[HN Gopher] Libations: Tailscale on the Rocks
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Libations: Tailscale on the Rocks
Author : yarapavan
Score : 60 points
Date : 2024-09-05 15:28 UTC (7 hours ago)
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| jms703 wrote:
| Great idea for tsnet.
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| FYI this has been posted here recently.
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| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41314522
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| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41309860
| rstupek wrote:
| I don't think HN is against reposting. I found this repost
| useful as I had not heard of tsnet before and I may have a use
| for it personally.
| Tknl wrote:
| Interesting use of tsnet. For new cocktail recipes I regularly
| check https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com
| djaouen wrote:
| How does adding Tailscale to this example add anything? What does
| he get by not just adding this site to the regular Internet? Or
| am I just a Tailscale skeptic?
| Jtsummers wrote:
| Tailscale adds nothing to the example application, but the
| example is simple enough to demonstrate adding Tailscale to a
| project in a single blog post. Many demonstrations like this
| don't benefit, themselves, from the tools demonstrated, that's
| why they're called demonstrations.
| mxuribe wrote:
| I'm by no means a tailscale expert (having only recently
| started playing with it myself), but i see the benefit of
| having a little bubble of protection or at least obscurity for
| more private web apps. One's own sort of LAN-ternet of possible
| apps that can be more safely enjoyed with a family, friends, or
| just one's self.
|
| For example, I've self-hosted Nextcloud for many years...and
| while as much as i love nextcloud, managing it is not easy
| (well, its much easier now)...And separate of the functional
| annoyances of the platform, there's the constant fear and
| battle of fending off internet attacks...constantly! So, things
| like tailscale as wel as other open source solutuions allows
| for a sort of internet-within-an-internet...so, one could self-
| host a nextcloud instance that is only available to, say, your
| family or friends via tailscale, chopping off a big portion of
| potential baddies. To add to this, your local ISP likely won;t
| be aware of your selfhosting and hopefully won't unexpectedly
| block your access to your home servers, etc. Again, i'm not an
| expert, but i see the potential! And, non-techies need not
| worry about jumping through too many hoops...all they need is
| to ensure the tailscale client is on/activated in the
| background, and they engage some web app in a sort of regular
| fashion - like they do with other web apps...i guess. I'm gonna
| stop here cuz i sound like a shill, when really i'm just
| starting to like this sort of vpn thingy.
| peterldowns wrote:
| I find myself asking "why", about just about every choice made in
| this project.
|
| Bizarre tech stack and choices!
|
| But, always cool when anyone makes anything work. Enjoy the
| (nonalcoholic) drinks!
| davidbanham wrote:
| I had no idea tsnet existed. Seems very handy for little home
| automation and family utility apps.
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