#tailscale

i'm trying to achieve these goals:

redundant routing plane (so a VPS going down doesn't take down the whole network)

vanilla clients for mobile devices (i'm not a software dev)

clients include laptops, physical servers, phones, and containers/VMs behind a variety of NAT and firewall configurations out of my control

routers are VPSes, globally distributed

self-hosted

minimal configuration effort for new clients

I can now hit my home network from anywhere on my phone, which is nice, makes my home nextcloud reachable which was the main thing I wanted, that way I can a) do syncs and b) have my full photo library everywhere. Using a headscale node running on my server rather than dealing with tailscale's free limitations.

I did consider just doing a manual wireguard setup and I might still depending on how this goes but the meshing features might be worth it all on their own.

塾をオープンしてもうすぐ２年。小さいながらも、ポータルサーバー、アプリケーションサーバー、ファイルサーバー、GPUサーバー、開発用PCという構成ができあがり、Tailscaleメッシュネットワークにすべてのマシンが接続されました。これだけで小さな研究所のようなものです。 ZIKUUは、研究所としての性格が強い施設になった。 →　https://zikuu.space/monologue/5173/

Over the last few weeks, I have made posts about different software I have implemented to make my cyber life more secure, efficient, and personal. This week I will cover the most recent piece of hardware I have added to my arsenal. The Beryl AX is a pocket-sized Wifi-6 travel router. Now why would you need a travel router and what does it do?

The Beryl AX provides multiple functions to keep you secure with high-speed internet on the go. It provides enhanced security on public networks, reliable internet performance, multiple device connections, customization with different internet sources, and most importantly it’s portable. On top of all this, it doesn’t break the bank in terms of cost.

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Focusing on its travel application, it allows you to create a secure connection between your devices and any public network you would like to use. It does this by coming with a personal firewall, VPN services, and its ability to isolate your devices away from the public network and keep them on your private network that Beryl establishes. It also can boost weak Wi-Fi signals from a public Wi-Fi source, such as a hotel or café Wi-Fi. This, with its Wi-Fi 6 technology allows for faster and better-performing signals that would generally be pretty poor. Beryl’s UI is also extremely user-friendly and easy to navigate with many built-in features like adding Tor capabilities and even adding Tailscale (I wrote about Tailscale previously if you don’t know what it is). The GL.iNeT is still updating the Beryl and their other devices with new and improved capabilities. My first big experience with Beryl will be coming up soon when I travel to Bangkok for a vacation.

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