https://github.com/jsiebens/ionscale

A lightweight implementation of a Tailscale control server
https://github.com/jsiebens/ionscale

tailscale tailscale-control-server tailscale-server wireguard

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A lightweight implementation of a Tailscale control server

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jsiebens/ionscale
• Owner: jsiebens
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2022-05-07T07:44:31.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-16T10:03:39.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-28T09:01:43.547Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: tailscale, tailscale-control-server, tailscale-server, wireguard
• Language: Go
• Homepage: https://jsiebens.github.io/ionscale
• Size: 1.51 MB
• Stars: 253
• Watchers: 13
• Forks: 16
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# ionscale

> **Note**:

> ionscale is currently beta quality, actively being developed and so subject to changes

**What is Tailscale?**

[Tailscale](https://tailscale.com) is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. 

It enables encrypted point-to-point connections using the open source [WireGuard](https://www.wireguard.com/) protocol, which means only devices on your private network can communicate with each other.

**What is ionscale?**

While the Tailscale software running on each node is open source, their centralized "coordination server" which act as a shared drop box for public keys is not.

_ionscale_ aims to implement such lightweight, open source alternative Tailscale control server.

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⭐ If you find _ionscale_ useful, please consider giving it a star on GitHub, or [drop a note](https://github.com/jsiebens/ionscale/discussions/new?category=show-and-tell) on how you are using _ionscale_.

## Features

- multi [tailnet](https://tailscale.com/kb/1136/tailnet/) support

- multi user support

- OIDC integration (not required, although recommended)

- [Auth keys](https://tailscale.com/kb/1085/auth-keys/)

- [Access control list](https://tailscale.com/kb/1018/acls/) (with support for `autogroups`, `tagOwners`, `autoApprovers`, `nodeAttrs`, `grants` ...)  

- [DNS](https://tailscale.com/kb/1054/dns/)

  - nameservers

  - Split DNS

  - MagicDNS

- [Subnet routers](https://tailscale.com/kb/1019/subnets) and [Exit Nodes](https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-nodes)

- [HTTPS Certs](https://tailscale.com/kb/1153/enabling-https/)

- [Tailscale SSH](https://tailscale.com/kb/1193/tailscale-ssh/) 

- [Tailscale Serve](https://tailscale.com/kb/1312/serve)

- [Service collection](https://tailscale.com/kb/1100/services/)

- [Taildrop](https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop/)

## Documentation

Some documentation can be found [here](https://jsiebens.github.io/ionscale)

## Disclaimer

This is not an official Tailscale or Tailscale Inc. project.