ddns-updater VS headscale

Setup https://github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater to keep you IP address updated for your Google DNS record. This is only need for inbound access while you are remote so that your DNS record is updated if you IP address changes.

Do you mean something like ddns-updater?

This assumes you have your DynDNS mechanism set up by any means other than the Fritz!Box internals (for example, I use this docker image, in combination with my cloudflare managed domain to achieve DDNS behavior). This means that the Fritz!Box needs to be reachable with the domain you intend to use for your VPN connection. For example, I use vpn...

SOLVED: Thanks to some of the suggestions here I realized the WAN IP wasn't actually changing. The DDNS updater I use: https://github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater uses a bunch of different sources, both http and DNS to determine the current public IP. At lease one of the http sources was no longer working and I have no idea how the DNS sources are supposed to know what my current IP is, that doesn't make sense to me.

I use ddns-updater.

Take a look at qdm12/ddns-updater

Use https://github.com/qdm12/ddns-updater. You can buy a standard domain, and this will keep it pointed at your IP.

if youre public IP isnt static, you will need a dns-updater too.

Use a dynamic DNS service like noip.com. You either use one of their domains like myusername.someDDNScompany.com or you use your own domain. Then you run software like ddns_updater on a raspberry pi or a docker container on your NAS that periodically checks and updates the DNS record with your current home IP.

Headscale

You can always use headscale. https://github.com/juanfont/headscale

One more thing, you can host Tailscale Control Server yourself if you want, which is a plus.

https://github.com/juanfont/headscale not to mention but Tailscale has a very good culture, I’m sure they would give notice if they pull the rug. There are also many alternatives such as Zerotier and more are showing up every day and open source options.

How about self-hosted Tailscale, known as Headscale

Would be nice if https://github.com/juanfont/headscale can be managed by the Tailscale operator.

You can run your own "head scale" control server and use their clients with it: https://github.com/juanfont/headscale

Requires a lot more setup, but it is an option. I've been self-hosting headscale for some time and it is quite stable.

There's an alternative to tailscale service called headscale https://github.com/juanfont/headscale (CLI only server compatible with official tailscale clients)

It isn't official, but headscale exists: https://github.com/juanfont/headscale