5 Things We’ve Learned From 5 Years of Tailscale

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@tailscale.com | 16 hours ago

Porting Tailscale to Plan 9

A behind the scenes look at how we ported Tailscale to Plan 9, including a number of Plan 9 and Go fixes along the way. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 1 day ago

Tailscale Kubernetes Operator now generally available

The Tailscale Kubernetes Operator is now generally available to all Tailscale users. Since we released the Tailscale Kubernetes Operator to beta a little over a year ago, thousands of organizations have adopted it, including for use in production environments. Today’s release mar … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 1 day ago

Tailscale Enterprise Plan 9 Support

Securely connect to anything on the internet with Tailscale. Built on WireGuard®️, Tailscale enables you to make finely configurable connections, secured end-to-end according to zero trust principles, between any resources on any infrastructure. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 days ago

How real teams are fixing Kubernetes networking (without losing their minds)

We’ve covered why Kubernetes networking is hard, why security vulnerabilities are everywhere, and why debugging access issues is a nightmare. But the good news? Companies are finding ways to fix these problems without adding layers of complexity that slow development teams down. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 3 days ago

Why Kubernetes debugging and access control is still broken (and how to fix it)

Kubernetes is great at abstracting infrastructure, but you know what it’s terrible at? Helping you understand what’s actually happening inside your cluster. You deploy your microservices, everything looks fine—until suddenly, it isn’t. Now you’re staring at logs, fumbling through … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 7 days ago

A stable platform for community projects

Today we're announcing Tailscale Community Projects — projects by ourselves and our community that work well with Tailscale, are easy to collaborate on, and will keep working if you adopt them. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 9 days ago

How mesh VPN solutions fix Kubernetes networking

Kubernetes networking is complicated. If you read the last post, you already know that its dynamic nature, lack of default isolation, and security gaps make it a playground for attackers and a nightmare for DevOps teams. The good news? There’s a better way to handle Kubernetes ne … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 14 days ago

Countering GPU shortages with multi-cloud setups

As the boom in AI technologies has progressed over the past few years, the reasons for multi-cloud requirements have evolved. Developers and teams on the cutting edge of that technology still have to worry about how to get access to the compute resources they need—and how to conn … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 15 days ago

Tailscale just-in-time network access, now generally available

Just-in-time network access is now generally available for Tailscale Enterprise users, providing an API-first native solution to enhance security by granting temporary, time-bound elevated access to critical resources, without a need for third-party tools. With JIT access, organi … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 16 days ago

Why is network troubleshooting in Kubernetes so hard?

Kubernetes is one of those things that’s both incredible and incredibly frustrating. It’s like discovering a futuristic spaceship in your garage—powerful, sleek, and game-changing—but realizing the user manual is missing half the pages. That hasn’t stopped its explosive adoption. … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 21 days ago

Tales from SCaLE: Reporting back from the SoCal Linux Expo

Tailscale took part in this weekend’s Southern California Linux Expo, where a few lucky team members had the chance to chat with hundreds of open source developers and enthusiasts in attendance. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 23 days ago

March newsletter: Real users on why they switched + upcoming learning events

When I talk to Tailscale users online, at conferences, or in the wild, I hear lots of different stories of how they got started with the service. In some cases, Tailscale enabled them to do something they’d never realized was possible. In others, they had some existing legacy VPN … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 24 days ago

Prometheus monitoring for Tailscale clients: a metric boatload of fun

Network administrators can now monitor devices in their Tailscale network using Prometheus and our new client metrics feature, which provides connection data in a standard and ingestible format. That combination brings enterprise-grade visibility to your Tailscale network, or tai … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 1 month ago

January newsletter: Project Bob’s global voyage + simplified networking for Apple fleets

Product updates, notes from the community about how folks are using Tailscale, and some upcoming events where you can meet our experts in January 2025. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Real-world enterprise use cases: Tailscale patterns from the field

One great thing about working in Sales here at Tailscale is we get to talk to new customers throughout the process of adopting the product. We really get to see how it solves their problems, and over time, we see that teams tend to roll out deployments in common patterns to fit c … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Business challenges and pain points: Tailscale patterns from the field

