fix(wireguard): WIREGUARD_ENDPOINT_IP overrides the IP address of a picked connection

- Regression introduced in v3.39.0 - Fix #2759
feat(expressvpn): update hardcoded servers data (#2888 )
2025-11-19 13:20:47 +00:00 · 2025-11-19 13:20:31 +00:00 · 2025-11-18 21:26:53 +00:00 · 2025-11-18 13:52:45 +00:00 · 2025-11-18 13:51:31 +00:00 · 2025-11-18 13:50:22 +00:00
109 changed files with 17443 additions and 12976 deletions
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-FROM ghcr.io/qdm12/godevcontainer:v0.21-alpine
+FROM qmcgaw/godevcontainer:v0.20-alpine
 RUN apk add wireguard-tools htop openssl
--- a/.devcontainer/README.md
+++ b/.devcontainer/README.md
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ It works on Linux, Windows (WSL2) and OSX.
    mkdir -p ~/.ssh
    ```

-1. **For OSX hosts**: ensure the project directory and your home directory `~` are accessible by Docker.
+1. **For Docker on OSX**: ensure the project directory and your home directory `~` are accessible by Docker.
 1. Open the command palette in Visual Studio Code (CTRL+SHIFT+P).
-1. Select `Dev-Containers: Open Folder in Container...` and choose the project directory.
+1. Select `Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container...` and choose the project directory.

 ## Customization

 For any customization to take effect, you should "rebuild and reopen":

 1. Open the command palette in Visual Studio Code (CTRL+SHIFT+P)
-2. Select `Dev-Containers: Rebuild Container`
+2. Select `Dev Containers: Rebuild Container`

 Changes you can make are notably:

--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@
                "gopls": {
                    "usePlaceholders": false,
                    "staticcheck": true,
-                    "ui.diagnostic.analyses": {
-                        "ST1000": false
-                    },
                    "formatting.gofumpt": true,
                },
                "go.lintTool": "golangci-lint",
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/provider.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/provider.md
@@ -6,35 +6,12 @@ labels: ":bulb: New provider"

 ---

-Important notes:
+One of the following is required:

- There is no need to support both OpenVPN and Wireguard for a provider, but it's better to support both if possible
- We do **not** implement authentication to access servers information behind a login. This is way too time consuming unfortunately
- If it's not possible to support a provider natively, you can still use the [the custom provider](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/providers/custom.md)
-
-## For Wireguard
-
-Wireguard can be natively supported ONLY if:
-
- the `PrivateKey` field value is the same across all servers for one user account
- the `Address` field value is:
-  - can be found in a structured (JSON etc.) list of servers publicly available; OR
-  - the same across all servers for one user account
- the `PublicKey` field value is:
-  - can be found in a structured (JSON etc.) list of servers publicly available; OR
-  - the same across all servers for one user account
- the `Endpoint` field value:
-  - can be found in a structured (JSON etc.) list of servers publicly available
-  - can be determined using a pattern, for example using country codes in hostnames
-
-If any of these conditions are not met, Wireguard cannot be natively supported or there is no advantage compared to using a custom Wireguard configuration file.
-
-If **all** of these conditions are met, please provide an answer for each of them.
-
-## For OpenVPN
-
-OpenVPN can be natively supported ONLY if one of the following can be provided, by preference in this order:
-
- Publicly accessible URL to a structured (JSON etc.) list of servers **and attach** an example Openvpn configuration file for both TCP and UDP; OR
- Publicly accessible URL to a zip file containing the Openvpn configuration files; OR
+- Publicly accessible URL to a zip file containing the Openvpn configuration files
+- Publicly accessible URL to a structured (JSON etc.) list of servers **and attach** an example Openvpn configuration file for both TCP and UDP
 - Publicly accessible URL to the list of servers **and attach** an example Openvpn configuration file for both TCP and UDP
+
+If the list of servers requires to login **or** is hidden behind an interactive configurator,
+you can only use a custom Openvpn configuration file.
+[The Wiki's OpenVPN configuration file page](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/openvpn-configuration-file.md) describes how to do so.
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Description
-
-<!-- Please describe the reason for the changes being proposed. -->
-
-# Issue
-
-<!-- Please link to the issue(s) this change relates to. -->
-
-# Assertions
-
-* [ ] I am aware that we do not accept manual changes to the servers.json file <!-- If this is your goal, please consult https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/servers.md#update-using-the-command-line -->
-* [ ] I am aware that any changes to settings should be reflected in the [wiki](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/)
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
    env:
      DOCKER_BUILDKIT: "1"
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - uses: reviewdog/action-misspell@v1
        with:
@@ -66,33 +66,6 @@ jobs:
      - name: Build final image
        run: docker build -t final-image .

-  verify-private:
-    if: |
-      github.repository == 'qdm12/gluetun' &&
-      (
-        github.event_name == 'push' ||
-        github.event_name == 'release' ||
-        (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]')
-      )
-    needs: [verify]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: secrets
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-      - run: docker build -t qmcgaw/gluetun .
-
-      - name: Setup Go for CI utility
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          go-version-file: ci/go.mod
-
-      - name: Build utility
-        run: go build -C ./ci -o runner ./cmd/main.go
-
-      - name: Run Gluetun container with Mullvad configuration
-        run: echo -e "${{ secrets.MULLVAD_WIREGUARD_PRIVATE_KEY }}\n${{ secrets.MULLVAD_WIREGUARD_ADDRESS }}" | ./ci/runner mullvad
-
  codeql:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
@@ -100,15 +73,15 @@ jobs:
      contents: read
      security-events: write
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
-          go-version-file: go.mod
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+          go-version: "^1.23"
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
        with:
          languages: go
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
-      - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

  publish:
    if: |
@@ -125,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
      packages: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      # extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
      # https://github.com/docker/metadata-action
--- a/.github/workflows/closed-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/closed-issue.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
      issues: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v5
+      - uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
        with:
          token: ${{ github.token }}
          issue-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
--- a/.github/workflows/configs/mlc-config.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/configs/mlc-config.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  "retryOn429": false,
  "fallbackRetryDelay": "30s",
  "aliveStatusCodes": [
-    200,
-    429
+    200
  ]
 }
--- a/.github/workflows/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labels.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
      issues: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-labeler@v5
        with:
          yaml-file: .github/labels.yml
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ jobs:
      actions: read
      contents: read
    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

-      - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v20
+      - uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@v18
        with:
          globs: "**.md"
-          config: .markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
+          config: .markdownlint.json

      - uses: reviewdog/action-misspell@v1
        with:
--- a/.github/workflows/opened-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/opened-issue.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
      issues: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
-      - uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v5
+      - uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
        with:
          token: ${{ github.token }}
          issue-number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,73 +1,30 @@
-version: "2"
+linters-settings:
+  misspell:
+    locale: US

-formatters:
-  enable:
-    - gci
-    - gofumpt
-    - goimports
-  exclusions:
-    generated: lax
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
+issues:
+  exclude-rules:
+    - path: _test\.go
+      linters:
+        - dupl
+        - err113
+        - containedctx
+        - maintidx
+    - path: "internal\\/server\\/.+\\.go"
+      linters:
+        - dupl
+    - text: "returns interface \\(github\\.com\\/vishvananda\\/netlink\\.Link\\)"
+      linters:
+        - ireturn
+    - path: "internal\\/openvpn\\/pkcs8\\/descbc\\.go"
+      text: "newCipherDESCBCBlock returns interface \\(github\\.com\\/youmark\\/pkcs8\\.Cipher\\)"
+      linters:
+        - ireturn
+    - source: "^\\/\\/ https\\:\\/\\/.+$"
+      linters:
+        - lll

 linters:
-  settings:
-    misspell:
-      locale: US
-    goconst:
-      ignore-string-values:
-        # commonly used settings strings
-        - "^disabled$"
-        # Firewall and routing strings
-        - "^(ACCEPT|DROP)$"
-        - "^--delete$"
-        - "^all$"
-        - "^(tcp|udp)$"
-        # Server route strings
-        - "^/status$"
-
-  exclusions:
-    generated: lax
-    presets:
-      - comments
-      - common-false-positives
-      - legacy
-      - std-error-handling
-    rules:
-      - linters:
-          - containedctx
-          - dupl
-          - err113
-          - maintidx
-        path: _test\.go
-      - linters:
-          - dupl
-        path: internal\/server\/.+\.go
-      - linters:
-          - ireturn
-        text: returns interface \(github\.com\/vishvananda\/netlink\.Link\)
-      - linters:
-          - ireturn
-        path: internal\/openvpn\/pkcs8\/descbc\.go
-        text: newCipherDESCBCBlock returns interface \(github\.com\/youmark\/pkcs8\.Cipher\)
-      - linters:
-          - revive
-        path: internal\/provider\/(common|utils)\/.+\.go
-        text: "var-naming: avoid (bad|meaningless) package names"
-      - linters:
-          - lll
-        source: "^// https://.+$"
-      - linters:
-          - err113
-          - mnd
-        path: ci\/.+\.go
-
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
  enable:
    # - cyclop
    # - errorlint
@@ -88,6 +45,7 @@ linters:
    - exhaustive
    - fatcontext
    - forcetypeassert
+    - gci
    - gocheckcompilerdirectives
    - gochecknoglobals
    - gochecknoinits
@@ -96,7 +54,9 @@ linters:
    - gocritic
    - gocyclo
    - godot
+    - gofumpt
    - goheader
+    - goimports
    - gomoddirectives
    - goprintffuncname
    - gosec
@@ -129,6 +89,7 @@ linters:
    - rowserrcheck
    - sqlclosecheck
    - tagalign
+    - tenv
    - thelper
    - tparallel
    - unconvert
--- a/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
+++ b/.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "config": {
-    "default": true,
-    "MD013": false,
-  },
-  "ignores": [
-    ".github/pull_request_template.md"
-  ]
-}
--- a/.markdownlint.json
+++ b/.markdownlint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "MD013": false
+}
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Update a VPN provider servers data",
+            "type": "go",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "program": "cmd/gluetun/main.go",
+            "args": [
+                "update",
+                "${input:updateMode}",
+                "-providers",
+                "${input:provider}"
+            ],
+        }
+    ],
+    "inputs": [
+        {
+            "id": "provider",
+            "type": "promptString",
+            "description": "Please enter a provider (or comma separated list of providers)",
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "updateMode",
+            "type": "pickString",
+            "description": "Update mode to use",
+            "options": [
+                "-maintainer",
+                "-enduser"
+            ],
+            "default": "-maintainer"
+        },
+    ]
+}
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "version": "2.0.0",
-    "tasks": [
-        {
-            "label": "Update a VPN provider servers data",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "go",
-            "args": [
-                "run",
-                "./cmd/gluetun/main.go",
-                "update",
-                "${input:updateMode}",
-                "-providers",
-                "${input:provider}"
-            ],
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "Add a Gluetun Github Git remote",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "git",
-            "args": [
-                "remote",
-                "add",
-                "${input:githubRemoteUsername}",
-                "git@github.com:${input:githubRemoteUsername}/gluetun.git"
-            ],
-        }
-    ],
-    "inputs": [
-        {
-            "id": "provider",
-            "type": "promptString",
-            "description": "Please enter a provider (or comma separated list of providers)",
-        },
-        {
-            "id": "updateMode",
-            "type": "pickString",
-            "description": "Update mode to use",
-            "options": [
-                "-maintainer",
-                "-enduser"
-            ],
-            "default": "-maintainer"
-        },
-        {
-            "id": "githubRemoteUsername",
-            "type": "promptString",
-            "description": "Please enter a Github username",
-        },
-    ]
-}
--- a/47
+++ b/47
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.22
-ARG GO_ALPINE_VERSION=3.22
-ARG GO_VERSION=1.25
-ARG XCPUTRANSLATE_VERSION=v0.9.0
-ARG GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v2.4.0
+ARG ALPINE_VERSION=3.20
+ARG GO_ALPINE_VERSION=3.20
+ARG GO_VERSION=1.23
+ARG XCPUTRANSLATE_VERSION=v0.6.0
+ARG GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v1.61.0
 ARG MOCKGEN_VERSION=v1.6.0
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM=linux/amd64

-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} ghcr.io/qdm12/xcputranslate:${XCPUTRANSLATE_VERSION} AS xcputranslate
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} ghcr.io/qdm12/binpot:golangci-lint-${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION} AS golangci-lint
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} ghcr.io/qdm12/binpot:mockgen-${MOCKGEN_VERSION} AS mockgen
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} qmcgaw/xcputranslate:${XCPUTRANSLATE_VERSION} AS xcputranslate
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} qmcgaw/binpot:golangci-lint-${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION} AS golangci-lint
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} qmcgaw/binpot:mockgen-${MOCKGEN_VERSION} AS mockgen

 FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} golang:${GO_VERSION}-alpine${GO_ALPINE_VERSION} AS base
 COPY --from=xcputranslate /xcputranslate /usr/local/bin/xcputranslate
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ENTRYPOINT go test -race -coverpkg=./... -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=a

 FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} base AS lint
 COPY .golangci.yml ./
-RUN golangci-lint run
+RUN golangci-lint run --timeout=10m

 FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} base AS mocks
 RUN git init && \
@@ -164,21 +164,19 @@ ENV VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=pia \
    # Health
    HEALTH_SERVER_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1:9999 \
    HEALTH_TARGET_ADDRESS=cloudflare.com:443 \
-    HEALTH_ICMP_TARGET_IP=1.1.1.1 \
-    HEALTH_RESTART_VPN=on \
-    # DNS
-    DNS_SERVER=on \
-    DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVER_TYPE=DoT \
-    DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVERS=cloudflare \
-    DNS_BLOCK_IPS= \
-    DNS_BLOCK_IP_PREFIXES= \
-    DNS_CACHING=on \
-    DNS_UPSTREAM_IPV6=off \
+    HEALTH_SUCCESS_WAIT_DURATION=5s \
+    HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_INITIAL=6s \
+    HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_ADDITION=5s \
+    # DNS over TLS
+    DOT=on \
+    DOT_PROVIDERS=cloudflare \
+    DOT_PRIVATE_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1/8,10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16,169.254.0.0/16,::1/128,fc00::/7,fe80::/10,::ffff:7f00:1/104,::ffff:a00:0/104,::ffff:a9fe:0/112,::ffff:ac10:0/108,::ffff:c0a8:0/112 \
+    DOT_CACHING=on \
+    DOT_IPV6=off \
    BLOCK_MALICIOUS=on \
    BLOCK_SURVEILLANCE=off \
    BLOCK_ADS=off \
-    DNS_UNBLOCK_HOSTNAMES= \
-    DNS_REBINDING_PROTECTION_EXEMPT_HOSTNAMES= \
+    UNBLOCK= \
    DNS_UPDATE_PERIOD=24h \
    DNS_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1 \
    DNS_KEEP_NAMESERVER=off \
@@ -202,12 +200,11 @@ ENV VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=pia \
    HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_LOG=on \
    HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_ADDRESS=":8000" \
    HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_AUTH_CONFIG_FILEPATH=/gluetun/auth/config.toml \
-    HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_AUTH_DEFAULT_ROLE="{}" \
    # Server data updater
    UPDATER_PERIOD=0 \
    UPDATER_MIN_RATIO=0.8 \
    UPDATER_VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDERS= \
-    UPDATER_PROTONVPN_USERNAME= \
+    UPDATER_PROTONVPN_EMAIL= \
    UPDATER_PROTONVPN_PASSWORD= \
    # Public IP
    PUBLICIP_FILE="/tmp/gluetun/ip" \
@@ -224,8 +221,8 @@ ENV VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=pia \
    # Extras
    VERSION_INFORMATION=on \
    TZ= \
-    PUID=1000 \
-    PGID=1000
+    PUID= \
+    PGID=
 ENTRYPOINT ["/gluetun-entrypoint"]
 EXPOSE 8000/tcp 8888/tcp 8388/tcp 8388/udp
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=5s --start-period=10s --retries=3 CMD /gluetun-entrypoint healthcheck
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Gluetun VPN client

-Lightweight swiss-army-knife-like VPN client to multiple VPN service providers
+Lightweight swiss-knife-like VPN client to multiple VPN service providers

 ![Title image](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qdm12/gluetun/master/title.svg)

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Lightweight swiss-army-knife-like VPN client to multiple VPN service providers
 [![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/qdm12/gluetun.svg)](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues)
 [![GitHub closed issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed/qdm12/gluetun.svg)](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed)

+[![Lines of code](https://img.shields.io/tokei/lines/github/qdm12/gluetun)](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun)
 ![Code size](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/qdm12/gluetun)
 ![GitHub repo size](https://img.shields.io/github/repo-size/qdm12/gluetun)
 ![Go version](https://img.shields.io/github/go-mod/go-version/qdm12/gluetun)
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ Lightweight swiss-army-knife-like VPN client to multiple VPN service providers

