Tailscale is a zero-configuration VPN that creates a secure network between your devices. It's built on top of WireGuard, making it both fast and secure. In this guide, we'll cover how to install Tailscale on a variety of operating systems and configure it with a custom DNS and routing settings using the --disable-dns flag and the --accept-routes option.
brew install tailscale
Tailscale can be installed on various Linux distributions using package managers. Here's how to install it on some of the most popular distributions:
curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/ubuntu/focal.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/ubuntu/focal.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tailscale.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tailscale
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/fedora/tailscale.repo
sudo dnf install tailscale
Tailscale is available in the AUR:
yay -S tailscale
After installation, use the following command to start Tailscale:
sudo tailscale up
To configure Tailscale with custom DNS and routing, use the --accept-dns=false flag (if you want to use your own DNS settings instead of Tailscale's MagicDNS) and --accept-routes option.
You can combine both --accept-dns=false and --accept-routes in a single command to customize your Tailscale network settings further:
sudo tailscale up --accept-routes --accept-dns=false
After configuring Tailscale, you can verify your settings by checking your Tailscale IP and the routes:
tailscale ip
tailscale status
### PFSENSE crontab -e setting for vim instead vi
1. Connect via SSH and choose 8 for shell.
2. write - setenv EDITOR /usr/local/bin/vim - FREEBSD default to cshell
3. Crontab for tailscale.
4. @reboot tailscale up --accept-dns=false --accept-routes --advertise-exit-node --advertise-routes=10.0.2.0/31,10.0.2.20/32,10.0.2.7/32
These commands will show your Tailscale IP address and the current status of your Tailscale connections, including any custom configurations you've applied.