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# Features
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Headscale aims to implement a self-hosted, open source alternative to the Tailscale control server. Headscale's goal is
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to provide self-hosters and hobbyists with an open-source server they can use for their projects and labs. This page
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provides on overview of Headscale's feature and compatibility with the Tailscale control server:
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- [x] Full "base" support of Tailscale's features
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- [x] Node registration
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- [x] Interactive
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- [x] Pre authenticated key
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- [x] [DNS](../ref/dns.md)
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- [x] [MagicDNS](https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns)
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- [x] [Global and restricted nameservers (split DNS)](https://tailscale.com/kb/1054/dns#nameservers)
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- [x] [search domains](https://tailscale.com/kb/1054/dns#search-domains)
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- [x] [Extra DNS records (Headscale only)](../ref/dns.md#setting-extra-dns-records)
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- [x] [Taildrop (File Sharing)](https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop)
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- [x] [Routes](../ref/routes.md)
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- [x] [Subnet routers](../ref/routes.md#subnet-router)
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- [x] [Exit nodes](../ref/routes.md#exit-node)
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- [x] Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6)
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- [x] Ephemeral nodes
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- [x] Embedded [DERP server](https://tailscale.com/kb/1232/derp-servers)
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- [x] Access control lists ([GitHub label "policy"](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/labels/policy%20%F0%9F%93%9D))
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- [x] ACL management via API
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- [x] Some [Autogroups](https://tailscale.com/kb/1396/targets#autogroups), currently: `autogroup:internet`,
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`autogroup:nonroot`
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- [x] [Auto approvers](https://tailscale.com/kb/1337/acl-syntax#auto-approvers) for [subnet
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routers](../ref/routes.md#automatically-approve-routes-of-a-subnet-router) and [exit
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nodes](../ref/routes.md#automatically-approve-an-exit-node-with-auto-approvers)
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- [x] [Tailscale SSH](https://tailscale.com/kb/1193/tailscale-ssh)
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* [ ] Node registration using Single-Sign-On (OpenID Connect) ([GitHub label "OIDC"](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/labels/OIDC))
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- [x] Basic registration
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- [x] Update user profile from identity provider
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- [ ] Dynamic ACL support
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- [ ] OIDC groups cannot be used in ACLs
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- [ ] [Funnel](https://tailscale.com/kb/1223/funnel) ([#1040](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/issues/1040))
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- [ ] [Serve](https://tailscale.com/kb/1312/serve) ([#1234](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/issues/1921))
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- [ ] [Network flow logs](https://tailscale.com/kb/1219/network-flow-logs) ([#1687](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/issues/1687))
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