 ## Features

- Based on Alpine 3.22 for a small Docker image of 41.1MB
+- Based on Alpine 3.20 for a small Docker image of 35.6MB
 - Supports: **AirVPN**, **Cyberghost**, **ExpressVPN**, **FastestVPN**, **Giganews**, **HideMyAss**, **IPVanish**, **IVPN**, **Mullvad**, **NordVPN**, **Perfect Privacy**, **Privado**, **Private Internet Access**, **PrivateVPN**, **ProtonVPN**, **PureVPN**,  **SlickVPN**, **Surfshark**, **TorGuard**, **VPNSecure.me**, **VPNUnlimited**, **Vyprvpn**, **WeVPN**, **Windscribe** servers
 - Supports OpenVPN for all providers listed
 - Supports Wireguard both kernelspace and userspace
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ Go to the [Wiki](https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki)!
 Here's a docker-compose.yml for the laziest:

 ```yml
---
+version: "3"
 services:
  gluetun:
    image: qmcgaw/gluetun
--- a/ci/cmd/main.go
+++ b/ci/cmd/main.go
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-
-	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/ci/internal"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
-		fmt.Println("Usage: " + os.Args[0] + " <command>")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt)
-
-	var err error
-	switch os.Args[1] {
-	case "mullvad":
-		err = internal.MullvadTest(ctx)
-	default:
-		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown command: %s", os.Args[1])
-	}
-	stop()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("❌", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	fmt.Println("✅ Test completed successfully.")
-}
--- a/ci/go.mod
+++ b/ci/go.mod
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-module github.com/qdm12/gluetun/ci
-
-go 1.25.0
-
-require (
-	github.com/docker/docker v28.5.1+incompatible
-	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.1
-)
-
-require (
-	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/errdefs/pkg v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
-	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
-	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
-	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
-	github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/moby/sys/atomicwriter v0.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/moby/term v0.5.2 // indirect
-	github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.63.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.14.0 // indirect
-	gotest.tools/v3 v3.5.2 // indirect
-)
--- a/ci/go.sum
+++ b/ci/go.sum
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
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--- a/ci/internal/mullvad.go
+++ b/ci/internal/mullvad.go
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/network"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
-	v1 "github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
-)
-
-func MullvadTest(ctx context.Context) error {
-	secrets, err := readSecrets(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reading secrets: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	const timeout = 15 * time.Second
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	client, err := client.NewClientWithOpts(client.FromEnv, client.WithAPIVersionNegotiation())
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("creating Docker client: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer client.Close()
-
-	config := &container.Config{
-		Image:       "qmcgaw/gluetun",
-		StopTimeout: ptrTo(3),
-		Env: []string{
-			"VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=mullvad",
-			"VPN_TYPE=wireguard",
-			"LOG_LEVEL=debug",
-			"SERVER_COUNTRIES=USA",
-			"WIREGUARD_PRIVATE_KEY=" + secrets.mullvadWireguardPrivateKey,
-			"WIREGUARD_ADDRESSES=" + secrets.mullvadWireguardAddress,
-		},
-	}
-	hostConfig := &container.HostConfig{
-		AutoRemove: true,
-		CapAdd:     []string{"NET_ADMIN", "NET_RAW"},
-	}
-	networkConfig := (*network.NetworkingConfig)(nil)
-	platform := (*v1.Platform)(nil)
-	const containerName = "" // auto-generated name
-
-	response, err := client.ContainerCreate(ctx, config, hostConfig, networkConfig, platform, containerName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("creating container: %w", err)
-	}
-	for _, warning := range response.Warnings {
-		fmt.Println("Warning during container creation:", warning)
-	}
-	containerID := response.ID
-	defer stopContainer(client, containerID)
-
-	beforeStartTime := time.Now()
-
-	err = client.ContainerStart(ctx, containerID, container.StartOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("starting container: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return waitForLogLine(ctx, client, containerID, beforeStartTime)
-}
-
-func ptrTo[T any](v T) *T { return &v }
-
-type secrets struct {
-	mullvadWireguardPrivateKey string
-	mullvadWireguardAddress    string
-}
-
-func readSecrets(ctx context.Context) (secrets, error) {
-	expectedSecrets := [...]string{
-		"Mullvad Wireguard private key",
-		"Mullvad Wireguard address",
-	}
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
-	lines := make([]string, 0, len(expectedSecrets))
-
-	for i := range expectedSecrets {
-		fmt.Println("🤫 reading", expectedSecrets[i], "from Stdin...")
-		if !scanner.Scan() {
-			break
-		}
-		lines = append(lines, strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text()))
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			return secrets{}, ctx.Err()
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
-		return secrets{}, fmt.Errorf("reading secrets from stdin: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if len(lines) < len(expectedSecrets) {
-		return secrets{}, fmt.Errorf("expected %d secrets via Stdin, but only received %d",
-			len(expectedSecrets), len(lines))
-	}
-	for i, line := range lines {
-		if line == "" {
-			return secrets{}, fmt.Errorf("secret on line %d/%d was empty", i+1, len(lines))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return secrets{
-		mullvadWireguardPrivateKey: lines[0],
-		mullvadWireguardAddress:    lines[1],
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func stopContainer(client *client.Client, containerID string) {
-	const stopTimeout = 5 * time.Second // must be higher than 3s, see above [container.Config]'s StopTimeout field
-	stopCtx, stopCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), stopTimeout)
-	defer stopCancel()
-
-	err := client.ContainerStop(stopCtx, containerID, container.StopOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("failed to stop container:", err)
-	}
-}
-
-var successRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^.+Public IP address is .+$`)
-
-func waitForLogLine(ctx context.Context, client *client.Client, containerID string,
-	beforeStartTime time.Time,
-) error {
-	logOptions := container.LogsOptions{
-		ShowStdout: true,
-		Follow:     true,
-		Since:      beforeStartTime.Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
-	}
-
-	reader, err := client.ContainerLogs(ctx, containerID, logOptions)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error getting container logs: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer reader.Close()
-
-	var linesSeen []string
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
-	for ctx.Err() == nil {
-		if scanner.Scan() {
-			line := scanner.Text()
-			if len(line) > 8 { // remove Docker log prefix
-				line = line[8:]
-			}
-			linesSeen = append(linesSeen, line)
-			if successRegexp.MatchString(line) {
-				fmt.Println("✅ Success line logged")
-				return nil
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		err := scanner.Err()
-		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-			logSeenLines(linesSeen)
-			return fmt.Errorf("reading log stream: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		// The scanner is either done or cannot read because of EOF
-		fmt.Println("The log scanner stopped")
-		logSeenLines(linesSeen)
-
-		// Check if the container is still running
-		inspect, err := client.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("inspecting container: %w", err)
-		}
-		if !inspect.State.Running {
-			return fmt.Errorf("container stopped unexpectedly while waiting for log line. Exit code: %d", inspect.State.ExitCode)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ctx.Err()
-}
-
-func logSeenLines(lines []string) {
-	fmt.Println("Logs seen so far:")
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		fmt.Println("  " + line)
-	}
-}
--- a/cmd/gluetun/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gluetun/main.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func _main(ctx context.Context, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,
 		Version:      buildInfo.Version,
 		Commit:       buildInfo.Commit,
 		Created:      buildInfo.Created,
-		Announcement: "All control server routes are now private by default",
+		Announcement: "All control server routes will become private by default after the v3.41.0 release",
 		AnnounceExp:  announcementExp,
 		// Sponsor information
 		PaypalUser:    "qmcgaw",
@@ -414,13 +414,6 @@ func _main(ctx context.Context, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,
 		return fmt.Errorf("starting public ip loop: %w", err)
 	}

-	healthLogger := logger.New(log.SetComponent("healthcheck"))
-	healthcheckServer := healthcheck.NewServer(allSettings.Health, healthLogger)
-	healthServerHandler, healthServerCtx, healthServerDone := goshutdown.NewGoRoutineHandler(
-		"HTTP health server", goroutine.OptionTimeout(defaultShutdownTimeout))
-	go healthcheckServer.Run(healthServerCtx, healthServerDone)
-	healthChecker := healthcheck.NewChecker(healthLogger)
-
 	updaterLogger := logger.New(log.SetComponent("updater"))

 	unzipper := unzip.New(httpClient)
@@ -432,8 +425,8 @@ func _main(ctx context.Context, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,

 	vpnLogger := logger.New(log.SetComponent("vpn"))
 	vpnLooper := vpn.NewLoop(allSettings.VPN, ipv6Supported, allSettings.Firewall.VPNInputPorts,
-		providers, storage, allSettings.Health, healthChecker, healthcheckServer, ovpnConf, netLinker, firewallConf,
-		routingConf, portForwardLooper, cmder, publicIPLooper, dnsLooper, vpnLogger, httpClient,
+		providers, storage, ovpnConf, netLinker, firewallConf, routingConf, portForwardLooper,
+		cmder, publicIPLooper, dnsLooper, vpnLogger, httpClient,
 		buildInfo, *allSettings.Version.Enabled)
 	vpnHandler, vpnCtx, vpnDone := goshutdown.NewGoRoutineHandler(
 		"vpn", goroutine.OptionTimeout(time.Second))
@@ -467,10 +460,13 @@ func _main(ctx context.Context, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,
 	go shadowsocksLooper.Run(shadowsocksCtx, shadowsocksDone)
 	otherGroupHandler.Add(shadowsocksHandler)

+	controlServerAddress := *allSettings.ControlServer.Address
+	controlServerLogging := *allSettings.ControlServer.Log
 	httpServerHandler, httpServerCtx, httpServerDone := goshutdown.NewGoRoutineHandler(
 		"http server", goroutine.OptionTimeout(defaultShutdownTimeout))
-	httpServer, err := server.New(httpServerCtx, allSettings.ControlServer,
+	httpServer, err := server.New(httpServerCtx, controlServerAddress, controlServerLogging,
 		logger.New(log.SetComponent("http server")),
+		allSettings.ControlServer.AuthFilePath,
 		buildInfo, vpnLooper, portForwardLooper, dnsLooper, updaterLooper, publicIPLooper,
 		storage, ipv6Supported)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -481,6 +477,12 @@ func _main(ctx context.Context, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,
 	<-httpServerReady
 	controlGroupHandler.Add(httpServerHandler)

+	healthLogger := logger.New(log.SetComponent("healthcheck"))
+	healthcheckServer := healthcheck.NewServer(allSettings.Health, healthLogger, vpnLooper)
+	healthServerHandler, healthServerCtx, healthServerDone := goshutdown.NewGoRoutineHandler(
+		"HTTP health server", goroutine.OptionTimeout(defaultShutdownTimeout))
+	go healthcheckServer.Run(healthServerCtx, healthServerDone)
+
 	orderHandler := goshutdown.NewOrderHandler("gluetun",
 		order.OptionTimeout(totalShutdownTimeout),
 		order.OptionOnSuccess(defaultShutdownOnSuccess),
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 module github.com/qdm12/gluetun

-go 1.25.0
+go 1.23

 require (
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-srp v0.0.7
-	github.com/breml/rootcerts v0.3.3
+	github.com/breml/rootcerts v0.2.19
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.6.0
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.1
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11
 	github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6
-	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4
-	github.com/qdm12/dns/v2 v2.0.0-rc9.0.20251114155417-248acd28339f
+	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3
+	github.com/qdm12/dns/v2 v2.0.0-rc8
 	github.com/qdm12/gosettings v0.4.4
 	github.com/qdm12/goshutdown v0.3.0
 	github.com/qdm12/gosplash v0.2.0
 	github.com/qdm12/gotree v0.3.0
 	github.com/qdm12/log v0.1.0
 	github.com/qdm12/ss-server v0.6.0
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
-	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.15
-	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
+	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11
+	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.2.1
 	github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20201027041543-1326539a0a0a
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241009180824-f66d83c29e7c
-	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0
-	golang.org/x/text v0.31.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.31.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.22.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20231211153847-12269c276173
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl v0.0.0-20230429144221-925a1e7659e6
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v1.3.0-proton // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cronokirby/saferith v0.33.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.60.1 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
-	github.com/qdm12/goservices v0.1.1-0.20251104135713-6bee97bd4978 // indirect
+	github.com/qdm12/goservices v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/riobard/go-bloom v0.0.0-20200614022211-cdc8013cb5b3 // indirect
-	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.44.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.29.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.38.0 // indirect
+	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0 // indirect
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.35.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ github.com/ProtonMail/go-srp v0.0.7 h1:Sos3Qk+th4tQR64vsxGIxYpN3rdnG9Wf9K4ZloC1J
 github.com/ProtonMail/go-srp v0.0.7/go.mod h1:giCp+7qRnMIcCvI6V6U3S1lDDXDQYx2ewJ6F/9wdlJk=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
-github.com/breml/rootcerts v0.3.3 h1://GnaRtQ/9BY2+GtMk2wtWxVdCRysiaPr5/xBwl7NKw=
-github.com/breml/rootcerts v0.3.3/go.mod h1:S/PKh+4d1HUn4HQovEB8hPJZO6pUZYrIhmXBhsegfXw=
+github.com/breml/rootcerts v0.2.19 h1:3D/qwAC1xoh82GmZ21mYzQ1NaLOICUVntIo+MRZYr4U=
+github.com/breml/rootcerts v0.2.19/go.mod h1:S/PKh+4d1HUn4HQovEB8hPJZO6pUZYrIhmXBhsegfXw=
 github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto v1.2.0/go.mod h1:fUIoIZaG73pV5biE2Blr2xEzDoMj7NFEuV9ekS419A0=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.1.0/go.mod h1:prBCrKB9DV4poKZY1l9zBXg2QJY7mvgRvtMxxK7fi4I=
-github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1 h1:zqIqSPIndyBh1bjLVVDHMPpVKqp8Su/V+6MeDzzQBQ0=
-github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1/go.mod h1:uddAzsPgqdMAYatqJ0lsjX1oECcQLIlRpzZh3pJrofs=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.0 h1:cr5JKic4HI+LkINy2lg3W2jF8sHCVTBncJr5gIIq7qk=
+github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.0/go.mod h1:uddAzsPgqdMAYatqJ0lsjX1oECcQLIlRpzZh3pJrofs=
 github.com/cronokirby/saferith v0.33.0 h1:TgoQlfsD4LIwx71+ChfRcIpjkw+RPOapDEVxa+LhwLo=
 github.com/cronokirby/saferith v0.33.0/go.mod h1:QKJhjoqUtBsXCAVEjw38mFqoi7DebT7kthcD7UzbnoA=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/josharian/native v1.1.0 h1:uuaP0hAbW7Y4l0ZRQ6C9zfb7Mg1mbFKry/xzDAfmtLA=
 github.com/josharian/native v1.1.0/go.mod h1:7X/raswPFr05uY3HiLlYeyQntB6OO7E/d2Cu7qoaN2w=
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.1 h1:bcSGx7UbpBqMChDtsF28Lw6v/G94LPrrbMbdC3JH2co=
-github.com/klauspost/compress v1.18.1/go.mod h1:ZQFFVG+MdnR0P+l6wpXgIL4NTtwiKIdBnrBd8Nrxr+0=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 h1:In6xLpyWOi1+C7tXUUWv2ot1QvBjxevKAaI6IXrJmUc=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11/go.mod h1:pMDklpSncoRMuLFrf1W9Ss9KT+0rH90U12bZKk7uwG0=
 github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6 h1:8RXeL5crjEUFnR2/Sn6GJNWtSQ3Dk8pq4CL3jvdDyjU=
 github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6/go.mod h1:Ch1tH69qFZu15pkjo5kYi6mth2Zzwzt50oCQKQE9RUs=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ github.com/mikioh/ipaddr v0.0.0-20190404000644-d465c8ab6721 h1:RlZweED6sbSArvlE9
 github.com/mikioh/ipaddr v0.0.0-20190404000644-d465c8ab6721/go.mod h1:Ickgr2WtCLZ2MDGd4Gr0geeCH5HybhRJbonOgQpvSxc=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq1c1nUAm88MOHcQC9l5mIlSMApZMrHA=
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4 h1:mye9XuhQ6gvn5h28+VilKrrPoQVanw5PMw/TB0t5Ec4=
-github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4/go.mod h1:2gIqNv+qfxSVS7cM2xJQKtLSTLUE9V8t9Stt+h56mCY=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3 h1:YmeHyLY8mFWbdkNWwpr+qIL2bEqT0o95WSdkNHvL12M=
+github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.3/go.mod h1:MfCQTFTvCcUyyvvwm1+G6H/jORL20Xlb6rzQu9GuUkc=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ github.com/prometheus/common v0.60.1 h1:FUas6GcOw66yB/73KC+BOZoFJmbo/1pojoILArPA
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.60.1/go.mod h1:h0LYf1R1deLSKtD4Vdg8gy4RuOvENW2J/h19V5NADQw=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 h1:YagwOFzUgYfKKHX6Dr+sHT7km/hxC76UB0learggepc=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1/go.mod h1:fB45yRUv8NstnjriLhBQLuOUt+WW4BsoGhij/e3PBqk=
-github.com/qdm12/dns/v2 v2.0.0-rc9.0.20251114155417-248acd28339f h1:6wN5D9wACfmXDsQ366egVt0jXY4nqL/QnIwg4nWhXco=
-github.com/qdm12/dns/v2 v2.0.0-rc9.0.20251114155417-248acd28339f/go.mod h1:98foWgXJZ+g8gJIuO+fdO+oWpFei5WShMFTeN4Im2lE=
-github.com/qdm12/goservices v0.1.1-0.20251104135713-6bee97bd4978 h1:TRGpCU1l0lNwtogEUSs5U+RFceYxkAJUmrGabno7J5c=
-github.com/qdm12/goservices v0.1.1-0.20251104135713-6bee97bd4978/go.mod h1:D1Po4CRQLYjccnAR2JsVlN1sBMgQrcNLONbvyuzcdTg=
+github.com/qdm12/dns/v2 v2.0.0-rc8 h1:kbgKPkbT+79nScfuZ0ZcVhksTGo8IUqQ8TTQGnQlZ18=
+github.com/qdm12/dns/v2 v2.0.0-rc8/go.mod h1:VaF02KWEL7xNV4oKfG4N9nEv/kR6bqyIcBReCV5NJhw=
+github.com/qdm12/goservices v0.1.0 h1:9sODefm/yuIGS7ynCkEnNlMTAYn9GzPhtcK4F69JWvc=
+github.com/qdm12/goservices v0.1.0/go.mod h1:/JOFsAnHFiSjyoXxa5FlfX903h20K5u/3rLzCjYVMck=
 github.com/qdm12/gosettings v0.4.4 h1:SM6tOZDf6k8qbjWU8KWyBF4mWIixfsKCfh9DGRLHlj4=
 github.com/qdm12/gosettings v0.4.4/go.mod h1:CPrt2YC4UsURTrslmhxocVhMCW03lIrqdH2hzIf5prg=
 github.com/qdm12/goshutdown v0.3.0 h1:pqBpJkdwlZlfTEx4QHtS8u8CXx6pG0fVo6S1N0MpSEM=
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ github.com/riobard/go-bloom v0.0.0-20200614022211-cdc8013cb5b3 h1:f/FNXud6gA3MNr
 github.com/riobard/go-bloom v0.0.0-20200614022211-cdc8013cb5b3/go.mod h1:HgjTstvQsPGkxUsCd2KWxErBblirPizecHcpD3ffK+s=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 h1:KvO1DLK/DRN07sQ1LQKScxyZJuNnedQ5/wKSR38lUII=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1/go.mod h1:uMEvuHeurkdAXX61udpOXGD/AzZDWNMNyH2VO9fmH0o=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
-github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.15 h1:9DNdB5s+SgV3bQ2ApL10xRc35ck0DuIX/isZvIk+ubY=
-github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.15/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
-github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1 h1:3AEMt62VKqz90r0tmNhog0r/PpWKmrEShJU0wJW6bV0=
-github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1/go.mod h1:ARtKouGSTGchR8aMwmkzC0qiNPrrWO5JS/XMVl45+b4=
-github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 h1:DfiHV+j8bA32MFM7bfEunvT8IAqQ/NzSJHtcmW5zdEY=
-github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5/go.mod h1:SpkAiCQRtJ6TvvxPnOSyH3BMl6unz3xZlaprSwhNNJM=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11 h1:kpFauv27b6ynzBNT/Xy+1k+fK4WswhN/6PN5WhFAGw8=
+github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.11/go.mod h1:nbz6k7qbPmH4IRqmfOplQw/tblSgqTqBwxkY0oWt/14=
+github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.2.1 h1:pfLv/qlJUwOTPvtWREA7c3PI4u81YkqZw1DYhI2HmLA=
+github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.2.1/go.mod h1:i6NetklAujEcC6fK0JPjT8qSwWyO0HLn4UKG+hGqeJs=
+github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4 h1:Oeaw1EM2JMxD51g9uhtC0D7erkIjgmj8+JZc26m1YX8=
+github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.4/go.mod h1:SpkAiCQRtJ6TvvxPnOSyH3BMl6unz3xZlaprSwhNNJM=
 github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20201027041543-1326539a0a0a h1:fZHgsYlfvtyqToslyjUt3VOPF4J7aK/3MPcK7xp3PDk=
 github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20201027041543-1326539a0a0a/go.mod h1:ul22v+Nro/R083muKhosV54bj5niojjWZvU8xrevuH4=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.3.5/go.mod h1:mwnBkeHKe2W/ZEtQ+71ViKU8L12m81fl3OWwC1Zlc8k=
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200302210943-78000ba7a073/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
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@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
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-golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
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@@ -155,17 +155,17 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
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-golang.org/x/time v0.3.0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
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--- a/internal/cli/nooplogger.go
+++ b/internal/cli/nooplogger.go
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ func newNoopLogger() *noopLogger {
 }

 func (l *noopLogger) Info(string) {}
+func (l *noopLogger) Warn(string) {}
--- a/internal/cli/update.go
+++ b/internal/cli/update.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type UpdaterLogger interface {
 func (c *CLI) Update(ctx context.Context, args []string, logger UpdaterLogger) error {
 	options := settings.Updater{}
 	var endUserMode, maintainerMode, updateAll bool
-	var csvProviders, ipToken, protonUsername, protonPassword string
+	var csvProviders, ipToken, protonUsername, protonEmail, protonPassword string
 	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet("update", flag.ExitOnError)
 	flagSet.BoolVar(&endUserMode, "enduser", false, "Write results to /gluetun/servers.json (for end users)")
 	flagSet.BoolVar(&maintainerMode, "maintainer", false,
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ func (c *CLI) Update(ctx context.Context, args []string, logger UpdaterLogger) e
