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Tailscale Has a Free Zero-Config VPN That Just Works
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Tailscale Has a Free Zero-Config VPN That Just Works

via Dev.to DevOpsAlex Spinov4h ago

Tailscale is a free VPN built on WireGuard that connects your devices into a secure network with zero configuration. What Is Tailscale? Tailscale creates a mesh VPN between your devices. Every device gets a stable IP. No port forwarding. No firewall rules. It just works. Key features: Zero configuration Mesh VPN (device-to-device, not through a server) Built on WireGuard MagicDNS (access devices by name) Exit nodes (use any device as VPN server) ACLs (access control) Subnet routing Funnel (expose services to internet) SSO integration Free for personal use (100 devices) Quick Start # Linux curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh sudo tailscale up # macOS/Windows/iOS/Android # Download app from tailscale.com That is it. Your device is on the network. Access Any Device From Anywhere # SSH into home server from anywhere ssh user@my-server # Using Tailscale MagicDNS name # Access self-hosted services curl http://my-nas:8096 # Jellyfin on NAS curl http://my-pi:3000 # Grafana on Rasp

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