Operating FYRwall

Daily workflow

1. Open the web UI at http://127.0.0.1:7443 (or your configured domain)
2. The dashboard shows health, backend, policy owner and rule count
3. Rules page: read, search and validate rules; apply changes transactionally
4. Health page: live component status
5. Notifications: persistent, deduplicated issues with remediation hints

CLI essentials

fyrwall status          # firewall + ownership summary
fyrwall doctor          # read-only diagnostics
fyrwall preflight       # diagnostics + backend detection
fyrwall restore list    # list restore points
fyrwall restore create  # manual restore pointCopy

Tray and desktop integration

On desktop Linux with a tray: FYRwall appears in the system tray after

fyrwall setup enables it, with menu entries: Open Web UI, Restart

services, Stop, Quit. It is also registered in your application menu

and can be removed like any app (fyrwall uninstall or the uninstaller

script).

Users and roles

Roles: super admin, admin, operator, auditor, viewer.

Admins manage users under Users & Access: create, disable, reset

passwords, revoke sessions. All actions are audited.

Restore points

Created automatically before every change. Retention: 50 automatic,

20 manual by default, both configurable. Restoring shows a diff first

and snapshots current state before restoring.