tailscale.com

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.

    • m0nky@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 years ago

      No, it isn’t. But there is a self hosted Foss version of it (headscale) that the developers actively support.

    • picklestehbutt@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      It’s free for personal use, although they offer paid versions for enterprise. It’s built using Wireguard, so there is a coordination server that’s accessed using the web app, but all the traffic is encrypted from client to client.

  • bnjmn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I like it, but it consumes copious amounts of battery on my Android phone. I only use it for 1) ssh and 2) services that I don’t want / need to be accessible over the Internet

  • aedyr@lemmy.caEnglish
    31·
    2 years ago

    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.

  • lom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Isn’t tailscale just a company abstracting over a more barebones VPN? I haven’t looked into it, but want to operate a VPN into my home network in the future.

    Why would I choose tailscale over just selfhosting wireguard?

  • Xirup@lemmy.oneEnglish
    21·
    2 years ago

    I took a quick look and it says it has a free option for individuals with practically everything unlocked, what’s the point of that? It’s a trick I guess?

    • m0nky@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 years ago

      It’s not a trick at all. They want personal users to use it on the chance they then introduce it to work.

      They are a very positive company that supports the FOSS community. It is a great product.

  • lemming007@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    It’s not self-hosted, I refuse to use anything that relies on any third party

  • snailtrail@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    I run a single headscale node on one of my free Oracle OCI instances, and connect about a dozen devices to it. No fear of adding friends either, since it’s free.

  • Dark Arc@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    I prefer ZeroTier, I’m not sure why Tailscale has taken off so much in recent years (perhaps just the cleaner UI and better marketing).