# Tailscale

The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

Repository: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tailscale
Homepage: https://tailscale.com
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: wireguard, oauth, sso, 2fa, vpn, tailscale
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:11:01+00:00
Link (homepage): https://tailscale.com
Link (site_page): https://tailscale.com/docs
Link (site_page): https://tailscale.com/features
Link (site_page): https://tailscale.com/integrations
Link (site_page): https://tailscale.com/about-community

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2406, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 12.0, "n_releases_24m": 45}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 35599, forks 3108 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:00.860283+00:00)

## What it is
Tailscale is a Zero Trust mesh VPN built on WireGuard that connects devices, teams, and infrastructure with identity-based access control. The open-source repo contains the tailscaled daemon and CLI client, coordinated with a hosted coordination service.

## Use cases
- set up a vpn for my home lab
- connect remote team devices securely
- replace my legacy vpn with wireguard
- access internal servers without ssh keys
- secure kubernetes and ci/cd runner connectivity
- share a local service over the internet
- route all traffic through an exit node

## When to choose
- you want zero-config WireGuard mesh networking with SSO and 2FA
- you need Zero Trust access control, ACLs, and Tailscale SSH across devices
- you want to connect multi-cloud, IoT, or remote teams quickly

## When to avoid
- you need a fully self-hosted coordination server without any hosted dependency
- you require site-to-site routing with non-WireGuard legacy protocols
- you need a traditional full-tunnel corporate VPN appliance

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: stable
- function: vpn, networking, security, ssh, auth
- domain: networking, security, self-hosted, privacy
- platform: windows, go, cross-platform, cli
- tags: wireguard, zero-trust, mesh-vpn, sso, 2fa, tailnet, subnet-router, exit-node, linux, macos, android, ios, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- tailscale/tailscale (main) score 99
- tailscale/tailscale-android (plugin) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.860283+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 2026-08-29T16:26:56.324305+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:00.860283+00:00, sha b61e8e03c928)
  - homepage: https://tailscale.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:12.991674+00:00, sha 6f6824111a89)
  - site_page: https://tailscale.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.001737+00:00, sha 1161d04d71b8)
  - site_page: https://tailscale.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.003774+00:00, sha 7e2fe1e08d99)
  - site_page: https://tailscale.com/about-community (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.007571+00:00, sha 2477cc9c0085)
  - site_page: https://tailscale.com/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.005825+00:00, sha f62bd356dd96)
  - site_page: https://tailscale.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.009443+00:00, sha 0c36a1a32cbd)
  - site_page: https://tailscale.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.014723+00:00, sha ed4419d50fdc)
  - site_page: https://tailscale.com/company (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:13.017529+00:00, sha d3c595021759)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.