Fix/improve documentation formatting (#1575)
* Fix docs formatting * .prettierignore add docu --------- Co-authored-by: ohdearaugustin <ohdearaugustin@users.noreply.github.com>
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.github/workflows/test-integration-v2*
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.github/workflows/test-integration-v2*
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docs/dns-records.md
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docs/running-headscale-container.md
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docs/running-headscale-linux-manual.md
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docs/running-headscale-linux.md
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docs/running-headscale-openbsd.md
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1. Change the `config.yaml` to contain the desired records like so:
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1. Change the `config.yaml` to contain the desired records like so:
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```yaml
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```yaml
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dns_config:
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dns_config:
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...
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...
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extra_records:
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extra_records:
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- name: "prometheus.myvpn.example.com"
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- name: "prometheus.myvpn.example.com"
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type: "A"
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type: "A"
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value: "100.64.0.3"
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value: "100.64.0.3"
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- name: "grafana.myvpn.example.com"
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- name: "grafana.myvpn.example.com"
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type: "A"
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type: "A"
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value: "100.64.0.3"
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value: "100.64.0.3"
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...
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...
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```
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```
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2. Restart your headscale instance.
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1. Restart your headscale instance.
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Beware of the limitations listed later on!
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!!! warning
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Beware of the limitations listed later on!
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### 2. Verify that the records are set
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### 2. Verify that the records are set
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1. Prepare a directory on the host Docker node in your directory of choice, used to hold `headscale` configuration and the [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) database:
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1. Prepare a directory on the host Docker node in your directory of choice, used to hold `headscale` configuration and the [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) database:
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```shell
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```shell
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mkdir -p ./headscale/config
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mkdir -p ./headscale/config
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cd ./headscale
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cd ./headscale
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```
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```
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2. Create an empty SQlite datebase in the headscale directory:
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1. Create an empty SQlite datebase in the headscale directory:
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```shell
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```shell
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touch ./config/db.sqlite
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touch ./config/db.sqlite
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```
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```
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3. **(Strongly Recommended)** Download a copy of the [example configuration](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/main/config-example.yaml) from the headscale repository.
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1. **(Strongly Recommended)** Download a copy of the [example configuration](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/main/config-example.yaml) from the headscale repository.
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Using wget:
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- Using `wget`:
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```shell
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```shell
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wget -O ./config/config.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juanfont/headscale/main/config-example.yaml
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wget -O ./config/config.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juanfont/headscale/main/config-example.yaml
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```
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```
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Using curl:
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- Using `curl`:
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```shell
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```shell
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curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juanfont/headscale/main/config-example.yaml -o ./config/config.yaml
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curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juanfont/headscale/main/config-example.yaml -o ./config/config.yaml
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```
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```
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**(Advanced)** If you would like to hand craft a config file **instead** of downloading the example config file, create a blank `headscale` configuration in the headscale directory to edit:
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- **(Advanced)** If you would like to hand craft a config file **instead** of downloading the example config file, create a blank `headscale` configuration in the headscale directory to edit:
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```shell
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```shell
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touch ./config/config.yaml
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touch ./config/config.yaml
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```
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```
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Modify the config file to your preferences before launching Docker container.
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Modify the config file to your preferences before launching Docker container.
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Here are some settings that you likely want:
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Here are some settings that you likely want:
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```yaml
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```yaml
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# Change to your hostname or host IP
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# Change to your hostname or host IP
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server_url: http://your-host-name:8080
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server_url: http://your-host-name:8080
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# Listen to 0.0.0.0 so it's accessible outside the container
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# Listen to 0.0.0.0 so it's accessible outside the container
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metrics_listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:9090
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metrics_listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:9090
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# The default /var/lib/headscale path is not writable in the container
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# The default /var/lib/headscale path is not writable in the container
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noise:
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noise:
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private_key_path: /etc/headscale/noise_private.key
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private_key_path: /etc/headscale/noise_private.key
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# The default /var/lib/headscale path is not writable in the container
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# The default /var/lib/headscale path is not writable in the container
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derp:
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derp:
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private_key_path: /etc/headscale/private.key
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private_key_path: /etc/headscale/private.key
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# The default /var/run/headscale path is not writable in the container
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# The default /var/run/headscale path is not writable in the container
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unix_socket: /etc/headscale/headscale.sock
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unix_socket: /etc/headscale/headscale.sock
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# The default /var/lib/headscale path is not writable in the container
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# The default /var/lib/headscale path is not writable in the container
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database.type: sqlite3
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database.type: sqlite3
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database.sqlite.path: /etc/headscale/db.sqlite
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database.sqlite.path: /etc/headscale/db.sqlite
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```
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```
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Alternatively, you can mount `/var/lib` and `/var/run` from your host system by adding
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Alternatively, you can mount `/var/lib` and `/var/run` from your host system by adding
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`--volume $(pwd)/lib:/var/lib/headscale` and `--volume $(pwd)/run:/var/run/headscale`
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`--volume $(pwd)/lib:/var/lib/headscale` and `--volume $(pwd)/run:/var/run/headscale`
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in the next step.
