nx-tray

System tray application for managing SonicWall NetExtender VPN connections on Linux.

Wraps the nxcli command-line tool in a tray icon with menus for connecting, disconnecting, and managing saved connections.

Features

• Connect/disconnect to saved VPN connections
• View connection status (server, protocol)
• Add, edit, and delete saved connections
• Password prompt via zenity
• Single static binary (~7MB) with embedded icon

Requirements

Runtime:

• NetExtender with nxcli installed (default: /usr/sbin/nxcli)
• zenity (pre-installed on Ubuntu GNOME)
• GNOME with the AppIndicator extension (default on Ubuntu)

Build:

• Go 1.22+
• libayatana-appindicator3-dev
• libgtk-3-dev

Install

From release

wget https://github.com/fbinz/nx-tray/releases/latest/download/nx-tray
chmod +x nx-tray
./nx-tray install

This copies the binary to ~/.local/bin/, extracts the icon to ~/.local/share/icons/, and creates an autostart entry so it launches on login.

From source

sudo apt install golang-go libayatana-appindicator3-dev libgtk-3-dev

git clone https://github.com/fbinz/nx-tray.git
cd nx-tray
make
./nx-tray install

Uninstall

nx-tray uninstall

Removes the binary, icon, and autostart entry.

Usage

nx-tray [command] [flags]

Commands:
  install       install to ~/.local/bin and set up autostart
  uninstall     remove installed files

Flags:
  -nxcli string   path to nxcli binary (default "/usr/sbin/nxcli", env: NXCLI)
  -v              enable info logging
  -vv             enable debug logging (includes nxcli command output)

The tray icon appears in the top panel. Click it to open the menu:

• Status — shows current connection state
• Connect — pick a saved connection, enter password
• Disconnect — disconnect the active VPN
• Connections — add, edit, or delete saved connections
• Quit — exit the tray app

License

MIT