# SierraSoftworks/tailscale-unifi

Run Tailscale on your UniFi OS device

Repository: https://github.com/SierraSoftworks/tailscale-unifi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tailscale-unifi
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: unifi, udm, udm-pro, tailscale
Last push: 2026-08-17T11:29:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1943, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1691, forks 75 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.665351+00:00)

## What it is
A set of shell scripts that install and run Tailscale as a persistent systemd service on UniFi OS devices such as UniFi Cloud Gateways. It handles automatic updates and ships a default configuration that works out of the box on supported UniFi hardware.

## Use cases
- run tailscale on my udm pro
- install a mesh vpn on my unifi cloud gateway
- use my unifi router as a tailscale exit node
- advertise my home lan subnet over tailscale
- set up remote access to my unifi network
- keep tailscale updated automatically on unifi os

## When to choose
- you own a supported UniFi Cloud Gateway or other UniFi OS 2.x+ device and want Tailscale running natively on it
- you want subnet routing or exit-node functionality from your UniFi router
- you want a persistent, auto-updating Tailscale service managed by systemd

## When to avoid
- your device is a Cloud Key Gen 1, USG, Travel Router, or runs UniFi OS 1.x
- you need Tailscale on non-UniFi hardware
- you prefer a containerized or manually managed Tailscale setup

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, vpn, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: networking, self-hosted, privacy, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: cli, self-hosted
- tags: tailscale, unifi, udm-pro, wireguard, mesh-vpn, shell-scripts, router, linux

## Member repositories
- SierraSoftworks/tailscale-unifi (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.665351+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 2026-08-30T03:38:15.659959+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SierraSoftworks/tailscale-unifi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.665351+00:00, sha 6af2b5a42bc1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.