LAN opt-in, mDNS migration, security hardening, path-based routing

- LAN discovery disabled by default (opt-in via [lan] enabled = true)
- Replace custom JSON multicast (239.255.70.78:5390) with standard mDNS
  (_numa._tcp.local on 224.0.0.251:5353) using existing DNS parser
- Instance ID in TXT record for multi-instance self-filtering
- API and proxy bind to 127.0.0.1 by default (0.0.0.0 when LAN enabled)
- Path-based routing: longest prefix match with optional prefix stripping
  via [[services]] routes = [{path, port, strip?}]
- REST API: GET/POST/DELETE /services/{name}/routes
- Dashboard shows route lines per service when configured
- Segment-boundary route matching (prevents /api matching /apiary)
- Route path validation (rejects path traversal)

Closes #11

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

examples/mdns_coexist.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/// Spike: can we bind to mDNS multicast (224.0.0.251:5353) alongside macOS mDNSResponder?
+///
+/// Tests:
+/// 1. Bind UDP socket to 0.0.0.0:5353 with SO_REUSEPORT + SO_REUSEADDR
+/// 2. Join multicast group 224.0.0.251
+/// 3. Send a PTR query for _services._dns-sd._udp.local (standard browse)
+/// 4. Listen for mDNS responses — do we see them alongside mDNSResponder?
+/// 5. Send a _numa._tcp.local announcement — does it conflict?
+///
+/// Run: cargo run --example mdns_coexist
+
+use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddrV4};
+use socket2::{Domain, Protocol, Socket, Type};
+
+const MDNS_ADDR: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(224, 0, 0, 251);
+const MDNS_PORT: u16 = 5353;
+
+fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    println!("=== mDNS coexistence spike ===\n");
+
+    // Step 1: Create UDP socket with SO_REUSEPORT + SO_REUSEADDR
+    let socket = Socket::new(Domain::IPV4, Type::DGRAM, Some(Protocol::UDP))?;
+    socket.set_reuse_address(true)?;
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    socket.set_reuse_port(true)?;
+    println!("[OK] Socket created with SO_REUSEADDR + SO_REUSEPORT");
+
+    // Step 2: Bind to 0.0.0.0:5353
+    let bind_addr = SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED, MDNS_PORT);
+    match socket.bind(&bind_addr.into()) {
+        Ok(()) => println!("[OK] Bound to 0.0.0.0:{}", MDNS_PORT),
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("[FAIL] Cannot bind to port {}: {}", MDNS_PORT, e);
+            println!("       mDNSResponder may not allow port sharing");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Step 3: Join multicast group
+    match socket.join_multicast_v4(&MDNS_ADDR, &Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED) {
+        Ok(()) => println!("[OK] Joined multicast group {}", MDNS_ADDR),
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("[FAIL] Cannot join multicast {}: {}", MDNS_ADDR, e);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Step 4: Send a PTR query for _services._dns-sd._udp.local
+    let query = build_mdns_query("_services._dns-sd._udp.local");
+    let dest = SocketAddrV4::new(MDNS_ADDR, MDNS_PORT);
+    match socket.send_to(&query, &dest.into()) {
+        Ok(n) => println!("[OK] Sent mDNS browse query ({} bytes)", n),
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("[FAIL] Cannot send to multicast: {}", e);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Step 5: Listen for responses (3 second timeout)
+    socket.set_read_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(3)))?;
+    let mut buf = [MaybeUninit::<u8>::zeroed(); 4096];
+    let mut count = 0;
+
+    println!("\nListening for mDNS responses (3s timeout)...\n");
+    loop {
+        match socket.recv_from(&mut buf) {
+            Ok((n, addr)) => {
+                let data: &[u8] = unsafe { &*(&buf[..n] as *const [MaybeUninit<u8>] as *const [u8]) };
+                count += 1;
+                let flags = u16::from_be_bytes([data[2], data[3]]);
+                let is_response = flags & 0x8000 != 0;
+                let qdcount = u16::from_be_bytes([data[4], data[5]]);
+                let ancount = u16::from_be_bytes([data[6], data[7]]);
+                println!(
+                    "  #{} from {} — {} bytes, {}, questions={}, answers={}",
+                    count,
+                    addr.as_socket().map(|s| s.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
+                    n,
+                    if is_response { "RESPONSE" } else { "QUERY" },
+                    qdcount,
+                    ancount,
+                );
+                if count >= 20 {
+                    println!("\n  (capped at 20, stopping)");
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                println!("\n  Timeout — received {} packets total", count);