 	flagSet.BoolVar(&updateAll, "all", false, "Update servers for all VPN providers")
 	flagSet.StringVar(&csvProviders, "providers", "", "CSV string of VPN providers to update server data for")
 	flagSet.StringVar(&ipToken, "ip-token", "", "IP data service token (e.g. ipinfo.io) to use")
-	flagSet.StringVar(&protonUsername, "proton-username", "", "Username to use to authenticate with Proton")
+	flagSet.StringVar(&protonUsername, "proton-username", "",
+		"(Retro-compatibility) Username to use to authenticate with Proton. Use -proton-email instead.") // v4 remove this
+	flagSet.StringVar(&protonEmail, "proton-email", "", "Email to use to authenticate with Proton")
 	flagSet.StringVar(&protonPassword, "proton-password", "", "Password to use to authenticate with Proton")
 	if err := flagSet.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -70,7 +72,12 @@ func (c *CLI) Update(ctx context.Context, args []string, logger UpdaterLogger) e
 	}

 	if slices.Contains(options.Providers, providers.Protonvpn) {
-		options.ProtonUsername = &protonUsername
+		if protonEmail == "" && protonUsername != "" {
+			protonEmail = protonUsername + "@protonmail.com"
+			logger.Warn("use -proton-email instead of -proton-username in the future. " +
+				"This assumes the email is " + protonEmail + " and may not work.")
+		}
+		options.ProtonEmail = &protonEmail
 		options.ProtonPassword = &protonPassword
 	}

--- a/internal/configuration/settings/deprecated.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/deprecated.go
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ import (

 func readObsolete(r *reader.Reader) (warnings []string) {
 	keyToMessage := map[string]string{
-		"DOT_VERBOSITY":                "DOT_VERBOSITY is obsolete, use LOG_LEVEL instead.",
-		"DOT_VERBOSITY_DETAILS":        "DOT_VERBOSITY_DETAILS is obsolete because it was specific to Unbound.",
-		"DOT_VALIDATION_LOGLEVEL":      "DOT_VALIDATION_LOGLEVEL is obsolete because DNSSEC validation is not implemented.",
-		"HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_INITIAL":  "HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_INITIAL is obsolete",
-		"HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_ADDITION": "HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_ADDITION is obsolete",
+		"DOT_VERBOSITY":           "DOT_VERBOSITY is obsolete, use LOG_LEVEL instead.",
+		"DOT_VERBOSITY_DETAILS":   "DOT_VERBOSITY_DETAILS is obsolete because it was specific to Unbound.",
+		"DOT_VALIDATION_LOGLEVEL": "DOT_VALIDATION_LOGLEVEL is obsolete because DNSSEC validation is not implemented.",
 	}
 	sortedKeys := maps.Keys(keyToMessage)
 	slices.Sort(sortedKeys)
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/dns.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/dns.go
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 package settings

 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
-	"time"

-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
-	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings/helpers"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings/reader"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gotree"
@@ -15,31 +11,10 @@ import (

 // DNS contains settings to configure DNS.
 type DNS struct {
-	// ServerEnabled is true if the server should be running
-	// and used. It defaults to true, and cannot be nil
-	// in the internal state.
-	ServerEnabled *bool
-	// UpstreamType can be dot or plain, and defaults to dot.
-	UpstreamType string `json:"upstream_type"`
-	// UpdatePeriod is the period to update DNS block lists.
-	// It can be set to 0 to disable the update.
-	// It defaults to 24h and cannot be nil in
-	// the internal state.
-	UpdatePeriod *time.Duration
-	// Providers is a list of DNS providers
-	Providers []string `json:"providers"`
-	// Caching is true if the server should cache
-	// DNS responses.
-	Caching *bool `json:"caching"`
-	// IPv6 is true if the server should connect over IPv6.
-	IPv6 *bool `json:"ipv6"`
-	// Blacklist contains settings to configure the filter
-	// block lists.
-	Blacklist DNSBlacklist
 	// ServerAddress is the DNS server to use inside
 	// the Go program and for the system.
 	// It defaults to '127.0.0.1' to be used with the
-	// local server. It cannot be the zero value in the internal
+	// DoT server. It cannot be the zero value in the internal
 	// state.
 	ServerAddress netip.Addr
 	// KeepNameserver is true if the existing DNS server
@@ -48,40 +23,20 @@ type DNS struct {
 	// outside the VPN tunnel since it would go through
 	// the local DNS server of your Docker/Kubernetes
 	// configuration, which is likely not going through the tunnel.
-	// This will also disable the DNS forwarder server and the
+	// This will also disable the DNS over TLS server and the
 	// `ServerAddress` field will be ignored.
 	// It defaults to false and cannot be nil in the
 	// internal state.
 	KeepNameserver *bool
+	// DOT contains settings to configure the DoT
+	// server.
+	DoT DoT
 }

-var (
-	ErrDNSUpstreamTypeNotValid = errors.New("DNS upstream type is not valid")
-	ErrDNSUpdatePeriodTooShort = errors.New("update period is too short")
-)
-
 func (d DNS) validate() (err error) {
-	if !helpers.IsOneOf(d.UpstreamType, "dot", "doh", "plain") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrDNSUpstreamTypeNotValid, d.UpstreamType)
-	}
-
-	const minUpdatePeriod = 30 * time.Second
-	if *d.UpdatePeriod != 0 && *d.UpdatePeriod < minUpdatePeriod {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s must be bigger than %s",
-			ErrDNSUpdatePeriodTooShort, *d.UpdatePeriod, minUpdatePeriod)
-	}
-
-	providers := provider.NewProviders()
-	for _, providerName := range d.Providers {
-		_, err := providers.Get(providerName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	err = d.Blacklist.validate()
+	err = d.DoT.validate()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("validating DoT settings: %w", err)
 	}

 	return nil
@@ -89,15 +44,9 @@ func (d DNS) validate() (err error) {

 func (d *DNS) Copy() (copied DNS) {
 	return DNS{
-		ServerEnabled:  gosettings.CopyPointer(d.ServerEnabled),
-		UpstreamType:   d.UpstreamType,
-		UpdatePeriod:   gosettings.CopyPointer(d.UpdatePeriod),
-		Providers:      gosettings.CopySlice(d.Providers),
-		Caching:        gosettings.CopyPointer(d.Caching),
-		IPv6:           gosettings.CopyPointer(d.IPv6),
-		Blacklist:      d.Blacklist.copy(),
 		ServerAddress:  d.ServerAddress,
 		KeepNameserver: gosettings.CopyPointer(d.KeepNameserver),
+		DoT:            d.DoT.copy(),
 	}
 }

@@ -105,48 +54,16 @@ func (d *DNS) Copy() (copied DNS) {
 // settings object with any field set in the other
 // settings.
 func (d *DNS) overrideWith(other DNS) {
-	d.ServerEnabled = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.ServerEnabled, other.ServerEnabled)
-	d.UpstreamType = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(d.UpstreamType, other.UpstreamType)
-	d.UpdatePeriod = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.UpdatePeriod, other.UpdatePeriod)
-	d.Providers = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(d.Providers, other.Providers)
-	d.Caching = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.Caching, other.Caching)
-	d.IPv6 = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.IPv6, other.IPv6)
-	d.Blacklist.overrideWith(other.Blacklist)
 	d.ServerAddress = gosettings.OverrideWithValidator(d.ServerAddress, other.ServerAddress)
 	d.KeepNameserver = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.KeepNameserver, other.KeepNameserver)
+	d.DoT.overrideWith(other.DoT)
 }

 func (d *DNS) setDefaults() {
-	d.ServerEnabled = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.ServerEnabled, true)
-	d.UpstreamType = gosettings.DefaultComparable(d.UpstreamType, "dot")
-	const defaultUpdatePeriod = 24 * time.Hour
-	d.UpdatePeriod = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.UpdatePeriod, defaultUpdatePeriod)
-	d.Providers = gosettings.DefaultSlice(d.Providers, []string{
-		provider.Cloudflare().Name,
-	})
-	d.Caching = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.Caching, true)
-	d.IPv6 = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.IPv6, false)
-	d.Blacklist.setDefaults()
-	d.ServerAddress = gosettings.DefaultValidator(d.ServerAddress,
-		netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{127, 0, 0, 1}))
-	d.KeepNameserver = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.KeepNameserver, false)
-}
-
-func (d DNS) GetFirstPlaintextIPv4() (ipv4 netip.Addr) {
 	localhost := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{127, 0, 0, 1})
-	if d.ServerAddress.Compare(localhost) != 0 && d.ServerAddress.Is4() {
-		return d.ServerAddress
-	}
-
-	providers := provider.NewProviders()
-	provider, err := providers.Get(d.Providers[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		// Settings should be validated before calling this function,
-		// so an error happening here is a programming error.
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	return provider.Plain.IPv4[0].Addr()
+	d.ServerAddress = gosettings.DefaultValidator(d.ServerAddress, localhost)
+	d.KeepNameserver = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.KeepNameserver, false)
+	d.DoT.setDefaults()
 }

 func (d DNS) String() string {
@@ -160,63 +77,11 @@ func (d DNS) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 		return node
 	}
 	node.Appendf("DNS server address to use: %s", d.ServerAddress)
-
-	node.Appendf("DNS forwarder server enabled: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(d.ServerEnabled))
-	if !*d.ServerEnabled {
-		return node
-	}
-
-	node.Appendf("Upstream resolver type: %s", d.UpstreamType)
-
-	upstreamResolvers := node.Append("Upstream resolvers:")
-	for _, provider := range d.Providers {
-		upstreamResolvers.Append(provider)
-	}
-
-	node.Appendf("Caching: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(d.Caching))
-	node.Appendf("IPv6: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(d.IPv6))
-
-	update := "disabled"
-	if *d.UpdatePeriod > 0 {
-		update = "every " + d.UpdatePeriod.String()
-	}
-	node.Appendf("Update period: %s", update)
-
-	node.AppendNode(d.Blacklist.toLinesNode())
-
+	node.AppendNode(d.DoT.toLinesNode())
 	return node
 }

 func (d *DNS) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {
-	d.ServerEnabled, err = r.BoolPtr("DNS_SERVER", reader.RetroKeys("DOT"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	d.UpstreamType = r.String("DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVER_TYPE")
-
-	d.UpdatePeriod, err = r.DurationPtr("DNS_UPDATE_PERIOD")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	d.Providers = r.CSV("DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVERS", reader.RetroKeys("DOT_PROVIDERS"))
-
-	d.Caching, err = r.BoolPtr("DNS_CACHING", reader.RetroKeys("DOT_CACHING"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	d.IPv6, err = r.BoolPtr("DNS_UPSTREAM_IPV6", reader.RetroKeys("DOT_IPV6"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = d.Blacklist.read(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	d.ServerAddress, err = r.NetipAddr("DNS_ADDRESS", reader.RetroKeys("DNS_PLAINTEXT_ADDRESS"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -227,5 +92,10 @@ func (d *DNS) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}

+	err = d.DoT.read(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("DNS over TLS settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/dnsblacklist.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/dnsblacklist.go
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ type DNSBlacklist struct {
 	AddBlockedHosts      []string
 	AddBlockedIPs        []netip.Addr
 	AddBlockedIPPrefixes []netip.Prefix
-	// RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames is a list of hostnames
-	// exempt from DNS rebinding protection.
-	RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames []string
 }

 func (b *DNSBlacklist) setDefaults() {
@@ -36,9 +33,8 @@ func (b *DNSBlacklist) setDefaults() {
 var hostRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9\-_]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9_])(\.([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9\-_]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9]))*$`) //nolint:lll

 var (
-	ErrAllowedHostNotValid                   = errors.New("allowed host is not valid")
-	ErrBlockedHostNotValid                   = errors.New("blocked host is not valid")
-	ErrRebindingProtectionExemptHostNotValid = errors.New("rebinding protection exempt host is not valid")
+	ErrAllowedHostNotValid = errors.New("allowed host is not valid")
+	ErrBlockedHostNotValid = errors.New("blocked host is not valid")
 )

 func (b DNSBlacklist) validate() (err error) {
@@ -54,25 +50,18 @@ func (b DNSBlacklist) validate() (err error) {
 		}
 	}

-	for _, host := range b.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames {
-		if !hostRegex.MatchString(host) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrRebindingProtectionExemptHostNotValid, host)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }

 func (b DNSBlacklist) copy() (copied DNSBlacklist) {
 	return DNSBlacklist{
-		BlockMalicious:                     gosettings.CopyPointer(b.BlockMalicious),
-		BlockAds:                           gosettings.CopyPointer(b.BlockAds),
-		BlockSurveillance:                  gosettings.CopyPointer(b.BlockSurveillance),
-		AllowedHosts:                       gosettings.CopySlice(b.AllowedHosts),
-		AddBlockedHosts:                    gosettings.CopySlice(b.AddBlockedHosts),
-		AddBlockedIPs:                      gosettings.CopySlice(b.AddBlockedIPs),
-		AddBlockedIPPrefixes:               gosettings.CopySlice(b.AddBlockedIPPrefixes),
-		RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames: gosettings.CopySlice(b.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames),
+		BlockMalicious:       gosettings.CopyPointer(b.BlockMalicious),
+		BlockAds:             gosettings.CopyPointer(b.BlockAds),
+		BlockSurveillance:    gosettings.CopyPointer(b.BlockSurveillance),
+		AllowedHosts:         gosettings.CopySlice(b.AllowedHosts),
+		AddBlockedHosts:      gosettings.CopySlice(b.AddBlockedHosts),
+		AddBlockedIPs:        gosettings.CopySlice(b.AddBlockedIPs),
+		AddBlockedIPPrefixes: gosettings.CopySlice(b.AddBlockedIPPrefixes),
 	}
 }

@@ -84,8 +73,6 @@ func (b *DNSBlacklist) overrideWith(other DNSBlacklist) {
 	b.AddBlockedHosts = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(b.AddBlockedHosts, other.AddBlockedHosts)
 	b.AddBlockedIPs = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(b.AddBlockedIPs, other.AddBlockedIPs)
 	b.AddBlockedIPPrefixes = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(b.AddBlockedIPPrefixes, other.AddBlockedIPPrefixes)
-	b.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(b.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames,
-		other.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames)
 }

 func (b DNSBlacklist) ToBlockBuilderSettings(client *http.Client) (
@@ -142,13 +129,6 @@ func (b DNSBlacklist) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 		}
 	}

-	if len(b.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames) > 0 {
-		exemptHostsNode := node.Append("Rebinding protection exempt hostnames:")
-		for _, host := range b.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames {
-			exemptHostsNode.Append(host)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return node
 }

@@ -169,47 +149,23 @@ func (b *DNSBlacklist) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}

-	b.AddBlockedIPs, b.AddBlockedIPPrefixes, err = readDNSBlockedIPs(r)
+	b.AddBlockedIPs, b.AddBlockedIPPrefixes,
+		err = readDoTPrivateAddresses(r) // TODO v4 split in 2
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

-	b.AllowedHosts = r.CSV("DNS_UNBLOCK_HOSTNAMES", reader.RetroKeys("UNBLOCK"))
-
-	b.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames = r.CSV("DNS_REBINDING_PROTECTION_EXEMPT_HOSTNAMES")
+	b.AllowedHosts = r.CSV("UNBLOCK") // TODO v4 change name

 	return nil
 }

-func readDNSBlockedIPs(r *reader.Reader) (ips []netip.Addr,
-	ipPrefixes []netip.Prefix, err error,
-) {
-	ips, err = r.CSVNetipAddresses("DNS_BLOCK_IPS")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	ipPrefixes, err = r.CSVNetipPrefixes("DNS_BLOCK_IP_PREFIXES")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	// TODO v4 remove this block below
-	privateIPs, privateIPPrefixes, err := readDNSPrivateAddresses(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	ips = append(ips, privateIPs...)
-	ipPrefixes = append(ipPrefixes, privateIPPrefixes...)
-
-	return ips, ipPrefixes, nil
-}
-
 var ErrPrivateAddressNotValid = errors.New("private address is not a valid IP or CIDR range")

-func readDNSPrivateAddresses(r *reader.Reader) (ips []netip.Addr,
+func readDoTPrivateAddresses(reader *reader.Reader) (ips []netip.Addr,
 	ipPrefixes []netip.Prefix, err error,
 ) {
-	privateAddresses := r.CSV("DOT_PRIVATE_ADDRESS", reader.IsRetro("DNS_BLOCK_IP_PREFIXES"))
+	privateAddresses := reader.CSV("DOT_PRIVATE_ADDRESS")
 	if len(privateAddresses) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil, nil
 	}
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/dot.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/dot.go
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package settings
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
+	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings"
+	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings/reader"
+	"github.com/qdm12/gotree"
+)
+
+// DoT contains settings to configure the DoT server.
+type DoT struct {
+	// Enabled is true if the DoT server should be running
+	// and used. It defaults to true, and cannot be nil
+	// in the internal state.
+	Enabled *bool
+	// UpdatePeriod is the period to update DNS block lists.
+	// It can be set to 0 to disable the update.
+	// It defaults to 24h and cannot be nil in
+	// the internal state.
+	UpdatePeriod *time.Duration
+	// Providers is a list of DNS over TLS providers
+	Providers []string `json:"providers"`
+	// Caching is true if the DoT server should cache
+	// DNS responses.
+	Caching *bool `json:"caching"`
+	// IPv6 is true if the DoT server should connect over IPv6.
+	IPv6 *bool `json:"ipv6"`
+	// Blacklist contains settings to configure the filter
+	// block lists.
+	Blacklist DNSBlacklist
+}
+
+var ErrDoTUpdatePeriodTooShort = errors.New("update period is too short")
+
+func (d DoT) validate() (err error) {
+	const minUpdatePeriod = 30 * time.Second
+	if *d.UpdatePeriod != 0 && *d.UpdatePeriod < minUpdatePeriod {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s must be bigger than %s",
+			ErrDoTUpdatePeriodTooShort, *d.UpdatePeriod, minUpdatePeriod)
+	}
+
+	providers := provider.NewProviders()
+	for _, providerName := range d.Providers {
+		_, err := providers.Get(providerName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = d.Blacklist.validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *DoT) copy() (copied DoT) {
+	return DoT{
+		Enabled:      gosettings.CopyPointer(d.Enabled),
+		UpdatePeriod: gosettings.CopyPointer(d.UpdatePeriod),
+		Providers:    gosettings.CopySlice(d.Providers),
+		Caching:      gosettings.CopyPointer(d.Caching),
+		IPv6:         gosettings.CopyPointer(d.IPv6),
+		Blacklist:    d.Blacklist.copy(),
+	}
+}
+
+// overrideWith overrides fields of the receiver
+// settings object with any field set in the other
+// settings.
+func (d *DoT) overrideWith(other DoT) {
+	d.Enabled = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.Enabled, other.Enabled)
+	d.UpdatePeriod = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.UpdatePeriod, other.UpdatePeriod)
+	d.Providers = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(d.Providers, other.Providers)
+	d.Caching = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.Caching, other.Caching)
+	d.IPv6 = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(d.IPv6, other.IPv6)
+	d.Blacklist.overrideWith(other.Blacklist)
+}
+
+func (d *DoT) setDefaults() {
+	d.Enabled = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.Enabled, true)
+	const defaultUpdatePeriod = 24 * time.Hour
+	d.UpdatePeriod = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.UpdatePeriod, defaultUpdatePeriod)
+	d.Providers = gosettings.DefaultSlice(d.Providers, []string{
+		provider.Cloudflare().Name,
+	})
+	d.Caching = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.Caching, true)
+	d.IPv6 = gosettings.DefaultPointer(d.IPv6, false)
+	d.Blacklist.setDefaults()
+}
+
+func (d DoT) GetFirstPlaintextIPv4() (ipv4 netip.Addr) {
+	providers := provider.NewProviders()
+	provider, err := providers.Get(d.Providers[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		// Settings should be validated before calling this function,
+		// so an error happening here is a programming error.
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return provider.DoT.IPv4[0].Addr()
+}
+
+func (d DoT) String() string {
+	return d.toLinesNode().String()
+}
+
+func (d DoT) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
+	node = gotree.New("DNS over TLS settings:")
+
+	node.Appendf("Enabled: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(d.Enabled))
+	if !*d.Enabled {
+		return node
+	}
+
+	update := "disabled" //nolint:goconst
+	if *d.UpdatePeriod > 0 {
+		update = "every " + d.UpdatePeriod.String()
+	}
+	node.Appendf("Update period: %s", update)
+
+	upstreamResolvers := node.Append("Upstream resolvers:")
+	for _, provider := range d.Providers {
+		upstreamResolvers.Append(provider)
+	}
+
+	node.Appendf("Caching: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(d.Caching))
+	node.Appendf("IPv6: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(d.IPv6))
+
+	node.AppendNode(d.Blacklist.toLinesNode())
+
+	return node
+}
+
+func (d *DoT) read(reader *reader.Reader) (err error) {
+	d.Enabled, err = reader.BoolPtr("DOT")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	d.UpdatePeriod, err = reader.DurationPtr("DNS_UPDATE_PERIOD")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	d.Providers = reader.CSV("DOT_PROVIDERS")
+
+	d.Caching, err = reader.BoolPtr("DOT_CACHING")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	d.IPv6, err = reader.BoolPtr("DOT_IPV6")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = d.Blacklist.read(reader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/errors.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/errors.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 	ErrSystemTimezoneNotValid          = errors.New("timezone is not valid")
 	ErrUpdaterPeriodTooSmall           = errors.New("VPN server data updater period is too small")
 	ErrUpdaterProtonPasswordMissing    = errors.New("proton password is missing")
-	ErrUpdaterProtonUsernameMissing    = errors.New("proton username is missing")
+	ErrUpdaterProtonEmailMissing       = errors.New("proton email is missing")
 	ErrVPNProviderNameNotValid         = errors.New("VPN provider name is not valid")
 	ErrVPNTypeNotValid                 = errors.New("VPN type is not valid")
 	ErrWireguardAllowedIPNotSet        = errors.New("allowed IP is not set")
