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	An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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| docker | ||
| .gitignore | ||
| api.go | ||
| app.go | ||
| config.json.example | ||
| db.go | ||
| derp.yaml | ||
| go.mod | ||
| go.sum | ||
| LICENSE | ||
| machine.go | ||
| namespaces.go | ||
| README.md | ||
| utils.go | ||
Headscale
An open source implementation of the Tailscale coordination server.
Status
- Basic functionality (nodes can communicate with each other)
 - Node registration through the web flow
 - Network changes are relied to the nodes
 MultiuserNamespace support- Basic routing (advertise & accept)
 - Share nodes between 
usersnamespaces - Node registration via pre-auth keys
 - ACLs
 - DNS
 
... and probably lots of stuff missing
Roadmap 🤷
Basic multiuser support (multinamespace, actually) is now implemented. No node sharing or ACLs between namespaces yet though...
Pre-auth keys should also be feasible.
Suggestions/PRs welcomed!
Running it
- Compile the headscale binary
 
go build cmd/headscale/headscale.go 
- Get youself a PostgreSQL DB running (yes, I know)
 
docker run --name headscale -e POSTGRES_DB=headscale -e \
  POSTGRES_USER=foo -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=bar -p 5432:5432 -d postgres
- Sort some stuff up (headscale Wireguard keys & the config.json file)
 
wg genkey > private.key
wg pubkey < private.key > public.key  # not needed 
cp config.json.example config.json
- Create a namespace (equivalent to a user in tailscale.com)
 
./headscale namespace create myfirstnamespace
- Run the server
 
./headscale serve
- Add your first machine
 
tailscale up -login-server YOUR_HEADSCALE_URL
- 
Navigate to the URL you will get with
tailscale up, where you'll find your machine key. - 
In the server, register your machine to a namespace with the CLI
 
./headscale register YOURMACHINEKEY myfirstnamespace
Disclaimer
- I have nothing to do with Tailscale, or Tailscale Inc.
 - The purpose of writing this was to learn how Tailscale works.
 - I don't use Headscale myself.