+                break;
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                println!("[FAIL] recv error: {}", e);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Step 6: Send a _numa._tcp.local announcement
+    let announcement = build_mdns_announcement("_numa._tcp.local", "test-numa._numa._tcp.local", 5380);
+    match socket.send_to(&announcement, &dest.into()) {
+        Ok(n) => println!("\n[OK] Sent _numa._tcp.local announcement ({} bytes)", n),
+        Err(e) => println!("\n[FAIL] Cannot send announcement: {}", e),
+    }
+
+    // Verify we can see our own announcement
+    socket.set_read_timeout(Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2)))?;
+    let mut buf2 = [MaybeUninit::<u8>::zeroed(); 4096];
+    println!("Listening for our announcement echo (2s)...\n");
+    loop {
+        match socket.recv_from(&mut buf2) {
+            Ok((n, addr)) => {
+                let data: &[u8] = unsafe { &*(&buf2[..n] as *const [MaybeUninit<u8>] as *const [u8]) };
+                let flags = u16::from_be_bytes([data[2], data[3]]);
+                let is_response = flags & 0x8000 != 0;
+                if is_response {
+                    println!(
+                        "  Received response from {} ({} bytes) — multicast RX confirmed",
+                        addr.as_socket().map(|s| s.to_string()).unwrap_or_default(),
+                        n
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                println!("  Timeout");
+                break;
+            }
+            Err(_) => break,
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Verdict
+    println!("\n=== Verdict ===");
+    if count > 0 {
+        println!("[PASS] mDNS coexistence works — received {} packets alongside mDNSResponder", count);
+        println!("       Safe to proceed with mDNS-based LAN discovery");
+    } else {
+        println!("[WARN] No mDNS packets received — may need further investigation");
+        println!("       Possible causes: firewall, mDNSResponder not sharing port");
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Build a minimal mDNS PTR query packet
+fn build_mdns_query(name: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut pkt = Vec::new();
+
+    // Header: ID=0, flags=0 (query), QDCOUNT=1
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]); // ID
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]); // Flags (standard query)
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 1]); // QDCOUNT = 1
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]); // ANCOUNT
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]); // NSCOUNT
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]); // ARCOUNT
+
+    // Question: encode name as labels
+    for label in name.split('.') {
+        pkt.push(label.len() as u8);
+        pkt.extend_from_slice(label.as_bytes());
+    }
+    pkt.push(0); // root label
+
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 12]); // QTYPE = PTR (12)
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 1]);  // QCLASS = IN (1)
+
+    pkt
+}
+
+/// Build a minimal mDNS announcement (response with PTR + SRV + TXT)
+fn build_mdns_announcement(service_type: &str, instance_name: &str, port: u16) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut pkt = Vec::new();
+
+    // Header: ID=0, flags=0x8400 (response, authoritative), ANCOUNT=1
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]);       // ID
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0x84, 0x00]); // Flags: QR=1, AA=1
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]);       // QDCOUNT
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 1]);       // ANCOUNT = 1 (just PTR for now)
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]);       // NSCOUNT
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0]);       // ARCOUNT
+
+    // PTR record: _numa._tcp.local → test-numa._numa._tcp.local
+    encode_name(&mut pkt, service_type);
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 12]);      // TYPE = PTR
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 1]);       // CLASS = IN
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&[0, 0, 0, 120]); // TTL = 120s
+
+    // RDATA: the instance name
+    let mut rdata = Vec::new();
+    encode_name(&mut rdata, instance_name);
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&(rdata.len() as u16).to_be_bytes()); // RDLENGTH
+    pkt.extend_from_slice(&rdata);
+
+    let _ = port; // SRV record would use this — omitted for spike simplicity
+
+    pkt
+}
+
+fn encode_name(buf: &mut Vec<u8>, name: &str) {
+    for label in name.split('.') {
+        buf.push(label.len() as u8);
+        buf.extend_from_slice(label.as_bytes());
+    }
+    buf.push(0);
+}

