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Making Tailscale Faster

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  1. fitblipper · · focus · HN ↗
    I used to LOVE tailscale. Then I put wireguard on my home network exposed to the internet with a dynamic DNS provider and it immediately became irrelevant. Not only is raw wireguard more stable (I don't have to fight the DNS issues on my mobile phones) it feels faster and is amazingly simple to set up.
    1. PorciiVorbesc · · focus · HN ↗
      Care to share your setup? I did some research into self hosting my own wireguard for my nuc and rpi, before ultimately settling on Tailscale because of how much simpler and plug-and-lay it was to add/remove devices compared to self hosting wireguard, not dealing with certificates, maintenance, etc.
      1. havaloc · · focus · HN ↗
        I use an Island Router with Wireguard server built in, it handles DDNS and even the base Island router is beefy enough to give me up to 954mbps or so of Wireguard to right inside my home network. It took 2 minutes to set up.

        That being said, I do understand the appeal of Tailscale and have used it.

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