Tailscale

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

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


Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale`
Daemonless	daemonless/tailscale
Source	tailscale/tailscale
Website	tailscale.com

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
`latest` / `pkg`	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users — recommended.
`pkg-latest`	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Staying current.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

Podman Compose AppJail Director Podman CLI AppJail Ansible

services:
  tailscale:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:latest"
    container_name: tailscale
    environment:
      - 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/to/containers/tailscale:/config"
    restart: unless-stopped

# .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_PATH: /config
volumes:
  TAILSCALE_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/tailscale'

# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

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

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

appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -e TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-xxxx \
  -e TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--advertise-exit-node \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/tailscale /config <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:latest tailscale

- 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 15.1).

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