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Tailscale

Connect your devices with a simple, private mesh network.

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2026-08-12Latest mention

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@tmzt
Tailscale integration works well too.
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@freedomben
I use tailscale for the same purpose, and it's so much simpler than having to properly ingress everything from the internet.
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@theturtletalks
I use my custom terminal multiplexer on my phone using Tailscale so the lighter TUI is much better on mobile.
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@austin-cheney
As for NAT I use the free tier of TailScale to expose my home network to specific devices in the public world.
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@hmokiguess
I have been wanting for something like this, today I use a PWA running off Tailscale on my device for simplicity,
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@postalcoder
I’ve been using llm + Tailscale + Jellyfin to manage my media box and I couldn’t be more happy.
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@traceroute66
At $work we use Tailscale mostly because we were running into too many random issues with NAT with our standard DIY Wireguard setup, especially when people were working from hotels and other places with half-ass network setups.
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@chicagobuss
Tailscale or just your personal LAN works great as well.
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Those days, rather that actual "vpn overlay", I use Tailscale myself mostly for the Tailscale Funnel - a somewhat stable, yet free arbitrary DNS and free reverse proxy termination of incoming data for anonymous users.
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@preisschild
> Remote Database Access Postgres also has TLS + oauth2 support > rather that actual "vpn overlay", I use Tailscale myself I actually already had tailscale in mind when talking about "vpn overlays" :D
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@slaye
I've been using it behind Tailscale for months with no problems ever since I first got into homelabbing.
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@bjackman
I'm a Brit living abroad, when I visit the UK I use a Tailscale network with an exit node at my home, and yeah this always seems to work for me.
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