How to Install Tailscale on FreeBSD

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:33:23 -0800

Tailscale.com’s download page doesn’t list if it’s available for FreeBSD. But it does work on FreeBSD (tested on Release 14). Here’s how:

Install the package: pkg install tailscale
Edit /etc/rc.conf to add tailscaled_enable="YES"
Run service tailscaled start. If you get an error, reboot.
After reboot, run tailscale login. Grab the url, copy paste in a browser and approve the connection.
You can now ssh into the machine from another ’tailscaled’ machine from within your LAN or outside your home/office.

How to update Tailscale
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Once installed, when you run the command tailscale on FreeBSD as root, you get a list of all the commands. Use tailscale update to update.