Tailscale

Tailscale is a network product that aims to easily install private networks based on WireGuard. This repository includes most of the project's open source code, especially Linux, Windows, macOS, and the ⁇ tailscaled ⁇ service program running partially on FreeBSD/OpenBSD, and the ⁇ tailscale ⁇ command line tool. iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows clients use this code; small GUI wrappers on non-open source platforms are not open.

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tailscale · VPN & Networking

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Common commercial products in this category: NordVPN, Cisco AnyConnect, Zscaler

What can it do?
  • You can run the Tailscaled daemon program on Linux, Windows, FreeBSD and OpenBSD systems.
  • You can use tailscale commands via the command line tool (CLI).
  • You easily connect your devices to each other on a WireGuard-based private network.
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  • • High number of open issues (4,813)
User reviews
  • • NeutralHacker News

    Tailscale raises $100M

    “Yea, but my friends and family would rather have a service that just works, has apps, etc instead of an open one. Tailscale is a good actor ~for now~ and ~for now~ thats good enough for us. Not everyday in every situation can I be an activist. I have a list of alternatives incl…”

  • • NeutralHacker News

    Tailscale raises $100M

    “You may want to take a second look at Tailscale - it can be used as a classic VPN ("exit node"), but it really wants to broker host-to-host connectivity secured by ACLs and SSO.”

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