Simplify network configs with Tailscale
No one calls Stuart Burns a simple man, but he appreciates tools that simplify his admin life, especially for networking.
This is the console that forms the backbone of the Tailscale management interfaces. APIs can be used, too.
Using Tailscale daily has been quite a revolution – so, to share U the goodness of Tailscale with Linux Format readers, we’re going to walk through a basic working setup, though there are many more advanced configurations. We are creating a working Tailscale network environment with our devices connected to the network. There are two significant steps to setting up Tailscale.
First, create a Tailscale account using the Tailscale website at https://bit. ly/47B2ADZ. You also need an account with one of the federated providers (Microsoft, Google, GitHub and so on), as Tailscale doesn’t want to know your details (as a security choice it made).
It asks a few basic questions. By default, you are assigned a Tailscale network, aka a tailnet, in the form of (xxxx.ts.net). This is your own network, separate from everyone else – the logical boundaries if you like. That’s the hard bit done.