Bug#1117209: ITP: headscale -- An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Richard Hansen <rhansen@rhansen.org>
* Package name : headscale
Version : 0.26.0-1
Upstream Author : Juan Font
* URL : https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
* License : BSD-3-clause
Programming Lang: Go
Description : An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server
Headscale aims to implement a self-hosted, open source alternative to
the Tailscale (https://tailscale.com/) control server. Headscale's goal
is to provide self-hosters and hobbyists with an open-source server
they can use for their projects and labs. It implements a narrow scope,
a *single* Tailscale network (tailnet), suitable for a personal use, or
a small open-source organisation.
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About Tailscale:
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Tailscale is a modern VPN (https://tailscale.com/) built on top of
Wireguard (https://www.wireguard.com/). It works like an overlay
network (https://tailscale.com/blog/how-tailscale-works/) between the
computers of your networks - using NAT traversal
(https://tailscale.com/blog/how-nat-traversal-works/).
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Everything in Tailscale is Open Source, except the GUI clients for
proprietary OS (Windows and macOS/iOS), and the control server.
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The control server works as an exchange point of Wireguard public keys
for the nodes in the Tailscale network. It assigns the IP addresses of
the clients, creates the boundaries between each user, enables sharing
machines between users, and exposes the advertised routes of your nodes.
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A Tailscale network (tailnet) (https://tailscale.com/kb/1136/tailnet/)
is private network which Tailscale assigns to a user in terms of private
users or an organisation.
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