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in the next step.
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4. Start the headscale server while working in the host headscale directory:
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1. Start the headscale server while working in the host headscale directory:
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```shell
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```shell
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docker run \
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docker run \
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--name headscale \
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--name headscale \
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--detach \
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--detach \
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--volume $(pwd)/config:/etc/headscale/ \
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--volume $(pwd)/config:/etc/headscale/ \
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--publish 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
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--publish 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 \
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--publish 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 \
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--publish 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 \
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headscale/headscale:<VERSION> \
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headscale/headscale:<VERSION> \
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headscale serve
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headscale serve
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```
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```
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Note: use `0.0.0.0:8080:8080` instead of `127.0.0.1:8080:8080` if you want to expose the container externally.
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Note: use `0.0.0.0:8080:8080` instead of `127.0.0.1:8080:8080` if you want to expose the container externally.
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This command will mount `config/` under `/etc/headscale`, forward port 8080 out of the container so the
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`headscale` instance becomes available and then detach so headscale runs in the background.
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This command will mount `config/` under `/etc/headscale`, forward port 8080 out of the container so the
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Example `docker-compose.yaml`
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`headscale` instance becomes available and then detach so headscale runs in the background.
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Example `docker-compose.yaml`
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```yaml
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version: "3.7"
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```yaml
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services:
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version: "3.7"
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headscale:
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image: headscale/headscale:0.22.3
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restart: unless-stopped
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container_name: headscale
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ports:
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- "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
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- "127.0.0.1:9090:9090"
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volumes:
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command: headscale serve
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```
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services:
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headscale:
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image: headscale/headscale:0.22.3
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restart: unless-stopped
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container_name: headscale
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ports:
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- "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
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- "127.0.0.1:9090:9090"
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volumes:
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# pls change [config_path] to the fullpath of the config folder just created
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- [config_path]:/etc/headscale
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command: headscale serve
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```
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```shell
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```
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```shell
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```
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```
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```shell
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```
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```
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```
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6. Create a user ([tailnet](https://tailscale.com/kb/1136/tailnet/)):
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```shell
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```
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### Register a machine (normal login)
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### Register a machine (normal login)
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1. Download the latest [`headscale` binary from GitHub's release page](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases):
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1. Download the latest [`headscale` binary from GitHub's release page](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases):
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```shell
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```
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```shell
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```
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**(Strongly Recommended)** Download a copy of the [example configuration][config-example.yaml](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/main/config-example.yaml) from the headscale repository.
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---
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To continue the tutorial, open a new terminal and let it run in the background.
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Alternatively use terminal emulators like [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux) or [screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/).
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Alternatively use terminal emulators like [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux) or [screen](https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/).
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To run `headscale` in the background, please follow the steps in the [SystemD section](#running-headscale-in-the-background-with-systemd) before continuing.
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```
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```
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Note that when running as the headscale user ensure that, either you add your current user to the headscale group:
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Note that when running as the headscale user ensure that, either you add your current user to the headscale group:
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```shell
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```shell
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usermod -a -G headscale current_user
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usermod -a -G headscale current_user
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```
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```
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or run all headscale commands as the headscale user:
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or run all headscale commands as the headscale user:
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```shell
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```shell
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su - headscale
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su - headscale
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```
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```
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2. In `/etc/headscale/config.yaml`, override the default `headscale` unix socket with path that is writable by the `headscale` user or group:
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1. In `/etc/headscale/config.yaml`, override the default `headscale` unix socket with path that is writable by the `headscale` user or group:
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```yaml
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```yaml
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unix_socket: /var/run/headscale/headscale.sock
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unix_socket: /var/run/headscale/headscale.sock
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```
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```
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3. Reload SystemD to load the new configuration file:
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1. Reload SystemD to load the new configuration file:
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```shell
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```shell
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systemctl daemon-reload
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systemctl daemon-reload
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```
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```
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4. Enable and start the new `headscale` service:
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1. Enable and start the new `headscale` service:
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```shell
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```shell
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systemctl enable --now headscale
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systemctl enable --now headscale
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```
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```
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5. Verify the headscale service:
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1. Verify the headscale service:
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```shell
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```shell
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systemctl status headscale
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systemctl status headscale
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```
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```
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Verify `headscale` is available:
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Verify `headscale` is available:
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```shell
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```shell
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curl http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
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curl http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
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```
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```
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`headscale` will now run in the background and start at boot.