numa.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [server]
 bind_addr = "0.0.0.0:53"
 api_port = 5380
+# api_bind_addr = "127.0.0.1"  # default; set to "0.0.0.0" for LAN dashboard access
 
 # [upstream]
 # address = ""       # auto-detect from system resolver (default)
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ enabled = true
 port = 80
 tls_port = 443
 tld = "numa"
+# bind_addr = "127.0.0.1"  # default; auto 0.0.0.0 when [lan] enabled
 
 # Pre-configured services (numa.numa is always added automatically)
 # [[services]]
@@ -40,3 +42,9 @@ tld = "numa"
 # record_type = "A"
 # value = "127.0.0.1"
 # ttl = 60
+
+# LAN service discovery via mDNS (disabled by default — no network traffic unless enabled)
+# [lan]
+# enabled = true              # discover other Numa instances via mDNS (_numa._tcp.local)
+# broadcast_interval_secs = 30
+# peer_timeout_secs = 90

site/dashboard.html

@@ -1098,12 +1098,20 @@ function renderServices(entries) {
         ? '<span class="lan-badge shared" title="Reachable from other devices on the network">LAN</span>'
         : '<span class="lan-badge local-only" title="Bound to localhost — not reachable from other devices. Start with 0.0.0.0 to share on LAN.">local only</span>')
       : '';
+    const routeLines = (e.routes || []).map(r =>
+      `<div class="service-port" style="color:var(--text-dim);">` +
+        `<span style="display:inline-block;min-width:60px;">${r.path}</span> ` +
+        `&rarr; :${r.port}` +
+        (r.strip ? ` <span style="opacity:0.6;">(strip)</span>` : '') +
+      `</div>`
+    ).join('');
     return `
     <div class="service-item">
       <span class="health-dot ${e.healthy ? 'up' : 'down'}" title="${e.healthy ? 'running' : 'not reachable'}"></span>
       <div class="service-info">
         <div class="service-name"><a href="${e.url}" target="_blank">${e.name}.numa</a>${lanBadge}</div>
         <div class="service-port">localhost:${e.target_port} &rarr; proxied</div>
+        ${routeLines}
       </div>
       ${e.name === 'numa' ? '' : `<button class="btn-delete" onclick="deleteService('${e.name}')" title="Remove service">&times;</button>`}
     </div>

src/api.rs

@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ pub fn router(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>) -> Router {
         .route("/services", get(list_services))
         .route("/services", post(create_service))
         .route("/services/{name}", delete(remove_service))
+        .route("/services/{name}/routes", get(list_routes))
+        .route("/services/{name}/routes", post(add_route))
+        .route("/services/{name}/routes", delete(remove_route))
         .with_state(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -596,6 +599,8 @@ struct ServiceResponse {
     url: String,
     healthy: bool,
     lan_accessible: bool,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+    routes: Vec<crate::service_store::RouteEntry>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -610,7 +615,7 @@ async fn list_services(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<ServiceRes
         store
             .list()
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|e| (e.name.clone(), e.target_port))
+            .map(|e| (e.name.clone(), e.target_port, e.routes.clone()))
             .collect()
     };
     let tld = &ctx.proxy_tld;
@@ -619,7 +624,7 @@ async fn list_services(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<ServiceRes
 
     let check_futures: Vec<_> = entries
         .iter()
-        .map(|(_, port)| {
+        .map(|(_, port, _)| {
             let port = *port;
             let localhost = std::net::SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], port));
             let lan_addr = lan_ip.map(|ip| std::net::SocketAddr::new(ip.into(), port));
@@ -639,12 +644,13 @@ async fn list_services(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<Vec<ServiceRes
         .into_iter()
         .zip(check_results)
         .map(
-            |((name, port), (healthy, lan_accessible))| ServiceResponse {
+            |((name, port, routes), (healthy, lan_accessible))| ServiceResponse {
                 url: format!("http://{}.{}", name, tld),
                 name,
                 target_port: port,
                 healthy,
                 lan_accessible,
+                routes,
             },
         )
         .collect();
@@ -694,6 +700,7 @@ async fn create_service(
             target_port: req.target_port,
             healthy,
             lan_accessible,
+            routes: Vec::new(),
         }),
     ))
 }
@@ -710,6 +717,67 @@ async fn remove_service(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>, Path(name): Path<Stri
     }
 }
 
+// --- Route handlers ---
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct AddRouteRequest {
+    path: String,
+    port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    strip: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct RemoveRouteRequest {
+    path: String,
+}
+
+async fn list_routes(
+    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
+    Path(name): Path<String>,
+) -> Result<Json<Vec<crate::service_store::RouteEntry>>, StatusCode> {
+    let store = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+    match store.lookup(&name) {
+        Some(entry) => Ok(Json(entry.routes.clone())),
+        None => Err(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn add_route(
+    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
+    Path(name): Path<String>,
+    Json(req): Json<AddRouteRequest>,
+) -> Result<StatusCode, (StatusCode, String)> {
+    if req.path.is_empty() || !req.path.starts_with('/') {
+        return Err((StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "path must start with /".into()));
+    }
+    if req.path.contains("/../") || req.path.ends_with("/..") {
+        return Err((StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "path must not contain '..'".into()));
+    }
+    if req.port == 0 {
+        return Err((StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "port must be > 0".into()));
+    }
+    let mut store = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+    if store.add_route(&name, req.path, req.port, req.strip) {
+        Ok(StatusCode::CREATED)
+    } else {
+        Err((StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, format!("service '{}' not found", name)))
+    }
+}
+
+async fn remove_route(
+    State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>,
+    Path(name): Path<String>,
+    Json(req): Json<RemoveRouteRequest>,
+) -> StatusCode {
+    let mut store = ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
+    if store.remove_route(&name, &req.path) {
+        StatusCode::NO_CONTENT
+    } else {
+        StatusCode::NOT_FOUND
+    }
+}
+
 async fn check_tcp(addr: std::net::SocketAddr) -> bool {
     tokio::time::timeout(
         std::time::Duration::from_millis(100),

src/config.rs

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     pub bind_addr: String,
     #[serde(default = "default_api_port")]
     pub api_port: u16,
+    #[serde(default = "default_api_bind_addr")]
+    pub api_bind_addr: String,
 }
 
