I have been using Tailscale VPN with my servers for about 6 months now and I would recommend it to anyone.
I’m running it on both of my Proxmox machines, my laptop, a raspberry pi, and my Android phone. It makes it super easy and secure to access my local services while away from my house.
Very simple set up, minimal initial configuration, and versatile.
There are apps for Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS.
Is anyone else currently using Tailscale? I’d like to hear what you all think.
It’s not self-hosted, I refuse to use anything that relies on any third party
You could checkout a very similar product, ZeroTier (Open Source Community Edition) assuming your use case is non-commercial.
… if you’re willing to use an older release, you could potentially do whatever you want as the software uses a BSL license with a change date fallback license of Apache 2.0.
Does using headscale reduce the available functionality in any way? I read Tailscale’s AMAZING article on NAT traversal and was wondering if that was impacted by moving to headscale in any way. Does headscale replace DERP too?
Does heads ale replace DERP too?
Headscale does have a built-in DERP server, and you can run standalone instances using code from tailscale (there are a bunch of docker images you can find on docker hub, or you can build one yourself), which you then have to include in Headscale’s config. I’ve done this for a while, but I was running into connectivity issues when on the go using a mobile connection, so I’ve been falling back on Tailscale’s instances for now. I should try again sometime.
This looks like a paid business vpn… are you even hosting it? I don’t get it
If you want to self host, you can run the API server yourself with headscale.
It’s not self-hosted but it’s incredibly useful for self-hosting as it makes public access to locally hosted services a breeze. It’s user-friendly, feature-rich and scalable.
That’s awesome to hear. I’m looking to set up some self-hosted stuff, and I see a lot of recommendations for Tailscale for the VPN element.
According to them it’s a way to get individual enthusiasts on board who will then get their workplaces to adopt Tailscale.
“In capitalism we call this a win/win deal. You get free stuff. You enjoy it. You tell your boss. Your boss gives us money (eventually). And nobody’s personal information got misplaced along the way. You did pay us—by talking about us.” https://tailscale.com/blog/free-plan/
how many do you want? I only use 1 and have 4 networks with multiple subnet routers in failover in each network.
Anyone like me, one or two is fine. If you’re a business, that won’t be sufficient.
