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Config safety

You cannot break this box permanently

Every change you make is saved automatically, so a mistake is always one click from undone. And if the web page itself becomes unreachable, a serial console built into the box can still fix it, reset the password, or restore a safe firewall. This is the feature that turns a bad 2am change into a two-minute fix instead of a drive to the site.

~500 protected settings · 200-deep history · works with no network

The firewall will not let you lock yourself out

A firewall rule is only as safe as the person writing it. Firecradle checks its own homework.

The firewall checks itself first
Before any rule change is applied, Firecradle checks that you can still reach the management page. If a rule would cut you off, it is rejected.
The recovery menu backs it up
Even if something else goes wrong, the serial console can restore a known-safe firewall in a couple of minutes, from the box itself.

Every change is already saved

You do not have to remember a save button. Firecradle takes one for you, every single time something actually changes.

Every change, saved automatically
Change a firewall rule, a VPN setting, anything at all, and Firecradle saves a snapshot right then. You never have to remember to save.
200 snapshots deep
Firecradle keeps a rolling history of your last 200 automatic snapshots, so you can go back further than just your last change.
No duplicate clutter
If a change did not actually change anything, no new snapshot is made. The history stays meaningful, not noisy.
Labelled in plain language
Each snapshot says what changed, like "firewall rules changed", and who made the change. No cryptic version numbers to decode.

Undo a change like you'd undo a typo

See what changed, in plain language, then roll it back in one click. Or set your own checkpoint before you try something risky.

One-click rollback
Pick any past snapshot and roll back to it in one click. Firecradle shows you a plain-language diff first, so you know exactly what will change.
Manual restore points
About to try something risky? Save a "time machine" checkpoint first, on purpose, so you have an exact point to come back to.
Export and import
Save your whole configuration as a file. The same file always produces the same checksum, so you can keep it in version control like code.
Firecradle configuration history screen showing a timeline of automatic snapshots, each labelled with what changed and who made the change, with a rollback button
Every entry says what changed. Roll any of them back with one click.

The lifeline when the web page won't load

A serial console is a plain-text menu you reach directly on the box, not through the network. It works even when the web interface, and the network itself, are both down.

Fix a management address
Typed in the wrong IP address and lost the web page? Set a working one from the console.
Reset the admin password
Forgot it, or locked out some other way? Reset it here. There is always at least one working admin account.
Restore a safe firewall
Puts back a known-good ruleset that is guaranteed to keep your management access open.
View recent logs
See what has been happening on the box, without needing the web interface at all.
Factory reset
Wipe everything and start over, if that is truly what you need. It asks you to type a confirmation first.

What it runs on

~500
Settings that trigger an automatic snapshot
200
Automatic snapshots kept, on a rolling basis
1 click
To roll back to any of them
0 network
Needed for the serial console to work

How people actually use this

The 2am change that goes wrong

The problem: An engineer tweaks a firewall rule late at night to fix one problem, and it breaks something else entirely.

What Firecradle does:
A snapshot was already saved automatically, before the mistake
Roll back with one click, no typing the old rule back in from memory
The plain-language diff shows exactly what the bad change touched
Back to normal in under a minute, no phone call to anyone

Locked out after a network change

The problem: A change to the management network address means nobody can reach the web interface anymore.

What Firecradle does:
Anti-lockout would have rejected the change if it came through the firewall rules
If the address itself changed, the serial console sets a working one in minutes
No drive to the site and no re-imaging the appliance
Back online without touching the network cabling

Everything here is included

No extra module, no separate license

Anti-lockout checks before every firewall rule change is applied
Automatic snapshots on every change, checksum-deduplicated
A 200-deep rolling history of automatic snapshots
One-click rollback with a plain-language diff
Manual "time machine" restore points before risky changes
Config export and import as a checksum-stable file
A serial console recovery menu, independent of the network
Admin password reset that always leaves you a working account
A factory reset, if you truly need one

Common questions

Do I have to remember to save my changes?

No. Every change that actually changes something is snapshotted automatically, the moment it happens. There is no save button to forget.

What if a firewall rule would lock me out of the management page?

Firecradle checks that first and refuses to apply the change. This anti-lockout check runs before the rule is ever loaded, so you cannot accidentally cut off your own access.

What if the web interface itself is unreachable?

The serial console works even then. It runs directly on the box, over a cable or a keyboard, and can fix the management address, reset the admin password, or restore a safe firewall without any network access at all.

Can I keep my configuration outside the box, like in a code repository?

Yes. Export your configuration as a file. The same settings always produce the same file, so you can track it in version control and know instantly if something changed.

A mistake here is a rollback, not an incident

Anti-lockout and automatic config snapshots are part of every Firecradle appliance. Try it free for 30 days.

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