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Re:Show HN: Docker setup for Headscale (self-hosted Tailscale control ... on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @02:47PM (#47783458)
The official image requires you to write and mount a complete "config.yaml" before the container will even start. This image auto-generates the config from environment variables on first start, prints a pre-auth key to the logs so you can connect a device immediately, and includes an "hs_manage" helper for common admin tasks. It's also Alpine-based (~20–30 MB vs ~85 MB for the official Debian image).

It has the same Headscale binary underneath, just with a different out-of-the-box experience consistent with my other Docker images for WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IPsec VPN.

Show HN: Docker setup for Headscale (self-hosted Tailscale control server)

Posted by hwdsl2 on Friday April 03, 2026 @08:28PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/hwdsl2/docker-headscale

This provides a Docker-based setup for Headscale with minimal manual configuration. The Docker image is built automatically via GitHub Actions.On first start it:* Generates config* Creates a pre-auth key* Allows a client to connect within a few minutesFor non-Docker setups, there is also a simple install script: hwdsl2/headscale-installThat script is intended for a one-command VPS setup. It...

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Re:Show HN: Build your own IPsec VPN server in less than 10 minutes on Monday May 09, 2022 @09:47AM (#31313939)
Hi, I am not sure what "false VPN propaganda" you are referring to? In the GitHub README there is no "propaganda" and it contains mainly just the facts about the project. If you would like to clarify your comment please reply.
Re:Algo – Set up a personal IPSEC VPN in the cloud on Thursday March 30, 2017 @05:42PM (#13999136)
You can easily build your own IPsec VPN server using a one-liner [1], with support for both IPsec/L2TP and Cisco IPsec.

Disclosure: I am the author of this repo.

[1] https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn

Re:Show HN: Easily connect to a VPN in a country of your choice on Thursday January 26, 2017 @11:41PM (#13497759)
For people seeking a more secure option:

You can easily build your own IPsec VPN server using a one-liner [1], with support for both IPsec/L2TP and Cisco IPsec.

Disclosure: I am the author of this repo.

[1] https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn

Re:Show HN: IPsec VPN Server in Docker Container on Sunday May 22, 2016 @04:33PM (#11750164)
One of the benefits could be better portability across machines. If you prefer to set up an IPsec VPN server on a regular VPS, please see [1].

[1] https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn

Re:Show HN: IPsec VPN Server in Docker Container on Sunday May 22, 2016 @04:23PM (#11750118)
You may optionally add "--net=host" to the "docker run" command to let the container use the host's network stack directly. That should eliminate the overhead I think.
Re:Show HN: IPsec VPN Server in Docker Container on Sunday May 22, 2016 @04:07PM (#11750051)
I haven't looked into this yet, but I think it could work on the latest Raspbian 8 [1] which is based on Debian Jessie. You are welcome to clone the source repo on GitHub and give it a try.

[1] https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/issues/49#issuecommen...

Re:Show HN: IPsec VPN Server in Docker Container on Sunday May 22, 2016 @03:38PM (#11749926)
Author here. To add or manage VPN users, you can modify "run.sh" and build a new Docker image from the source repo on GitHub. Please refer this README [1] for more info.

[1] https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn#manage-vpn-users

Re:Early Impacts of Let's Encrypt on Sunday February 21, 2016 @03:40PM (#11146398)
No, Let's Encrypt does not work in either Chrome or IE on Windows XP [1]. This is a known bug with their intermediate certificate [2].

[1] https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt/issues/1660

[2] https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/help-needed-windows-xp-s...

Re:Login Forms Over HTTPS, Please on Friday January 29, 2016 @03:25PM (#10998215)
They could. But how would they show the users their desired contents after login?

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