Let’s say you’ve got some kind of service you want to connect to through Tailscale. How do you make it accessible over your tailnet? It's easy for decision paralysis to set in here, so let's consolidate some of the possibilities in one place.

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A guide on connecting services to your tailnet using Tailscale, showcasing four different methods of increasing sophistication. Options include installing Tailscale on a device or subnet, enhancing with Tailscale serve for HTTPS support, using Docker containers with a Tailscale sidecar, and integrating Tailscale directly into services with the tsnet Go library. Each method is explained with its benefits and use cases to help you choose the best fit for your needs.

Four increasingly sophisticated ways to put a service on your tailnet

1. Install Tailscale on the device (or subnet) and connect with a hostname and port number

2. Install Tailscale on the device and use serve

3. Install the service in a container and use a Tailscale sidecar

4. Integrate Tailscale directly into the service with tsnet