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Why is the "community server" only allowing 25 users and other stuff. Is that a hard requirement or just to deter users from rolling their own server?

• tyingq 5y ago
  It appears to be a limit of 20 for the free tier, limited by the non-open-source hosted coordination server backend. There is "headscale", where you can self-host the backend. https://github.com/juanfont/headscale https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
  • 2Gkashmiri 5y ago
    Everything in Tailscale is Open Source, except the GUI clients for proprietary OS (Windows and macOS/iOS), and the 'coordination/control server'. this is confusing. is the "control server" proprietary? is that headscale?
    • tyingq 5y ago
      Yes, the coordination/control server is closed source, and runs on Tailscale's servers. Headscale is a 3rd party, open source, self-hosted, replacement for that piece.
      • 2Gkashmiri 5y ago
        oh. this is great. thank you.
      • Shish2k 5y ago
        Also for anyone wondering, the desktop clients can be pointed to a custom control server (eg self-hosted headscale) relatively easily; but the android app needs to be edited / recompiled / sideloaded; and the iOS app can’t be pointed at a custom server at all :(