Headscale

Headscale

Juan Font
YNQ

YNQ

Visuality Systems
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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

YNQ is a portable SMB server and client stack developed by Visuality Systems, written in ANSI C and designed to run on embedded, IoT, or non-Windows systems while ensuring full interoperability with Windows-based machines. It enables remote file operations (write, edit, copy, delete, update) over a network without needing to transfer entire files locally, while maintaining a small resource footprint ideal for constrained environments. YNQ supports full compatibility across all SMB dialects (from NTLM 0.12 through SMB 3.1.1), including backward compatibility, making it broadly applicable across SMB ecosystems. It offers security features such as Kerberos (domain-join, delegation), NTLM/NTLMv2, message signing, SMB encryption, and pre-authentication integrity. YNQ is modular and comprises four product components; Standalone Client, Corporate Client (with Active Directory registration capability), Standalone Server, and Corporate Server.

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 Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad 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

Embedded systems developers and device manufacturers requiring a solution providing an SMB client/server stack for integration into constrained systems

Support

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

Support

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

API

Offers API Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial 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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Overall 0.0 / 5
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 Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Juan Font
Netherlands
headscale.net/stable/

Company Information

Visuality Systems
Founded: 1998
Israel
visualitynq.com/products/ynq/

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Categories

Network Management Supported

Categories

Integrations

Active Directory Not Supported
Apple iOS Not Supported
C Not Supported
Debian Supported
Java Not Supported
Microsoft 365 Not Supported
Nucleus Not Supported
Ubuntu Supported
VxWorks Not Supported
YAML Supported

Integrations

Active Directory Supported
Apple iOS Supported
C Supported
Debian Not Supported
Java Supported
Microsoft 365 Supported
Nucleus Supported
Ubuntu Not Supported
VxWorks Supported
YAML Not Supported
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