Simple, secure networks for teams of any scale. Built on WireGuard.

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Tailscale SSH is not affected by the recent xz backdoor. We use a pure Go implementation of SSH that does not depend on liblzma or xz. Our infrastructure is also not affected; we didn't run the affected xz versions, and most of our sshd servers are not exposed to the internet.
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We’re excited to launch our Tailscale @Docker Desktop extension at @DockerCon. Use Tailscale to securely connect to resources you need for development, including internal tools and databases, no matter where you are or where your dev environment lives 🥳tailscale.com/blog/docker/
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Waking up a gaming PC or a media server can be convenient with Wake-on-LAN. It can be even easier—like "type a word into a browser" easy—using Tailscale, UpSnap, and a device like a Raspberry Pi. tailscale.com/blog/wake-on-l…
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Introducing Tailscale Funnel: Run a webserver on localhost:8080 and we put it on the internet, complete with a public IP address, DNS, TLS cert, and HTTPS server. Now that’s a fun tunnel 😎 tailscale.com/blog/introduci…
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We are giving back to your network. All WireGuard packets sent to Tailscale will be sent back doubled.
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We have some exciting news to share: we've raised our series A! 🎉 Thanks to our community who made this possible and the folks at @accel @heavybit @uncorkcap
Tailscale raises $12 million for its WireGuard-based corporate VPN tcrn.ch/2Idopm1 by @romaindillet
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You've asked and we (finally) answered. The Mullvad add-on is now available for purchase everywhere that Tailscale is available for purchase. 🎉 👉 tailscale.com/mullvad
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Sending your family or friends a plug-and-play Tailscale device can help out both sides: with exit node access, remote tech support, file sharing, and more. Here's our guide to setting up a VPN by mail: tailscale.com/blog/exit-node…
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Good news: we’ve raised more funding. What’s it mean for you? More polish, fewer rough edges, and faster progress toward a future where secure networking just works — no config, no hassle. tailscale.com/blog/series-c
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Another big performance update: we've shipped some updates that improve UDP throughput 4× over bare metal Linux and (for now) past the in-kernel WireGuard implementation. 😎 Read more and check out our benchmarks → tailscale.com/blog/quic-udp-…
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If you've got Tailscale connecting your devices, it's easier than you think to get remote desktop access to them using the free and open-source tool, RustDesk. tailscale.com/blog/tailscale…
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Who turned out the lights? We've rolled out dark mode in our admin console! It follows your system settings by default, and you can configure it in your avatar menu
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Tailscale Services is now in beta! This new feature makes hosting and scaling internal applications simpler and more secure than ever. Blog: tailscale.com/blog/services-… Video: piped.video/watch?v=mELAg50l… Learn more at our webinar, 1pm EDT 10/30: tailscale.com/events-webinar…
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Introducing: Tailscale Personal Plus. Networking with more friends and family — up to six users, 100 devices, just $5/month.
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A big behind-the-scenes change means you can now choose the Tailscale IP address of your devices. With our new approach, individual tailnets can have up to 4 million nodes. (That's a lot.) tailscale.com/blog/choose-yo…
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🎉We're celebrating 5 years of Tailscale! Read on for key lessons learned from half a decade of simplifying secure networking + enter to win one of five lifetime Personal Plus plans! Repost to win 🗒️ Full rules in blog post tailscale.com/blog/5-things-…
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This special release of Tailscale is written in java.
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Use @NextDNS with Tailscale to configure DNS exactly how you want it, including blocking ads and trackers, or setting up kids' profiles. Use NextDNS for all the devices in your tailnet, including mobile devices. tailscale.com/blog/nextdns/ (Can't get a Pi these days? Us neither.)
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You asked, We listened, @ramyfication delivered... You can now sign in to Tailscale with @GitHub! 🎉
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A big welcome to @bradfitz and @dave_universetf! It's great to have you both aboard!
