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<h1>headscale</h1>
<h2>Apple configuration profiles</h2>
<p>
This page provides
<a href="https://support.apple.com/guide/mdm/mdm-overview-mdmbf9e668/web">
configuration profiles
</a>
for the official Tailscale clients for
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tailscale/id1470499037?ls=1"
>iOS</a
>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tailscale/id1475387142?mt=12"
>macOS - AppStore Client</a
>.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/#macos"
>macOS - Standalone Client</a
>.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
The profiles will configure Tailscale.app to use <code>{{.URL}}</code> as
its control server.
</p>
<h3>Caution</h3>
<p>
You should always download and inspect the profile before installing it:
</p>
<!--
<pre><code>curl {{.URL}}/apple/ios</code></pre>
-->
<pre><code>curl {{.URL}}/apple/macos</code></pre>
<h2>Profiles</h2>
<!--
<h3>iOS</h3>
<p>
<a href="/apple/ios" download="headscale_ios.mobileconfig">iOS profile</a>
</p>
-->
<h3>macOS</h3>
<p>
Headscale can be set to the default server by installing a Headscale
configuration profile:
</p>
<p>
<a href="/apple/macos-app-store" download="headscale_macos.mobileconfig"
>macOS AppStore profile</a
>
<a href="/apple/macos-standalone" download="headscale_macos.mobileconfig"
>macOS Standalone profile</a
>
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<li>
Download the profile, then open it. When it has been opened, there
should be a notification that a profile can be installed
</li>
<li>Open System Preferences and go to "Profiles"</li>
<li>Find and install the Headscale profile</li>
<li>Restart Tailscale.app and log in</li>
</ol>
<p>Or</p>
<p>
Use your terminal to configure the default setting for Tailscale by
issuing:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
for app store client:
<code>defaults write io.tailscale.ipn.macos ControlURL {{.URL}}</code>
</li>
<li>
for standalone client:
<code>defaults write io.tailscale.ipn.macsys ControlURL {{.URL}}</code>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Restart Tailscale.app and log in.</p>
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