# adyanth/openwrt-tailscale-enabler

Brings Tailscale to low powered OpenWRT devices

Repository: https://github.com/adyanth/openwrt-tailscale-enabler
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openwrt-tailscale-enabler
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: openwrt, tailscale
Last push: 2026-08-23T01:12:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 33, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2053, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 236, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1536, forks 214 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:59.884358+00:00)

## What it is
A shell-based package that installs Tailscale on low-powered OpenWRT routers by downloading static binaries to /tmp and providing an init.d service script. It enables boot-time startup of tailscaled on devices with limited storage.

## Use cases
- run tailscale on an openwrt router
- set up a mesh vpn on low-powered router hardware
- advertise subnet routes from openwrt via tailscale
- enable tailscale to start at boot on a router
- install tailscale on a router without enough flash storage

## When to choose
- you run OpenWRT on a router with limited storage and want Tailscale
- you want subnet routing or exit-node capability from your router
- you need a lightweight, script-based install without building packages

## When to avoid
- you need Tailscale on a full Linux server or desktop (use official packages)
- your router lacks ~27 MB of free /tmp RAM space
- you need persistent binary storage across reboots without re-downloading

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, vpn, developer-tools
- domain: networking, self-hosted, privacy
- platform: cli
- tags: openwrt, tailscale, router, mesh-vpn, shell-script, embedded-devices, linux

## Member repositories
- adyanth/openwrt-tailscale-enabler (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.884358+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:03.517346+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/adyanth/openwrt-tailscale-enabler (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:59.884358+00:00, sha 8d8a95e66b07)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.