tldr/pages/common/tailscale.md

tailscale

A private WireGuard network service. Some subcommands such as up have their own usage documentation. More information: https://tailscale.com/kb/1080/cli.

• Allow the current user to operate on the Tailscale daemon:

sudo tailscale set --operator $USER

• Handle connection to Tailscale (connect, disconnect, check status):

tailscale {{up|down|status}}

• Offer the current machine to be an exit node for internet traffic:

tailscale set --advertise-exit-node

• Use a specific exit node for internet traffic:

tailscale set --exit-node {{ip_address|hostname}}

• Ping a peer node at the Tailscale layer and display which route it took for each response:

tailscale ping {{ip_address|hostname}}

• Analyze the local network conditions and display the result:

tailscale netcheck

• Start a web server for controlling the Tailscale daemon:

tailscale web

• Display a shareable identifier to help diagnose issues:

tailscale bugreport