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/health.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/health.go
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package settings

 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"
 	"os"
+	"time"

 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings/reader"
@@ -17,17 +17,23 @@ type Health struct {
 	// for the health check server.
 	// It cannot be the empty string in the internal state.
 	ServerAddress string
+	// ReadHeaderTimeout is the HTTP server header read timeout
+	// duration of the HTTP server. It defaults to 100 milliseconds.
+	ReadHeaderTimeout time.Duration
+	// ReadTimeout is the HTTP read timeout duration of the
+	// HTTP server. It defaults to 500 milliseconds.
+	ReadTimeout time.Duration
 	// TargetAddress is the address (host or host:port)
-	// to TCP TLS dial to periodically for the health check.
+	// to TCP dial to periodically for the health check.
 	// It cannot be the empty string in the internal state.
 	TargetAddress string
-	// ICMPTargetIP is the IP address to use for ICMP echo requests
-	// in the health checker. It can be set to an unspecified address (0.0.0.0)
-	// such that the VPN server IP is used, which is also the default behavior.
-	ICMPTargetIP netip.Addr
-	// RestartVPN indicates whether to restart the VPN connection
-	// when the healthcheck fails.
-	RestartVPN *bool
+	// SuccessWait is the duration to wait to re-run the
+	// healthcheck after a successful healthcheck.
+	// It defaults to 5 seconds and cannot be zero in
+	// the internal state.
+	SuccessWait time.Duration
+	// VPN has health settings specific to the VPN loop.
+	VPN HealthyWait
 }

 func (h Health) Validate() (err error) {
@@ -36,15 +42,22 @@ func (h Health) Validate() (err error) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("server listening address is not valid: %w", err)
 	}

+	err = h.VPN.validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("health VPN settings: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }

 func (h *Health) copy() (copied Health) {
 	return Health{
-		ServerAddress: h.ServerAddress,
-		TargetAddress: h.TargetAddress,
-		ICMPTargetIP:  h.ICMPTargetIP,
-		RestartVPN:    gosettings.CopyPointer(h.RestartVPN),
+		ServerAddress:     h.ServerAddress,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: h.ReadHeaderTimeout,
+		ReadTimeout:       h.ReadTimeout,
+		TargetAddress:     h.TargetAddress,
+		SuccessWait:       h.SuccessWait,
+		VPN:               h.VPN.copy(),
 	}
 }

@@ -53,16 +66,23 @@ func (h *Health) copy() (copied Health) {
 // settings.
 func (h *Health) OverrideWith(other Health) {
 	h.ServerAddress = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(h.ServerAddress, other.ServerAddress)
+	h.ReadHeaderTimeout = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(h.ReadHeaderTimeout, other.ReadHeaderTimeout)
+	h.ReadTimeout = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(h.ReadTimeout, other.ReadTimeout)
 	h.TargetAddress = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(h.TargetAddress, other.TargetAddress)
-	h.ICMPTargetIP = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(h.ICMPTargetIP, other.ICMPTargetIP)
-	h.RestartVPN = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(h.RestartVPN, other.RestartVPN)
+	h.SuccessWait = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(h.SuccessWait, other.SuccessWait)
+	h.VPN.overrideWith(other.VPN)
 }

 func (h *Health) SetDefaults() {
 	h.ServerAddress = gosettings.DefaultComparable(h.ServerAddress, "127.0.0.1:9999")
+	const defaultReadHeaderTimeout = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	h.ReadHeaderTimeout = gosettings.DefaultComparable(h.ReadHeaderTimeout, defaultReadHeaderTimeout)
+	const defaultReadTimeout = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	h.ReadTimeout = gosettings.DefaultComparable(h.ReadTimeout, defaultReadTimeout)
 	h.TargetAddress = gosettings.DefaultComparable(h.TargetAddress, "cloudflare.com:443")
-	h.ICMPTargetIP = gosettings.DefaultComparable(h.ICMPTargetIP, netip.IPv4Unspecified()) // use the VPN server IP
-	h.RestartVPN = gosettings.DefaultPointer(h.RestartVPN, true)
+	const defaultSuccessWait = 5 * time.Second
+	h.SuccessWait = gosettings.DefaultComparable(h.SuccessWait, defaultSuccessWait)
+	h.VPN.setDefaults()
 }

 func (h Health) String() string {
@@ -73,12 +93,10 @@ func (h Health) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 	node = gotree.New("Health settings:")
 	node.Appendf("Server listening address: %s", h.ServerAddress)
 	node.Appendf("Target address: %s", h.TargetAddress)
-	icmpTarget := "VPN server IP"
-	if !h.ICMPTargetIP.IsUnspecified() {
-		icmpTarget = h.ICMPTargetIP.String()
-	}
-	node.Appendf("ICMP target IP: %s", icmpTarget)
-	node.Appendf("Restart VPN on healthcheck failure: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(h.RestartVPN))
+	node.Appendf("Duration to wait after success: %s", h.SuccessWait)
+	node.Appendf("Read header timeout: %s", h.ReadHeaderTimeout)
+	node.Appendf("Read timeout: %s", h.ReadTimeout)
+	node.AppendNode(h.VPN.toLinesNode("VPN"))
 	return node
 }

@@ -86,13 +104,16 @@ func (h *Health) Read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {
 	h.ServerAddress = r.String("HEALTH_SERVER_ADDRESS")
 	h.TargetAddress = r.String("HEALTH_TARGET_ADDRESS",
 		reader.RetroKeys("HEALTH_ADDRESS_TO_PING"))
-	h.ICMPTargetIP, err = r.NetipAddr("HEALTH_ICMP_TARGET_IP")
+
+	h.SuccessWait, err = r.Duration("HEALTH_SUCCESS_WAIT_DURATION")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	h.RestartVPN, err = r.BoolPtr("HEALTH_RESTART_VPN")
+
+	err = h.VPN.read(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("VPN health settings: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/healthywait.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/healthywait.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package settings
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings"
+	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings/reader"
+	"github.com/qdm12/gotree"
+)
+
+type HealthyWait struct {
+	// Initial is the initial duration to wait for the program
+	// to be healthy before taking action.
+	// It cannot be nil in the internal state.
+	Initial *time.Duration
+	// Addition is the duration to add to the Initial duration
+	// after Initial has expired to wait longer for the program
+	// to be healthy.
+	// It cannot be nil in the internal state.
+	Addition *time.Duration
+}
+
+func (h HealthyWait) validate() (err error) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *HealthyWait) copy() (copied HealthyWait) {
+	return HealthyWait{
+		Initial:  gosettings.CopyPointer(h.Initial),
+		Addition: gosettings.CopyPointer(h.Addition),
+	}
+}
+
+// overrideWith overrides fields of the receiver
+// settings object with any field set in the other
+// settings.
+func (h *HealthyWait) overrideWith(other HealthyWait) {
+	h.Initial = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(h.Initial, other.Initial)
+	h.Addition = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(h.Addition, other.Addition)
+}
+
+func (h *HealthyWait) setDefaults() {
+	const initialDurationDefault = 6 * time.Second
+	const additionDurationDefault = 5 * time.Second
+	h.Initial = gosettings.DefaultPointer(h.Initial, initialDurationDefault)
+	h.Addition = gosettings.DefaultPointer(h.Addition, additionDurationDefault)
+}
+
+func (h HealthyWait) String() string {
+	return h.toLinesNode("Health").String()
+}
+
+func (h HealthyWait) toLinesNode(kind string) (node *gotree.Node) {
+	node = gotree.New(kind + " wait durations:")
+	node.Appendf("Initial duration: %s", *h.Initial)
+	node.Appendf("Additional duration: %s", *h.Addition)
+	return node
+}
+
+func (h *HealthyWait) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {
+	h.Initial, err = r.DurationPtr(
+		"HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_INITIAL",
+		reader.RetroKeys("HEALTH_OPENVPN_DURATION_INITIAL"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	h.Addition, err = r.DurationPtr(
+		"HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_ADDITION",
+		reader.RetroKeys("HEALTH_OPENVPN_DURATION_ADDITION"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/openvpnselection.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/openvpnselection.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package settings

 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
 	"strings"

 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings/helpers"
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ type OpenVPNSelection struct {
 	// and can be udp or tcp. It cannot be the empty string
 	// in the internal state.
 	Protocol string `json:"protocol"`
+	// EndpointIP is the server endpoint IP address.
+	// If set, it overrides any IP address from the picked
+	// built-in server connection. To indicate it should
+	// not be used, it should be set to [netip.IPv4Unspecified].
+	// It can never be the zero value in the internal state.
+	EndpointIP netip.Addr `json:"endpoint_ip"`
 	// CustomPort is the OpenVPN server endpoint port.
 	// It can be set to 0 to indicate no custom port should
 	// be used. It cannot be nil in the internal state.
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ func (o *OpenVPNSelection) copy() (copied OpenVPNSelection) {
 	return OpenVPNSelection{
 		ConfFile:     gosettings.CopyPointer(o.ConfFile),
 		Protocol:     o.Protocol,
+		EndpointIP:   o.EndpointIP,
 		CustomPort:   gosettings.CopyPointer(o.CustomPort),
 		PIAEncPreset: gosettings.CopyPointer(o.PIAEncPreset),
 	}
@@ -151,12 +159,14 @@ func (o *OpenVPNSelection) overrideWith(other OpenVPNSelection) {
 	o.ConfFile = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(o.ConfFile, other.ConfFile)
 	o.Protocol = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(o.Protocol, other.Protocol)
 	o.CustomPort = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(o.CustomPort, other.CustomPort)
+	o.EndpointIP = gosettings.OverrideWithValidator(o.EndpointIP, other.EndpointIP)
 	o.PIAEncPreset = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(o.PIAEncPreset, other.PIAEncPreset)
 }

 func (o *OpenVPNSelection) setDefaults(vpnProvider string) {
 	o.ConfFile = gosettings.DefaultPointer(o.ConfFile, "")
 	o.Protocol = gosettings.DefaultComparable(o.Protocol, constants.UDP)
+	o.EndpointIP = gosettings.DefaultValidator(o.EndpointIP, netip.IPv4Unspecified())
 	o.CustomPort = gosettings.DefaultPointer(o.CustomPort, 0)

 	var defaultEncPreset string
@@ -174,6 +184,10 @@ func (o OpenVPNSelection) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 	node = gotree.New("OpenVPN server selection settings:")
 	node.Appendf("Protocol: %s", strings.ToUpper(o.Protocol))

+	if !o.EndpointIP.IsUnspecified() {
+		node.Appendf("Endpoint IP address: %s", o.EndpointIP)
+	}
+
 	if *o.CustomPort != 0 {
 		node.Appendf("Custom port: %d", *o.CustomPort)
 	}
@@ -194,6 +208,12 @@ func (o *OpenVPNSelection) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {

 	o.Protocol = r.String("OPENVPN_PROTOCOL", reader.RetroKeys("PROTOCOL"))

+	o.EndpointIP, err = r.NetipAddr("OPENVPN_ENDPOINT_IP",
+		reader.RetroKeys("OPENVPN_TARGET_IP", "VPN_ENDPOINT_IP"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	o.CustomPort, err = r.Uint16Ptr("OPENVPN_ENDPOINT_PORT",
 		reader.RetroKeys("PORT", "OPENVPN_PORT", "VPN_ENDPOINT_PORT"))
 	if err != nil {
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/server.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/server.go
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 package settings

 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"

-	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/server/middlewares/auth"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings/reader"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gotree"
@@ -27,9 +24,6 @@ type ControlServer struct {
 	// It cannot be empty in the internal state and defaults to
 	// /gluetun/auth/config.toml.
 	AuthFilePath string
-	// AuthDefaultRole is a JSON encoded object defining the default role
-	// that applies to all routes without a previously user-defined role assigned to.
-	AuthDefaultRole string
 }

 func (c ControlServer) validate() (err error) {
@@ -50,30 +44,14 @@ func (c ControlServer) validate() (err error) {
 			ErrControlServerPrivilegedPort, port, uid)
 	}

-	jsonDecoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewBufferString(c.AuthDefaultRole))
-	jsonDecoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
-	var role auth.Role
-	err = jsonDecoder.Decode(&role)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("default authentication role is not valid JSON: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if role.Auth != "" {
-		err = role.Validate()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("default authentication role is not valid: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }

 func (c *ControlServer) copy() (copied ControlServer) {
 	return ControlServer{
-		Address:         gosettings.CopyPointer(c.Address),
-		Log:             gosettings.CopyPointer(c.Log),
-		AuthFilePath:    c.AuthFilePath,
-		AuthDefaultRole: c.AuthDefaultRole,
+		Address:      gosettings.CopyPointer(c.Address),
+		Log:          gosettings.CopyPointer(c.Log),
+		AuthFilePath: c.AuthFilePath,
 	}
 }

@@ -84,21 +62,12 @@ func (c *ControlServer) overrideWith(other ControlServer) {
 	c.Address = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(c.Address, other.Address)
 	c.Log = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(c.Log, other.Log)
 	c.AuthFilePath = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(c.AuthFilePath, other.AuthFilePath)
-	c.AuthDefaultRole = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(c.AuthDefaultRole, other.AuthDefaultRole)
 }

 func (c *ControlServer) setDefaults() {
 	c.Address = gosettings.DefaultPointer(c.Address, ":8000")
 	c.Log = gosettings.DefaultPointer(c.Log, true)
 	c.AuthFilePath = gosettings.DefaultComparable(c.AuthFilePath, "/gluetun/auth/config.toml")
-	c.AuthDefaultRole = gosettings.DefaultComparable(c.AuthDefaultRole, "{}")
-	if c.AuthDefaultRole != "{}" {
-		var role auth.Role
-		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(c.AuthDefaultRole), &role)
-		role.Name = "default"
-		roleBytes, _ := json.Marshal(role) //nolint:errchkjson
-		c.AuthDefaultRole = string(roleBytes)
-	}
 }

 func (c ControlServer) String() string {
@@ -110,11 +79,6 @@ func (c ControlServer) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 	node.Appendf("Listening address: %s", *c.Address)
 	node.Appendf("Logging: %s", gosettings.BoolToYesNo(c.Log))
 	node.Appendf("Authentication file path: %s", c.AuthFilePath)
-	if c.AuthDefaultRole != "{}" {
-		var role auth.Role
-		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(c.AuthDefaultRole), &role)
-		node.AppendNode(role.ToLinesNode())
-	}
 	return node
 }

@@ -127,7 +91,6 @@ func (c *ControlServer) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {
 	c.Address = r.Get("HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_ADDRESS")

 	c.AuthFilePath = r.String("HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_AUTH_CONFIG_FILEPATH")
-	c.AuthDefaultRole = r.String("HTTP_CONTROL_SERVER_AUTH_DEFAULT_ROLE")

 	return nil
 }
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/serverselection.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/serverselection.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package settings
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"
 	"strings"

 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings/helpers"
@@ -17,17 +16,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qdm12/gotree"
 )

-type ServerSelection struct {
+type ServerSelection struct { //nolint:maligned
 	// VPN is the VPN type which can be 'openvpn'
 	// or 'wireguard'. It cannot be the empty string
 	// in the internal state.
 	VPN string `json:"vpn"`
-	// TargetIP is the server endpoint IP address to use.
-	// It will override any IP address from the picked
-	// built-in server. It cannot be the empty value in the internal
-	// state, and can be set to the unspecified address to indicate
-	// there is not target IP address to use.
-	TargetIP netip.Addr `json:"target_ip"`
 	// Countries is the list of countries to filter VPN servers with.
 	Countries []string `json:"countries"`
 	// Categories is the list of categories to filter VPN servers with.
@@ -299,7 +292,6 @@ func validateFeatureFilters(settings ServerSelection, vpnServiceProvider string)
 func (ss *ServerSelection) copy() (copied ServerSelection) {
 	return ServerSelection{
 		VPN:             ss.VPN,
-		TargetIP:        ss.TargetIP,
 		Countries:       gosettings.CopySlice(ss.Countries),
 		Categories:      gosettings.CopySlice(ss.Categories),
 		Regions:         gosettings.CopySlice(ss.Regions),
@@ -323,7 +315,6 @@ func (ss *ServerSelection) copy() (copied ServerSelection) {

 func (ss *ServerSelection) overrideWith(other ServerSelection) {
 	ss.VPN = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(ss.VPN, other.VPN)
-	ss.TargetIP = gosettings.OverrideWithValidator(ss.TargetIP, other.TargetIP)
 	ss.Countries = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(ss.Countries, other.Countries)
 	ss.Categories = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(ss.Categories, other.Categories)
 	ss.Regions = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(ss.Regions, other.Regions)
@@ -346,7 +337,6 @@ func (ss *ServerSelection) overrideWith(other ServerSelection) {

 func (ss *ServerSelection) setDefaults(vpnProvider string, portForwardingEnabled bool) {
 	ss.VPN = gosettings.DefaultComparable(ss.VPN, vpn.OpenVPN)
-	ss.TargetIP = gosettings.DefaultValidator(ss.TargetIP, netip.IPv4Unspecified())
 	ss.OwnedOnly = gosettings.DefaultPointer(ss.OwnedOnly, false)
 	ss.FreeOnly = gosettings.DefaultPointer(ss.FreeOnly, false)
 	ss.PremiumOnly = gosettings.DefaultPointer(ss.PremiumOnly, false)
@@ -354,8 +344,11 @@ func (ss *ServerSelection) setDefaults(vpnProvider string, portForwardingEnabled
 	ss.SecureCoreOnly = gosettings.DefaultPointer(ss.SecureCoreOnly, false)
 	ss.TorOnly = gosettings.DefaultPointer(ss.TorOnly, false)
 	ss.MultiHopOnly = gosettings.DefaultPointer(ss.MultiHopOnly, false)
-	defaultPortForwardOnly := portForwardingEnabled &&
-		helpers.IsOneOf(vpnProvider, providers.PrivateInternetAccess, providers.Protonvpn)
+	defaultPortForwardOnly := false
+	if portForwardingEnabled && helpers.IsOneOf(vpnProvider,
+		providers.PrivateInternetAccess, providers.Protonvpn) {
+		defaultPortForwardOnly = true
+	}
 	ss.PortForwardOnly = gosettings.DefaultPointer(ss.PortForwardOnly, defaultPortForwardOnly)
 	ss.OpenVPN.setDefaults(vpnProvider)
 	ss.Wireguard.setDefaults()
@@ -368,9 +361,6 @@ func (ss ServerSelection) String() string {
 func (ss ServerSelection) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 	node = gotree.New("Server selection settings:")
 	node.Appendf("VPN type: %s", ss.VPN)
-	if !ss.TargetIP.IsUnspecified() {
-		node.Appendf("Target IP address: %s", ss.TargetIP)
-	}

 	if len(ss.Countries) > 0 {
 		node.Appendf("Countries: %s", strings.Join(ss.Countries, ", "))
@@ -461,12 +451,6 @@ func (ss *ServerSelection) read(r *reader.Reader,
 ) (err error) {
 	ss.VPN = vpnType

-	ss.TargetIP, err = r.NetipAddr("OPENVPN_ENDPOINT_IP",
-		reader.RetroKeys("OPENVPN_TARGET_IP", "VPN_ENDPOINT_IP"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	countriesRetroKeys := []string{"COUNTRY"}
 	if vpnProvider == providers.Cyberghost {
 		countriesRetroKeys = append(countriesRetroKeys, "REGION")
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/settings.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/settings.go
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ func (s Settings) Warnings() (warnings []string) {
 	// TODO remove in v4
 	if s.DNS.ServerAddress.Unmap().Compare(netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{127, 0, 0, 1})) != 0 {
 		warnings = append(warnings, "DNS address is set to "+s.DNS.ServerAddress.String()+
-			" so the local forwarding DNS server will not be used."+
-			" The default value changed to 127.0.0.1 so it uses the internal DNS server."+
-			" If this server fails to start, the IPv4 address of the first plaintext DNS server"+
-			" corresponding to the first DNS provider chosen is used.")
+			" so the DNS over TLS (DoT) server will not be used."+
+			" The default value changed to 127.0.0.1 so it uses the internal DoT serves."+
+			" If the DoT server fails to start, the IPv4 address of the first plaintext DNS server"+
+			" corresponding to the first DoT provider chosen is used.")
 	}

 	return warnings
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/settings_test.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/settings_test.go
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ func Test_Settings_String(t *testing.T) {
 ├── DNS settings:
 |   ├── Keep existing nameserver(s): no
 |   ├── DNS server address to use: 127.0.0.1
-|   ├── DNS forwarder server enabled: yes
-|   ├── Upstream resolver type: dot
-|   ├── Upstream resolvers:
-|   |   └── Cloudflare
-|   ├── Caching: yes
-|   ├── IPv6: no
-|   ├── Update period: every 24h0m0s
-|   └── DNS filtering settings:
-|       ├── Block malicious: yes
-|       ├── Block ads: no
-|       └── Block surveillance: yes
+|   └── DNS over TLS settings:
+|       ├── Enabled: yes
+|       ├── Update period: every 24h0m0s
+|       ├── Upstream resolvers:
+|       |   └── Cloudflare
+|       ├── Caching: yes
+|       ├── IPv6: no
+|       └── DNS filtering settings:
+|           ├── Block malicious: yes
+|           ├── Block ads: no
+|           └── Block surveillance: yes
 ├── Firewall settings:
 |   └── Enabled: yes
 ├── Log settings:
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ func Test_Settings_String(t *testing.T) {
 ├── Health settings:
 |   ├── Server listening address: 127.0.0.1:9999
 |   ├── Target address: cloudflare.com:443
-|   ├── ICMP target IP: VPN server IP
-|   └── Restart VPN on healthcheck failure: yes
+|   ├── Duration to wait after success: 5s
+|   ├── Read header timeout: 100ms
+|   ├── Read timeout: 500ms
+|   └── VPN wait durations:
+|       ├── Initial duration: 6s
+|       └── Additional duration: 5s
 ├── Shadowsocks server settings:
 |   └── Enabled: no
 ├── HTTP proxy settings:
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/shadowsocks.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/shadowsocks.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type Shadowsocks struct {
 	// It defaults to false, and cannot be nil in the internal state.
 	Enabled *bool
 	// Settings are settings for the TCP+UDP server.
-	Settings tcpudp.Settings
+	tcpudp.Settings
 }

 func (s Shadowsocks) validate() (err error) {
--- a/internal/configuration/settings/updater.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/updater.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ type Updater struct {
 	// Providers is the list of VPN service providers
 	// to update server information for.
 	Providers []string
-	// ProtonUsername is the username to authenticate with the Proton API.