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`headscale` will now run in the background and start at boot.
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1. Download the lastest Headscale package for your platform (`.deb` for Ubuntu and Debian) from [Headscale's releases page](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases):
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1. Download the lastest Headscale package for your platform (`.deb` for Ubuntu and Debian) from [Headscale's releases page](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases):
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```shell
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```shell
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wget --output-document=headscale.deb \
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wget --output-document=headscale.deb \
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https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/download/v<HEADSCALE VERSION>/headscale_<HEADSCALE VERSION>_linux_<ARCH>.deb
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https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/download/v<HEADSCALE VERSION>/headscale_<HEADSCALE VERSION>_linux_<ARCH>.deb
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```
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```
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2. Install Headscale:
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1. Install Headscale:
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```shell
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```shell
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sudo dpkg --install headscale.deb
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sudo dpkg --install headscale.deb
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```
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```
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3. Enable Headscale service, this will start Headscale at boot:
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1. Enable Headscale service, this will start Headscale at boot:
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```shell
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```shell
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sudo systemctl enable headscale
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sudo systemctl enable headscale
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```
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```
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4. Configure Headscale by editing the configuration file:
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1. Configure Headscale by editing the configuration file:
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```shell
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```shell
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nano /etc/headscale/config.yaml
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nano /etc/headscale/config.yaml
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```
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```
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5. Start Headscale:
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1. Start Headscale:
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```shell
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```shell
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sudo systemctl start headscale
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sudo systemctl start headscale
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```
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```
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6. Check that Headscale is running as intended:
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1. Check that Headscale is running as intended:
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```shell
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```shell
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systemctl status headscale
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systemctl status headscale
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```
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```
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## Using Headscale
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## Using Headscale
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@ -15,115 +15,116 @@ describing how to make `headscale` run properly in a server environment.
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## Install `headscale`
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## Install `headscale`
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1. Install from ports (Not Recommend)
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1. Install from ports (not recommended)
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As of OpenBSD 7.2, there's a headscale in ports collection, however, it's severely outdated(v0.12.4).
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!!! info
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You can install it via `pkg_add headscale`.
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|
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2. Install from source on OpenBSD 7.2
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As of OpenBSD 7.2, there's a headscale in ports collection, however, it's severely outdated(v0.12.4). You can install it via `pkg_add headscale`.
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|
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```shell
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1. Install from source on OpenBSD 7.2
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# Install prerequistes
|
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pkg_add go
|
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|
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git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git
|
```shell
|
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|
# Install prerequistes
|
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|
pkg_add go
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|
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cd headscale
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git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git
|
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|
|
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# optionally checkout a release
|
cd headscale
|
||||||
# option a. you can find offical relase at https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/latest
|
|
||||||
# option b. get latest tag, this may be a beta release
|
|
||||||
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
|
|
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|
|
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git checkout $latestTag
|
# optionally checkout a release
|
||||||
|
# option a. you can find offical relase at https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/latest
|
||||||
|
# option b. get latest tag, this may be a beta release
|
||||||
|
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
|
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|
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go build -ldflags="-s -w -X github.com/juanfont/headscale/cmd/headscale/cli.Version=$latestTag" github.com/juanfont/headscale
|
git checkout $latestTag
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|
|
||||||
# make it executable
|
go build -ldflags="-s -w -X github.com/juanfont/headscale/cmd/headscale/cli.Version=$latestTag" github.com/juanfont/headscale
|
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chmod a+x headscale
|
|
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|
|
||||||
# copy it to /usr/local/sbin
|
# make it executable
|
||||||
cp headscale /usr/local/sbin
|
chmod a+x headscale
|
||||||
```
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