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Tailscale's latest client can encrypt its state file at rest, on every OS. Enabling this was a winding journey. Our blog post on how we got there: tailscale.com/blog/encryptin…
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Tailscale Funnel = share local services with the world, on your terms. 🌍👨‍💻 Working on a web app on your laptop and want to show a friend? Instead of deploying, just enable Funnel and give them a URL. Secure, no config nightmares. tailscale.com/kb/1223/funnel #Tailscale #Funnel #dev
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Need to get back to your gear, or VPN back to your home, while traveling? This tiny router can become a Tailscale node, along with some other neat tricks: tailscale.com/blog/tailscale…
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GitHub Actions + exit nodes = 💡 Simon Willison routed his scraper traffic through Tailscale (on an Apple TV!) to dodge Cloudflare blocks in GitHub Actions. Ethical, efficient, and pretty clever. 📝 til.simonwillison.net/tailsc… #Tailscale #GitHubActions #SelfHosting
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We’re excited to share Tailscale’s new pricing, including usage-based billing—customers will only pay for the number of active users in their tailnet each month, which should save almost everyone money. Read @apenwarr’s post for more details: tailscale.com/blog/pricing-v…
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When you use Tailscale, we can't see your traffic - but we are responsible for distributing the public keys for your tailnet. What if we maliciously added new nodes to your network? With tailnet lock, you don't have to trust us.
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From the Tailscale archives: "How NAT traversal works," a deep dive into some networking fundamentals that remains one of our most highly read posts tailscale.com/blog/how-nat-t…
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We’re announcing a new pricing model for Tailscale that makes it less expensive for everyone, and easier to scale from a small test deployment to something your whole friend group, startup, or organization can use. tailscale.com/blog/2021-06-n…
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Android users, today's your day. 🎉 We've relaunched the Tailscale app, redesigned from the ground up for a better look-and-feel, faster performance, and even more features. Check it out 👇 tailscale.com/blog/android/?…
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This April 1st, we're serious: Tailscale supports Plan 9 from Bell Labs! Secure peer-to-peer networking on the OS that inspired it all ➡️ tailscale.com/blog/tailscale…
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Meet TSFlow, a community-created tool built by one of our engineers, Raj, that turns your Tailscale logs into beautiful, real-time visualizations. Easily troubleshoot, verify ACLs, and understand exactly what's happening across your tailnet. 🌐 tailscale.com/blog/community…
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More than 90% of Tailscale connections are direct. When they are not, it's usually because of tricky NAT traversal. Here's how we've been improving connectivity, both for us and the greater web. tailscale.com/blog/nat-trave…
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Marking a milestone: just before our fifth birthday, we're celebrating 5,000 customers. Thank you to everyone who works on one of those teams, and to the hundreds of thousands of personal users too! 🚀 tailscale.com/blog/5000-cust…
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The Connect Tailscale GitHub Action is now available in the @GitHub marketplace! Using an ephemeral key, you can connect a runner to an internal server, a private test environment, or a database, secured with Tailscale. Check it out now: github.com/marketplace/actio…
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Every bit of Tailscale traffic is encrypted and authenticated—but your browser doesn't know that. With HTTPS certs now Generally Available, devices serving web content can look the part with a shiny lock icon tailscale.com/kb/1153/enabli…
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Tailscale is now available in the Google Play Store for Android devices 🚀 bit.ly/39EPiIG
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The Tailscale Kubernetes Operator is now generally available! Easily secure and manage Kubernetes clusters, apps, and APIs without public IPs. 👉 tailscale.com/blog/k8s-opera…
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We are ridiculously passionate about security and privacy at Tailscale. We received our SOC 2 Type I report, reaffirming our commitment to security. 🔒 tailscale.com/blog/soc2/
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They say nature abhors a vacuum; but that's only because nature has never tried jailbreaking it and installing Tailscale tailscale.dev/blog/tailscale…
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Happy Friday! We’re announcing two new beta features, courtesy of our summer co-op students. Today is their last day and we are grateful for all their hard work and contributions over the summer. They aren't on Twitter but we still wanted to recognize them 🙌
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Tired of typing `tailscale up` every time you open your terminal? ⌨️ Introducing: the Tailscale Macropad™! Comes with a 90-page guide so you can memorize what each key might do! Not actually for sale. But hey, maybe you’ll spot some Tailscale keycaps at a meetup near you 👀
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Getting to a command line on one of your servers might involve DDNS, port forwarding, reverse tunneling, IP addresses, usernames, passwords, and keys. Or just Tailscale and a browser. tailscale.com/blog/tailscale…
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🕸️ Our “How Tailscale Works” blog lifts the hood on our WireGuard-powered mesh network. It’s a full bottom-to-top tour of Tailscale’s architecture – so you don’t have to build your own (we open-sourced the tough parts!). Dive in: tailscale.com/blog/how-tails… #VPN #WireGuard #Tech
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Securely access your @Synology from anywhere in the world, on any device. Tailscale is now in the Synology package center. tailscale.com/blog/tailscale…
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Punching through NAT like it’s paper 💥✉️ – Tailscale connects your devices peer-to-peer even behind NATs. Curious how? Our “How NAT Traversal Works” blog unpacks the tricks (STUN, hole punching, and more) we use to get through firewalls and routers. 🔗 tailscale.com/blog/how-nat-t…
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🚂 Eleven Tailscalars woke up on a train this morning headed from SF to Seattle to prove “Tailscale Runs Anywhere I Need.”
