juanfont/headscale

headscale

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Self-hosted open-source Tailscale control server using WireGuard, removing reliance on the official coordination service for full data control.

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Go · BSD-3-Clause · Last push 2026-11-03

Official repository & installation ↗
tailscaletailscale-control-serverwireguardtailscale-server

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Get the project

git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git

Cloning downloads the source. For dependencies and installation, follow the project README.

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