Headscale (self-hosted Tailscale server) container on Unraid, can't
register nodes (devices)
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europacafe · 2023-10-17 06:23

**Running platforms**:

\- pfSense 2.7.0 + HAProxy as a reverse proxy

\- Unraid 6.12.4

\- Headscale (v0.23.0) from repository:  [juanfont/headscale: An open
source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server
(github.com)](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale)

\- Youtube excellent guide: [https://youtu.be/OECp6Pj2ihg?si=vMNI6kpu9
JJHK7tk](https://youtu.be/OECp6Pj2ihg?si=vMNI6kpu9JJHK7tk)

\- docker compose yaml from:  [JimsGarage/Headscale at main ·
JamesTurland/JimsGarage (github.com)](https://github.com/JamesTurland/
JimsGarage/tree/main/Headscale)

As Unraid don't have headscale in it app store, I use Stack webui on
Portainer (running on unraid) to deploy the headscale docker.

**The docker-compose** I deployed:

`version: '3.9'`

`services:`

  `headscale:`

`container_name: headscale`

`volumes:`

`- /mnt/user/appdata/headscale/config:/etc/headscale/`

`- /mnt/user/appdata/headscale/keys:/var/lib/headscale/`

`ports:`

`- 8089:8080`

`- 9099:9090`

`image: headscale/headscale:latest`

`command: headscale serve`

`restart: unless-stopped`

​

  `headscale-ui:`

`image:` [`ghcr.io/gurucomputing/headscale-
ui:latest`](https://ghcr.io/gurucomputing/headscale-ui:latest)

`pull_policy: always`

`container_name: headscale-ui`

`restart: unless-stopped`

`ports:`

`- 9999:80`

Both the headscale server and headscale-ui are shown as Started
(running) on my unraid. However, I can't register any nodes (devices).

**Symptoms:**

After starting headscale container, I got some errors like this:

`2023-10-17T04:00:50Z INF Received signal to stop, shutting down
gracefully signal=terminated`

`2023-10-17T04:00:50Z INF Headscale stopped`

`2023-10-17T04:00:54Z ERR error getting routes error="sql: database is
closed"`

`2023-10-17T04:00:54Z ERR Error listing users error="sql: database is
closed"`

`2023-10-17T04:00:54Z ERR Error listing users error="sql: database is
closed"`

`2023-10-17T04:00:59Z ERR Error listing users error="sql: database is
closed"`

`2023-10-17T04:00:59Z ERR error getting routes error="sql: database is
closed"`

`2023-10-17T04:00:59Z ERR Error listing users error="sql: database is
closed"`

`An updated version of Headscale has been found (0.23.0-alpha1 vs.
your current 0.22.3). Check it out` [`https://github.com/juanfont/head
scale/releases`](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases)

`2023-10-17T04:01:03Z INF Setting up a DERPMap update worker
frequency=86400000`

`2023-10-17T04:01:03Z WRN Listening without TLS but ServerURL does not
start with http://`

`2023-10-17T04:01:03Z INF listening and serving HTTP on:`
[`0.0.0.0:8080`](https://0.0.0.0:8080)

`2023-10-17T04:01:03Z INF listening and serving metrics on:`
[`127.0.0.1:9090`](https://127.0.0.1:9090)

`2023-10-17T04:07:41Z INF Received signal to stop, shutting down
gracefully signal=terminated`

`2023-10-17T04:07:41Z INF Headscale stopped`

When I checked the host files, I can see the following files created
by the container: db.sqlite, private.key, and noise\_private.key.

With HAProxy, I can access "https://headscale.mydomain.com/windows" .

I can issue headscale commands in headscale container console, e.g.

`root@dc18189b2ea8:/# headscale nodes list`

`An updated version of Headscale has been found (0.23.0-alpha1 vs.
your current 0.22.3). Check it out` [`https://github.com/juanfont/head
scale/releases`](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases)

`ID | Hostname | Name | MachineKey | NodeKey | User | IP addresses |
Ephemeral | Last seen | Expiration | Online | Expired`

`root@dc18189b2ea8:/# headscale user list`

`An updated version of Headscale has been found (0.23.0-alpha1 vs.
your current 0.22.3). Check it out` [`https://github.com/juanfont/head
scale/releases`](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases)

`ID | Name | Created`

When using Tailscale app (v.1.48.2) on Android, after tapping the
three-dot on upper right corner 4 times, I was allowed to enter my
self-hosted headscale server url (instead of signing on Tailscale
website)
"[https://headscale.mydomain.com](https://headscale.mydomain.com)", it
was then supposed to generate a hash public key for me to register the
device on headscale server, but it was quiet. I also tried to register
my Windows 11 with Tailscale app by following the instructions on
website "[https://headscale.mydomain.com/windows](https://headscale.my
domain.com/windows)" (adding some Windows register keys). My Tailscale
app on Windows still led me to the Tailscale signin website instead of
generating the has public key.


I can't find any solution online. Anyone has successfully made it
work?

I also attach the headscale config.yaml for reference here.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/17FRP91iUf84xoz6CiJrwGrl7mXJDgdA7/vie
w?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/17FRP91iUf84xoz6CiJrwGr
l7mXJDgdA7/view?usp=sharing)