Tailscale

Zero-config mesh VPN built on WireGuard — securely connect your devices without port forwarding or firewall changes.

Registry	ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale
Source	https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale
Website	https://tailscale.com/

Version Tags

Tag	Description	Best For
latest / pkg	FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages.	Most users — recommended.
pkg-latest	FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates.	Staying current.

Prerequisites

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

Podman Compose

services:
  tailscale:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:latest"
    container_name: tailscale
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-xxxx  # Tailscale Auth Key for automatic login — create one at https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/keys
      - TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--advertise-exit-node  # Additional arguments for tailscale up
    volumes:
      - "/containers/tailscale:/config"
    # always (not unless-stopped) so FreeBSD's podman rc.d auto-starts it at boot
    restart: always

Save as compose.yaml, then run podman-compose up -d.

AppJail Director

.env:

# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=tailscale
TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-xxxx
TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--advertise-exit-node

appjail-director.yml:

# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  tailscale:
    name: tailscale
    options:
      - container: 'args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - TS_AUTHKEY: !ENV '${TS_AUTHKEY}'
        - TS_EXTRA_ARGS: !ENV '${TS_EXTRA_ARGS}'
    volumes:
      - tailscale: /config
volumes:
  tailscale:
    device: '/containers/tailscale'

Makejail:

# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION container=boot
OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:${tag}

Save the files above, then run appjail-director up.

Bastille

Warning

Bastille's OCI support is experimental. It requires buildah and shares the host network stack (inherit). Mount volumes with --volume HOST JAIL; without it, image-declared volumes are stored under ${bastille_volumesdir}/${jail}.

services:
  tailscale:
    name: tailscale
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/tailscale:latest"
    network:
      - mode: host
    environment:
      - TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-xxxx
      - TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--advertise-exit-node
    volumes:
      - "/containers/tailscale:/config"

Save as bastille-compose.yml, then run bastille up.

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
TS_AUTHKEY	tskey-auth-xxxx	Tailscale Auth Key for automatic login — create one at https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/keys
TS_EXTRA_ARGS	--advertise-exit-node	Additional arguments for tailscale up

Volumes

Path	Description
/config	State directory (tailscaled.state)

Architectures: amd64 User: root — the service process stays root by design, not dropped to bsd Base: FreeBSD 15.1

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