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Tailscale

Effortless WireGuard-based mesh VPN.

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Tailscale builds a secure mesh network between your devices using WireGuard, punching through NAT and CGNAT automatically. It's the easiest way to reach your home server from anywhere without opening ports.

Key features

Pros

  • Incredibly easy
  • No port forwarding
  • Great free tier

Cons

  • Coordination server is proprietary
  • Depends on a third party (see Headscale)

Operating system

LinuxWindowsmacOSDocker

Alternatives

Fast, modern and lean self-hosted VPN.

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