From ecf9c9b3dbf6e348c6a0f294f840bfdba748c1e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Juan Font Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 11:58:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index adfb323e..62a3cede 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,35 @@ # headscale -An opensource implementation of the Tailscale coordination server +An open source implementation of the Tailscale coordination server. + + +## Disclaimer + +1. I have nothing to do with Tailscale, or Tailscale Inc. Just a fan of their tech. +2. The purpose of writing this was to learn a bit how Tailscale works. Hence the emojis in the log messages and other terrible code. +3. I don't use Headscale myself (their Solo plan + DERP infra is way more convenient). +4. Headscale adds all the machines under the same user. Be careful! + + +## Running it + +1. Compile the headscale binary + ``` + go build cmd/headscale/headscale.go + ``` + +2. Get youself a PostgreSQL DB running. + + ``` + docker run --name headscale -e POSTGRES_DB=headscale -e \ + POSTGRES_USER=foo -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=bar -p 5432:5432 -d postgres + ``` + +3. Run it (asuming you have renamed the config.json.example to config.json) + ``` + ./headcale + ``` + +4. Add your first machine + ``` + tailscale up -login-server YOUR_HEADSCALE_URL + ```