Tailscale

Description / name	Input element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Tailscale /config Path

Tailscale mesh VPN on FreeBSD.

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest`	FreeBSD Port. Installs from latest packages.	Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
`pkg`	FreeBSD Port. Installs from Quarterly ports.	Stability. Uses system libraries.
`pkg-latest`	FreeBSD Port. Installs from Latest ports.	Bleeding edge system packages.

Prerequisites

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

Deployment

Podman Compose Podman CLI Ansible

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

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

- 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"

Interactive Configuration

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)

Implementation Details

Architectures: amd64
User: root (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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