-	ProtonUsername *string
+	// ProtonEmail is the email to authenticate with the Proton API.
+	ProtonEmail *string
 	// ProtonPassword is the password to authenticate with the Proton API.
 	ProtonPassword *string
 }
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ func (u Updater) Validate() (err error) {
 		}

 		if provider == providers.Protonvpn {
-			authenticatedAPI := *u.ProtonUsername != "" || *u.ProtonPassword != ""
+			authenticatedAPI := *u.ProtonEmail != "" || *u.ProtonPassword != ""
 			if authenticatedAPI {
 				switch {
-				case *u.ProtonUsername == "":
-					return fmt.Errorf("%w", ErrUpdaterProtonUsernameMissing)
+				case *u.ProtonEmail == "":
+					return fmt.Errorf("%w", ErrUpdaterProtonEmailMissing)
 				case *u.ProtonPassword == "":
 					return fmt.Errorf("%w", ErrUpdaterProtonPasswordMissing)
 				}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (u *Updater) copy() (copied Updater) {
 		DNSAddress:     u.DNSAddress,
 		MinRatio:       u.MinRatio,
 		Providers:      gosettings.CopySlice(u.Providers),
-		ProtonUsername: gosettings.CopyPointer(u.ProtonUsername),
+		ProtonEmail:    gosettings.CopyPointer(u.ProtonEmail),
 		ProtonPassword: gosettings.CopyPointer(u.ProtonPassword),
 	}
 }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (u *Updater) overrideWith(other Updater) {
 	u.DNSAddress = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(u.DNSAddress, other.DNSAddress)
 	u.MinRatio = gosettings.OverrideWithComparable(u.MinRatio, other.MinRatio)
 	u.Providers = gosettings.OverrideWithSlice(u.Providers, other.Providers)
-	u.ProtonUsername = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(u.ProtonUsername, other.ProtonUsername)
+	u.ProtonEmail = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(u.ProtonEmail, other.ProtonEmail)
 	u.ProtonPassword = gosettings.OverrideWithPointer(u.ProtonPassword, other.ProtonPassword)
 }

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (u *Updater) SetDefaults(vpnProvider string) {
 	}

 	// Set these to empty strings to avoid nil pointer panics
-	u.ProtonUsername = gosettings.DefaultPointer(u.ProtonUsername, "")
+	u.ProtonEmail = gosettings.DefaultPointer(u.ProtonEmail, "")
 	u.ProtonPassword = gosettings.DefaultPointer(u.ProtonPassword, "")
 }

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (u Updater) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 	node.Appendf("Minimum ratio: %.1f", u.MinRatio)
 	node.Appendf("Providers to update: %s", strings.Join(u.Providers, ", "))
 	if slices.Contains(u.Providers, providers.Protonvpn) {
-		node.Appendf("Proton API username: %s", *u.ProtonUsername)
+		node.Appendf("Proton API email: %s", *u.ProtonEmail)
 		node.Appendf("Proton API password: %s", gosettings.ObfuscateKey(*u.ProtonPassword))
 	}

@@ -154,11 +154,13 @@ func (u *Updater) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {

 	u.Providers = r.CSV("UPDATER_VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDERS")

-	u.ProtonUsername = r.Get("UPDATER_PROTONVPN_USERNAME")
-	if u.ProtonUsername != nil {
-		// Enforce to use the username not the email address
-		*u.ProtonUsername = strings.TrimSuffix(*u.ProtonUsername, "@protonmail.com")
-		*u.ProtonUsername = strings.TrimSuffix(*u.ProtonUsername, "@proton.me")
+	u.ProtonEmail = r.Get("UPDATER_PROTONVPN_EMAIL")
+	if u.ProtonEmail == nil {
+		protonUsername := r.String("UPDATER_PROTONVPN_USERNAME", reader.IsRetro("UPDATER_PROTONVPN_EMAIL"))
+		if protonUsername != "" {
+			protonEmail := protonUsername + "@protonmail.com"
+			u.ProtonEmail = &protonEmail
+		}
 	}
 	u.ProtonPassword = r.Get("UPDATER_PROTONVPN_PASSWORD")

--- a/internal/configuration/settings/wireguardselection.go
+++ b/internal/configuration/settings/wireguardselection.go
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ import (

 type WireguardSelection struct {
 	// EndpointIP is the server endpoint IP address.
-	// It is only used with VPN providers generating Wireguard
-	// configurations specific to each server and user.
-	// To indicate it should not be used, it should be set
-	// to netip.IPv4Unspecified(). It can never be the zero value
-	// in the internal state.
+	// It is notably required with the custom provider.
+	// Otherwise it overrides any IP address from the picked
+	// built-in server connection. To indicate it should
+	// not be used, it should be set to [netip.IPv4Unspecified].
+	// It can never be the zero value in the internal state.
 	EndpointIP netip.Addr `json:"endpoint_ip"`
 	// EndpointPort is a the server port to use for the VPN server.
 	// It is optional for VPN providers IVPN, Mullvad, Surfshark
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ func (w WireguardSelection) toLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
 func (w *WireguardSelection) read(r *reader.Reader) (err error) {
 	w.EndpointIP, err = r.NetipAddr("WIREGUARD_ENDPOINT_IP", reader.RetroKeys("VPN_ENDPOINT_IP"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w - note this MUST be an IP address, "+
-			"see https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/788", err)
+		return err
 	}

 	w.EndpointPort, err = r.Uint16Ptr("WIREGUARD_ENDPOINT_PORT", reader.RetroKeys("VPN_ENDPOINT_PORT"))
--- a/internal/dns/loop.go
+++ b/internal/dns/loop.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/netip"
 	"time"

 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/middlewares/filter/mapfilter"
@@ -17,23 +16,22 @@ import (
 )

 type Loop struct {
-	statusManager  *loopstate.State
-	state          *state.State
-	server         *server.Server
-	filter         *mapfilter.Filter
-	localResolvers []netip.Addr
-	resolvConf     string
-	client         *http.Client
-	logger         Logger
-	userTrigger    bool
-	start          <-chan struct{}
-	running        chan<- models.LoopStatus
-	stop           <-chan struct{}
-	stopped        chan<- struct{}
-	updateTicker   <-chan struct{}
-	backoffTime    time.Duration
-	timeNow        func() time.Time
-	timeSince      func(time.Time) time.Duration
+	statusManager *loopstate.State
+	state         *state.State
+	server        *server.Server
+	filter        *mapfilter.Filter
+	resolvConf    string
+	client        *http.Client
+	logger        Logger
+	userTrigger   bool
+	start         <-chan struct{}
+	running       chan<- models.LoopStatus
+	stop          <-chan struct{}
+	stopped       chan<- struct{}
+	updateTicker  <-chan struct{}
+	backoffTime   time.Duration
+	timeNow       func() time.Time
+	timeSince     func(time.Time) time.Duration
 }

 const defaultBackoffTime = 10 * time.Second
@@ -50,9 +48,7 @@ func NewLoop(settings settings.DNS,
 	statusManager := loopstate.New(constants.Stopped, start, running, stop, stopped)
 	state := state.New(statusManager, settings, updateTicker)

-	filter, err := mapfilter.New(mapfilter.Settings{
-		Logger: buildFilterLogger(logger),
-	})
+	filter, err := mapfilter.New(mapfilter.Settings{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating map filter: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -104,15 +100,3 @@ func (l *Loop) signalOrSetStatus(status models.LoopStatus) {
 		l.statusManager.SetStatus(status)
 	}
 }
-
-type filterLogger struct {
-	logger Logger
-}
-
-func (l *filterLogger) Log(msg string) {
-	l.logger.Info(msg)
-}
-
-func buildFilterLogger(logger Logger) *filterLogger {
-	return &filterLogger{logger: logger}
-}
--- a/internal/dns/plaintext.go
+++ b/internal/dns/plaintext.go
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ import (
 func (l *Loop) useUnencryptedDNS(fallback bool) {
 	settings := l.GetSettings()

-	targetIP := settings.GetFirstPlaintextIPv4()
+	// Try with user provided plaintext ip address
+	// if it's not 127.0.0.1 (default for DoT), otherwise
+	// use the first DoT provider ipv4 address found.
+	var targetIP netip.Addr
+	if settings.ServerAddress.Compare(netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{127, 0, 0, 1})) != 0 {
+		targetIP = settings.ServerAddress
+	} else {
+		targetIP = settings.DoT.GetFirstPlaintextIPv4()
+	}

 	if fallback {
 		l.logger.Info("falling back on plaintext DNS at address " + targetIP.String())
@@ -19,15 +27,14 @@ func (l *Loop) useUnencryptedDNS(fallback bool) {
 	}

 	const dialTimeout = 3 * time.Second
-	const defaultDNSPort = 53
 	settingsInternalDNS := nameserver.SettingsInternalDNS{
-		AddrPort: netip.AddrPortFrom(targetIP, defaultDNSPort),
-		Timeout:  dialTimeout,
+		IP:      targetIP,
+		Timeout: dialTimeout,
 	}
 	nameserver.UseDNSInternally(settingsInternalDNS)

 	settingsSystemWide := nameserver.SettingsSystemDNS{
-		IPs:        []netip.Addr{targetIP},
+		IP:         targetIP,
 		ResolvPath: l.resolvConf,
 	}
 	err := nameserver.UseDNSSystemWide(settingsSystemWide)
--- a/internal/dns/run.go
+++ b/internal/dns/run.go
@@ -4,20 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"

-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/nameserver"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/constants"
 )

 func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 	defer close(done)

-	var err error
-	l.localResolvers, err = nameserver.GetPrivateDNSServers()
-	if err != nil {
-		l.logger.Error("getting private DNS servers: " + err.Error())
-		return
-	}
-
 	if *l.GetSettings().KeepNameserver {
 		l.logger.Warn("⚠️⚠️⚠️  keeping the default container nameservers, " +
 			"this will likely leak DNS traffic outside the VPN " +
@@ -34,18 +26,17 @@ func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 	}

 	for ctx.Err() == nil {
-		// Upper scope variables for the DNS forwarder server only
+		// Upper scope variables for the DNS over TLS server only
 		// Their values are to be used if DOT=off
 		var runError <-chan error

 		settings := l.GetSettings()
-		for !*settings.KeepNameserver && *settings.ServerEnabled {
+		for !*settings.KeepNameserver && *settings.DoT.Enabled {
 			var err error
 			runError, err = l.setupServer(ctx)
 			if err == nil {
 				l.backoffTime = defaultBackoffTime
 				l.logger.Info("ready")
-				l.signalOrSetStatus(constants.Running)
 				break
 			}

@@ -62,9 +53,10 @@ func (l *Loop) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 			l.logAndWait(ctx, err)
 			settings = l.GetSettings()
 		}
+		l.signalOrSetStatus(constants.Running)

 		settings = l.GetSettings()
-		if !*settings.KeepNameserver && !*settings.ServerEnabled {
+		if !*settings.KeepNameserver && !*settings.DoT.Enabled {
 			const fallback = false
 			l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
 		}
@@ -82,15 +74,19 @@ func (l *Loop) runWait(ctx context.Context, runError <-chan error) (exitLoop boo
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			l.stopServer()
-			// TODO revert OS and Go nameserver when exiting
+			if !*l.GetSettings().KeepNameserver {
+				l.stopServer()
+				// TODO revert OS and Go nameserver when exiting
+			}
 			return true
 		case <-l.stop:
 			l.userTrigger = true
 			l.logger.Info("stopping")
-			const fallback = false
-			l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
-			l.stopServer()
+			if !*l.GetSettings().KeepNameserver {
+				const fallback = false
+				l.useUnencryptedDNS(fallback)
+				l.stopServer()
+			}
 			l.stopped <- struct{}{}
 		case <-l.start:
 			l.userTrigger = true
@@ -109,6 +105,6 @@ func (l *Loop) runWait(ctx context.Context, runError <-chan error) (exitLoop boo
 func (l *Loop) stopServer() {
 	stopErr := l.server.Stop()
 	if stopErr != nil {
-		l.logger.Error("stopping server: " + stopErr.Error())
+		l.logger.Error("stopping DoT server: " + stopErr.Error())
 	}
 }
--- a/internal/dns/settings.go
+++ b/internal/dns/settings.go
@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@ package dns
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"

-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/doh"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/dot"
 	cachemiddleware "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/middlewares/cache"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/middlewares/cache/lru"
 	filtermiddleware "github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/middlewares/filter"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/middlewares/filter/mapfilter"
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/middlewares/localdns"
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/plain"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings"
@@ -26,63 +22,33 @@ func (l *Loop) SetSettings(ctx context.Context, settings settings.DNS) (
 	return l.state.SetSettings(ctx, settings)
 }

-func buildServerSettings(settings settings.DNS,
-	filter *mapfilter.Filter, localResolvers []netip.Addr,
-	logger Logger) (
+func buildDoTSettings(settings settings.DNS,
+	filter *mapfilter.Filter, logger Logger) (
 	serverSettings server.Settings, err error,
 ) {
 	serverSettings.Logger = logger

+	var dotSettings dot.Settings
 	providersData := provider.NewProviders()
-	upstreamResolvers := make([]provider.Provider, len(settings.Providers))
-	for i := range settings.Providers {
+	dotSettings.UpstreamResolvers = make([]provider.Provider, len(settings.DoT.Providers))
+	for i := range settings.DoT.Providers {
 		var err error
-		upstreamResolvers[i], err = providersData.Get(settings.Providers[i])
+		dotSettings.UpstreamResolvers[i], err = providersData.Get(settings.DoT.Providers[i])
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err) // this should already had been checked
 		}
 	}
-
-	ipVersion := "ipv4"
-	if *settings.IPv6 {
-		ipVersion = "ipv6"
+	dotSettings.IPVersion = "ipv4"
+	if *settings.DoT.IPv6 {
+		dotSettings.IPVersion = "ipv6"
 	}

-	var dialer server.Dialer
-	switch settings.UpstreamType {
-	case "dot":
-		dialerSettings := dot.Settings{
-			UpstreamResolvers: upstreamResolvers,
-			IPVersion:         ipVersion,
-		}
-		dialer, err = dot.New(dialerSettings)
-		if err != nil {
-			return server.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("creating DNS over TLS dialer: %w", err)
-		}
-	case "doh":
-		dialerSettings := doh.Settings{
-			UpstreamResolvers: upstreamResolvers,
-			IPVersion:         ipVersion,
-		}
-		dialer, err = doh.New(dialerSettings)
-		if err != nil {
-			return server.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("creating DNS over HTTPS dialer: %w", err)
-		}
-	case "plain":
-		dialerSettings := plain.Settings{
-			UpstreamResolvers: upstreamResolvers,
-			IPVersion:         ipVersion,
-		}
-		dialer, err = plain.New(dialerSettings)
-		if err != nil {
-			return server.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("creating plain DNS dialer: %w", err)
-		}
-	default:
-		panic("unknown upstream type: " + settings.UpstreamType)
+	serverSettings.Dialer, err = dot.New(dotSettings)
+	if err != nil {
+		return server.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("creating DNS over TLS dialer: %w", err)
 	}
-	serverSettings.Dialer = dialer

-	if *settings.Caching {
+	if *settings.DoT.Caching {
 		lruCache, err := lru.New(lru.Settings{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return server.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("creating LRU cache: %w", err)
@@ -104,22 +70,5 @@ func buildServerSettings(settings settings.DNS,
 	}
 	serverSettings.Middlewares = append(serverSettings.Middlewares, filterMiddleware)

-	localResolversAddrPorts := make([]netip.AddrPort, len(localResolvers))
-	const defaultDNSPort = 53
-	for i, addr := range localResolvers {
-		localResolversAddrPorts[i] = netip.AddrPortFrom(addr, defaultDNSPort)
-	}
-	localDNSMiddleware, err := localdns.New(localdns.Settings{
-		Resolvers: localResolversAddrPorts, // auto-detected at container start only
-		Logger:    logger,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return server.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("creating local DNS middleware: %w", err)
-	}
-	// Place after cache middleware, since we want to avoid caching for local
-	// hostnames that may change regularly.
-	// Place after filter middleware to avoid conflicts with the rebinding protection.
-	serverSettings.Middlewares = append(serverSettings.Middlewares, localDNSMiddleware)
-
 	return serverSettings, nil
 }
--- a/internal/dns/setup.go
+++ b/internal/dns/setup.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"

 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/check"
 	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/nameserver"
@@ -21,14 +20,14 @@ func (l *Loop) setupServer(ctx context.Context) (runError <-chan error, err erro

 	settings := l.GetSettings()

-	serverSettings, err := buildServerSettings(settings, l.filter, l.localResolvers, l.logger)
+	dotSettings, err := buildDoTSettings(settings, l.filter, l.logger)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building server settings: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building DoT settings: %w", err)
 	}

-	server, err := server.New(serverSettings)
+	server, err := server.New(dotSettings)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating server: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating DoT server: %w", err)
 	}

 	runError, err = server.Start(ctx)
@@ -38,12 +37,11 @@ func (l *Loop) setupServer(ctx context.Context) (runError <-chan error, err erro
 	l.server = server

 	// use internal DNS server
-	const defaultDNSPort = 53
 	nameserver.UseDNSInternally(nameserver.SettingsInternalDNS{
-		AddrPort: netip.AddrPortFrom(settings.ServerAddress, defaultDNSPort),
+		IP: settings.ServerAddress,
 	})
 	err = nameserver.UseDNSSystemWide(nameserver.SettingsSystemDNS{
-		IPs:        []netip.Addr{settings.ServerAddress},
+		IP:         settings.ServerAddress,
 		ResolvPath: l.resolvConf,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
--- a/internal/dns/state/settings.go
+++ b/internal/dns/state/settings.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (s *State) SetSettings(ctx context.Context, settings settings.DNS) (

 	// Check for only update period change
 	tempSettings := s.settings.Copy()
-	*tempSettings.UpdatePeriod = *settings.UpdatePeriod
+	*tempSettings.DoT.UpdatePeriod = *settings.DoT.UpdatePeriod
 	onlyUpdatePeriodChanged := reflect.DeepEqual(tempSettings, settings)

 	s.settings = settings
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (s *State) SetSettings(ctx context.Context, settings settings.DNS) (

 	// Restart
 	_, _ = s.statusApplier.ApplyStatus(ctx, constants.Stopped)
-	if *settings.ServerEnabled {
+	if *settings.DoT.Enabled {
 		outcome, _ = s.statusApplier.ApplyStatus(ctx, constants.Running)
 	}
 	return outcome
--- a/internal/dns/ticker.go
+++ b/internal/dns/ticker.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func (l *Loop) RunRestartTicker(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 	timer.Stop()
 	timerIsStopped := true
 	settings := l.GetSettings()
-	if period := *settings.UpdatePeriod; period > 0 {
+	if period := *settings.DoT.UpdatePeriod; period > 0 {
 		timer.Reset(period)
 		timerIsStopped = false
 	}
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ func (l *Loop) RunRestartTicker(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 			_, _ = l.statusManager.ApplyStatus(ctx, constants.Running)

 			settings := l.GetSettings()
-			timer.Reset(*settings.UpdatePeriod)
+			timer.Reset(*settings.DoT.UpdatePeriod)
 		case <-l.updateTicker:
 			if !timer.Stop() {
 				<-timer.C
 			}
 			timerIsStopped = true
 			settings := l.GetSettings()
-			newUpdatePeriod := *settings.UpdatePeriod
+			newUpdatePeriod := *settings.DoT.UpdatePeriod
 			if newUpdatePeriod == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
--- a/internal/dns/update.go
+++ b/internal/dns/update.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (l *Loop) updateFiles(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	settings := l.GetSettings()

 	l.logger.Info("downloading hostnames and IP block lists")
-	blacklistSettings := settings.Blacklist.ToBlockBuilderSettings(l.client)
+	blacklistSettings := settings.DoT.Blacklist.ToBlockBuilderSettings(l.client)

 	blockBuilder, err := blockbuilder.New(blacklistSettings)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func (l *Loop) updateFiles(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		IPPrefixes: result.BlockedIPPrefixes,
 	}
 	updateSettings.BlockHostnames(result.BlockedHostnames)
-	updateSettings.SetRebindingProtectionExempt(settings.Blacklist.RebindingProtectionExemptHostnames)
 	err = l.filter.Update(updateSettings)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("updating filter: %w", err)
--- a/internal/firewall/delete.go
+++ b/internal/firewall/delete.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func isDeleteMatchInstruction(instruction string) bool {
 	fields := strings.Fields(instruction)
 	for i, field := range fields {
 		switch {
-		case field != "-D" && field != "--delete":
+		case field != "-D" && field != "--delete": //nolint:goconst
 			continue
 		case i == len(fields)-1: // malformed: missing chain name
 			return false
--- a/internal/firewall/firewall.go
+++ b/internal/firewall/firewall.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/routing"
 )

-type Config struct {
+type Config struct { //nolint:maligned
 	runner         CmdRunner
 	logger         Logger
 	iptablesMutex  sync.Mutex
--- a/internal/firewall/ip6tables.go
+++ b/internal/firewall/ip6tables.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var ErrPolicyNotValid = errors.New("policy is not valid")

 func (c *Config) setIPv6AllPolicies(ctx context.Context, policy string) error {
 	switch policy {
-	case "ACCEPT", "DROP":
+	case "ACCEPT", "DROP": //nolint:goconst
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrPolicyNotValid, policy)
 	}
--- a/internal/firewall/iptables.go
+++ b/internal/firewall/iptables.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (c *Config) acceptOutputTrafficToVPN(ctx context.Context,
 ) error {
 	protocol := connection.Protocol
 	if protocol == "tcp-client" {
-		protocol = "tcp"
+		protocol = "tcp" //nolint:goconst
 	}
 	instruction := fmt.Sprintf("%s OUTPUT -d %s -o %s -p %s -m %s --dport %d -j ACCEPT",
 		appendOrDelete(remove), connection.IP, defaultInterface, protocol,
--- a/internal/firewall/list.go
+++ b/internal/firewall/list.go
@@ -323,12 +323,12 @@ var ErrProtocolUnknown = errors.New("unknown protocol")

 func parseProtocol(s string) (protocol string, err error) {
 	switch s {
-	case "0", "all":
-	case "1", "icmp":
+	case "0":
+	case "1":
 		protocol = "icmp"
-	case "6", "tcp":
+	case "6":
 		protocol = "tcp"
-	case "17", "udp":
+	case "17":
 		protocol = "udp"
 	default:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrProtocolUnknown, s)
--- a/internal/firewall/list_test.go
+++ b/internal/firewall/list_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ num pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destinati
 2   0     0 ACCEPT     6    --  tun0   *       0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0            tcp dpt:55405
 3   0     0 ACCEPT     1    --  tun0   *       0.0.0.0/0            0.0.0.0/0
 4   0     0 DROP       0    --  tun0   *       1.2.3.4              0.0.0.0/0
-5   0     0 ACCEPT     all  --  tun0   *       1.2.3.4              0.0.0.0/0
 `,
 			table: chain{
 				name:    "INPUT",
@@ -112,17 +111,6 @@ num pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destinati
