Why does it try to connect to `localhost`

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Chad · Answer

Did you build the client with the allow insecure flag

jby · Answer

I built it with the recommended flags `go run cmd package type=pkg fleet url=localhost 8412 insecure enroll secret=YOUR FLEET ENROLL SECRET HERE` but replaced the url with the server hostname and the secret with the secret from the server

Chad · Answer

So the insecure flag causes the client to create a local proxy to route traffic to the fleet server Thats probably why you are seeing it try to connect to localhost

jby · Answer

Ok but it somehow times out

jby · Answer

I ve now tried this on a Fedora 34 client on a Ubuntu 20 04 client and on a macOS 12 1 client and none of them show up in my fleet preview server

Chad · Answer

Yeah you can see in the logs there is a connection issue Could be a firewall or some other issue Can you see when your run the client if a service is listening on port 40673 and whether its accessible

jby · Answer

It s set up

jby · Answer

And listening

jby · Answer

I ve had the firewalls opened up on port 8412

jby · Answer

I can access the webgui

Chad · Answer

Whats setup an listening the fleet server or the local proxy

jby · Answer

The local proxy

Chad · Answer

Ok cool Then the second thing is ` dial for validate dial tcp 10 40 47 18 8412 connect connection timed out ` Can the host access the fleet server

jby · Answer

Yes

jby · Answer

Ok there was an additional FW that I didn t know about My network team just informed me and helped me now I have connection

jby · Answer

Is go a run time requirement as well as a build time requirement

Benjamin Edwards · Answer

Build time Fleet and orbit all run as native binaries for the target OS