Best of Tailscale — 2024

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   The New Internet

   Avery Pennarun, CEO of Tailscale, discusses the evolution and challenges of modern computing, focusing on the unnecessary complexity introduced by scalability concerns. He highlights that Tailscale aims to simplify networking by addressing these issues. By giving every device an identity and bypassing traditional networking hurdles, Tailscale proposes a new, decentralized Internet model that reduces dependency on central cloud providers, ultimately making software development more efficient and accessible.

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   From Zero to Unraid: The Perfect Home Server OS

   Unraid is a versatile home server OS that simplifies the setup and management of Docker containers, virtual machines, and storage arrays. It offers extensive options for power users and is ideal for various home server scenarios, from media streaming to gaming. Unraid is easy to start with minimal hardware requirements and supports secure remote access through solutions like Cloudflared and Tailscale.

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   Video: The last reverse proxy you'll ever need

   Learn how to connect a Virtual Private Server (VPS) in the cloud to your locally hosted infrastructure using an encrypted Tailscale tunnel, which utilizes WireGuard technology. The tutorial demonstrates setting up the VPS on DigitalOcean as an entry point to your self-hosted services without needing to open ports on your local firewall. Instead of HAProxy, the tutorial uses Caddy for simpler management of TLS certificates. This approach is cost-effective for hosting services like Jellyfin that need large storage, as it connects to local storage via Tailscale and provides secure, encrypted connections for remote access.

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   If I can get Tailscale to work, so can you

   Discover how Tailscale revolutionized home networking for a tech enthusiast. From a complex setup of enterprise-grade hardware to easily accessible self-hosted services, Tailscale simplified secure remote access. If you struggle with network configurations, Tailscale is worth a try.

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   How to make your own encrypted VPN server in 15 minutes

   Using a paid VPN service can compromise your privacy as they may log and store your internet activity. Instead, creating your own VPN server with tools like Tailscale or WireGuard ensures greater control over your data. This guide explains how to set up your own encrypted VPN server using spare hardware, a Raspberry Pi, or cloud services for secure browsing from anywhere.

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   Video: Tailscale and Ansible are a DevOps dream

   Ansible is a powerful tool for simplifying deployments, essential for any DevOps engineer. The post explains using Ansible with Tailscale to deploy a DigitalOcean droplet and configure a Jellyfin server for video streaming via a Caddy reverse proxy, all while leveraging Tailscale SSH and Jinja2 templating for configuration files. This is the third part of an ongoing Infrastructure as Code series.

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   Four increasingly sophisticated ways to put a service on your tailnet

   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.

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   Video: Host your own metasearch engine to avoid tracking and profiling

   SearXNG is an open-source metasearch engine aggregator that prioritizes privacy by eliminating background tracking. This tutorial guides on installing SearXNG in a Docker container with Proxmox and configuring Tailscale Serve for secure, remote access. The community around SearXNG continues to support and develop the tool, emphasizing privacy, configurability, and user control.

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