Headscale

Headscale

Juan Font
WireGuard

WireGuard

Edge Security
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About

Headscale is an open-source, self-hosted implementation of the control server used by the Tailscale network, enabling users to keep full ownership of their private tailnets while using Tailscale clients. It supports registering users and nodes, issuing pre-authentication keys, advertising subnet-routes and exit-node capabilities, enforcing access-control lists, and integrating with OIDC/SAML identity providers for user authentication. The server is deployable via Debian/Ubuntu packages or standalone binaries, configurable through a YAML file, and managed via its CLI or REST API. Headscale tracks each node, route, and user in its database, supports route approval workflows, and enables features such as subnet routing, exit node designation, and node-to-node mesh within the tailnet. Being self-hosted, it gives organizations and hobbyists full control over their private network endpoints, encryption keys, and traffic flows, rather than depending on a commercial control plane.

About

WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many different circumstances. Initially released for the Linux kernel, it is now cross-platform (Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, Android) and widely deployable. It is currently under heavy development, but already it might be regarded as the most secure, easiest to use, and simplest VPN solution in the industry. WireGuard aims to be as easy to configure and deploy as SSH. A VPN connection is made simply by exchanging very simple public keys – exactly like exchanging SSH keys – and all the rest is transparently handled by WireGuard. It is even capable of roaming between IP addresses, just like Mosh.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

System administrators and hobbyist self-hosters wanting a tool to build and control a secure, self-managed VPN/mesh network using Tailscale clients

Audience

Companies of all sizes that need a fast and modern VPN tunnel

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Not Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Juan Font
Netherlands
headscale.net/stable/

Company Information

Edge Security
Founded: 2016
Hungary
www.wireguard.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

Cloudflare Tunnel

Cloudflare Tunnel

Cloudflare
StrongVPN

StrongVPN

J2 Global
Mozilla VPN

Mozilla VPN

Mozilla Foundation

Categories

Network Management Supported

Categories

VPN Supported

Integrations

AzireVPN Not Supported
BitLaunch Not Supported
Blokada Not Supported
ColonelServer Not Supported
Constellation Not Supported
DCXV Not Supported
Debian Supported
K-PORT Not Supported
MVPS Not Supported
Mysterium VPN Not Supported
Netdata Not Supported
Netmaker Not Supported
Rethink DNS Not Supported
TrueNAS Not Supported
Trustgrid Not Supported
TunnelFleet Not Supported
VanishMe Not Supported
WLVPN Not Supported
Xitoring Not Supported
YAML Supported

Integrations

AzireVPN Supported
BitLaunch Supported
Blokada Supported
ColonelServer Supported
Constellation Supported
DCXV Supported
Debian Not Supported
K-PORT Supported
MVPS Supported
Mysterium VPN Supported
Netdata Supported
Netmaker Supported
Rethink DNS Supported
TrueNAS Supported
Trustgrid Supported
TunnelFleet Supported
VanishMe Supported
WLVPN Supported
Xitoring Supported
YAML Not Supported
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