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Headscale

An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server.

Tailscale Services

Securely connect to and manage access to your internal resources using Tailscale Services.

Tailscale: How it works

Understand the entire Tailscale system, how it works, how we built it, and its benefits compared to legacy VPNs. Use this article as a guide to quickly build your own Tailscale replacement.

How NAT traversal works

Learn how NAT traversal works, how Tailscale can get through and securely connect your devices directly to each other.

The New Internet: Tailscale's Vision for the Future of Connectivity

Tailscale's CEO, Avery Pennarun, explores the future of the internet, discussing the evolution of networking, the issues with today's complex systems, and how Tailscale is simplifying connectivity for developers with a new, more efficient approach. Discover the vision for a New Internet.

Tailscale | Secure Connectivity for AI, IoT & Multi-Cloud

The connectivity platform for devs, IT, and security teams. Zero Trust identity-based access that deploys in minutes and scales to every resource. Start free.

Open Source Explained — Open Indie

Musings on the concept of ‘open source’, in the broadest possible definition of the term. Also an invitation to become a participant in ...

Tailscale Funnel

Securely route internet traffic to local services using Tailscale Funnel.

Open Source is Broken

The Open Source movement, as championed by the OSI, prizes absolute openness above all other concerns...

Digging into how Tailscale encrypts its state file on Windows, Apple, and Linux

Tailscale's latest version encrypts more data at rest, making it harder for attackers to potentially clone your nodes. Here's how it works.

Some startups are going ‘fair source’ to avoid the pitfalls of open source licensing | TechCrunch

New alternative category to 'closed source' could help companies monetize software in the open -- without going all-in on open source.

Singi Labs — Open source foundations for networked apps

Singi Labs builds open source, decentralized software on the AT Protocol. Home of Barazo (community forums) and Sifa (professional identity and trust).

BackYourStack: Discover the Open Source projects you are using and need financial support.

BackYourStack has been re-imagined as Ecosystem Funds. Find out more at funds.ecosyste.ms.

Tailscale raises $160 Million (USD) Series C to build the New Internet

Tailscale has raised $160 million USD ($230 million CAD) in our Series C, led by Accel with participation from CRV, Insight Partners, Heavybit, Uncork Capital — and new investment from Anthony Casalena - CEO of Squarespace.

Open source is a restaurant

[[Chad Whitacre]] makes a great analogy around when/how software gets paid for, vs food. Open Source is a restaurant. At a restaurant, you eat your meal fir...