Tailscale

Zero-config mesh VPN built on WireGuard — securely connect your devices without port forwarding or firewall changes.

Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale
Source	https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale
Website	https://tailscale.com/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
latest / pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Newest FreeBSD packages.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  tailscale:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:latest
    container_name: tailscale
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-xxxx
      - TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--advertise-exit-node
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/tailscale:/config"
    restart: unless-stopped

AppJail Director

.env:

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=tailscale
TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-xxxx
TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--advertise-exit-node

appjail-director.yml:

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  tailscale:
    name: tailscale
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - TS_AUTHKEY: !ENV '${TS_AUTHKEY}'
        - TS_EXTRA_ARGS: !ENV '${TS_EXTRA_ARGS}'
    volumes:
      - tailscale: /config
volumes:
  tailscale:
    device: '/path/to/containers/tailscale'

Makejail:

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:${tag}

Podman CLI

podman run -d --name tailscale \
  -e TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-xxxx \
  -e TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--advertise-exit-node \
  -v /path/to/containers/tailscale:/config \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:latest

Ansible

- name: Deploy tailscale
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: tailscale
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      TS_AUTHKEY: "tskey-auth-xxxx"
      TS_EXTRA_ARGS: "--advertise-exit-node"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/tailscale:/config"

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
TS_AUTHKEY	tskey-auth-xxxx	Optional: Tailscale Auth Key for automatic login
TS_EXTRA_ARGS	--advertise-exit-node	Optional: Additional arguments for tailscale up

Volumes

Path	Description
/config	State directory (tailscaled.state)

Architectures: amd64 User: root (UID/GID via PUID/PGID, defaults to 1000:1000) Base: FreeBSD 15.0

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