Tailscale
The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 12.0
- age_days: 2406
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 45
Adoption not part of the score
35599 stars · 3108 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
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
service · maturity stable
vpn networking security ssh auth networking security self-hosted privacy windows go cross-platform cli wireguard zero-trust mesh-vpn sso 2fa tailnet subnet-router exit-node linux macos android ios docker kubernetes
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale · fetched 2026-08-28 · b61e8e03c928
- homepage: https://tailscale.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6f6824111a89
- site_page: https://tailscale.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1161d04d71b8
- site_page: https://tailscale.com/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7e2fe1e08d99
- site_page: https://tailscale.com/about-community · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2477cc9c0085
- site_page: https://tailscale.com/integrations · fetched 2026-08-29 · f62bd356dd96
- site_page: https://tailscale.com/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0c36a1a32cbd
- site_page: https://tailscale.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · ed4419d50fdc
- site_page: https://tailscale.com/company · fetched 2026-08-29 · d3c595021759
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tailscale/tailscale | main | 99 |
| tailscale/tailscale-android | plugin | 99 |
For agents
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