tailscale-android
Tailscale Android Client (by tailscale)
headscale
An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server (by juanfont)
| tailscale-android | headscale | |
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| 14 | 222 | |
| 831 | 19,553 | |
| 4.3% | - | |
| 9.5 | 9.2 | |
| 3 days ago | 6 days ago | |
| Kotlin | Go | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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tailscale-android
Posts with mentions or reviews of tailscale-android.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-09.
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A word of caution about Tailscale
The Android client seems to be open source. No idea why the iOS/other ones aren’t. https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android
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How to find out the local one IP address?
Something like Tailscale that creates a mesh VPN using an external relay to pass packets between the two isolated devices. The Tailscale app has a few useful intents to turn in on and off. https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-android/commit/51a53e54721fdb513d3c9331ae8e75a4b56a7cd2
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⟳ 6 apps added, 50 updated at f-droid.org
Tailscale (version 1.29.194-t70f9fc8c7-gd0812b9476b): Mesh VPN based on WireGuard
- Tailscale changes its Android app to support the open source Headscale server
- Tailscale改变其安卓应用以支持开源的Headscale服务器 (Tailscale changes its Android app to support the open source Headscale server)
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⟳ 1 apps added, 42 updated at f-droid.org
Tailscale (version 1.24.0-tf0e71f4a2-g772e6ae6f06): Mesh VPN based on WireGuard
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 2024-04-30.
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List of ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives and other tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.
headscale - Open source implementation of Tailscale control server. Can be used with Tailscale's official open source client. Written in Go.
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Building a Managed Service Provider Business With Open Source
Headscale
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Russia has started indiscriminately blocking all OpenVPN/WireGuard connections
You can always use headscale. https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
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Securely Accessing Private AWS Resources from GitHub Actions with TailScale
One more thing, you can host Tailscale Control Server yourself if you want, which is a plus.
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A word of caution about Tailscale
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?
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Connecting several hundreds IoT (raspberry pi's) devices with a VPN
How about self-hosted Tailscale, known as Headscale
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Tailscale Kubernetes Operator
Would be nice if https://github.com/juanfont/headscale can be managed by the Tailscale operator.
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Mullvad on Tailscale: Privately browse the web
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.
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Netbirdio/netbird: Connect devices into a single private WireGuard mesh network
There's an alternative to tailscale service called headscale https://github.com/juanfont/headscale (CLI only server compatible with official tailscale clients)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing tailscale-android and headscale you can also consider the following projects:
pritunl-client-electron - Pritunl OpenVPN client
tailscale - The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.
tracker-control-android - TrackerControl Android: monitor and control trackers and ads.
Netmaker - Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.
zero-ui - ZeroUI - ZeroTier Controller Web UI - is a web user interface for a self-hosted ZeroTier network controller.
desktop-app - Official IVPN Desktop app
netbird - Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and simple access controls.
BlueWallet - Bitcoin wallet for iOS & Android. Built with React Native
ZeroTier - A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth
LoudBang - RX/TX capable WSPR client for Android
Nebula - A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security
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