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headscalenebula
Free

Free and open source under a BSD 3-clause licence. The Tailscale clients it works with are…

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

macOS, Linux, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
  • Removes the dependency on Tailscale's hosted control server
  • Works with the standard Tailscale clients on every platform
  • Works across several desktop, server and mobile platforms.
  • Aimed at a single tailnet for self-hosters, not a multi-tenant deployment
  • No graphical administration interface in the core project
  • Requires certificate management and network configuration.
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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