3. Install from source via cross compile
|
# copy it to /usr/local/sbin
|
||||||
|
cp headscale /usr/local/sbin
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
1. Install from source via cross compile
|
||||||
# Install prerequistes
|
|
||||||
# 1. go v1.20+: headscale newer than 0.21 needs go 1.20+ to compile
|
|
||||||
# 2. gmake: Makefile in the headscale repo is written in GNU make syntax
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git
|
```shell
|
||||||
|
# Install prerequistes
|
||||||
|
# 1. go v1.20+: headscale newer than 0.21 needs go 1.20+ to compile
|
||||||
|
# 2. gmake: Makefile in the headscale repo is written in GNU make syntax
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
cd headscale
|
git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
# optionally checkout a release
|
cd headscale
|
||||||
# option a. you can find offical relase at https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/latest
|
|
||||||
# option b. get latest tag, this may be a beta release
|
|
||||||
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
git checkout $latestTag
|
# optionally checkout a release
|
||||||
|
# option a. you can find offical relase at https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/latest
|
||||||
|
# option b. get latest tag, this may be a beta release
|
||||||
|
latestTag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
make build GOOS=openbsd
|
git checkout $latestTag
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
# copy headscale to openbsd machine and put it in /usr/local/sbin
|
make build GOOS=openbsd
|
||||||
```
|
|
||||||
|
# copy headscale to openbsd machine and put it in /usr/local/sbin
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Configure and run `headscale`
|
## Configure and run `headscale`
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
1. Prepare a directory to hold `headscale` configuration and the [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) database:
|
1. Prepare a directory to hold `headscale` configuration and the [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) database:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
# Directory for configuration
|
# Directory for configuration
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
mkdir -p /etc/headscale
|
mkdir -p /etc/headscale
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
# Directory for Database, and other variable data (like certificates)
|
# Directory for Database, and other variable data (like certificates)
|
||||||
mkdir -p /var/lib/headscale
|
mkdir -p /var/lib/headscale
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
2. Create an empty SQLite database:
|
1. Create an empty SQLite database:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
touch /var/lib/headscale/db.sqlite
|
touch /var/lib/headscale/db.sqlite
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
3. Create a `headscale` configuration:
|
1. Create a `headscale` configuration:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
touch /etc/headscale/config.yaml
|
touch /etc/headscale/config.yaml
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
**(Strongly Recommended)** Download a copy of the [example configuration][config-example.yaml](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/main/config-example.yaml) from the headscale repository.
|
**(Strongly Recommended)** Download a copy of the [example configuration][config-example.yaml](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/main/config-example.yaml) from the headscale repository.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
4. Start the headscale server:
|
1. Start the headscale server:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
headscale serve
|
headscale serve
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
This command will start `headscale` in the current terminal session.
|
This command will start `headscale` in the current terminal session.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
---
|
***
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
To continue the tutorial, open a new terminal and let it run in the background.
|
To continue the tutorial, open a new terminal and let it run in the background.
|
||||||
Alternatively use terminal emulators like [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux).
|
Alternatively use terminal emulators like [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
To run `headscale` in the background, please follow the steps in the [rc.d section](#running-headscale-in-the-background-with-rcd) before continuing.
|
To run `headscale` in the background, please follow the steps in the [rc.d section](#running-headscale-in-the-background-with-rcd) before continuing.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
5. Verify `headscale` is running:
|
1. Verify `headscale` is running:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Verify `headscale` is available:
|
Verify `headscale` is available:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
curl http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
|
curl http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
6. Create a user ([tailnet](https://tailscale.com/kb/1136/tailnet/)):
|
1. Create a user ([tailnet](https://tailscale.com/kb/1136/tailnet/)):
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
headscale users create myfirstuser
|
headscale users create myfirstuser
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Register a machine (normal login)
|
### Register a machine (normal login)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
@ -159,51 +160,51 @@ This section demonstrates how to run `headscale` as a service in the background
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
1. Create a rc.d service at `/etc/rc.d/headscale` containing:
|
1. Create a rc.d service at `/etc/rc.d/headscale` containing:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
#!/bin/ksh
|
#!/bin/ksh
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
daemon="/usr/local/sbin/headscale"
|
daemon="/usr/local/sbin/headscale"
|
||||||
daemon_logger="daemon.info"
|
daemon_logger="daemon.info"
|
||||||
daemon_user="root"
|
daemon_user="root"
|
||||||
daemon_flags="serve"
|
daemon_flags="serve"
|
||||||
daemon_timeout=60
|
daemon_timeout=60
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
. /etc/rc.d/rc.subr
|
. /etc/rc.d/rc.subr
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
rc_bg=YES
|
rc_bg=YES
|
||||||
rc_reload=NO
|
rc_reload=NO
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
rc_cmd $1
|
rc_cmd $1
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
2. `/etc/rc.d/headscale` needs execute permission:
|
1. `/etc/rc.d/headscale` needs execute permission:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/headscale
|
chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/headscale
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
3. Start `headscale` service:
|
1. Start `headscale` service:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
rcctl start headscale
|
rcctl start headscale
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
4. Make `headscale` service start at boot:
|
1. Make `headscale` service start at boot:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
rcctl enable headscale
|
rcctl enable headscale
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
5. Verify the headscale service:
|
1. Verify the headscale service:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
rcctl check headscale
|
rcctl check headscale
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Verify `headscale` is available:
|
Verify `headscale` is available:
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
```shell
|
```shell
|
||||||
curl http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
|
curl http://127.0.0.1:9090/metrics
|
||||||
```
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
`headscale` will now run in the background and start at boot.
|
`headscale` will now run in the background and start at boot.
|
||||||
|
|
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