 						source:          netip.MustParsePrefix("1.2.3.4/32"),
 						destination:     netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
 					},
-					{
-						lineNumber:      5,
-						packets:         0,
-						bytes:           0,
-						target:          "ACCEPT",
-						protocol:        "",
-						inputInterface:  "tun0",
-						outputInterface: "*",
-						source:          netip.MustParsePrefix("1.2.3.4/32"),
-						destination:     netip.MustParsePrefix("0.0.0.0/0"),
-					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
--- a/internal/healthcheck/checker.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/checker.go
@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-package healthcheck
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"net/netip"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/healthcheck/dns"
-	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/healthcheck/icmp"
-)
-
-type Checker struct {
-	tlsDialAddr string
-	dialer      *net.Dialer
-	echoer      *icmp.Echoer
-	dnsClient   *dns.Client
-	logger      Logger
-	icmpTarget  netip.Addr
-	configMutex sync.Mutex
-
-	icmpNotPermitted bool
-	smallCheckName   string
-
-	// Internal periodic service signals
-	stop context.CancelFunc
-	done <-chan struct{}
-}
-
-func NewChecker(logger Logger) *Checker {
-	return &Checker{
-		dialer: &net.Dialer{
-			Resolver: &net.Resolver{
-				PreferGo: true,
-			},
-		},
-		echoer:    icmp.NewEchoer(logger),
-		dnsClient: dns.New(),
-		logger:    logger,
-	}
-}
-
-// SetConfig sets the TCP+TLS dial address and the ICMP echo IP address
-// to target by the [Checker].
-// This function MUST be called before calling [Checker.Start].
-func (c *Checker) SetConfig(tlsDialAddr string, icmpTarget netip.Addr) {
-	c.configMutex.Lock()
-	defer c.configMutex.Unlock()
-	c.tlsDialAddr = tlsDialAddr
-	c.icmpTarget = icmpTarget
-}
-
-// Start starts the checker by first running a blocking 2s-timed TCP+TLS check,
-// and, on success, starts the periodic checks in a separate goroutine:
-// - a "small" ICMP echo check every 15 seconds
-// - a "full" TCP+TLS check every 5 minutes
-// It returns a channel `runError` that receives an error (nil or not) when a periodic check is performed.
-// It returns an error if the initial TCP+TLS check fails.
-// The Checker has to be ultimately stopped by calling [Checker.Stop].
-func (c *Checker) Start(ctx context.Context) (runError <-chan error, err error) {
-	if c.tlsDialAddr == "" || c.icmpTarget.IsUnspecified() {
-		panic("call Checker.SetConfig with non empty values before Checker.Start")
-	}
-
-	// connection isn't under load yet when the checker starts, so a short
-	// 6 seconds timeout suffices and provides quick enough feedback that
-	// the new connection is not working.
-	const timeout = 6 * time.Second
-	tcpTLSCheckCtx, tcpTLSCheckCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-	err = tcpTLSCheck(tcpTLSCheckCtx, c.dialer, c.tlsDialAddr)
-	tcpTLSCheckCancel()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("startup check: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	ready := make(chan struct{})
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	c.stop = cancel
-	done := make(chan struct{})
-	c.done = done
-	c.smallCheckName = "ICMP echo"
-	const smallCheckPeriod = time.Minute
-	smallCheckTimer := time.NewTimer(smallCheckPeriod)
-	const fullCheckPeriod = 5 * time.Minute
-	fullCheckTimer := time.NewTimer(fullCheckPeriod)
-	runErrorCh := make(chan error)
-	runError = runErrorCh
-	go func() {
-		defer close(done)
-		close(ready)
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				fullCheckTimer.Stop()
-				smallCheckTimer.Stop()
-				return
-			case <-smallCheckTimer.C:
-				err := c.smallPeriodicCheck(ctx)
-				if err != nil {
-					err = fmt.Errorf("small periodic check: %w", err)
-				}
-				runErrorCh <- err
-				smallCheckTimer.Reset(smallCheckPeriod)
-			case <-fullCheckTimer.C:
-				err := c.fullPeriodicCheck(ctx)
-				if err != nil {
-					err = fmt.Errorf("full periodic check: %w", err)
-				}
-				runErrorCh <- err
-				fullCheckTimer.Reset(fullCheckPeriod)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	<-ready
-	return runError, nil
-}
-
-func (c *Checker) Stop() error {
-	c.stop()
-	<-c.done
-	c.icmpTarget = netip.Addr{}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (c *Checker) smallPeriodicCheck(ctx context.Context) error {
-	c.configMutex.Lock()
-	ip := c.icmpTarget
-	c.configMutex.Unlock()
-	const maxTries = 3
-	const timeout = 10 * time.Second
-	const extraTryTime = 10 * time.Second // 10s added for each subsequent retry
-	check := func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		if c.icmpNotPermitted {
-			return c.dnsClient.Check(ctx)
-		}
-		err := c.echoer.Echo(ctx, ip)
-		if errors.Is(err, icmp.ErrNotPermitted) {
-			c.icmpNotPermitted = true
-			c.smallCheckName = "plain DNS over UDP"
-			c.logger.Infof("%s; permanently falling back to %s checks.", c.smallCheckName, err)
-			return c.dnsClient.Check(ctx)
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-	return withRetries(ctx, maxTries, timeout, extraTryTime, c.logger, c.smallCheckName, check)
-}
-
-func (c *Checker) fullPeriodicCheck(ctx context.Context) error {
-	const maxTries = 2
-	// 20s timeout in case the connection is under stress
-	// See https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/2270
-	const timeout = 20 * time.Second
-	const extraTryTime = 10 * time.Second // 10s added for each subsequent retry
-	check := func(ctx context.Context) error {
-		return tcpTLSCheck(ctx, c.dialer, c.tlsDialAddr)
-	}
-	return withRetries(ctx, maxTries, timeout, extraTryTime, c.logger, "TCP+TLS dial", check)
-}
-
-func tcpTLSCheck(ctx context.Context, dialer *net.Dialer, targetAddress string) error {
-	// TODO use mullvad API if current provider is Mullvad
-
-	address, err := makeAddressToDial(targetAddress)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	const dialNetwork = "tcp4"
-	connection, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, dialNetwork, address)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("dialing: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if strings.HasSuffix(address, ":443") {
-		host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(address)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("splitting host and port: %w", err)
-		}
-		tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
-			MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
-			ServerName: host,
-		}
-		tlsConnection := tls.Client(connection, tlsConfig)
-		err = tlsConnection.HandshakeContext(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("running TLS handshake: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	err = connection.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("closing connection: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func makeAddressToDial(address string) (addressToDial string, err error) {
-	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(address)
-	if err != nil {
-		addrErr := new(net.AddrError)
-		ok := errors.As(err, &addrErr)
-		if !ok || addrErr.Err != "missing port in address" {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("splitting host and port from address: %w", err)
-		}
-		host = address
-		const defaultPort = "443"
-		port = defaultPort
-	}
-	address = net.JoinHostPort(host, port)
-	return address, nil
-}
-
-var ErrAllCheckTriesFailed = errors.New("all check tries failed")
-
-func withRetries(ctx context.Context, maxTries uint, tryTimeout, extraTryTime time.Duration,
-	logger Logger, checkName string, check func(ctx context.Context) error,
-) error {
-	try := uint(0)
-	var errs []error
-	for {
-		timeout := tryTimeout + time.Duration(try)*extraTryTime //nolint:gosec
-		checkCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
-		err := check(checkCtx)
-		cancel()
-		switch {
-		case err == nil:
-			return nil
-		case ctx.Err() != nil:
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", checkName, ctx.Err())
-		}
-		logger.Debugf("%s attempt %d/%d failed: %s", checkName, try+1, maxTries, err)
-		errs = append(errs, err)
-		try++
-		if try < maxTries {
-			continue
-		}
-		errStrings := make([]string, len(errs))
-		for i, err := range errs {
-			errStrings[i] = fmt.Sprintf("attempt %d: %s", i+1, err.Error())
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: after %d %s attempts (%s)",
-			ErrAllCheckTriesFailed, maxTries, checkName, strings.Join(errStrings, "; "))
-	}
-}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/dns/dns.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/dns/dns.go
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-package dns
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"net/netip"
-
-	"github.com/qdm12/dns/v2/pkg/provider"
-)
-
-// Client is a simple plaintext UDP DNS client, to be used for healthchecks.
-// Note the client connects to a DNS server only over UDP on port 53,
-// because we don't want to use DoT or DoH and impact the TCP connections
-// when running a healthcheck.
-type Client struct {
-	serverAddrs []netip.AddrPort
-	dnsIPIndex  int
-}
-
-func New() *Client {
-	return &Client{
-		serverAddrs: concatAddrPorts([][]netip.AddrPort{
-			provider.Cloudflare().Plain.IPv4,
-			provider.Google().Plain.IPv4,
-			provider.Quad9().Plain.IPv4,
-			provider.OpenDNS().Plain.IPv4,
-			provider.LibreDNS().Plain.IPv4,
-			provider.Quadrant().Plain.IPv4,
-			provider.CiraProtected().Plain.IPv4,
-		}),
-	}
-}
-
-func concatAddrPorts(addrs [][]netip.AddrPort) []netip.AddrPort {
-	var result []netip.AddrPort
-	for _, addrList := range addrs {
-		result = append(result, addrList...)
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-var ErrLookupNoIPs = errors.New("no IPs found from DNS lookup")
-
-func (c *Client) Check(ctx context.Context) error {
-	dnsAddr := c.serverAddrs[c.dnsIPIndex].String()
-	resolver := &net.Resolver{
-		PreferGo: true,
-		Dial: func(ctx context.Context, _, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
-			dialer := net.Dialer{}
-			return dialer.DialContext(ctx, "udp", dnsAddr)
-		},
-	}
-	ips, err := resolver.LookupIP(ctx, "ip", "github.com")
-	switch {
-	case err != nil:
-		c.dnsIPIndex = (c.dnsIPIndex + 1) % len(c.serverAddrs)
-		return err
-	case len(ips) == 0:
-		c.dnsIPIndex = (c.dnsIPIndex + 1) % len(c.serverAddrs)
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w", ErrLookupNoIPs)
-	default:
-		return nil
-	}
-}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/handler.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/handler.go
@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@ import (
 type handler struct {
 	healthErr   error
 	healthErrMu sync.RWMutex
-	logger      Logger
 }

 var errHealthcheckNotRunYet = errors.New("healthcheck did not run yet")

-func newHandler(logger Logger) *handler {
+func newHandler() *handler {
 	return &handler{
 		healthErr: errHealthcheckNotRunYet,
-		logger:    logger,
 	}
 }

--- a/internal/healthcheck/health.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/health.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package healthcheck
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func (s *Server) runHealthcheckLoop(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
+	defer close(done)
+
+	timeoutIndex := 0
+	healthcheckTimeouts := []time.Duration{
+		2 * time.Second,
+		4 * time.Second,
+		6 * time.Second,
+		8 * time.Second,
+		// This can be useful when the connection is under stress
+		// See https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/2270
+		10 * time.Second,
+	}
+	s.vpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.vpn.healthyWait)
+
+	for {
+		previousErr := s.handler.getErr()
+
+		timeout := healthcheckTimeouts[timeoutIndex]
+		healthcheckCtx, healthcheckCancel := context.WithTimeout(
+			ctx, timeout)
+		err := s.healthCheck(healthcheckCtx)
+		healthcheckCancel()
+
+		s.handler.setErr(err)
+
+		switch {
+		case previousErr != nil && err == nil: // First success
+			s.logger.Info("healthy!")
+			timeoutIndex = 0
+			s.vpn.healthyTimer.Stop()
+			s.vpn.healthyWait = *s.config.VPN.Initial
+		case previousErr == nil && err != nil: // First failure
+			s.logger.Debug("unhealthy: " + err.Error())
+			s.vpn.healthyTimer.Stop()
+			s.vpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.vpn.healthyWait)
+		case previousErr != nil && err != nil: // Nth failure
+			if timeoutIndex < len(healthcheckTimeouts)-1 {
+				timeoutIndex++
+			}
+			select {
+			case <-s.vpn.healthyTimer.C:
+				timeoutIndex = 0 // retry next with the smallest timeout
+				s.onUnhealthyVPN(ctx, err.Error())
+			default:
+			}
+		case previousErr == nil && err == nil: // Nth success
+			timer := time.NewTimer(s.config.SuccessWait)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			case <-timer.C:
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Server) healthCheck(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+	// TODO use mullvad API if current provider is Mullvad
+
+	address, err := makeAddressToDial(s.config.TargetAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	const dialNetwork = "tcp4"
+	connection, err := s.dialer.DialContext(ctx, dialNetwork, address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dialing: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(address, ":443") {
+		host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(address)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("splitting host and port: %w", err)
+		}
+		tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
+			MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
+			ServerName: host,
+		}
+		tlsConnection := tls.Client(connection, tlsConfig)
+		err = tlsConnection.HandshakeContext(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("running TLS handshake: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = connection.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("closing connection: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func makeAddressToDial(address string) (addressToDial string, err error) {
+	host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(address)
+	if err != nil {
+		addrErr := new(net.AddrError)
+		ok := errors.As(err, &addrErr)
+		if !ok || addrErr.Err != "missing port in address" {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("splitting host and port from address: %w", err)
+		}
+		host = address
+		const defaultPort = "443"
+		port = defaultPort
+	}
+	address = net.JoinHostPort(host, port)
+	return address, nil
+}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/checker_test.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/checker_test.go
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"

+	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )

-func Test_Checker_fullcheck(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_Server_healthCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()

 	t.Run("canceled real dialer", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,28 +21,26 @@ func Test_Checker_fullcheck(t *testing.T) {
 		dialer := &net.Dialer{}
 		const address = "cloudflare.com:443"

-		checker := &Checker{
-			dialer:      dialer,
-			tlsDialAddr: address,
+		server := &Server{
+			dialer: dialer,
+			config: settings.Health{
+				TargetAddress: address,
+			},
 		}

 		canceledCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		cancel()

-		err := checker.fullPeriodicCheck(canceledCtx)
+		err := server.healthCheck(canceledCtx)

 		require.Error(t, err)
-		assert.EqualError(t, err, "TCP+TLS dial: context canceled")
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "operation was canceled")
 	})

 	t.Run("dial localhost:0", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()

-		const timeout = 100 * time.Millisecond
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
-		defer cancel()
-		listenConfig := &net.ListenConfig{}
-		listener, err := listenConfig.Listen(ctx, "tcp4", "localhost:0")
+		listener, err := net.Listen("tcp4", "localhost:0")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		t.Cleanup(func() {
 			err = listener.Close()
@@ -51,12 +50,18 @@ func Test_Checker_fullcheck(t *testing.T) {
 		listeningAddress := listener.Addr()

 		dialer := &net.Dialer{}
-		checker := &Checker{
-			dialer:      dialer,
-			tlsDialAddr: listeningAddress.String(),
+		server := &Server{
+			dialer: dialer,
+			config: settings.Health{
+				TargetAddress: listeningAddress.String(),
+			},
 		}

-		err = checker.fullPeriodicCheck(ctx)
+		const timeout = 100 * time.Millisecond
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		err = server.healthCheck(ctx)

 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
--- a/internal/healthcheck/icmp/apple_ipv4.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/icmp/apple_ipv4.go
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package icmp
-
-import (
-	"net"
-	"time"
-
-	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
-)
-
-var _ net.PacketConn = &ipv4Wrapper{}
-
-// ipv4Wrapper is a wrapper around ipv4.PacketConn to implement
-// the net.PacketConn interface. It's only used for Darwin or iOS.
-type ipv4Wrapper struct {
-	ipv4Conn *ipv4.PacketConn
-}
-
-func ipv4ToNetPacketConn(ipv4 *ipv4.PacketConn) *ipv4Wrapper {
-	return &ipv4Wrapper{ipv4Conn: ipv4}
-}
-
-func (i *ipv4Wrapper) ReadFrom(p []byte) (n int, addr net.Addr, err error) {
-	n, _, addr, err = i.ipv4Conn.ReadFrom(p)
-	return n, addr, err
-}
-
-func (i *ipv4Wrapper) WriteTo(p []byte, addr net.Addr) (n int, err error) {
-	return i.ipv4Conn.WriteTo(p, nil, addr)
-}
-
-func (i *ipv4Wrapper) Close() error {
-	return i.ipv4Conn.Close()
-}
-
-func (i *ipv4Wrapper) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
-	return i.ipv4Conn.LocalAddr()
-}
-
-func (i *ipv4Wrapper) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return i.ipv4Conn.SetDeadline(t)
-}
-
-func (i *ipv4Wrapper) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return i.ipv4Conn.SetReadDeadline(t)
-}
-
-func (i *ipv4Wrapper) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return i.ipv4Conn.SetWriteDeadline(t)
-}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/icmp/echo.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/icmp/echo.go
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-package icmp
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	cryptorand "crypto/rand"
-	"encoding/binary"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"math/rand/v2"
-	"net"
-	"net/netip"
-	"strings"
-
-	"golang.org/x/net/icmp"
-	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
-	"golang.org/x/net/ipv6"
-)
-
-var (
-	ErrICMPBodyUnsupported  = errors.New("ICMP body type is not supported")
-	ErrICMPEchoDataMismatch = errors.New("ICMP data mismatch")
-)
-
-type Echoer struct {
-	buffer       []byte
-	randomSource io.Reader
-	logger       Logger
-}
-
-func NewEchoer(logger Logger) *Echoer {
-	const maxICMPEchoSize = 1500
-	buffer := make([]byte, maxICMPEchoSize)
-	var seed [32]byte
-	_, _ = cryptorand.Read(seed[:])
-	randomSource := rand.NewChaCha8(seed)
-	return &Echoer{
-		buffer:       buffer,
-		randomSource: randomSource,
-		logger:       logger,
-	}
-}
-
-var (
-	ErrTimedOut     = errors.New("timed out waiting for ICMP echo reply")
-	ErrNotPermitted = errors.New("not permitted")
-)
-
-func (i *Echoer) Echo(ctx context.Context, ip netip.Addr) (err error) {
-	var ipVersion string
-	var conn net.PacketConn
-	if ip.Is4() {
-		ipVersion = "v4"
-		conn, err = listenICMPv4(ctx)
-	} else {
-		ipVersion = "v6"
-		conn, err = listenICMPv6(ctx)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "socket: operation not permitted") {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("%w: you can try adding NET_RAW capability to resolve this", ErrNotPermitted)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("listening for ICMP packets: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	go func() {
-		<-ctx.Done()
-		conn.Close()
-	}()
-
-	const echoDataSize = 32
-	id, message := buildMessageToSend(ipVersion, echoDataSize, i.randomSource)
-
-	encodedMessage, err := message.Marshal(nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("encoding ICMP message: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	_, err = conn.WriteTo(encodedMessage, &net.IPAddr{IP: ip.AsSlice()})
-	if err != nil {
-		if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "sendto: operation not permitted") {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("%w", ErrNotPermitted)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("writing ICMP message: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	receivedData, err := receiveEchoReply(conn, id, i.buffer, ipVersion, i.logger)
-	if err != nil {
-		if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) && ctx.Err() != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w", ErrTimedOut)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("receiving ICMP echo reply: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	sentData := message.Body.(*icmp.Echo).Data //nolint:forcetypeassert
-	if !bytes.Equal(receivedData, sentData) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: sent %x and received %x", ErrICMPEchoDataMismatch, sentData, receivedData)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func buildMessageToSend(ipVersion string, size uint, randomSource io.Reader) (id int, message *icmp.Message) {
-	const uint16Bytes = 2
-	idBytes := make([]byte, uint16Bytes)
-	_, _ = randomSource.Read(idBytes)
-	id = int(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(idBytes))
-
-	var icmpType icmp.Type
-	switch ipVersion {
-	case "v4":
-		icmpType = ipv4.ICMPTypeEcho
-	case "v6":
-		icmpType = ipv6.ICMPTypeEchoRequest
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("IP version %q not supported", ipVersion))
-	}
-	messageBodyData := make([]byte, size)
-	_, _ = randomSource.Read(messageBodyData)
-
-	// See https://www.iana.org/assignments/icmp-parameters/icmp-parameters.xhtml#icmp-parameters-types
-	message = &icmp.Message{
-		Type:     icmpType, // echo request
-		Code:     0,        // no code
-		Checksum: 0,        // calculated at encoding (ipv4) or sending (ipv6)
-		Body: &icmp.Echo{
-			ID:   id,
-			Seq:  0, // only one packet
-			Data: messageBodyData,
-		},
-	}
-	return id, message
-}
-
-func receiveEchoReply(conn net.PacketConn, id int, buffer []byte, ipVersion string, logger Logger,
-) (data []byte, err error) {
-	var icmpProtocol int
-	const (
-		icmpv4Protocol = 1
-		icmpv6Protocol = 58
-	)
-	switch ipVersion {
-	case "v4":
-		icmpProtocol = icmpv4Protocol
-	case "v6":
-		icmpProtocol = icmpv6Protocol
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown IP version: %s", ipVersion))
-	}
-
-	for {
-		// Note we need to read the whole packet in one call to ReadFrom, so the buffer
-		// must be large enough to read the entire reply packet. See:
-		// https://groups.google.com/g/golang-nuts/c/5dy2Q4nPs08/m/KmuSQAGEtG4J
-		bytesRead, returnAddr, err := conn.ReadFrom(buffer)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading from ICMP connection: %w", err)
-		}
-		packetBytes := buffer[:bytesRead]
-
-		// Parse the ICMP message