 impl Default for ServerConfig {
@@ -42,10 +44,15 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
         ServerConfig {
             bind_addr: default_bind_addr(),
             api_port: default_api_port(),
+            api_bind_addr: default_api_bind_addr(),
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn default_api_bind_addr() -> String {
+    "127.0.0.1".to_string()
+}
+
 fn default_bind_addr() -> String {
     "0.0.0.0:53".to_string()
 }
@@ -172,6 +179,8 @@ pub struct ProxyConfig {
     pub tls_port: u16,
     #[serde(default = "default_proxy_tld")]
     pub tld: String,
+    #[serde(default = "default_proxy_bind_addr")]
+    pub bind_addr: String,
 }
 
 impl Default for ProxyConfig {
@@ -181,10 +190,15 @@ impl Default for ProxyConfig {
             port: default_proxy_port(),
             tls_port: default_proxy_tls_port(),
             tld: default_proxy_tld(),
+            bind_addr: default_proxy_bind_addr(),
         }
     }
 }
 
+fn default_proxy_bind_addr() -> String {
+    "127.0.0.1".to_string()
+}
+
 fn default_proxy_enabled() -> bool {
     true
 }
@@ -202,16 +216,14 @@ fn default_proxy_tld() -> String {
 pub struct ServiceConfig {
     pub name: String,
     pub target_port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub routes: Vec<crate::service_store::RouteEntry>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct LanConfig {
     #[serde(default = "default_lan_enabled")]
     pub enabled: bool,
-    #[serde(default = "default_lan_multicast_group")]
-    pub multicast_group: String,
-    #[serde(default = "default_lan_port")]
-    pub port: u16,
     #[serde(default = "default_lan_broadcast_interval")]
     pub broadcast_interval_secs: u64,
     #[serde(default = "default_lan_peer_timeout")]
@@ -222,8 +234,6 @@ impl Default for LanConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         LanConfig {
             enabled: default_lan_enabled(),
-            multicast_group: default_lan_multicast_group(),
-            port: default_lan_port(),
             broadcast_interval_secs: default_lan_broadcast_interval(),
             peer_timeout_secs: default_lan_peer_timeout(),
         }
@@ -231,13 +241,7 @@ impl Default for LanConfig {
 }
 
 fn default_lan_enabled() -> bool {
-    true
+    false
-}
-fn default_lan_multicast_group() -> String {
-    "239.255.70.78".to_string()
-}
-fn default_lan_port() -> u16 {
-    5390
 }
 fn default_lan_broadcast_interval() -> u64 {
     30

src/lan.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
+use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use log::{debug, info, warn};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::buffer::BytePacketBuffer;
 use crate::config::LanConfig;
 use crate::ctx::ServerCtx;
+use crate::header::DnsHeader;
+use crate::question::{DnsQuestion, QueryType};
+
+// --- Constants ---
+
+const MDNS_ADDR: Ipv4Addr = Ipv4Addr::new(224, 0, 0, 251);
+const MDNS_PORT: u16 = 5353;
+const SERVICE_TYPE: &str = "_numa._tcp.local";
+const MDNS_TTL: u32 = 120;
 
 // --- Peer Store ---
 
@@ -63,20 +72,7 @@ impl PeerStore {
     }
 }
 
-// --- Multicast ---
+// --- mDNS Discovery ---
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct Announcement {
-    instance_id: u64,
-    host: String,
-    services: Vec<AnnouncedService>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-struct AnnouncedService {
-    name: String,
-    port: u16,
-}
 
 pub fn detect_lan_ip() -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
     let socket = std::net::UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").ok()?;
@@ -87,46 +83,40 @@ pub fn detect_lan_ip() -> Option<Ipv4Addr> {
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn start_lan_discovery(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, config: &LanConfig) {
+fn get_hostname() -> String {
-    let multicast_group: Ipv4Addr = match config.multicast_group.parse::<Ipv4Addr>() {
+    std::process::Command::new("hostname")
-        Ok(g) if g.is_multicast() => g,
+        .arg("-s")
-        Ok(g) => {
+        .output()
-            warn!("LAN: {} is not a multicast address (224.0.0.0/4)", g);
+        .ok()
-            return;
+        .and_then(|o| String::from_utf8(o.stdout).ok())
+        .map(|h| h.trim().to_string())
+        .filter(|h| !h.is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "numa".to_string())
 }
-        Err(e) => {
-            warn!(
-                "LAN: invalid multicast group {}: {}",
-                config.multicast_group, e
-            );
-            return;
-        }
-    };
-    let port = config.port;
-    let interval = Duration::from_secs(config.broadcast_interval_secs);
 
-    let instance_id: u64 = {
+/// Generate a per-process instance ID for self-filtering on multi-instance hosts
-        let pid = std::process::id() as u64;
+fn instance_id() -> String {
-        let ts = std::time::SystemTime::now()
+    format!("{}:{}", std::process::id(), std::time::SystemTime::now()
         .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
         .unwrap_or_default()
-            .as_nanos() as u64;
+        .as_nanos() % 1_000_000)
-        pid ^ ts
+}
-    };
+
+pub async fn start_lan_discovery(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, config: &LanConfig) {
+    let interval = Duration::from_secs(config.broadcast_interval_secs);
     let local_ip = *ctx.lan_ip.lock().unwrap();
+    let hostname = get_hostname();
+    let our_instance_id = instance_id();
+
     info!(
-        "LAN discovery on {}:{}, local IP {}, instance {:016x}",
+        "LAN discovery via mDNS on {}:{}, local IP {}, instance {}._numa._tcp.local",
-        multicast_group, port, local_ip, instance_id
+        MDNS_ADDR, MDNS_PORT, local_ip, hostname
     );
 
