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		01HNNWZ0MV43FF on July 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The New Internet Yeah it's a weird flex. I'd use Tailscale today if it was open all the way up and down. If not, why bother? TLS and http don't charge licensing fees...

p_l on July 27, 2024 [–]

You can use tailscale without using tailscale hosted components, using purely open source parts.

I have switched where possible, both my own networks and clients, to use headscale which is folly open source coordination server compatible with tailscale.

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