Headscale is a self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale protocol.
In this tutorial, we are going to install Headscale on EndeavourOS Latest, which requires performing a few steps.
Here are the prerequisites that need to be installed on your system before you proceed with the installation of Headscale:
You can install Docker using the following command:
sudo pacman -S docker
To install Docker-Compose, run:
sudo pacman -S docker-compose
Lastly, install OpenSSH:
sudo pacman -S openssh
Before installing Headscale, clone the repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git
This command will create a headscale directory with the repository files.
Headscale comes with a sample configuration file config.sample.yml. You can use this file as a base and customize the configuration for your needs.
To do this, make a copy of the config.sample.yml file:
cp config.sample.yml config.yml
Open the file with your preferred text editor and update the configuration values as needed. Follow the configuration comments as a guide.
# HTTP and HTTPS server information
server:
http: 8080
https: 8443
letsencrypt_email: you@example.com
hostname: myheadscale.example.com
# Database configuration
db:
driver: sqlite3
sqlite3_file: ./headscale.sqlite3
tailscale:
# Add your Tailscale API key here
apikey: TS_API_KEY
database:
# DB type options: sqlite3, postgres, mysql
type: sqlite3
url: "./headscale.sqlite3"
wireguard:
addresses:
- x.x.x.x/24
auth_key_path: ./wg_private.key
Make sure to replace TS_API_KEY with your Tailscale API key.
Save and close the file.
Generate a new WireGuard key-pair by running the following command:
wg genkey | tee ./wg_private.key | wg pubkey > ./wg_public.key
This command generates two files: wg_private.key and wg_public.key. The private file contains the private key used to communicate with the WireGuard network, and the public file contains the corresponding public key used to share with others on the network.
Once you have completed the above steps, run the installation script to start the installation process:
./install.sh
This script will install the necessary dependencies and start the Headscale server.
In this tutorial, we have walked through the steps required to install Headscale on EndeavourOS Latest. By successfully completing this tutorial, you have successfully installed Headscale and can now configure it to suit your needs.
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