-    // Create socket with SO_REUSEADDR for multicast
+    let std_socket = match create_mdns_socket() {
-    let std_socket = match create_multicast_socket(multicast_group, port) {
         Ok(s) => s,
         Err(e) => {
-            warn!(
+            warn!("LAN: could not bind mDNS socket: {} — LAN discovery disabled", e);
-                "LAN: could not bind multicast socket: {} — LAN discovery disabled",
-                e
-            );
             return;
         }
     };
@@ -138,81 +128,264 @@ pub async fn start_lan_discovery(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, config: &LanConfig) {
         }
     };
     let socket = Arc::new(socket);
+    let dest = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(MDNS_ADDR), MDNS_PORT);
 
-    // Spawn sender
+    // Spawn sender: announce our services periodically
     let sender_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
     let sender_socket = Arc::clone(&socket);
-    let dest = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(multicast_group), port);
+    let sender_hostname = hostname.clone();
+    let sender_instance_id = our_instance_id.clone();
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         let mut ticker = tokio::time::interval(interval);
         loop {
             ticker.tick().await;
-            let services: Vec<AnnouncedService> = {
+            let services: Vec<(String, u16)> = {
                 let store = sender_ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
-                store
+                store.list().iter().map(|e| (e.name.clone(), e.target_port)).collect()
-                    .list()
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|e| AnnouncedService {
-                        name: e.name.clone(),
-                        port: e.target_port,
-                    })
-                    .collect()
             };
             if services.is_empty() {
                 continue;
             }
-            let current_ip = sender_ctx.lan_ip.lock().unwrap().to_string();
+            let current_ip = *sender_ctx.lan_ip.lock().unwrap();
-            let announcement = Announcement {
+            if let Ok(pkt) = build_announcement(&sender_hostname, current_ip, &services, &sender_instance_id) {
-                instance_id,
+                let _ = sender_socket.send_to(pkt.filled(), dest).await;
-                host: current_ip,
-                services,
-            };
-            if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_vec(&announcement) {
-                let _ = sender_socket.send_to(&json, dest).await;
             }
         }
     });
 
-    // Receiver loop
+    // Send initial browse query
+    if let Ok(pkt) = build_browse_query() {
+        let _ = socket.send_to(pkt.filled(), dest).await;
+    }
+
+    // Receiver loop: parse mDNS responses for _numa._tcp
     let mut buf = vec![0u8; 4096];
     loop {
-        let (len, src) = match socket.recv_from(&mut buf).await {
+        let (len, _src) = match socket.recv_from(&mut buf).await {
             Ok(r) => r,
             Err(e) => {
-                debug!("LAN recv error: {}", e);
+                debug!("mDNS recv error: {}", e);
                 continue;
             }
         };
-        let announcement: Announcement = match serde_json::from_slice(&buf[..len]) {
+
-            Ok(a) => a,
+        let data = &buf[..len];
-            Err(_) => continue,
+        if let Some((services, peer_ip, peer_id)) = parse_mdns_response(data) {
-        };
+            // Skip our own announcements via instance ID (works on multi-instance same-host)
-        // Skip self-announcements
+            if peer_id.as_deref() == Some(our_instance_id.as_str()) {
-        if announcement.instance_id == instance_id {
                 continue;
             }
-        let peer_ip: IpAddr = match announcement.host.parse() {
+            if !services.is_empty() {
-            Ok(ip) => ip,
-            Err(_) => continue,
-        };
-        let services: Vec<(String, u16)> = announcement
-            .services
-            .iter()
-            .map(|s| (s.name.clone(), s.port))
-            .collect();
-        let count = services.len();
                 ctx.lan_peers.lock().unwrap().update(peer_ip, &services);
-        debug!(
+                debug!("LAN: {} services from {} (mDNS)", services.len(), peer_ip);
-            "LAN: {} services from {} (via {})",
+            }
-            count, announcement.host, src
+        }
-        );
     }
 }
 
-fn create_multicast_socket(group: Ipv4Addr, port: u16) -> std::io::Result<std::net::UdpSocket> {
+// --- mDNS Packet Building ---
-    use std::net::SocketAddrV4;
 
