Homelab
Your home( lab) away from home
Connect servers, VMs, and devices to create your own personal Internet — a private network you can share with friends & family, and access from anywhere in the world.
What is Tailscale?
Tailscale is a free and open source service, based on WireGuard®, that helps users build no-hassle virtual private networks. Once you’ve created a Tailscale network (tailnet), you can securely access services and devices on that tailnet from anywhere in the world.
Remote access
Add devices to your tailnet, to access them from anywhere in the world.
Filter DNS
Block malicious traffic, ads, and trackers to help secure your network with NextDNS.
Encrypt traffic
Route and encrypt internet traffic through an Exit Node on your tailnet.
Share with friends and family
You can also share nodes with friends to give them access to a file server, game server, or anything else on your tailnet without exposing it to the public internet.
Tailscale works there too
Tailnets can include anything from an Ubuntu server on DigitalOcean to a Raspberry pi, home security camera, or even a Steam Deck.
@sharathpatali
Sharath Patali
Setting up a mesh VPN on all my devices was so damn easy thanks to @Tailscale. A tightly sealed network of remote devices with almost no configuration and also ease of adding a new device to the mesh is just what I wanted. Amazing work @Tailscale!
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@danp128
Dan Peterson
Set up @Tailscale across a few home and cloud devices in a few minutes. Magical! ✨
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@simonw
Simon Willison
OK yeah @tailscale is good. This morning I got it running on my iPhone and a Linux server JUST using my phone (and Prompt by Panic) and they're now in a mesh network together.
Just got it running on my Mac too, so now it's a three-device network. Completely free, took minutes.
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@sharathpatali
Sharath Patali
Setting up a mesh VPN on all my devices was so damn easy thanks to @Tailscale. A tightly sealed network of remote devices with almost no configuration and also ease of adding a new device to the mesh is just what I wanted. Amazing work @Tailscale!
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@danp128
Dan Peterson
Set up @Tailscale across a few home and cloud devices in a few minutes. Magical! ✨
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@simonw
Simon Willison
OK yeah @tailscale is good. This morning I got it running on my iPhone and a Linux server JUST using my phone (and Prompt by Panic) and they're now in a mesh network together.
Just got it running on my Mac too, so now it's a three-device network. Completely free, took minutes.
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@sharathpatali
Sharath Patali
Setting up a mesh VPN on all my devices was so damn easy thanks to @Tailscale. A tightly sealed network of remote devices with almost no configuration and also ease of adding a new device to the mesh is just what I wanted. Amazing work @Tailscale!
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@danp128
Dan Peterson
Set up @Tailscale across a few home and cloud devices in a few minutes. Magical! ✨
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@simonw
Simon Willison
OK yeah @tailscale is good. This morning I got it running on my iPhone and a Linux server JUST using my phone (and Prompt by Panic) and they're now in a mesh network together.
Just got it running on my Mac too, so now it's a three-device network. Completely free, took minutes.
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@sharathpatali
Sharath Patali
Setting up a mesh VPN on all my devices was so damn easy thanks to @Tailscale. A tightly sealed network of remote devices with almost no configuration and also ease of adding a new device to the mesh is just what I wanted. Amazing work @Tailscale!
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@danp128
Dan Peterson
Set up @Tailscale across a few home and cloud devices in a few minutes. Magical! ✨
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@simonw
Simon Willison
OK yeah @tailscale is good. This morning I got it running on my iPhone and a Linux server JUST using my phone (and Prompt by Panic) and they're now in a mesh network together.
Just got it running on my Mac too, so now it's a three-device network. Completely free, took minutes.
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@sharathpatali
Sharath Patali
Setting up a mesh VPN on all my devices was so damn easy thanks to @Tailscale. A tightly sealed network of remote devices with almost no configuration and also ease of adding a new device to the mesh is just what I wanted. Amazing work @Tailscale!
