<ol>
<li>
<p>Download and install the Tailscale client using one of the following options:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/#macos">Standalone variant</a> from Tailscale&#x27;s package server (recommended).</li>
<li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tailscale/id1475387142">Mac App Store</a> variant. The Tailscale client is free to download, but downloading any app from the Mac App Store may require an Apple ID with a valid credit card attached.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p>Follow the Tailscale onboarding flow, which will guide you to install the Tailscale VPN configuration.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Sign up with <a href="/kb/1013/sso-providers">your SSO identity provider</a>.</p>
</li>
</ol>

Install Tailscale on macOS

macOS

<ol>
<li>Download and open the Tailscale iOS app</li>
<li>Accept the prompts to install a VPN configuration and allow push notifications</li>
<li>Sign up using your team&#x27;s email address</li>
</ol>

Install Tailscale on iOS

<ol>
<li>Download and run the Windows installer</li>
<li>Select <strong>Log in</strong> from the Tailscale icon now in your system tray and authenticate in your browser</li>
<li>Sign up with your team email address</li>
</ol>

Install Tailscale on Windows

Windows

<p>Packages are available for x86 and ARM CPUs, in both 32-bit and 64-bit
variants.</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p>Add Tailscale&#x27;s package signing key and repository:</p>
<div class="group relative overflow-hidden"><div class="absolute right-[5px] top-[21px] flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded bg-grey-3 text-black opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100"><button type="button" aria-label="copy"><svg width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 17 17" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.8333 9.91667H14.0833C15.0038 9.91667 15.75 9.1705 15.75 8.25V2.41667C15.75 1.49619 15.0038 0.75 14.0833 0.75H8.25C7.3295 0.75 6.58333 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667V3.66667M2.41667 6.58333H8.25C9.1705 6.58333 9.91667 7.3295 9.91667 8.25V14.0833C9.91667 15.0038 9.1705 15.75 8.25 15.75H2.41667C1.49619 15.75 0.75 15.0038 0.75 14.0833V8.25C0.75 7.3295 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667 6.58333Z" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></button></div><pre class="refractor language-markup"><code class="language-markup">curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/ubuntu/noble.noarmor.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/tailscale-archive-keyring.gpg &gt;/dev/null
curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/ubuntu/noble.tailscale-keyring.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tailscale.list
</code></pre></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>Install Tailscale:</p>
<div class="group relative overflow-hidden"><div class="absolute right-[5px] top-[21px] flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded bg-grey-3 text-black opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100"><button type="button" aria-label="copy"><svg width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 17 17" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.8333 9.91667H14.0833C15.0038 9.91667 15.75 9.1705 15.75 8.25V2.41667C15.75 1.49619 15.0038 0.75 14.0833 0.75H8.25C7.3295 0.75 6.58333 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667V3.66667M2.41667 6.58333H8.25C9.1705 6.58333 9.91667 7.3295 9.91667 8.25V14.0833C9.91667 15.0038 9.1705 15.75 8.25 15.75H2.41667C1.49619 15.75 0.75 15.0038 0.75 14.0833V8.25C0.75 7.3295 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667 6.58333Z" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></button></div><pre class="refractor language-markup"><code class="language-markup">sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tailscale
</code></pre></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>Connect your machine to your Tailscale network and authenticate in your browser:</p>
<div class="group relative overflow-hidden"><div class="absolute right-[5px] top-[21px] flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded bg-grey-3 text-black opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100"><button type="button" aria-label="copy"><svg width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 17 17" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.8333 9.91667H14.0833C15.0038 9.91667 15.75 9.1705 15.75 8.25V2.41667C15.75 1.49619 15.0038 0.75 14.0833 0.75H8.25C7.3295 0.75 6.58333 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667V3.66667M2.41667 6.58333H8.25C9.1705 6.58333 9.91667 7.3295 9.91667 8.25V14.0833C9.91667 15.0038 9.1705 15.75 8.25 15.75H2.41667C1.49619 15.75 0.75 15.0038 0.75 14.0833V8.25C0.75 7.3295 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667 6.58333Z" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></button></div><pre class="refractor language-markup"><code class="language-markup">sudo tailscale up
</code></pre></div>
</li>
<li>
<p>You&#x27;re connected! You can find your Tailscale IPv4 address by running:</p>
<div class="group relative overflow-hidden"><div class="absolute right-[5px] top-[21px] flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded bg-grey-3 text-black opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100"><button type="button" aria-label="copy"><svg width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 17 17" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.8333 9.91667H14.0833C15.0038 9.91667 15.75 9.1705 15.75 8.25V2.41667C15.75 1.49619 15.0038 0.75 14.0833 0.75H8.25C7.3295 0.75 6.58333 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667V3.66667M2.41667 6.58333H8.25C9.1705 6.58333 9.91667 7.3295 9.91667 8.25V14.0833C9.91667 15.0038 9.1705 15.75 8.25 15.75H2.41667C1.49619 15.75 0.75 15.0038 0.75 14.0833V8.25C0.75 7.3295 1.49619 6.58333 2.41667 6.58333Z" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></button></div><pre class="refractor language-markup"><code class="language-markup">tailscale ip -4
</code></pre></div>
</li>
</ol>
<p>If the device you added is a server or remotely-accessed device, you may want to consider <a href="/kb/1028/key-expiry">disabling key expiry</a> to prevent the need to periodically re-authenticate.</p>

Setting up Tailscale on Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)

Linux

Amazon Linux 2

Arch Linux

CentOS 7

CentOS 8

CentOS Stream 9

Debian 9 (Stretch)

Debian 10 (Buster)

Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Debian Unstable (Sid)

Fedora (version 40 and earlier)

Fedora (version 41 and later)

NixOS

openSUSE Leap 15.1

openSUSE Leap 15.2

openSUSE Tumbleweed

Oracle Linux 7

Oracle Linux 8

RHEL 8

RHEL 9

Raspberry Pi Bullseye

Raspberry Pi Buster

Raspberry Pi Stretch

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial)

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic)

Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan)

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal)

Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy)

Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute)

Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish)

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy)

Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic)

Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar)

Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic)

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble)

 Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular)

Other

<ol>
<li>Download and the Tailscale app from the Play Store</li>
<li>Accept the prompts to install a VPN configuration</li>
<li>Sign up with your team&#x27;s email address</li>
</ol>

Download

Install Tailscale on macOS

Next Steps