Headscale
An open-source self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server, allowing users to run the Tailscale coordination service on private servers to achieve a fully self-controlled WireGuard mesh network.
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Building reliability on open storage and network layers (such as ZFS, Proxmox, PBS, and Headscale) rather than on any single application software is a more robust self-hosted infrastructure strategy.
Headscale is an open-source project initiated by Juan Font in 2021, written in Go, and is a self-hosted alternative implementation of the Tailscale coordination server.
Headscale developers need to maintain compatibility with Tailscale clients through reverse engineering because the Tailscale control protocol is not fully publicly documented.
Tailscale's control plane has an open-source alternative called Headscale, which allows users to self-host the control server.
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Tailscale's control plane has an open-source alternative called Headscale, which allows users to self-host the control server.
60%UnverifiedBuilding reliability on open storage and network layers (such as ZFS, Proxmox, PBS, and Headscale) rather than on any single application software is a more robust self-hosted infrastructure strategy.
50%UnverifiedHeadscale is an open-source project initiated by Juan Font in 2021, written in Go, and is a self-hosted alternative implementation of the Tailscale coordination server.
50%UnverifiedHeadscale developers need to maintain compatibility with Tailscale clients through reverse engineering because the Tailscale control protocol is not fully publicly documented.
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