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Tailscale has been voted #2 on the 2022 Enterprise Tech 30 list for early-stage companies. 🏆 Thank you #WingVentureCapital
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In the hope of helping you complete your SOC 2 audit — and in the spirit of transparency about where we are in terms of security — we’re publishing our internal security policies. github.com/tailscale/policie…
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Okay, one more this morning: Tailscale Peer Relays. Make any node on your tailnet a high-throughput, traffic-relaying alternative to Tailscale's DERP servers. Great in cloud infrastructure or strict firewalls. tailscale.com/blog/peer-rela… All-in-one webinar: tailscale.com/events-webinar…
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This release of Tailscale for iOS reflects a major update, both in design and engineering. Update or install from the App Store today. Read more: tailscale.com/blog/reimagini…
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🦀 Coding skills a little rusty? Perfect. We’re looking for a Rust engineer at Tailscale. Come build the new Internet with us: job-boards.greenhouse.io/tai…
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Tailnet Lock is now availabile to everyone! 🔐 Use Tailscale without needing to trust Tailscale. Tailnet Lock puts signing authority in your hands—with verifiable chains, TOFU, & no central trust after setup. Your tailnet, your rules. 🧵 tailscale.com/blog/tailnet-l…
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🔐 No more passwords. Ever again. In this new video, Alex shows you how to use Pocket ID (a self-hosted, open source passkey provider) to log in to your Tailscale tailnet—no passwords required. Watch here: piped.video/watch?v=sPUkAm7y… #Passkeys #Tailscale #FIDO2 #SelfHosted
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$160M raised. No enshittification. Tailscale CEO @apenwarr and CSO David Carney break down our Series C, accidental fundraising, and why we’re still just making the product better. 🎥 Watch the full chat: piped.video/watch?v=l-Cautbg…
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Apple TV is a low-power always-on device, which makes it a great Tailscale subnet router. Check out our new video 👇 piped.video/watch?v=hYd5etBp…
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Congratulations, you finally got a Raspberry Pi. And now it gets better — you don't need to futz with micro HDMI and juggling SSH keys. Connect it to your tailnet on first boot: tailscale.dev/blog/tailgraft
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Alex just dropped a guide to building a self-hosted AI Basecamp VM on our Youtube channel 💻 Proxmox + NixOS, 🖥️ Nvidia A4000 passthrough ⚡Accessible from anywhere with Tailscale🌐 🎥 piped.video/watch?v=9hni6rLf… #Homelab #SelfHosted #AI
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The results? A best case 2.2x improvement to wireguard-go throughput. Click through for some fun 🔥🔥 flame graphs 🔥🔥
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New tagline? "But now, I get it. Tailscale makes it easy for Steve to access files on my NAS."* * your Steve may vary
I finally set up Tailscale on my Synology! It was actually pretty easy, and now @steve_tenuto can access all the video files without me having to upload them anywhere. aaronfrancis.com/2024/settin…
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Android users, can you keep a secret? 🤫 Sign up for our beta track, and you'll see a totally redesigned Tailscale app in the Play Store. play.google.com/apps/testing… Find any issues? Let us know here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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When you can't install a client on every device in your network, a Tailscale subnet router can help you get connected. tailscale.com/kb/1019/subnet…
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Wishing you (and your human-scale network) a safe and happy 2022! 🎆
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Tailscale 1.4.0 is beginning to roll out! Linux available now. Windows later tonight, others through their various app stores. tailscale.com/download/ Faster, better UI, less bandwidth when idle, and more. Full notes at: github.com/tailscale/tailsca…
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New video series for homelab beginners! 🎥 Part 1 is all about Proxmox + Tailscale: see how to spin up VMs on Proxmox and secure them with your own private Tailscale network. No more port forwarding nightmares and only accessible by you. 🙌 piped.video/zngSuqCM4d8 #Homelab
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