-		message, err := icmp.ParseMessage(icmpProtocol, packetBytes)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing message: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		switch body := message.Body.(type) {
-		case *icmp.Echo:
-			if id != body.ID {
-				logger.Warnf("ignoring ICMP echo reply mismatching expected id %d "+
-					"(id: %d, type: %d, code: %d, length: %d, return address %s)",
-					id, body.ID, message.Type, message.Code, len(packetBytes), returnAddr)
-				continue // not the ID we are looking for
-			}
-			return body.Data, nil
-		case *icmp.DstUnreach:
-			logger.Debugf("ignoring ICMP destination unreachable message (type: 3, code: %d, return address %s, expected-id %d)",
-				message.Code, returnAddr, id)
-			// See https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/pull/2923#issuecomment-3377532249
-			// on why we ignore this message. If it is actually unreachable, the timeout on waiting for
-			// the echo reply will do instead of returning an error error.
-			continue
-		case *icmp.TimeExceeded:
-			logger.Debugf("ignoring ICMP time exceeded message (type: 11, code: %d, return address %s, expected-id %d)",
-				message.Code, returnAddr, id)
-			continue
-		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %T (type %d, code %d, return address %s, expected-id %d)",
-				ErrICMPBodyUnsupported, body, message.Type, message.Code, returnAddr, id)
-		}
-	}
-}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/icmp/interfaces.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/icmp/interfaces.go
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package icmp
-
-type Logger interface {
-	Debugf(format string, args ...any)
-	Warnf(format string, args ...any)
-}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/icmp/listen.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/icmp/listen.go
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-package icmp
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"runtime"
-
-	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
-)
-
-func listenICMPv4(ctx context.Context) (conn net.PacketConn, err error) {
-	var listenConfig net.ListenConfig
-	const listenAddress = ""
-	packetConn, err := listenConfig.ListenPacket(ctx, "ip4:icmp", listenAddress)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("listening for ICMP packets: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" || runtime.GOOS == "ios" {
-		packetConn = ipv4ToNetPacketConn(ipv4.NewPacketConn(packetConn))
-	}
-
-	return packetConn, nil
-}
-
-func listenICMPv6(ctx context.Context) (conn net.PacketConn, err error) {
-	var listenConfig net.ListenConfig
-	const listenAddress = ""
-	packetConn, err := listenConfig.ListenPacket(ctx, "ip6:ipv6-icmp", listenAddress)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("listening for ICMPv6 packets: %w", err)
-	}
-	return packetConn, nil
-}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/interfaces.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/interfaces.go
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package healthcheck
-
-type Logger interface {
-	Debugf(format string, args ...any)
-	Info(s string)
-	Infof(format string, args ...any)
-	Warnf(format string, args ...any)
-	Error(s string)
-}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/logger.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package healthcheck
+
+type Logger interface {
+	Debug(s string)
+	Info(s string)
+	Error(s string)
+}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/openvpn.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package healthcheck
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/constants"
+)
+
+type vpnHealth struct {
+	loop         StatusApplier
+	healthyWait  time.Duration
+	healthyTimer *time.Timer
+}
+
+func (s *Server) onUnhealthyVPN(ctx context.Context, lastErrMessage string) {
+	s.logger.Info("program has been unhealthy for " +
+		s.vpn.healthyWait.String() + ": restarting VPN (healthcheck error: " + lastErrMessage + ")")
+	s.logger.Info("👉 See https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/faq/healthcheck.md")
+	s.logger.Info("DO NOT OPEN AN ISSUE UNLESS YOU READ AND TRIED EACH POSSIBLE SOLUTION")
+	_, _ = s.vpn.loop.ApplyStatus(ctx, constants.Stopped)
+	_, _ = s.vpn.loop.ApplyStatus(ctx, constants.Running)
+	s.vpn.healthyWait += *s.config.VPN.Addition
+	s.vpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.vpn.healthyWait)
+}
--- a/internal/healthcheck/run.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/run.go
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ import (
 func (s *Server) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 	defer close(done)

-	const readHeaderTimeout = 100 * time.Millisecond
-	const readTimeout = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	loopDone := make(chan struct{})
+	go s.runHealthcheckLoop(ctx, loopDone)
+
 	server := http.Server{
 		Addr:              s.config.ServerAddress,
 		Handler:           s.handler,
-		ReadHeaderTimeout: readHeaderTimeout,
-		ReadTimeout:       readTimeout,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: s.config.ReadHeaderTimeout,
+		ReadTimeout:       s.config.ReadTimeout,
 	}
 	serverDone := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
@@ -36,5 +37,6 @@ func (s *Server) Run(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 		s.logger.Error(err.Error())
 	}

+	<-loopDone
 	<-serverDone
 }
--- a/internal/healthcheck/server.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/server.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package healthcheck

 import (
 	"context"
+	"net"

 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/models"
@@ -10,21 +11,30 @@ import (
 type Server struct {
 	logger  Logger
 	handler *handler
+	dialer  *net.Dialer
 	config  settings.Health
+	vpn     vpnHealth
 }

-func NewServer(config settings.Health, logger Logger) *Server {
+func NewServer(config settings.Health,
+	logger Logger, vpnLoop StatusApplier,
+) *Server {
 	return &Server{
 		logger:  logger,
-		handler: newHandler(logger),
-		config:  config,
+		handler: newHandler(),
+		dialer: &net.Dialer{
+			Resolver: &net.Resolver{
+				PreferGo: true,
+			},
+		},
+		config: config,
+		vpn: vpnHealth{
+			loop:        vpnLoop,
+			healthyWait: *config.VPN.Initial,
+		},
 	}
 }

-func (s *Server) SetError(err error) {
-	s.handler.setErr(err)
-}
-
 type StatusApplier interface {
 	ApplyStatus(ctx context.Context, status models.LoopStatus) (
 		outcome string, err error)
--- a/internal/httpserver/run.go
+++ b/internal/httpserver/run.go
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ func (s *Server) Run(ctx context.Context, ready chan<- struct{}, done chan<- str

 	crashed := make(chan struct{})
 	shutdownDone := make(chan struct{})
-	listenCtx, listenCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	go func() {
 		defer close(shutdownDone)
-		defer listenCancel()
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 		case <-crashed:
@@ -39,8 +37,7 @@ func (s *Server) Run(ctx context.Context, ready chan<- struct{}, done chan<- str
 		}
 	}()

-	listenConfig := &net.ListenConfig{}
-	listener, err := listenConfig.Listen(listenCtx, "tcp", s.address)
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", s.address)
 	if err != nil {
 		close(s.addressSet)
 		close(crashed) // stop shutdown goroutine
--- a/internal/mod/load.go
+++ b/internal/mod/load.go
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ func initModule(path string) (err error) {
 		const flags = 0
 		err = unix.FinitModule(int(file.Fd()), moduleParams, flags)
 		switch {
-		case err == nil, err == unix.EEXIST: //nolint:err113
+		case err == nil, err == unix.EEXIST: //nolint:goerr113
 			return nil
-		case err != unix.ENOSYS: //nolint:err113
+		case err != unix.ENOSYS: //nolint:goerr113
 			if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "operation not permitted") {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("%w; did you set the SYS_MODULE capability to your container?", err)
 			}
--- a/internal/netlink/family.go
+++ b/internal/netlink/family.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const (
 func FamilyToString(family int) string {
 	switch family {
 	case FamilyAll:
-		return "all"
+		return "all" //nolint:goconst
 	case FamilyV4:
 		return "v4"
 	case FamilyV6:
--- a/internal/portforward/service/fs.go
+++ b/internal/portforward/service/fs.go
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ func (s *Service) writePortForwardedFile(ports []uint16) (err error) {
 	fileData := []byte(strings.Join(portStrings, "\n"))

 	filepath := s.settings.Filepath
-	if len(ports) == 0 {
-		s.logger.Info("clearing port file " + filepath)
-	} else {
-		s.logger.Info("writing port file " + filepath)
-	}
+	s.logger.Info("writing port file " + filepath)
 	const perms = os.FileMode(0o644)
 	err = os.WriteFile(filepath, fileData, perms)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/internal/portforward/service/stop.go
+++ b/internal/portforward/service/stop.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func (s *Service) cleanup() (err error) {

 	s.ports = nil

+	filepath := s.settings.Filepath
+	s.logger.Info("clearing port file " + filepath)
 	err = s.writePortForwardedFile(nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("clearing port file: %w", err)
--- a/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/portforward.go
+++ b/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/portforward.go
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func bindPort(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, apiIPAddress netip.Addr,
 // replaceInErr is used to remove sensitive information from errors.
 func replaceInErr(err error, substitutions map[string]string) error {
 	s := replaceInString(err.Error(), substitutions)
-	return errors.New(s) //nolint:err113
+	return errors.New(s) //nolint:goerr113
 }

 // replaceInString is used to remove sensitive information.
--- a/internal/provider/protonvpn/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/protonvpn/provider.go
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ type Provider struct {

 func New(storage common.Storage, randSource rand.Source,
 	client *http.Client, updaterWarner common.Warner,
-	username, password string,
+	email, password string,
 ) *Provider {
 	return &Provider{
 		storage:    storage,
 		randSource: randSource,
-		Fetcher:    updater.New(client, updaterWarner, username, password),
+		Fetcher:    updater.New(client, updaterWarner, email, password),
 	}
 }

--- a/internal/provider/protonvpn/updater/api.go
+++ b/internal/provider/protonvpn/updater/api.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (c *apiClient) setHeaders(request *http.Request, cookie cookie) {

 // authenticate performs the full Proton authentication flow
 // to obtain an authenticated cookie (uid, token and session ID).
-func (c *apiClient) authenticate(ctx context.Context, username, password string,
+func (c *apiClient) authenticate(ctx context.Context, email, password string,
 ) (authCookie cookie, err error) {
 	sessionID, err := c.getSessionID(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func (c *apiClient) authenticate(ctx context.Context, username, password string,
 		token:     cookieToken,
 		sessionID: sessionID,
 	}
-	modulusPGPClearSigned, serverEphemeralBase64, saltBase64,
-		srpSessionHex, version, err := c.authInfo(ctx, username, unauthCookie)
+	username, modulusPGPClearSigned, serverEphemeralBase64, saltBase64,
+		srpSessionHex, version, err := c.authInfo(ctx, email, unauthCookie)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cookie{}, fmt.Errorf("getting auth information: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (c *apiClient) authenticate(ctx context.Context, username, password string,
 		return cookie{}, fmt.Errorf("generating SRP proofs: %w", err)
 	}

-	authCookie, err = c.auth(ctx, unauthCookie, username, srpSessionHex, proofs)
+	authCookie, err = c.auth(ctx, unauthCookie, email, srpSessionHex, proofs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cookie{}, fmt.Errorf("authentifying: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -299,48 +299,45 @@ func (c *apiClient) cookieToken(ctx context.Context, sessionID, tokenType, acces
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("%w", ErrAuthCookieNotFound)
 }

-var (
-	ErrUsernameDoesNotExist = errors.New("username does not exist")
-	ErrUsernameMismatch     = errors.New("username in response does not match request username")
-)
+var ErrUsernameDoesNotExist = errors.New("username does not exist")

 // authInfo fetches SRP parameters for the account.
-func (c *apiClient) authInfo(ctx context.Context, username string, unauthCookie cookie) (
-	modulusPGPClearSigned, serverEphemeralBase64, saltBase64, srpSessionHex string,
+func (c *apiClient) authInfo(ctx context.Context, email string, unauthCookie cookie) (
+	username, modulusPGPClearSigned, serverEphemeralBase64, saltBase64, srpSessionHex string,
 	version int, err error,
 ) {
 	type requestBodySchema struct {
-		Intent   string `json:"Intent"`   // "Proton"
-		Username string `json:"Username"` // username without @domain.com
+		Intent   string `json:"Intent"` // "Proton"
+		Username string `json:"Username"`
 	}
 	requestBody := requestBodySchema{
 		Intent:   "Proton",
-		Username: username,
+		Username: email,
 	}

 	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 	encoder := json.NewEncoder(buffer)
 	if err := encoder.Encode(requestBody); err != nil {
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("encoding request body: %w", err)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("encoding request body: %w", err)
 	}

 	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, c.apiURLBase+"/core/v4/auth/info", buffer)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("creating request: %w", err)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("creating request: %w", err)
 	}
 	c.setHeaders(request, unauthCookie)

 	response, err := c.httpClient.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, err
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, err
 	}
 	defer response.Body.Close()

 	responseBody, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("reading response body: %w", err)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("reading response body: %w", err)
 	} else if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, buildError(response.StatusCode, responseBody)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, buildError(response.StatusCode, responseBody)
 	}

 	var info struct {
@@ -354,32 +351,30 @@ func (c *apiClient) authInfo(ctx context.Context, username string, unauthCookie
 	}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(responseBody, &info)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("decoding response body: %w", err)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("decoding response body: %w", err)
 	}

 	const successCode = 1000
 	switch {
 	case info.Code != successCode:
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: expected %d got %d",
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: expected %d got %d",
 			ErrCodeNotSuccess, successCode, info.Code)
 	case info.Modulus == "":
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: modulus is empty", ErrDataFieldMissing)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: modulus is empty", ErrDataFieldMissing)
 	case info.ServerEphemeral == "":
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: server ephemeral is empty", ErrDataFieldMissing)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: server ephemeral is empty", ErrDataFieldMissing)
 	case info.Salt == "":
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w (salt data field is empty)", ErrUsernameDoesNotExist)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w (salt data field is empty)", ErrUsernameDoesNotExist)
 	case info.SRPSession == "":
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: SRP session is empty", ErrDataFieldMissing)
-
-	case info.Username != username:
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: expected %s got %s",
-			ErrUsernameMismatch, username, info.Username)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: SRP session is empty", ErrDataFieldMissing)
+	case info.Username == "":
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: username is empty", ErrDataFieldMissing)
 	case info.Version == nil:
-		return "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: version is missing", ErrDataFieldMissing)
+		return "", "", "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("%w: version is missing", ErrDataFieldMissing)
 	}

 	version = int(*info.Version) //nolint:gosec
-	return info.Modulus, info.ServerEphemeral, info.Salt,
+	return info.Username, info.Modulus, info.ServerEphemeral, info.Salt,
 		info.SRPSession, version, nil
 }

--- a/internal/provider/protonvpn/updater/servers.go
+++ b/internal/provider/protonvpn/updater/servers.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ func (u *Updater) FetchServers(ctx context.Context, minServers int) (
 	servers []models.Server, err error,
 ) {
 	switch {
-	case u.username == "":
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: username is empty", common.ErrCredentialsMissing)
+	case u.email == "":
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: email is empty", common.ErrCredentialsMissing)
 	case u.password == "":
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: password is empty", common.ErrCredentialsMissing)
 	}
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (u *Updater) FetchServers(ctx context.Context, minServers int) (
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating API client: %w", err)
 	}

-	cookie, err := apiClient.authenticate(ctx, u.username, u.password)
+	cookie, err := apiClient.authenticate(ctx, u.email, u.password)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("authentifying with Proton: %w", err)
 	}
--- a/internal/provider/protonvpn/updater/updater.go
+++ b/internal/provider/protonvpn/updater/updater.go
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ import (

 type Updater struct {
 	client   *http.Client
-	username string
+	email    string
 	password string
 	warner   common.Warner
 }

-func New(client *http.Client, warner common.Warner, username, password string) *Updater {
+func New(client *http.Client, warner common.Warner, email, password string) *Updater {
 	return &Updater{
 		client:   client,
-		username: username,
+		email:    email,
 		password: password,
 		warner:   warner,
 	}
--- a/internal/provider/providers.go
+++ b/internal/provider/providers.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func NewProviders(storage Storage, timeNow func() time.Time,
 		providers.Privado:               privado.New(storage, randSource, ipFetcher, unzipper, updaterWarner, parallelResolver),
 		providers.PrivateInternetAccess: privateinternetaccess.New(storage, randSource, timeNow, client),
 		providers.Privatevpn:            privatevpn.New(storage, randSource, unzipper, updaterWarner, parallelResolver),
-		providers.Protonvpn:             protonvpn.New(storage, randSource, client, updaterWarner, *credentials.ProtonUsername, *credentials.ProtonPassword),
+		providers.Protonvpn:             protonvpn.New(storage, randSource, client, updaterWarner, *credentials.ProtonEmail, *credentials.ProtonPassword),
 		providers.Purevpn:               purevpn.New(storage, randSource, ipFetcher, unzipper, updaterWarner, parallelResolver),
 		providers.SlickVPN:              slickvpn.New(storage, randSource, client, updaterWarner, parallelResolver),
 		providers.Surfshark:             surfshark.New(storage, randSource, client, unzipper, updaterWarner, parallelResolver),
--- a/internal/provider/utils/pick.go
+++ b/internal/provider/utils/pick.go
@@ -26,16 +26,25 @@ func pickConnection(connections []models.Connection,
 		return connection, ErrNoConnectionToPickFrom
 	}

-	targetIPSet := selection.TargetIP.IsValid() && !selection.TargetIP.IsUnspecified()
+	var targetIP netip.Addr
+	switch selection.VPN {
+	case vpn.OpenVPN:
+		targetIP = selection.OpenVPN.EndpointIP
+	case vpn.Wireguard:
+		targetIP = selection.Wireguard.EndpointIP
+	default:
+		panic("unknown VPN type: " + selection.VPN)
+	}
+	targetIPSet := targetIP.IsValid() && !targetIP.IsUnspecified()

 	if targetIPSet && selection.VPN == vpn.Wireguard {
 		// we need the right public key
-		return getTargetIPConnection(connections, selection.TargetIP)
+		return getTargetIPConnection(connections, targetIP)
 	}

 	connection = pickRandomConnection(connections, randSource)
 	if targetIPSet {
-		connection.IP = selection.TargetIP
+		connection.IP = targetIP
 	}

 	return connection, nil
--- a/internal/publicip/api/multi.go
+++ b/internal/publicip/api/multi.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func FetchMultiInfo(ctx context.Context, fetcher InfoFetcher, ips []netip.Addr)
 	}

 	results = make([]models.PublicIP, len(ips))
-	for range ips {
+	for range len(ips) {
 		aResult := <-resultsCh
 		if aResult.err != nil {
 			if err == nil {
--- a/internal/server/dns.go
+++ b/internal/server/dns.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type dnsHandler struct {
 func (h *dnsHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	r.RequestURI = strings.TrimPrefix(r.RequestURI, "/dns")
 	switch r.RequestURI {
-	case "/status":
+	case "/status": //nolint:goconst
 		switch r.Method {
 		case http.MethodGet:
 			h.getStatus(w)
--- a/internal/server/handler.go
+++ b/internal/server/handler.go
@@ -25,14 +25,13 @@ func newHandler(ctx context.Context, logger Logger, logging bool,
 	handler := &handler{}

 	vpn := newVPNHandler(ctx, vpnLooper, storage, ipv6Supported, logger)
-	openvpn := newOpenvpnHandler(ctx, vpnLooper, logger)
+	openvpn := newOpenvpnHandler(ctx, vpnLooper, pfGetter, logger)
 	dns := newDNSHandler(ctx, dnsLooper, logger)
 	updater := newUpdaterHandler(ctx, updaterLooper, logger)
 	publicip := newPublicIPHandler(publicIPLooper, logger)
-	portForward := newPortForwardHandler(ctx, pfGetter, logger)

 	handler.v0 = newHandlerV0(ctx, logger, vpnLooper, dnsLooper, updaterLooper)
-	handler.v1 = newHandlerV1(logger, buildInfo, vpn, openvpn, dns, updater, publicip, portForward)
+	handler.v1 = newHandlerV1(logger, buildInfo, vpn, openvpn, dns, updater, publicip)

 	authMiddleware, err := auth.New(authSettings, logger)
 	if err != nil {
--- a/internal/server/handlerv0.go
+++ b/internal/server/handlerv0.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (h *handlerV0) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			h.logger.Warn(err.Error())
 		}
 	case "/openvpn/portforwarded":
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "/v1/portforward", http.StatusPermanentRedirect)
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/v1/openvpn/portforwarded", http.StatusPermanentRedirect)
 	case "/openvpn/settings":
 		http.Redirect(w, r, "/v1/openvpn/settings", http.StatusPermanentRedirect)
 	case "/updater/restart":
--- a/internal/server/handlerv1.go
+++ b/internal/server/handlerv1.go
@@ -10,29 +10,27 @@ import (
 )

