Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by harporoeder » Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 11:24 PM UTC

Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server
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Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by mediocregopher » Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 11:52 PM UTC

Another similar project to Tailscale, for those in the market:

https://github.com/slackhq/nebula

Crazy simple, fully open source, trivial to self-host. Maybe not as featureful as Tailscale, but imo that can be a feature unto itself.

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by KingMachiavelli » Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 11:55 PM UTC

I saw this a while ago but had not realized it was feature complete now. Fantastic work. I look forward to moving from pure-wireguard to Headscale/Tailscale soon.

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by RL_Quine » Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:21 AM UTC

As far as I could work out, you can’t use the iOS client for Tailscale without building your own binary for it. I’d love to be proven wrong.

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by flyinprogrammer » Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:25 AM UTC

mediocregopher wrote: post #2

Another similar project to Tailscale, for those in the market: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula Crazy simple, fully open source, trivial to self-host. Maybe not as featureful as Tailscale, but imo that can be a feature unto itself.

Interesting, what are you using for cert management?

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by xyzzy_plugh » Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:30 AM UTC

While this is great, of course, it's definitely not feature parity with Tailscale, which currently allows me to have nothing listening on the opening internet and still form a private network spanning hosts all over the world, share resources within that network with 3rd parties trivially and send files across my network, android/iOS apps, etc.

I still posit the alternative to Tailscale is simply just wireguard. I don't see huge value in hosting my own Tailscale over just using Tailscale.

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by jlark77777 » Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:33 AM UTC

The ZeroTier ecosystem has a number of open source self-hosted controller projects for those who want unlimited members/networks/admins.

- https://github.com/key-networks/ztncui (the most popular one, GUI)

- https://github.com/dec0dOS/zero-ui (GUI)

- https://github.com/thedunston/bash_cli_zt (CLI)

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by hikerclimber1 » Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:36 AM UTC

Everything is subjective. Especially laws.

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by hikerclimber1 » Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:36 AM UTC

jlark77777 wrote: post #7

The ZeroTier ecosystem has a number of open source self-hosted controller projects for those who want unlimited members/networks/admins. - https://github.com/key-networks/ztncui (the most popular one, GUI) - https://github.com/dec0dOS/zero-ui (GUI) - https://github.com/thedunston/bash_cli_zt (CLI)

Everything is subjective. Especially laws.

Re: Headscale: Open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

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Post by harporoeder » Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 12:37 AM UTC

jlark77777 wrote: post #7

The ZeroTier ecosystem has a number of open source self-hosted controller projects for those who want unlimited members/networks/admins. - https://github.com/key-networks/ztncui (the most popular one, GUI) - https://github.com/dec0dOS/zero-ui (GUI) - https://github.com/thedunston/bash_cli_zt (CLI)

IANAL How might this interact with the ZeroTier BSL license? Would self hosting an alternative controller combined with BSL licensed clients violate the license (for commercial purposes)?