-    let addr = SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED, port);
+fn build_browse_query() -> crate::Result<BytePacketBuffer> {
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+
+    let mut header = DnsHeader::new();
+    header.questions = 1;
+    header.write(&mut buf)?;
+
+    DnsQuestion::new(SERVICE_TYPE.to_string(), QueryType::PTR).write(&mut buf)?;
+
+    Ok(buf)
+}
+
+fn build_announcement(
+    hostname: &str,
+    ip: Ipv4Addr,
+    services: &[(String, u16)],
+    inst_id: &str,
+) -> crate::Result<BytePacketBuffer> {
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    let instance_name = format!("{}._numa._tcp.local", hostname);
+    let host_local = format!("{}.local", hostname);
+
+    let mut header = DnsHeader::new();
+    header.response = true;
+    header.authoritative_answer = true;
+    header.answers = 4; // PTR + SRV + TXT + A
+    header.write(&mut buf)?;
+
+    // PTR: _numa._tcp.local → <hostname>._numa._tcp.local
+    write_record_header(&mut buf, SERVICE_TYPE, QueryType::PTR.to_num(), 1, MDNS_TTL)?;
+    let rdlen_pos = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;
+    let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_qname(&instance_name)?;
+    patch_rdlen(&mut buf, rdlen_pos, rdata_start)?;
+
+    // SRV: <instance>._numa._tcp.local → <hostname>.local
+    // Port in SRV is informational; actual service ports are in TXT
+    write_record_header(&mut buf, &instance_name, QueryType::SRV.to_num(), 0x8001, MDNS_TTL)?;
+    let rdlen_pos = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;
+    let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;     // priority
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;     // weight
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;     // port (services have individual ports in TXT)
+    buf.write_qname(&host_local)?;
+    patch_rdlen(&mut buf, rdlen_pos, rdata_start)?;
+
+    // TXT: services + instance ID for self-filtering
+    write_record_header(&mut buf, &instance_name, QueryType::TXT.to_num(), 0x8001, MDNS_TTL)?;
+    let rdlen_pos = buf.pos();
+    buf.write_u16(0)?;
+    let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+    let svc_str = services
+        .iter()
+        .map(|(name, port)| format!("{}:{}", name, port))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(",");
+    write_txt_string(&mut buf, &format!("services={}", svc_str))?;
+    write_txt_string(&mut buf, &format!("id={}", inst_id))?;
+    patch_rdlen(&mut buf, rdlen_pos, rdata_start)?;
+
+    // A: <hostname>.local → IP
+    write_record_header(&mut buf, &host_local, QueryType::A.to_num(), 0x8001, MDNS_TTL)?;
+    buf.write_u16(4)?;
+    for &b in &ip.octets() {
+        buf.write_u8(b)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(buf)
+}
+
+fn write_record_header(
+    buf: &mut BytePacketBuffer,
+    name: &str,
+    rtype: u16,
+    class: u16,
+    ttl: u32,
+) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    buf.write_qname(name)?;
+    buf.write_u16(rtype)?;
+    buf.write_u16(class)?;
+    buf.write_u32(ttl)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn patch_rdlen(buf: &mut BytePacketBuffer, rdlen_pos: usize, rdata_start: usize) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    let rdlen = (buf.pos() - rdata_start) as u16;
+    buf.set_u16(rdlen_pos, rdlen)
+}
+
+fn write_txt_string(buf: &mut BytePacketBuffer, s: &str) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+    for chunk in bytes.chunks(255) {
+        buf.write_u8(chunk.len() as u8)?;
+        for &b in chunk {
+            buf.write_u8(b)?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+// --- mDNS Packet Parsing ---
+
+/// Returns (services, peer_ip, instance_id) if this is a Numa mDNS announcement
+fn parse_mdns_response(data: &[u8]) -> Option<(Vec<(String, u16)>, IpAddr, Option<String>)> {
+    if data.len() < 12 {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let mut buf = BytePacketBuffer::new();
+    buf.buf[..data.len()].copy_from_slice(data);
+
+    let mut header = DnsHeader::new();
+    header.read(&mut buf).ok()?;
+
+    if !header.response || header.answers == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    // Skip questions
+    for _ in 0..header.questions {
+        let mut q = DnsQuestion::new(String::new(), QueryType::UNKNOWN(0));
+        q.read(&mut buf).ok()?;
+    }
+
+    let total = header.answers + header.authoritative_entries + header.resource_entries;
+    let mut txt_services: Option<Vec<(String, u16)>> = None;
+    let mut peer_instance_id: Option<String> = None;
+    let mut a_ip: Option<IpAddr> = None;
+    let mut name = String::with_capacity(64);
+
+    for _ in 0..total {
+        if buf.pos() >= data.len() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        name.clear();
+        if buf.read_qname(&mut name).is_err() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let rtype = buf.read_u16().unwrap_or(0);
+        let _rclass = buf.read_u16().unwrap_or(0);
+        let _ttl = buf.read_u32().unwrap_or(0);
+        let rdlength = buf.read_u16().unwrap_or(0) as usize;
+        let rdata_start = buf.pos();
+
+        match rtype {
+            t if t == QueryType::TXT.to_num() && name.contains("_numa._tcp") => {
+                let mut pos = rdata_start;
+                while pos < rdata_start + rdlength && pos < data.len() {
+                    let txt_len = data[pos] as usize;
+                    pos += 1;
+                    if pos + txt_len > data.len() {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    if let Ok(txt) = std::str::from_utf8(&data[pos..pos + txt_len]) {
+                        if let Some(val) = txt.strip_prefix("services=") {
+                            let svcs: Vec<(String, u16)> = val
+                                .split(',')
+                                .filter_map(|s| {
+                                    let mut parts = s.splitn(2, ':');
+                                    let svc_name = parts.next()?.to_string();
+                                    let port = parts.next()?.parse().ok()?;
+                                    Some((svc_name, port))
+                                })
+                                .collect();
+                            if !svcs.is_empty() {
+                                txt_services = Some(svcs);
+                            }
+                        } else if let Some(id) = txt.strip_prefix("id=") {
+                            peer_instance_id = Some(id.to_string());
+                        }
+                    }
+                    pos += txt_len;
+                }
+            }
+            t if t == QueryType::A.to_num() && rdlength == 4 && rdata_start + 4 <= data.len() => {
+                a_ip = Some(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(
+                    data[rdata_start],
+                    data[rdata_start + 1],
+                    data[rdata_start + 2],
+                    data[rdata_start + 3],
+                )));
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        buf.seek(rdata_start + rdlength).ok();
+    }
+
+    let services = txt_services?;
+    // Trust the A record IP if present, otherwise this isn't a complete announcement
+    let peer_ip = a_ip?;
+
+    Some((services, peer_ip, peer_instance_id))
+}
+
+fn create_mdns_socket() -> std::io::Result<std::net::UdpSocket> {
+    let addr = SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED, MDNS_PORT);
     let socket = socket2::Socket::new(
         socket2::Domain::IPV4,
         socket2::Type::DGRAM,
@@ -223,6 +396,6 @@ fn create_multicast_socket(group: Ipv4Addr, port: u16) -> std::io::Result<std::n
     socket.set_reuse_port(true)?;
     socket.set_nonblocking(true)?;
     socket.bind(&socket2::SockAddr::from(addr))?;
-    socket.join_multicast_v4(&group, &Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED)?;
+    socket.join_multicast_v4(&MDNS_ADDR, &Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED)?;
     Ok(socket.into())
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
 
