Allow gRPC server to run insecure

app.go

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ServerURL                      string
 	Addr                           string
 	GRPCAddr                       string
+	GRPCAllowInsecure              bool
 	EphemeralNodeInactivityTimeout time.Duration
 	IPPrefixes                     []netaddr.IPPrefix
 	PrivateKeyPath                 string
@@ -567,8 +568,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) Serve() error {
 	// https://github.com/soheilhy/cmux/issues/68
 	// https://github.com/soheilhy/cmux/issues/91
 
-	// If TLS has been enabled, set up the remote gRPC server
+	if tlsConfig != nil || h.cfg.GRPCAllowInsecure {
-	if tlsConfig != nil {
 		log.Info().Msgf("Enabling remote gRPC at %s", h.cfg.GRPCAddr)
 
 		grpcOptions := []grpc.ServerOption{
@@ -578,7 +578,14 @@ func (h *Headscale) Serve() error {
 					zerolog.NewUnaryServerInterceptor(),
 				),
 			),
+		}
+
+		if tlsConfig != nil {
+			grpcOptions = append(grpcOptions,
 				grpc.Creds(credentials.NewTLS(tlsConfig)),
+			)
+		} else {
+			log.Warn().Msg("gRPC is running without security")
 		}
 
 		grpcServer := grpc.NewServer(grpcOptions...)
@@ -586,12 +593,7 @@ func (h *Headscale) Serve() error {
 		v1.RegisterHeadscaleServiceServer(grpcServer, newHeadscaleV1APIServer(h))
 		reflection.Register(grpcServer)
 
-		var grpcListener net.Listener
+		grpcListener, err := net.Listen("tcp", h.cfg.GRPCAddr)
-		// if tlsConfig != nil {
-		// 	grpcListener, err = tls.Listen("tcp", h.cfg.GRPCAddr, tlsConfig)
-		// } else {
-		grpcListener, err = net.Listen("tcp", h.cfg.GRPCAddr)
-		// }
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to bind to TCP address: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -600,8 +602,6 @@ func (h *Headscale) Serve() error {
 
 		log.Info().
 			Msgf("listening and serving gRPC on: %s", h.cfg.GRPCAddr)
-	} else {
-		log.Info().Msg("TLS is not configured, not enabling remote gRPC")
 	}
 
 	//

cmd/headscale/cli/utils.go

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func LoadConfig(path string) error {
 	viper.SetDefault("unix_socket_permission", "0o770")
 
 	viper.SetDefault("grpc_listen_addr", ":50443")
+	viper.SetDefault("grpc_allow_insecure", false)
 
 	viper.SetDefault("cli.timeout", "5s")
 	viper.SetDefault("cli.insecure", false)
@@ -284,6 +285,8 @@ func getHeadscaleConfig() headscale.Config {
 		ServerURL:         viper.GetString("server_url"),
 		Addr:              viper.GetString("listen_addr"),
 		GRPCAddr:          viper.GetString("grpc_listen_addr"),
+		GRPCAllowInsecure: viper.GetBool("grpc_allow_insecure"),
+
 		IPPrefixes:     prefixes,
 		PrivateKeyPath: absPath(viper.GetString("private_key_path")),
 		BaseDomain:     baseDomain,

config-example.yaml

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:8080
 # valid certificates.
 grpc_listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:50443
 
+# Allow the gRPC admin interface to run in INSECURE
+# mode. This is not recommended as the traffic will
+# be unencrypted. Only enable if you know what you
+# are doing.
+grpc_allow_insecure: false
+
 # Private key used encrypt the traffic between headscale
 # and Tailscale clients.
 # The private key file which will be