Posts about tailscale

How to use Pi-hole from anywhere with Tailscale
September 25, 2024
Tailscale is my new homelab toy. I've been using it to access my media on the go, to connect to a VPS for sharing my Plex library with family, and now with on-the-go adblocking on my phone, tablet and laptop. Here's how.
How to securely expose Plex from behind CGNAT using Tailscale and a free Oracle VM
September 3, 2024
I wrote before about securely exposing Plex for external access, but my previous solution relied on Cloudflare Tunnel and it was technically against their TOS. So I switched to using a Oracle VM on their free-tier, connecting it to my home network with Tailscale, and exposing Plex via reverse proxy. It works like a charm!
Comprehensive guide to setting up Tailscale to securely access your home network from anywhere
June 25, 2024
Accessing self-hosted services from outside the home can be a challenge, especially when dealing with CGNAT and having to forward ports from the router. It can be complex to manage and potentially dangerous to your home network's privacy and security if not done right, but Tailscale makes it easy to set up encrypted peer-to-peer connections between devices across different networks. In this guide I will explain how I use Tailscale as a VPN for secure remote access to my home network.