Connect to network attached storage (NAS)

Tailscale makes it easy to securely connect to your Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices over WireGuard®. There are different levels of official or community support depending on the platform.

Tailscale is completely free for most personal uses, including accessing your NAS. In general, install Tailscale on the NAS and follow the steps to authorize it. More specific instructions are available for some vendors as described below.

Synology

Tailscale is available officially in the Synology Package Center, including an easy-to-use web UI for configuration. See our Tailscale on Synology article for details.

QNAP

Tailscale is available officially in the QNAP App Center, including an easy-to-use web UI for configuration. See our Tailscale on QNAP article for details.

Unraid

There is an unofficial package available to install Tailscale as an Unraid plugin. Our special thanks to dkaser for creating and maintaining it.

TrueNAS and FreeNAS

These devices are based on FreeBSD, and users have reported that Tailscale’s FreeBSD version works on these platforms. FreeBSD support for Tailscale is community-maintained, and the client is available in FreshPorts.