IPv6 support for the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator
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The following summarizes IPv6 support for each proxy mode.
Singleton proxy
| Feature | IPv6 support | Cluster requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Ingress | Supported | Dual-stack cluster required to expose Kubernetes Services over both IPv4 and IPv6 ClusterIPs. |
| Egress | Supported | None |
| API Server Proxy | Supported | None |
ProxyGroup
| Feature | IPv6 support | Cluster requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Ingress | Supported | Dual-stack cluster required to expose Kubernetes Services over both IPv4 and IPv6 ClusterIPs. |
| Egress | Not supported | IPv4 only. IPv6 tailnet targets are not supported. The cluster must assign IPv4 addresses to pods. |
| API Server Proxy | Supported | None |
Pods cannot reach tailnet devices by raw Tailscale IPv6 address (fd7a:... / 4via6). Use MagicDNS names or IPv4 addresses instead.