardcoded "just now" timestamp with now_label helper using Unix epoch seconds. Add sync button to UI with loading state. Redesign client interface with top strip containing brand lockup and action buttons, hero surface with profile metadata tiles, body grid with login/status panels and resources sidebar
Add updateUser and deleteUser API client methods with PATCH and DELETE endpoints. Add updatePolicy and deletePolicy API client methods. Add email field to User type. Add Actions column to users and policies tables with Edit and Delete buttons. Implement inline edit forms for users and policies with state management for editing mode. Add update and delete mutations with query invalidation on success. Add error notices
Fetch policy destinations before calling repo.Enroll instead of after, passing destinations to enrollment creation. Add fallback to default 172.16.10.0/24 destination when no policies are resolved. Re-resolve destinations after enrollment with device ID for final response.
Add useEffect hook to fetch bootstrap status on component mount. Add bootstrapAvailable and bootstrapStatusLoaded state variables to track bootstrap endpoint availability. Hide mode toggle button when bootstrap is unavailable or status hasn't loaded yet. Add auth-brand and auth-brand-copy CSS classes to improve login page layout and branding. Add BootstrapStatus handler and BootstrapAvailable service method to expose bootstrap availability
Enable tray-icon feature in Tauri dependencies. Add system tray with Open and Quit menu items. Implement tray icon click handlers to restore main window. Add window event handlers to hide window on close/minimize instead of exiting application. Add restore_main_window and hide_main_window helper functions for window visibility management.
Add formatInvokeError helper function to handle various error types from Tauri invoke calls with fallback messages. Update enroll_device to include response body in error message when enrollment fails with non-success status. Add windows_subsystem attribute to main.rs to suppress console window in release builds on Windows.
Update gateway configuration to use host.docker.internal instead of backend service name for API communication. Add extra_hosts mapping in docker-compose to enable host.docker.internal resolution. Add NEXAVPN_BACKEND_HOST environment variable to .env.example with host.docker.internal default.
Add clang-cl wrapper script that invokes clang in MSVC-compatible mode with availability check and helpful error message. Update Linux Windows build script to make clang-cl wrapper executable and include scripts directory in PATH for both cargo-xwin and clang-cl resolution.
Add AUTH_EXPIRED_EVENT constant and dispatch event on 401 responses in API client, clearing stored token. Add handleLogout function to App component and wire up event listener to trigger logout on auth expiration. Pass onLogout prop to Layout component and add Logout button to topbar-actions. Update CSS to apply flex layout to topbar-actions and make responsive. Add backend hostname and network aliases in docker-compose to ensure consistent
Add NexaVPN logo images (full logo and mark-only variants) to admin-web and desktop-client public directories. Add favicon.ico and favicon.png to admin-web, and icon.png to desktop-client. Update index.html files to reference favicon assets. Add icon.png and icon.ico to desktop-client Tauri icons directory and configure bundle.icon in tauri.conf.json. Update Layout component to display logo in sidebar brand-block with
Remove wait_for_backend_dns function and its invocation from apply_bundle, relying instead on curl connectivity checks in main loop to handle backend availability. Simplifies bootstrap logic by removing redundant DNS verification step.