 func newHandlerV1(w warner, buildInfo models.BuildInformation,
-	vpn, openvpn, dns, updater, publicip, portForward http.Handler,
+	vpn, openvpn, dns, updater, publicip http.Handler,
 ) http.Handler {
 	return &handlerV1{
-		warner:      w,
-		buildInfo:   buildInfo,
-		vpn:         vpn,
-		openvpn:     openvpn,
-		dns:         dns,
-		updater:     updater,
-		publicip:    publicip,
-		portForward: portForward,
+		warner:    w,
+		buildInfo: buildInfo,
+		vpn:       vpn,
+		openvpn:   openvpn,
+		dns:       dns,
+		updater:   updater,
+		publicip:  publicip,
 	}
 }

 type handlerV1 struct {
-	warner      warner
-	buildInfo   models.BuildInformation
-	vpn         http.Handler
-	openvpn     http.Handler
-	dns         http.Handler
-	updater     http.Handler
-	publicip    http.Handler
-	portForward http.Handler
+	warner    warner
+	buildInfo models.BuildInformation
+	vpn       http.Handler
+	openvpn   http.Handler
+	dns       http.Handler
+	updater   http.Handler
+	publicip  http.Handler
 }

 func (h *handlerV1) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -49,8 +47,6 @@ func (h *handlerV1) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		h.updater.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	case strings.HasPrefix(r.RequestURI, "/publicip"):
 		h.publicip.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	case strings.HasPrefix(r.RequestURI, "/portforward"):
-		h.portForward.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	default:
 		errString := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s not found", r.Method, r.RequestURI)
 		http.Error(w, errString, http.StatusBadRequest)
--- a/internal/server/logger.go
+++ b/internal/server/logger.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ type infoWarner interface {

 type infoer interface {
 	Info(s string)
-	Infof(format string, args ...any)
 }

 type warner interface {
--- a/internal/server/middlewares/auth/configfile.go
+++ b/internal/server/middlewares/auth/configfile.go
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import (
 func Read(filepath string) (settings Settings, err error) {
 	file, err := os.Open(filepath)
 	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return Settings{}, nil
+		}
 		return settings, fmt.Errorf("opening file: %w", err)
 	}
 	decoder := toml.NewDecoder(file)
--- a/internal/server/middlewares/auth/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/server/middlewares/auth/middleware.go
@@ -18,15 +18,35 @@ func New(settings Settings, debugLogger DebugLogger) (
 		return &authHandler{
 			childHandler: handler,
 			routeToRoles: routeToRoles,
-			logger:       debugLogger,
+			unprotectedRoutes: map[string]struct{}{
+				http.MethodGet + " /openvpn/actions/restart": {},
+				http.MethodGet + " /unbound/actions/restart": {},
+				http.MethodGet + " /updater/restart":         {},
+				http.MethodGet + " /v1/version":              {},
+				http.MethodGet + " /v1/vpn/status":           {},
+				http.MethodPut + " /v1/vpn/status":           {},
+				// GET /v1/vpn/settings is protected by default
+				// PUT /v1/vpn/settings is protected by default
+				http.MethodGet + " /v1/openvpn/status":        {},
+				http.MethodPut + " /v1/openvpn/status":        {},
+				http.MethodGet + " /v1/openvpn/portforwarded": {},
+				// GET /v1/openvpn/settings is protected by default
+				http.MethodGet + " /v1/dns/status":     {},
+				http.MethodPut + " /v1/dns/status":     {},
+				http.MethodGet + " /v1/updater/status": {},
+				http.MethodPut + " /v1/updater/status": {},
+				http.MethodGet + " /v1/publicip/ip":    {},
+			},
+			logger: debugLogger,
 		}
 	}, nil
 }

 type authHandler struct {
-	childHandler http.Handler
-	routeToRoles map[string][]internalRole
-	logger       DebugLogger
+	childHandler      http.Handler
+	routeToRoles      map[string][]internalRole
+	unprotectedRoutes map[string]struct{} // TODO v3.41.0 remove
+	logger            DebugLogger
 }

 func (h *authHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
@@ -44,6 +64,8 @@ func (h *authHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Reques
 			continue
 		}

+		h.warnIfUnprotectedByDefault(role, route) // TODO v3.41.0 remove
+
 		h.logger.Debugf("access to route %s authorized for role %s", route, role.name)
 		h.childHandler.ServeHTTP(writer, request)
 		return
@@ -64,3 +86,26 @@ func (h *authHandler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Reques
 		route, andStrings(allRoleNames))
 	http.Error(writer, http.StatusText(http.StatusUnauthorized), http.StatusUnauthorized)
 }
+
+func (h *authHandler) warnIfUnprotectedByDefault(role internalRole, route string) {
+	// TODO v3.41.0 remove
+	if role.name != "public" {
+		// custom role name, allow none authentication to be specified
+		return
+	}
+	_, isNoneChecker := role.checker.(*noneMethod)
+	if !isNoneChecker {
+		// not the none authentication method
+		return
+	}
+	_, isUnprotectedByDefault := h.unprotectedRoutes[route]
+	if !isUnprotectedByDefault {
+		// route is not unprotected by default, so this is a user decision
+		return
+	}
+	h.logger.Warnf("route %s is unprotected by default, "+
+		"please set up authentication following the documentation at "+
+		"https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/advanced/control-server.md#authentication "+
+		"since this will become no longer publicly accessible after release v3.40.",
+		route)
+}
--- a/internal/server/middlewares/auth/middleware_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/middlewares/auth/middleware_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,27 @@ func Test_authHandler_ServeHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 			statusCode:    http.StatusUnauthorized,
 			responseBody:  "Unauthorized\n",
 		},
+		"authorized_unprotected_by_default": {
+			settings: Settings{
+				Roles: []Role{
+					{Name: "public", Auth: AuthNone, Routes: []string{"GET /v1/vpn/status"}},
+				},
+			},
+			makeLogger: func(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockDebugLogger {
+				logger := NewMockDebugLogger(ctrl)
+				logger.EXPECT().Warnf("route %s is unprotected by default, "+
+					"please set up authentication following the documentation at "+
+					"https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/advanced/control-server.md#authentication "+
+					"since this will become no longer publicly accessible after release v3.40.",
+					"GET /v1/vpn/status")
+				logger.EXPECT().Debugf("access to route %s authorized for role %s",
+					"GET /v1/vpn/status", "public")
+				return logger
+			},
+			requestMethod: http.MethodGet,
+			requestPath:   "/v1/vpn/status",
+			statusCode:    http.StatusOK,
+		},
 		"authorized_none": {
 			settings: Settings{
 				Roles: []Role{
--- a/internal/server/middlewares/auth/settings.go
+++ b/internal/server/middlewares/auth/settings.go
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 package auth

 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"slices"

 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gosettings/validate"
-	"github.com/qdm12/gotree"
 )

 type Settings struct {
@@ -19,53 +15,32 @@ type Settings struct {
 	Roles []Role
 }

-// SetDefaultRole sets a default role to apply to all routes without a
-// previously user-defined role assigned to. Note the role argument
-// routes are ignored. This should be called BEFORE calling [Settings.SetDefaults].
-func (s *Settings) SetDefaultRole(jsonRole string) error {
-	var role Role
-	decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewBufferString(jsonRole))
-	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
-	err := decoder.Decode(&role)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("decoding default role: %w", err)
-	}
-	if role.Auth == "" {
-		return nil // no default role to set
-	}
-	err = role.Validate()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validating default role: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	authenticatedRoutes := make(map[string]struct{}, len(validRoutes))
-	for _, role := range s.Roles {
-		for _, route := range role.Routes {
-			authenticatedRoutes[route] = struct{}{}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(authenticatedRoutes) == len(validRoutes) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	unauthenticatedRoutes := make([]string, 0, len(validRoutes))
-	for route := range validRoutes {
-		_, authenticated := authenticatedRoutes[route]
-		if !authenticated {
-			unauthenticatedRoutes = append(unauthenticatedRoutes, route)
-		}
-	}
-
-	slices.Sort(unauthenticatedRoutes)
-	role.Routes = unauthenticatedRoutes
-	s.Roles = append(s.Roles, role)
-	return nil
+func (s *Settings) SetDefaults() {
+	s.Roles = gosettings.DefaultSlice(s.Roles, []Role{{ // TODO v3.41.0 leave empty
+		Name: "public",
+		Auth: "none",
+		Routes: []string{
+			http.MethodGet + " /openvpn/actions/restart",
+			http.MethodGet + " /unbound/actions/restart",
+			http.MethodGet + " /updater/restart",
+			http.MethodGet + " /v1/version",
+			http.MethodGet + " /v1/vpn/status",
+			http.MethodPut + " /v1/vpn/status",
+			http.MethodGet + " /v1/openvpn/status",
+			http.MethodPut + " /v1/openvpn/status",
+			http.MethodGet + " /v1/openvpn/portforwarded",
+			http.MethodGet + " /v1/dns/status",
+			http.MethodPut + " /v1/dns/status",
+			http.MethodGet + " /v1/updater/status",
+			http.MethodPut + " /v1/updater/status",
+			http.MethodGet + " /v1/publicip/ip",
+		},
+	}})
 }

 func (s Settings) Validate() (err error) {
 	for i, role := range s.Roles {
-		err = role.Validate()
+		err = role.validate()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("role %s (%d of %d): %w",
 				role.Name, i+1, len(s.Roles), err)
@@ -86,18 +61,18 @@ const (
 type Role struct {
 	// Name is the role name and is only used for documentation
 	// and in the authentication middleware debug logs.
-	Name string `json:"name"`
-	// Auth is the authentication method to use, which can be 'none', 'basic' or 'apikey'.
-	Auth string `json:"auth"`
+	Name string
+	// Auth is the authentication method to use, which can be 'none' or 'apikey'.
+	Auth string
 	// APIKey is the API key to use when using the 'apikey' authentication.
-	APIKey string `json:"apikey"`
+	APIKey string
 	// Username for HTTP Basic authentication method.
-	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Username string
 	// Password for HTTP Basic authentication method.
-	Password string `json:"password"`
+	Password string
 	// Routes is a list of routes that the role can access in the format
 	// "HTTP_METHOD PATH", for example "GET /v1/vpn/status"
-	Routes []string `json:"-"`
+	Routes []string
 }

 var (
@@ -108,7 +83,7 @@ var (
 	ErrRouteNotSupported  = errors.New("route not supported by the control server")
 )

-func (r Role) Validate() (err error) {
+func (r Role) validate() (err error) {
 	err = validate.IsOneOf(r.Auth, AuthNone, AuthAPIKey, AuthBasic)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrMethodNotSupported, r.Auth)
@@ -137,8 +112,6 @@ func (r Role) Validate() (err error) {
 // WARNING: do not mutate programmatically.
 var validRoutes = map[string]struct{}{ //nolint:gochecknoglobals
 	http.MethodGet + " /openvpn/actions/restart":  {},
-	http.MethodGet + " /openvpn/portforwarded":    {},
-	http.MethodGet + " /openvpn/settings":         {},
 	http.MethodGet + " /unbound/actions/restart":  {},
 	http.MethodGet + " /updater/restart":          {},
 	http.MethodGet + " /v1/version":               {},
@@ -155,22 +128,4 @@ var validRoutes = map[string]struct{}{ //nolint:gochecknoglobals
 	http.MethodGet + " /v1/updater/status":        {},
 	http.MethodPut + " /v1/updater/status":        {},
 	http.MethodGet + " /v1/publicip/ip":           {},
-	http.MethodGet + " /v1/portforward":           {},
-}
-
-func (r Role) ToLinesNode() (node *gotree.Node) {
-	node = gotree.New("Role " + r.Name)
-	node.Appendf("Authentication method: %s", r.Auth)
-	switch r.Auth {
-	case AuthNone:
-	case AuthBasic:
-		node.Appendf("Username: %s", r.Username)
-		node.Appendf("Password: %s", gosettings.ObfuscateKey(r.Password))
-	case AuthAPIKey:
-		node.Appendf("API key: %s", gosettings.ObfuscateKey(r.APIKey))
-	default:
-		panic("missing code for authentication method: " + r.Auth)
-	}
-	node.Appendf("Number of routes covered: %d", len(r.Routes))
-	return node
 }
--- a/internal/server/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/server/openvpn.go
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/constants/vpn"
 )

-func newOpenvpnHandler(ctx context.Context, looper VPNLooper, w warner) http.Handler {
+func newOpenvpnHandler(ctx context.Context, looper VPNLooper,
+	pfGetter PortForwardedGetter, w warner,
+) http.Handler {
 	return &openvpnHandler{
 		ctx:    ctx,
 		looper: looper,
+		pf:     pfGetter,
 		warner: w,
 	}
 }
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ func newOpenvpnHandler(ctx context.Context, looper VPNLooper, w warner) http.Han
 type openvpnHandler struct {
 	ctx    context.Context //nolint:containedctx
 	looper VPNLooper
+	pf     PortForwardedGetter
 	warner warner
 }

@@ -43,10 +47,10 @@ func (h *openvpnHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		default:
 			errMethodNotSupported(w, r.Method)
 		}
-	case "/portforwarded": // TODO v4 remove
+	case "/portforwarded":
 		switch r.Method {
 		case http.MethodGet:
-			http.Redirect(w, r, "/v1/portforward", http.StatusMovedPermanently)
+			h.getPortForwarded(w)
 		default:
 			errMethodNotSupported(w, r.Method)
 		}
@@ -118,3 +122,23 @@ func (h *openvpnHandler) getSettings(w http.ResponseWriter) {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+func (h *openvpnHandler) getPortForwarded(w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	ports := h.pf.GetPortsForwarded()
+	encoder := json.NewEncoder(w)
+	var data any
+	switch len(ports) {
+	case 0:
+		data = portWrapper{Port: 0} // TODO v4 change to portsWrapper
+	case 1:
+		data = portWrapper{Port: ports[0]} // TODO v4 change to portsWrapper
+	default:
+		data = portsWrapper{Ports: ports}
+	}
+
+	err := encoder.Encode(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.warner.Warn(err.Error())
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+}
--- a/internal/server/portforward.go
+++ b/internal/server/portforward.go
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-package server
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
-)
-
-func newPortForwardHandler(ctx context.Context,
-	portForward PortForwardedGetter, warner warner,
-) http.Handler {
-	return &portForwardHandler{
-		ctx:         ctx,
-		portForward: portForward,
-		warner:      warner,
-	}
-}
-
-type portForwardHandler struct {
-	ctx         context.Context //nolint:containedctx
-	portForward PortForwardedGetter
-	warner      warner
-}
-
-func (h *portForwardHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	switch r.Method {
-	case http.MethodGet:
-		h.getPortForwarded(w)
-	default:
-		errMethodNotSupported(w, r.Method)
-	}
-}
-
-func (h *portForwardHandler) getPortForwarded(w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	ports := h.portForward.GetPortsForwarded()
-	encoder := json.NewEncoder(w)
-	var data any
-	switch len(ports) {
-	case 0:
-		data = portWrapper{Port: 0} // TODO v4 change to portsWrapper
-	case 1:
-		data = portWrapper{Port: ports[0]} // TODO v4 change to portsWrapper
-	default:
-		data = portsWrapper{Ports: ports}
-	}
-
-	err := encoder.Encode(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		h.warner.Warn(err.Error())
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-	}
-}
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -2,29 +2,31 @@ package server

 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"

-	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/httpserver"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/models"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/server/middlewares/auth"
 )

-func New(ctx context.Context, settings settings.ControlServer, logger Logger,
-	buildInfo models.BuildInformation, openvpnLooper VPNLooper,
+func New(ctx context.Context, address string, logEnabled bool, logger Logger,
+	authConfigPath string, buildInfo models.BuildInformation, openvpnLooper VPNLooper,
 	pfGetter PortForwardedGetter, dnsLooper DNSLoop,
 	updaterLooper UpdaterLooper, publicIPLooper PublicIPLoop, storage Storage,
 	ipv6Supported bool) (
 	server *httpserver.Server, err error,
 ) {
-	authSettings, err := setupAuthMiddleware(settings.AuthFilePath, settings.AuthDefaultRole, logger)
+	authSettings, err := auth.Read(authConfigPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building authentication middleware settings: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading auth settings: %w", err)
+	}
+	authSettings.SetDefaults()
+	err = authSettings.Validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("validating auth settings: %w", err)
 	}

-	handler, err := newHandler(ctx, logger, *settings.Log, authSettings, buildInfo,
+	handler, err := newHandler(ctx, logger, logEnabled, authSettings, buildInfo,
 		openvpnLooper, pfGetter, dnsLooper, updaterLooper, publicIPLooper,
 		storage, ipv6Supported)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, settings settings.ControlServer, logger Logger,
 	}

 	httpServerSettings := httpserver.Settings{
-		Address: *settings.Address,
+		Address: address,
 		Handler: handler,
 		Logger:  logger,
 	}
@@ -44,25 +46,3 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, settings settings.ControlServer, logger Logger,

 	return server, nil
 }
-
-func setupAuthMiddleware(authPath, jsonDefaultRole string, logger Logger) (
-	authSettings auth.Settings, err error,
-) {
-	authSettings, err = auth.Read(authPath)
-	switch {
-	case errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist): // no auth file present
-	case err != nil:
-		return auth.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("reading auth settings: %w", err)
-	default:
-		logger.Infof("read %d roles from authentication file", len(authSettings.Roles))
-	}
-	err = authSettings.SetDefaultRole(jsonDefaultRole)
-	if err != nil {
-		return auth.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("setting default role: %w", err)
-	}
-	err = authSettings.Validate()
-	if err != nil {
-		return auth.Settings{}, fmt.Errorf("validating auth settings: %w", err)
-	}
-	return authSettings, nil
-}
--- a/internal/storage/formatting.go
+++ b/internal/storage/formatting.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (

 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/configuration/settings"
 	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/constants"
+	"github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/constants/vpn"
 )

 func commaJoin(slice []string) string {
@@ -148,9 +149,13 @@ func noServerFoundError(selection settings.ServerSelection) (err error) {
 		messageParts = append(messageParts, "tor only")
 	}

-	if selection.TargetIP.IsValid() {
+	targetIP := selection.OpenVPN.EndpointIP
+	if selection.VPN == vpn.Wireguard {
+		targetIP = selection.Wireguard.EndpointIP
+	}
+	if targetIP.IsValid() {
 		messageParts = append(messageParts,
-			"target ip address "+selection.TargetIP.String())
+			"target ip address "+targetIP.String())
 	}

 	message := "for " + strings.Join(messageParts, "; ")
--- a/internal/storage/mocks_generate_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/mocks_generate_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package storage

-//go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks_test.go -package $GOPACKAGE . Infoer
+//go:generate mockgen -destination=mocks_test.go -package $GOPACKAGE . Logger
--- a/internal/storage/mocks_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/mocks_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
-// Source: github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/storage (interfaces: Infoer)
+// Source: github.com/qdm12/gluetun/internal/storage (interfaces: Logger)

 // Package storage is a generated GoMock package.
 package storage
@@ -10,37 +10,49 @@ import (
 	gomock "github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 )

-// MockInfoer is a mock of Infoer interface.
-type MockInfoer struct {
+// MockLogger is a mock of Logger interface.
+type MockLogger struct {
 	ctrl     *gomock.Controller
-	recorder *MockInfoerMockRecorder
+	recorder *MockLoggerMockRecorder
 }

-// MockInfoerMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockInfoer.
-type MockInfoerMockRecorder struct {
-	mock *MockInfoer
+// MockLoggerMockRecorder is the mock recorder for MockLogger.
+type MockLoggerMockRecorder struct {
+	mock *MockLogger
 }

-// NewMockInfoer creates a new mock instance.
-func NewMockInfoer(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockInfoer {
-	mock := &MockInfoer{ctrl: ctrl}
-	mock.recorder = &MockInfoerMockRecorder{mock}
+// NewMockLogger creates a new mock instance.
+func NewMockLogger(ctrl *gomock.Controller) *MockLogger {
+	mock := &MockLogger{ctrl: ctrl}
+	mock.recorder = &MockLoggerMockRecorder{mock}
 	return mock
 }

 // EXPECT returns an object that allows the caller to indicate expected use.
-func (m *MockInfoer) EXPECT() *MockInfoerMockRecorder {
+func (m *MockLogger) EXPECT() *MockLoggerMockRecorder {
 	return m.recorder
 }

 // Info mocks base method.
-func (m *MockInfoer) Info(arg0 string) {
+func (m *MockLogger) Info(arg0 string) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
 	m.ctrl.Call(m, "Info", arg0)
 }

 // Info indicates an expected call of Info.
-func (mr *MockInfoerMockRecorder) Info(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+func (mr *MockLoggerMockRecorder) Info(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
 	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Info", reflect.TypeOf((*MockInfoer)(nil).Info), arg0)
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Info", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLogger)(nil).Info), arg0)
+}
+
+// Warn mocks base method.
+func (m *MockLogger) Warn(arg0 string) {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	m.ctrl.Call(m, "Warn", arg0)
+}
+
+// Warn indicates an expected call of Warn.
+func (mr *MockLoggerMockRecorder) Warn(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "Warn", reflect.TypeOf((*MockLogger)(nil).Warn), arg0)
 }
--- a/internal/storage/read_test.go
+++ b/internal/storage/read_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func Test_extractServersFromBytes(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)

-			logger := NewMockInfoer(ctrl)
+			logger := NewMockLogger(ctrl)
 			var previousLogCall *gomock.Call
 			for _, logged := range testCase.logged {
 				call := logger.EXPECT().Info(logged)
--- a/internal/storage/servers.json
+++ b/internal/storage/servers.json
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+++ b/Show More
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Quentin McGaw	62c2679da2	fix(cyberghost): log warnings from updater resolver	2025-11-15 17:03:53 +00:00
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Quentin McGaw	83fc91d3c6	fix(publicip): respect PUBLICIP_ENABLED	2025-11-15 17:03:53 +00:00
mutschler	4adeec8223	fix(vpnunlimited): update certificate values (#2835 )	2025-11-15 17:03:53 +00:00
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