So many people I speak to often wonder if their pain points and use cases are “normal” for Tailscale. The answer is likely “yes,” but we haven’t done a great job explaining how Tailscale is adopted by companies of every different size… probably because there are over 10,000 compa … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Maintain security for your Tailscale secrets with GitHub

Today we’re announcing a secret-scanning integration between Tailscale and GitHub, the world’s largest source code host. This collaborative effort marks our fourth secret scanning partnership established as part of continual efforts to secure customers’ tailnets. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Better Apple device management with Jamf Pro, integrated with Tailscale

For teams managing fleets of Apple devices, Jamf Pro is well-known as a leading MDM solution. Those teams can now count on an integration with Tailscale to simplify installing and configuring Tailscale on those devices, and to keep the networking access requirements under control … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Lightweight server monitoring on your tailnet with Beszel

In today’s video, Alex walks through the process of setting up Beszel, a simple and lightweight monitoring solution, for devices on your Tailscale network. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

10,000 customers, a new Operations SVP, and the bigger picture

Today, we’re celebrating two milestones at once! First, we’ve surpassed 10,000 business customers. Just 10 months ago, we were at 5,000—a number that took us over four years to reach. Second, we’re welcoming Grace Lin as our new SVP of Operations. Grace isn’t just an expert in sc … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Installing Tailscale on macOS

If you’re installing Tailscale on macOS, the best way to do it is through what we call the “standalone variant”. But the standalone variant is just one of three official versions available for macOS. In today’s post — and the accompanying video — we’ll discuss all three options, … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Living in the future, by the numbers

Instead of making the traditional New Year predictions, let’s talk instead about the beautiful technological future we live in: the one that exists right now but we don’t always notice. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 2 months ago

Tailscale crossword: Any port in a storm

Did you know that December 21 is National Crossword Puzzle Day? It’s true; we looked it up. It’s the anniversary of when the first crossword puzzle was published in the New York World. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 3 months ago

December Tailscale newsletter

Product updates, notes from the community about how folks are using Tailscale, and some upcoming events where you can meet our experts in December 2024. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 3 months ago

If I can get Tailscale to work, so can you

Will Moore, who recently joined our team as Communications Lead, shares how he came to enjoy Tailscale after a sometimes-frustrating history with networking tech. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 3 months ago

Better node monitoring with new client metrics

Tailscale client metrics are now available for local or remote examination, and can be directly ingested by Prometheus or any compatible monitoring system. These are especially useful for keeping tabs on the health and connectivity of subnet routers, and we think they’ll be an im … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 3 months ago

Tailscale wrapped: a year of secure remote access

As 2024 comes to a close, let's look at what’s changed—for Tailscale and in the broader landscape of secure networking. This year, the shift towards distributed work, increasingly complex regulatory requirements, and the growing awareness of Zero Trust principles all intersected … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 3 months ago

Four increasingly sophisticated ways to put a service on your tailnet

Let’s say you’ve got some kind of service you want to connect to through Tailscale. How do you make it accessible over your tailnet? It's easy for decision paralysis to set in here, so let's consolidate some of the possibilities in one place. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 3 months ago

How Tailscale’s infra team stays small

When I talk to other infrastructure folks at tech conferences, they’re usually shocked to hear that Tailscale’s infra team is just three engineers. Companies of similar size often have multiples of that. How do we manage to get by with so few people? | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 4 months ago

Host your own metasearch engine to avoid tracking and profiling

In today’s video, we’ll walk through how to install the application SearXNG in a container accessible from anywhere through Tailscale. SearXNG is a fully open-source search engine aggregator that can combine results from services and databases across the web and present them with … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 4 months ago

November Tailscale newsletter

This month's newsletter brings a bunch of recent product updates, notes from the community about how folks are using Tailscale, and some upcoming events where you can catch us online and IRL. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 4 months ago

