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What Problem Does Tailscale Solve For You?

I'm a network engineer by trade, so I'm familiar with setting up ipsec tunnels, wire guard, remote access VPN's, etc. On my own home network, I have both wire guard and openvpn set up, with openvpn being the backup.

I read alot on here about people using tailscale for their VPN solution. Never having heard of it, I did some research and it operates similar to Cisco SDWAN, in that it manages key distribution and runs a stun service that helps with dynamic ip addressing and nat traversal.

I can see how this is helpful for business applications where I have several dynamic endpoints that change often, and needing mesh connectivity between sites or devices, but my imagination is failing to see the usefulness in a home lab.

Most of my use case is to remote in to my network to check or fix things when I'm away from home, or if I'm on an untrusted wifi for instance. Very rarely, if at all, do I need direct VPN connections between remote nodes.

I'm trying to see if it's worth upgrading or changing my infrastructure.

So, what problem does tailscale solve for your home labs that having a locally hosted wire guard (or any other ravpn) isn't solving?

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What Problem Does Tailscale Solve For You?

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