I’ve seen a lot of descriptions of Tailscale but still have no idea what exactly it does. I get that it uses Wireguard, but what differentiates it from a typical VPN setup? NAT traversal?
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zelifcam@lemmy.world 8 months ago
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fenndev@leminal.space 8 months ago
BCsven@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
It does the wireguard config for you so you don’t have to reconfigure each machine when a new item is added to your network. Still peer to peer type network rather than single vpn to a lan router
stown@sedd.it 8 months ago
Tailscale is a service that relies on a third party to facilitate the VPN connection between your client and server. It is designed for people who don’t want to or cannot forward ports. Your server and your client both talk to the Tailscale servers and traffic is routed that way.
MSgtRedFox@infosec.pub 8 months ago
Doesn’t tailscale retain closed source for the coordination server?
I think nebula mesh is totally open and you can run your own coordination server, lighthouse?
Nebula would need static IP, TS can do that part for $
Cyclo@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Everything but the coordination server is open source. But you can selfhost this part yourself: headscale.net