Tailscale log streaming now supports S3 destinations

Tailscale administrators can now use Amazon S3 and S3-compatible buckets as streaming destinations for both configuration audit logs and network flow logs. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 4 months ago

Tailscale named in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50

Tailscale has been recognized in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 as one of Canada’s fastest-growing tech innovators. It’s an honour to be included alongside other companies that are pushing boundaries, both abroad and right here at home. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 4 months ago

Share a multiplayer Factorio server over Tailscale

With the recent release of Factorio’s Space Age expansion, we’ve been playing a lot of the base-building game — and that started with setting up a multiplayer server and sharing it into our friends’ tailnets. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 5 months ago

Tailscale and 1Password Device Trust, now generally available

Tailscale’s device posture integration with 1Password’s Extended Access Management's device trust (previously Kolide) is now generally available. This integration is designed to address the access-trust gap of devices in your network, and helps ensure that only trusted and compli … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 5 months ago

AI companies are surprisingly normal

A year ago, we started noticing that Tailscale was getting popular with AI companies. That was the good news. The bad news: we didn't know why. After a bunch of research, it turns out AI companies like Tailscale for pretty much the same reasons everyone else does. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 5 months ago

Google Workspace access provisioning is now generally available

With Google Workspace integration, Tailscale takes another big step towards simplifying network administration by working seamlessly with one of the most widely used productivity suites in the world. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 5 months ago

Kubernetes, direct connections, and you

When Tailscale usage starts to ramp up within an organization, bandwidth and latency issues from relayed connections can start to be noticeable to users. Solutions engineer Lee Briggs outlines how to minimize latency with direct connections in Kubernetes environments. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 5 months ago

Getting started with Tailscale Access Control Lists

When you want to fine-tune the rules of who has access to what inside your Tailscale network, the solution is our Access Control Lists, or ACLs. ACLs are a powerful way to manage access to the resources on your tailnet. This is a quick getting started guide for those of you who a … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 6 months ago

The last reverse proxy you'll ever need

Today’s video walks through connecting a Virtual Private Server (VPS) in the cloud to your locally hosted infrastructure over an encrypted Tailscale tunnel, backed by WireGuard technology. We start by automatically spinning up and configuring the cloud VPS on DigitalOcean to act … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 6 months ago

Heart of dark mode: done, and still in progress

Tailscale has finally joined the dark side. That is to say: we rolled out support for “dark mode” in our admin console. Working on dark mode helped us bring some much-needed consistency to our products for the web. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 7 months ago

An Ansible primer for DevOps: Infrastructure as Code, part 3

Ansible is one of those tools that once you learn it, you wonder why it took you so long to do so. Today's video goes into detail on using Ansible with Tailscale, using Tailscale SSH to simplify the sometimes-complicated story of identity and SSH keys. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 7 months ago

Microsoft Entra ID access provisioning is now generally available

User and group provisioning for Microsoft Entra ID is now generally available for Tailscale Enterprise plans. This integration lets you automate the process of creating new users to access your tailnet, removing users when they no longer need to have access, and more. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 7 months ago

August Tailscale newsletter

This month's newsletter brings a bunch of recent product updates, notes from the community about how folks are using Tailscale, and some upcoming events where you can catch us online and IRL. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 8 months ago

Automating Tailscale installs with cloud-init: Infrastucture as Code, part 1

When you're installing Tailscale on more than a device or two, it can make sense to automate the process. That kind of automation is part of a field called "Infrastructure as Code," which is the focus of a new video series we're launching on automating the set-up of Tailscale in … | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 8 months ago

Axiom + Tailscale: elevate your network visibility and security

Our new integration with Axiom allows you to stream your Tailscale audit and network flow logs directly to your Axiom account, providing more visibility and analysis capabilities for your tailnet's activity and health. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 8 months ago

The New Internet

We don’t talk a lot in public about the big vision for Tailscale, why we’re really here. Usually I prefer to focus on what exists right now, and what we’re going to do in the next few months. But let’s look at the biggest of big pictures for a change. | Continue reading


@tailscale.com | 8 months ago