Tailscale

Software defined VPN.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Create your own private network for all your devices, servers, environments. Simplify SSH login with auto managed keys linked to your identity provider. Define network rules for who can access what. Access private resources without opening firewalls. Connect ephemeral CI workflows to your network for access to resources e.g. test databases. Clients for all platforms.

Tradeoffs

Web UI has no dark mode. Configuring tags and ACLs can be confusing and difficult to debug.

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