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Headscale

★ 28k

Self-hosted control server for the official Tailscale clients — the mesh without the SaaS.

Headscale does the job of Tailscale, self-hosted. It is BSD-3-Clause-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Tailscale bills $6/user for it. 28k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Tailscale.

Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Self-hosting
Medium
The paid one costs
$6/user
GitHub stars
28k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have not written a verdict on Tailscale yet, so this page says what Headscale is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.

Headscale questions

Is Headscale open source?

Yes — it is released under BSD-3-Clause.

Can I self-host Headscale?

Yes — we rate it medium to self-host.

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