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@danp128
Dan Peterson
Set up @Tailscale across a few home and cloud devices in a few minutes. Magical! ✨
Reply
Share
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@simonw
Simon Willison
OK yeah @tailscale is good. This morning I got it running on my iPhone and a Linux server JUST using my phone (and Prompt by Panic) and they're now in a mesh network together.
Just got it running on my Mac too, so now it's a three-device network. Completely free, took minutes.
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@sharathpatali
Sharath Patali
Setting up a mesh VPN on all my devices was so damn easy thanks to @Tailscale. A tightly sealed network of remote devices with almost no configuration and also ease of adding a new device to the mesh is just what I wanted. Amazing work @Tailscale!
Reply
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@danp128
Dan Peterson
Set up @Tailscale across a few home and cloud devices in a few minutes. Magical! ✨
Reply
Share
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@simonw
Simon Willison
OK yeah @tailscale is good. This morning I got it running on my iPhone and a Linux server JUST using my phone (and Prompt by Panic) and they're now in a mesh network together.
Just got it running on my Mac too, so now it's a three-device network. Completely free, took minutes.
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@jgavinray
J. Gavin Ray
Been using @Tailscale for a while at work and personally. Who would have thought networking could be... easy?!
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@TheodoreJSalvo
Theo Salvo
Oh @Tailscale, I’ve put you off for so long not knowing what I was missing. In advance of #KubeCon I now can manage my home NAS and my home k8s cluster…from my phone! Thank you!
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@falsefalse
llia
Thanks to @Tailscale being available as a package for @Synology I was able to renew @letsencrypt certificate on my home NAS while being 8000 kilometers away from it. Amazing piece of tech 🥹
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@jgavinray
J. Gavin Ray
Been using @Tailscale for a while at work and personally. Who would have thought networking could be... easy?!
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@TheodoreJSalvo
Theo Salvo
Oh @Tailscale, I’ve put you off for so long not knowing what I was missing. In advance of #KubeCon I now can manage my home NAS and my home k8s cluster…from my phone! Thank you!
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@falsefalse
llia
Thanks to @Tailscale being available as a package for @Synology I was able to renew @letsencrypt certificate on my home NAS while being 8000 kilometers away from it. Amazing piece of tech 🥹
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@jgavinray
J. Gavin Ray
Been using @Tailscale for a while at work and personally. Who would have thought networking could be... easy?!
Reply
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@TheodoreJSalvo
Theo Salvo
Oh @Tailscale, I’ve put you off for so long not knowing what I was missing. In advance of #KubeCon I now can manage my home NAS and my home k8s cluster…from my phone! Thank you!
Reply
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@falsefalse
llia
Thanks to @Tailscale being available as a package for @Synology I was able to renew @letsencrypt certificate on my home NAS while being 8000 kilometers away from it. Amazing piece of tech 🥹
Reply
Share
...
@jgavinray
J. Gavin Ray
Been using @Tailscale for a while at work and personally. Who would have thought networking could be... easy?!
Reply
Share
...
@TheodoreJSalvo
Theo Salvo
Oh @Tailscale, I’ve put you off for so long not knowing what I was missing. In advance of #KubeCon I now can manage my home NAS and my home k8s cluster…from my phone! Thank you!
Reply
Share
...
@falsefalse
llia
Thanks to @Tailscale being available as a package for @Synology I was able to renew @letsencrypt certificate on my home NAS while being 8000 kilometers away from it. Amazing piece of tech 🥹
Reply
Share
...
@jgavinray
J. Gavin Ray
Been using @Tailscale for a while at work and personally. Who would have thought networking could be... easy?!
Reply
Share
...
@TheodoreJSalvo
Theo Salvo
Oh @Tailscale, I’ve put you off for so long not knowing what I was missing. In advance of #KubeCon I now can manage my home NAS and my home k8s cluster…from my phone! Thank you!
Reply
Share
...
@falsefalse
llia
Thanks to @Tailscale being available as a package for @Synology I was able to renew @letsencrypt certificate on my home NAS while being 8000 kilometers away from it. Amazing piece of tech 🥹
Reply
Share
...
