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An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Features

  • Self‑hosted, open‑source alternative to the Tailscale control server
  • Supports a single Tailscale network (tailnet) for personal or small‑team use
  • Provides WireGuard key exchange, IP assignment, and route management

Recent releases

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v0.29.2 Bug fix
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Map stall fix + WS upgrade + Invalid name handling

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v0.29.1 Breaking risk
Breaking upgrade

User assignment fix

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v0.29.0 Breaking risk
Auth RBAC Breaking upgrade

Client min, ACL compat, SSH checks, policy tests, Taildrive

v0.28.0 Breaking risk
Breaking changes
  • Node API message simplified: ForcedTags, InvalidTags, ValidTags replaced with Tags field
  • PreAuthKey CLI now uses ID-based operations instead of user+key combinations
Notable features
  • Tags as identity following Tailscale model
  • Smarter map updates with partial instead of full network maps
  • Pre-authentication keys now use bcrypt hashing

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