1. Information

1.1. Identity Provider

  • Create an account or use an existing account at GitHub for it to be used as the Identity Provider for Tailscale.

1.2. Status

100.91.67.94    1025c         delta-software-labs@  windows  -
100.86.117.8    homenb-mku01  delta-software-labs@  linux    -

100.104.199.72  homenb-frl01  delta-software-labs@  windows  -
100.124.136.39  debian-wsl    delta-software-labs@  linux    -

100.64.180.19   homews-mku01  delta-software-labs@  windows  -
100.93.89.94    homenb-psl01  delta-software-labs@  windows  -

2. Linux

2.1. Installation

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Line.

    # Add Tailscale's package signing key and repository.
    curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/debian/trixie.noarmor.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/tailscale-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
    curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/debian/trixie.tailscale-keyring.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tailscale.list
    
    # Install Tailscale.
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install tailscale
    tailscale --version             # 1.94.2
    
    # Connect your machine to your Tailscale network and authenticate in your browser.
    sudo tailscale up
  • Browse to the URL shown in the terminal window to authenticate the device.

  • Click Sign in with GitHub using the GitHub Delta account.

  • Click Authorize tailscale.

  • Click Connect.

  • Select Avatar > Log out to log out from the Tailscale admin console.

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Line.

    sudo systemctl status tailscaled
    tailscale status

3. Windows

3.1. Installation

  • Log in with your standard user account to the device.

  • Run the tailscale-setup-1.94.2.exe file with administrative privileges.

  • Check I agree to the license terms and conditions.

  • Click Install.

  • Click Close in the Tailscale Setup window.

  • First time sign up.

    • Click Get Started in the Tailscale window.

    • Click Sign up.

    • Click Sign up with GitHub using the GitHub Delta account.

    • Click Authorize tailscale to let Tailscale access your delta-software-labs account.

    • Select Personal or At-Home Use for What is your primary reason for using Tailscale?.

    • Select Engineer for What is your role within your organization?.

    • Check I don’t use a VPN.

    • Select Friend/Colleague for How did you hear about Tailscale? (optional).

    • Click Next: Add your first device.

  • Click Get Started in the Tailscale window.

  • Click Sign in to your network.

  • Type delta@deltasoftware.frl in the Email field.

  • Click Sign in with GitHub using the GitHub Delta account.

  • Type delta@deltasoftware.frl in the Username or email address field.

  • Type the password.

  • Click Sign in.

  • Click Authorize tailscale.

  • Click Connect.

  • Click Close in the Tailscale window.

  • Select Avatar > Log out to log out from the Tailscale admin console.

  • Right-click the Tailscale icon in the Notification Area and select Preferences > Run unattended.

    Are you sure you want to enable Unattended Mode?
    
    In Unattended Mode, Tailscale keeps running (as your identity) when you log out
    of Windows and keeps running even if the machine reboots or a different user
    logs in. Use the Tailscale CLI to use ACL Tags and run as a non-user account.
  • Click Yes.

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Prompt.

    tailscale status
    tailscale dns status

4. Usage

5. Issues

  • When Tailscale is running in server mode.

    • Uninstall Tailscale.

    • Remove.

      C:\ProgramData\Tailscale
      C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Tailscale
      C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Tailscale
  • Reinstall Tailscale.