How to Install Headscale on Manjaro

Headscale is a self-hosted WireGuard VPN solution that enables secure remote access to your infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will go through the process of installing Headscale on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, ensure you have access to Manjaro and the following packages are installed:

Installation

  1. Clone the Headscale repository to your local system.

    git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git
    
  2. Change into the headscale directory:

    cd headscale
    
  3. Install dep, a dependency management tool for Go projects.

    $ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golang/dep/master/install.sh | sh
    
  4. Install the dependencies of headscale:

    dep ensure
    
  5. Build the headscale binary:

    go build ./cmd/headscale
    
  6. Once the binary is built, you can run the headscale server:

    ./headscale serve
    
  7. You can verify that the headscale server is running by navigating to http://localhost:8080 in your web browser.

That's it! You have successfully installed Headscale on Manjaro.

Conclusion

Headscale is an easy-to-use, secure VPN solution that can help you provide remote access to your infrastructure. In this guide, we have seen how to install Headscale on Manjaro, enabling you to securely access your network from anywhere.

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