     // Build service store: config services + persisted user services
     let mut service_store = ServiceStore::new();
-    service_store.insert_from_config("numa", config.server.api_port);
+    service_store.insert_from_config("numa", config.server.api_port, Vec::new());
     for svc in &config.services {
-        service_store.insert_from_config(&svc.name, svc.target_port);
+        service_store.insert_from_config(&svc.name, svc.target_port, svc.routes.clone());
     }
     service_store.load_persisted();
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
     }
     if config.lan.enabled {
         eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mLAN\x1b[0m       {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m",
-            format!("{}:{}", config.lan.multicast_group, config.lan.port));
+            "mDNS (_numa._tcp.local)");
     }
     if !ctx.forwarding_rules.is_empty() {
         eprintln!("\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m  ║\x1b[0m  \x1b[38;2;107;124;78mRouting\x1b[0m   {:<30}\x1b[38;2;192;98;58m║\x1b[0m",
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
 
     // Spawn HTTP API server
     let api_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
-    let api_addr: SocketAddr = format!("0.0.0.0:{}", api_port).parse()?;
+    let api_addr: SocketAddr = format!("{}:{}", config.server.api_bind_addr, api_port).parse()?;
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         let app = numa::api::router(api_ctx);
         let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(api_addr).await.unwrap();
@@ -213,12 +213,19 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
         axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
     });
 
+    // Proxy binds 0.0.0.0 when LAN is enabled (cross-machine access), otherwise config value
+    let proxy_bind: std::net::Ipv4Addr = if config.lan.enabled {
+        std::net::Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED
+    } else {
+        config.proxy.bind_addr.parse().unwrap_or(std::net::Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST)
+    };
+
     // Spawn HTTP reverse proxy for .numa domains
     if config.proxy.enabled {
         let proxy_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
         let proxy_port = config.proxy.port;
         tokio::spawn(async move {
-            numa::proxy::start_proxy(proxy_ctx, proxy_port).await;
+            numa::proxy::start_proxy(proxy_ctx, proxy_port, proxy_bind).await;
         });
     }
 
@@ -237,7 +244,7 @@ async fn main() -> numa::Result<()> {
                 let proxy_ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
                 let tls_port = config.proxy.tls_port;
                 tokio::spawn(async move {
-                    numa::proxy::start_proxy_tls(proxy_ctx, tls_port, tls_config).await;
+                    numa::proxy::start_proxy_tls(proxy_ctx, tls_port, proxy_bind, tls_config).await;
                 });
             }
             Err(e) => {

src/proxy.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use axum::body::Body;
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ struct ProxyState {
     client: HttpClient,
 }
 
