headscale
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Details for headscale
Package name
- headscale
License
- BSD-3-Clause
Last updated
- 29 January 2026 - 0.27/stable
- 18 September 2026 - latest/edge
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An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server
See https://headscale.net/ for upstream documentation.
Getting started
Install the snap:
sudo snap install headscale
The snap provides a headscale service (headscale serve) with an initial example configuration, started automatically on install.
It also provides the headscale command to interact with the service.
You will need to configure the service by editing the configuration file at /var/snap/headscale/common/config.yaml.
See https://github.com/canonical/headscale-snap/blob/main/docs/config-reference.md for more information on configuration.
Security
See https://github.com/canonical/headscale-snap/blob/main/docs/security-reference.md for security and hardening documentation.
This snap is maintained by Canonical, and is not necessarily endorsed or officially maintained by the upstream developers.
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