Tailscale Mesh
Role in the Homelab
Section titled “Role in the Homelab”Tailscale provides encrypted remote access to the homelab without exposing management ports on the public internet. It connects personal devices and the homelab node into a private WireGuard mesh (Tailnet).
Deployment
Section titled “Deployment”| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Platform | LXC container on Proxmox |
| Resources | 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB storage |
| Role | Mesh VPN gateway for secure remote access |
Use Cases
Section titled “Use Cases”- Remote SSH and CLI access to Cisco switches and Proxmox.
- Secure reachability to management VLAN endpoints from outside the LAN.
- Same Zero Trust pattern used in Cloud Infrastructure for production VPS admin access.
Subnet Routers & ACLs
Section titled “Subnet Routers & ACLs”Subnet routing and ACL policies will be documented here as the Tailnet grows. Current focus is basic mesh connectivity from the Proxmox LXC gateway.
Current Status
Section titled “Current Status”Tailscale is running on the Proxmox cluster.
See Proxmox Installation for resource allocation.