headscale vs docker-cloudflare

headscale

An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server (by juanfont)

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docker-cloudflare

Cloudflare DDNS minimal docker. (by joshuaavalon)

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headscale		docker-cloudflare
	Project
221	Mentions	3
19,446	Stars	230
-	Growth	-
9.2	Activity	0.0
about 12 hours ago	Latest Commit	5 months ago
Go	Language	TypeScript
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License	License	MIT License

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headscale

Posts with mentions or reviews of headscale. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-04.

Building a Managed Service Provider Business With Open Source
14 projects | dev.to | 4 Apr 2024

Headscale
Russia has started indiscriminately blocking all OpenVPN/WireGuard connections
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Jan 2024

You can always use headscale. https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
Securely Accessing Private AWS Resources from GitHub Actions with TailScale
3 projects | dev.to | 14 Dec 2023

One more thing, you can host Tailscale Control Server yourself if you want, which is a plus.
A word of caution about Tailscale
12 projects | /r/selfhosted | 9 Dec 2023

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.
Is HTTPS necessary?
1 project | /r/Tailscale | 8 Dec 2023
Connecting several hundreds IoT (raspberry pi's) devices with a VPN
3 projects | /r/VPN | 7 Dec 2023

How about self-hosted Tailscale, known as Headscale
Tailscale Kubernetes Operator
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 31 Oct 2023

Would be nice if https://github.com/juanfont/headscale can be managed by the Tailscale operator.
Mullvad on Tailscale: Privately browse the web
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 7 Sep 2023

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.
Netbirdio/netbird: Connect devices into a single private WireGuard mesh network
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Aug 2023

There's an alternative to tailscale service called headscale https://github.com/juanfont/headscale (CLI only server compatible with official tailscale clients)
NetMaker: Connect Everything with a WireGuard VPN
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Aug 2023

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

docker-cloudflare

Posts with mentions or reviews of docker-cloudflare. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-29.

Any recommendations on a Caddy and Caddyfiles guide/tutorial?
1 project | /r/selfhosted | 11 Apr 2023

For DDNS with Cloudflare, I use https://github.com/joshuaavalon/docker-cloudflare
Doubt about reverse proxy and dynamic IP
2 projects | /r/selfhosted | 29 Jul 2022

You can take a look at : https://github.com/joshuaavalon/docker-cloudflare. Setup your Domain with Cloudflare, and you will be able to use this Docker image to auto update your IP. https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/get-started/setup/add-site/
What to consider when making my home server public?
6 projects | /r/selfhosted | 21 Aug 2021

I'm not sure if you use Cloudflare already but you should along with NGINX Reverse Proxy. Then you could use Cloudflare DDNS so it'll update your IP when it sees a change.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing headscale and docker-cloudflare you can also consider the following projects:

tailscale - The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

ddns-updater - Container to update DNS records periodically with WebUI for many DNS providers

Netmaker - Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.

FlareSolverr - Proxy server to bypass Cloudflare protection

zero-ui - ZeroUI - ZeroTier Controller Web UI - is a web user interface for a self-hosted ZeroTier network controller.

netbird - Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and simple access controls.

docker-cloudflare-ddns - A small amd64/ARM/ARM64 Docker image that allows you to use CloudFlare as a DDNS / DynDNS Provider.

ZeroTier - A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth

mkreg.dev - Omar Alsoudani personal site

Nebula - A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security

ddclient - This is the new home for ddclient. Ddclient is a Perl client used to update dynamic DNS entries for accounts on 'Dynamic DNS Network Services' free DNS service. It currently supports a lot of different routers and a few different services.