“So I tried to setup my jellyfin using tailscale. It connects alright when I'm on my laptop but when I'm on my phone trying to connect to it, it shows "The site can't be reached".”
“whoa i just found out macos screen sharing works over tailscale. you need to do connect to server then use vnc:// and then the host name. just works.”
“I use their service almost daily and teach so many people of its use cases that I feel like I've become an unofficial ambassador of it. So when I saw a position posted on their website that fits my skillset, I naturally got excited.”
“I've been having problems with tailscale for the past few months also. I can't remote into my PC's, I can't login to my NVR running Blueiris which are behind CGNAT, having the same issue at 2 different locations.”
“This limitation is actually what led me to use Headscale. I'm not entirely thrilled with it—I trust Tailscale's servers to stay up more than I trust my cheap VPS, but GitHub also went down a couple of weeks after I started using Tailscale. If they had their own authentication mechanism, I might never have left their infrastructure.”
“Host mode exposes Jellyfin directly on the NAS’s LAN interface, which Tailscale can reach. Immich usually runs in bridge mode from my researh and may only bind to 127.0.0.1 or an internal Docker network.”
“The most correct answer to this is @Tailscale. I don't understand how their corporate plan customers can support the rest of us – I get that it's just linux config files – but for "free plan value for money"... no one comes close!”
“Currently they connect in via tailscale and i use nginx to give things a normal domain name for them. This works but most of them are stuck only having access on their phones not a TV or desktop.”
“This is why, despite the actual network functionality being great, I hate that tailscale requires you to use a third-party service for authentication. I’m not outsourcing my identity to google or Microsoft or whoever.”
“In my case I use proxmox and many lxc/vm but I only have the Tailscale IP hardcoded in 2 places. So for me, I think switching accounts/IPs would be annoying, but trivial.”
“I first saw the beauty of tailscale when I tried Openclaw running on Railway and local agent could just do everything it wanted with secure access even when all server's ports were totally nailed down”
“By default, Tailscale requires periodic reauthentication. From your Tailscale admin console, you can disable key expiry for the machines that need to stay logged in (e.g. your NAS).”
“Pre-configurated setup for the team to use, making sure all ports are closed is very important for security, and this is why we hid it behind tailscale.”
“I'm sure most on this sub would disagree that Tailscale is a "dumpster fire right now". We're all using it without issue. You're clearly dealing with a very specific, and very frustrating bug, but that doesn't mean the entire platform is a write-off.”
“I'm annoyed with the onn 4k device as i have the 4k plus and don't see a way to make tailscale connect at launch. Google takes me to vpn settings on the onn device that don't exist.”
“By keeping the opened holes in my network short, it's safe enough that I'd not want to litter my desktop with unnecessary programs like tailscale etc”
“Cannot connect from Wi-Fi or from cellular. I’m in California, and the city of Avalon on Carins Island. Veray discouraging, this is exactly why I bought Tailscale, for Remote connectivity. Sadly, it’s a dumpster fire right now.”
“Refurbished mac-mini M1 for €380 and tailscale. I remote control claude sessions via claude app, codex sessions via codex app, opencode via opencode web.”
“The yml I use for Tailscale on a different NAS OS looks very similar, but has a few additional params. I'm including the volumes and cap_add sections below.”
“also sideloading isn't bad and you install tailscale from the source. It is not something to be afraid of. The other word for sideloading you can use is installing.”
“If you go to the tailscale website, you can see your machines. I personally run tailcale in the NAS as exit node, and then I have some other devices, for example my phone.”
“Now i can play anywhere in the world, one time i go vacation in china and I still managed to connect to my pc (problem is 200ms but it is enough for remote work)”
“I've never noticed a lag. Tailscale switches to direct connection on the LAN as soon as it notices that it can. If you run Tailscale Ping, it's usually within two seconds.”
“If you wanna wake your pc from an IOS device you can use Magic Ping (IOS App) while connected to tailscale. Downside is you need to the leave your computer on.”