-pub async fn start_proxy(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16) {
+pub async fn start_proxy(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, bind_addr: Ipv4Addr) {
-    let addr: SocketAddr = ([0, 0, 0, 0], port).into();
+    let addr: SocketAddr = (bind_addr, port).into();
     let listener = match tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await {
         Ok(l) => l,
         Err(e) => {
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ pub async fn start_proxy(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16) {
     axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
 }
 
-pub async fn start_proxy_tls(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, tls_config: Arc<ServerConfig>) {
+pub async fn start_proxy_tls(ctx: Arc<ServerCtx>, port: u16, bind_addr: Ipv4Addr, tls_config: Arc<ServerConfig>) {
-    let addr: SocketAddr = ([0, 0, 0, 0], port).into();
+    let addr: SocketAddr = (bind_addr, port).into();
     let listener = match tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).await {
         Ok(l) => l,
         Err(e) => {
@@ -135,14 +135,17 @@ async fn proxy_handler(State(state): State<ProxyState>, req: Request) -> axum::r
         }
     };
 
-    let (target_host, target_port) = {
+    let request_path = req.uri().path().to_string();
+
+    let (target_host, target_port, rewritten_path) = {
         let store = state.ctx.services.lock().unwrap();
         if let Some(entry) = store.lookup(&service_name) {
-            ("localhost".to_string(), entry.target_port)
+            let (port, path) = entry.resolve_route(&request_path);
+            ("localhost".to_string(), port, path)
         } else {
             let mut peers = state.ctx.lan_peers.lock().unwrap();
             match peers.lookup(&service_name) {
-                Some((ip, port)) => (ip.to_string(), port),
+                Some((ip, port)) => (ip.to_string(), port, request_path.clone()),
                 None => {
                 return (
                     StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
@@ -268,13 +271,9 @@ pre .str {{ color: #d48a5a }}
         }
     };
 
-    let path_and_query = req
+    let query_string = req.uri().query().map(|q| format!("?{}", q)).unwrap_or_default();
-        .uri()
-        .path_and_query()
-        .map(|pq| pq.as_str())
-        .unwrap_or("/");
     let target_uri: hyper::Uri =
-        format!("http://{}:{}{}", target_host, target_port, path_and_query)
+        format!("http://{}:{}{}{}", target_host, target_port, rewritten_path, query_string)
             .parse()
             .unwrap();
 

src/service_store.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,47 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct ServiceEntry {
     pub name: String,
     pub target_port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub routes: Vec<RouteEntry>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RouteEntry {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub port: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub strip: bool,
+}
+
+impl ServiceEntry {
+    /// Resolve backend port and (possibly rewritten) path for a request
+    pub fn resolve_route(&self, request_path: &str) -> (u16, String) {
+        // Longest prefix match
+        let matched = self.routes.iter()
+            .filter(|r| {
+                request_path == r.path
+                    || request_path.starts_with(&r.path)
+                        && (r.path.ends_with('/') || request_path.as_bytes().get(r.path.len()) == Some(&b'/'))
+            })
+            .max_by_key(|r| r.path.len());
+
+        match matched {
+            Some(route) => {
+                let path = if route.strip {
+                    let stripped = &request_path[route.path.len()..];
+                    if stripped.is_empty() || !stripped.starts_with('/') {
+                        format!("/{}", stripped.trim_start_matches('/'))
+                    } else {
+                        stripped.to_string()
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    request_path.to_string()
+                };
+                (route.port, path)
+            }
+            None => (self.target_port, request_path.to_string()),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct ServiceStore {
@@ -34,7 +75,7 @@ impl ServiceStore {
     }
 
     /// Insert a service from numa.toml config (not persisted)
-    pub fn insert_from_config(&mut self, name: &str, target_port: u16) {
+    pub fn insert_from_config(&mut self, name: &str, target_port: u16, routes: Vec<RouteEntry>) {
         let key = name.to_lowercase();
         self.config_services.insert(key.clone());
         self.entries.insert(
@@ -42,6 +83,7 @@ impl ServiceStore {
             ServiceEntry {
                 name: key,
                 target_port,
+                routes,
             },
         );
     }
@@ -54,11 +96,37 @@ impl ServiceStore {
             ServiceEntry {
                 name: key,
                 target_port,
+                routes: Vec::new(),
             },
         );
         self.save();
     }
 
+    pub fn add_route(&mut self, service: &str, path: String, port: u16, strip: bool) -> bool {
+        let key = service.to_lowercase();
+        if let Some(entry) = self.entries.get_mut(&key) {
+            entry.routes.retain(|r| r.path != path);
+            entry.routes.push(RouteEntry { path, port, strip });
+            self.save();
+            true
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove_route(&mut self, service: &str, path: &str) -> bool {
+        let key = service.to_lowercase();
+        if let Some(entry) = self.entries.get_mut(&key) {
+            let before = entry.routes.len();
+            entry.routes.retain(|r| r.path != path);
+            if entry.routes.len() < before {
+                self.save();
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
     pub fn lookup(&self, name: &str) -> Option<&ServiceEntry> {
         self.entries.get(&name.to_lowercase())
     }