@jgavinray
J. Gavin Ray
Been using @Tailscale for a while at work and personally. Who would have thought networking could be... easy?!
Reply
Share
...
@TheodoreJSalvo
Theo Salvo
Oh @Tailscale, I’ve put you off for so long not knowing what I was missing. In advance of #KubeCon I now can manage my home NAS and my home k8s cluster…from my phone! Thank you!
Reply
Share
...
@falsefalse
llia
Thanks to @Tailscale being available as a package for @Synology I was able to renew @letsencrypt certificate on my home NAS while being 8000 kilometers away from it. Amazing piece of tech 🥹
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@plasticine
Justin Morris
Geez @Tailscale is just flat-out good technology 😍 The implications for improving and uplifts so many thing from developer and operator experience dramatically. The more I play with it the more impressed I am. Excellent tooling.
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@jashankj
Jashank Jeremy
I've run my own VPN for ages (since 2015, I think?) — and I'm now seriously considering turning it off, because @Tailscale seems to do everything I want ... and has stuff I never quite got to behave right. No muss, no fuss; excellent.
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@plasticine
Justin Morris
Geez @Tailscale is just flat-out good technology 😍 The implications for improving and uplifts so many thing from developer and operator experience dramatically. The more I play with it the more impressed I am. Excellent tooling.
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@jashankj
Jashank Jeremy
I've run my own VPN for ages (since 2015, I think?) — and I'm now seriously considering turning it off, because @Tailscale seems to do everything I want ... and has stuff I never quite got to behave right. No muss, no fuss; excellent.
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@plasticine
Justin Morris
Geez @Tailscale is just flat-out good technology 😍 The implications for improving and uplifts so many thing from developer and operator experience dramatically. The more I play with it the more impressed I am. Excellent tooling.
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@jashankj
Jashank Jeremy
I've run my own VPN for ages (since 2015, I think?) — and I'm now seriously considering turning it off, because @Tailscale seems to do everything I want ... and has stuff I never quite got to behave right. No muss, no fuss; excellent.
Reply
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@plasticine
Justin Morris
Geez @Tailscale is just flat-out good technology 😍 The implications for improving and uplifts so many thing from developer and operator experience dramatically. The more I play with it the more impressed I am. Excellent tooling.
Reply
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@jashankj
Jashank Jeremy
I've run my own VPN for ages (since 2015, I think?) — and I'm now seriously considering turning it off, because @Tailscale seems to do everything I want ... and has stuff I never quite got to behave right. No muss, no fuss; excellent.
Reply
Share
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@plasticine
Justin Morris
Geez @Tailscale is just flat-out good technology 😍 The implications for improving and uplifts so many thing from developer and operator experience dramatically. The more I play with it the more impressed I am. Excellent tooling.
Reply
Share
...
@jashankj
Jashank Jeremy
I've run my own VPN for ages (since 2015, I think?) — and I'm now seriously considering turning it off, because @Tailscale seems to do everything I want ... and has stuff I never quite got to behave right. No muss, no fuss; excellent.
Reply
Share
...
@plasticine
Justin Morris
Geez @Tailscale is just flat-out good technology 😍 The implications for improving and uplifts so many thing from developer and operator experience dramatically. The more I play with it the more impressed I am. Excellent tooling.
Reply
Share
...
@jashankj
Jashank Jeremy
I've run my own VPN for ages (since 2015, I think?) — and I'm now seriously considering turning it off, because @Tailscale seems to do everything I want ... and has stuff I never quite got to behave right. No muss, no fuss; excellent.
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Get involved
We’re always amazed how creative Tailscale users are. If you’d like to share how you’re using Tailscale, tweet us @tailscale or toot us @tailscale@hachyderm.io.
How can I try Tailscale?
Tailscale is available for download on all major operating systems, can be installed from the Apple & Google Play app stores, and is even available as a Synology add-on-package, and QNAP application.
