{"slug":"access-qnap-nas-from-anywhere","title":"Access QNAP NAS from anywhere","tags":["tailscale","access-control"],"agent_summary":"Last validated: Jan 5, 2026","trigger_phrases":[],"runnable":false,"markdown":"\r\n# Access QNAP NAS from anywhere\r\n\r\nLast validated: Jan 5, 2026\r\n\r\nTailscale makes it easy to securely connect to your QNAP NAS devices over WireGuard®.\r\n\r\nTailscale is free for most personal uses, including accessing your NAS.\r\n\r\n## [Supported QNAP hardware](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/qnap\\#supported-qnap-hardware)\r\n\r\n- x86-64bit devices\r\n- arm-64bit devices\r\n\r\n## [Installation steps](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/qnap\\#installation-steps)\r\n\r\n1. Open the QNAP App Center.\r\n\r\n2. Open the **Communications** section.\r\n![The QNAP App Center interface](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fqnap-app-center.3ffe3a7e.png&w=750&q=75)\r\n3. Locate the Tailscale application and select **Install**.\r\n\r\n4. After the Tailscale app installation is completed, select the Tailscale app icon, and select **Open**.\r\n\r\n5. Log in to your Tailscale network.\r\n![Log in to the Tailscale network](https://tailscale.com/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fqnap-login.1e757b4f.png&w=750&q=75)\r\n6. In the **Connect device** page, select **Connect**.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe app can also be downloaded from the [QNAP App Center](https://www.qnap.com/en/app-center/?os=qts&type=Communications) website.\r\n\r\n### [Manual installation steps](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/qnap\\#manual-installation-steps)\r\n\r\nAn alternative to the recommended approach of installing Tailscale from the QNAP App Center is to install Tailscale using a downloadable QNAP package (QPKG). A reason you might want to install from a QPKG is to access new Tailscale features that are not yet released in the Tailscale version that is available from the QNAP App Center.\r\n\r\nTo manually install Tailscale:\r\n\r\n1. Download the QPKG for your QNAP device from the [Tailscale Packages server](https://pkgs.tailscale.com/). QNAP QPKGs are available from both [stable](https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/#qpkgs) and [unstable](https://pkgs.tailscale.com/unstable/#qpkgs) release tracks.\r\n2. Open the **App Center** on your QNAP device.\r\n3. Select **Install Manually** in the upper right-hand corner, select **Browse**, select the QPKG (`.qpkg`) file that you downloaded, and then select **Install**.\r\n4. Once installation completes, tailscaled should be up and running on your QNAP device, and you should find a new **Tailscale** app in your My Apps section.\r\n\r\n## [Features](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/qnap\\#features)\r\n\r\nWhen used with QNAP, Tailscale supports these features:\r\n\r\n- Receive [Taildrop](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/taildrop) files from other tailnet devices automatically, when you create a shared folder named \"Tailnet\" on your NAS.\r\n- Web-based login to any [supported identity provider](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/identity).\r\n- Access your QNAP NAS from anywhere, [without opening firewall ports](https://tailscale.com/blog/how-nat-traversal-works).\r\n- Share your NAS with designated Tailscale users, using [node sharing](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/sharing).\r\n- Restrict access to your NAS using [access control policies](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/access-control).\r\n- Use your NAS as a [subnet router](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/subnet-routers) to provide external access to your LAN. This requires using [`tailscale`](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/qnap#using-the-tailscale-cli) command line steps.\r\n- Use your NAS as an [exit node](https://tailscale.com/docs/features/exit-nodes) for secure internet access from anywhere.\r\n\r\n## [Using the Tailscale CLI](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/qnap\\#using-the-tailscale-cli)\r\n\r\nSome Tailscale functionality, such as configuring QNAP to be a subnet router, requires using the [`tailscale`](https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/tailscale-cli) CLI. After you install the Tailscale app, the `tailscale` CLI is available as part of the mounted `qpkg` package. You can access the QNAP terminal and run CLI commands [using SSH](https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/faq/article/how-do-i-access-my-qnap-nas-using-ssh).\r\n\r\nYou can find the mounted package path using this command:\r\n\r\n```shell\r\necho $(getcfg SHARE_DEF defVolMP -f /etc/config/def_share.info)/.qpkg/Tailscale/\r\n```\r\n\r\nYou can run the `tailscale` CLI using this command:\r\n\r\n```shell\r\n$(getcfg SHARE_DEF defVolMP -f /etc/config/def_share.info)/.qpkg/Tailscale/tailscale [...]\r\n```\r\n\r\nFor convenience, you can add the package path to your `$PATH` environment variable.\r\n\r\n```shell\r\nexport PATH=$PATH:$(getcfg SHARE_DEF defVolMP -f /etc/config/def_share.info)/.qpkg/Tailscale/\r\n```\r\n\r\nThis lets you run `tailscale` commands without the full path:\r\n\r\n```shell\r\ntailscale [...]\r\n```\r\n\r\n## [Special thanks](https://tailscale.com/docs/integrations/qnap\\#special-thanks)\r\n\r\nSpecial thanks to [ivokub](https://github.com/ivokub), who has contributed a community-maintained [Tailscale QPKG package builder](https://github.com/ivokub/tailscale-qpkg).\r\n\r\n![Project Logo](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/tailscale.com/fallback/lettermark/theme/dark/h/256/w/256/icon?c=1bfwsmEH20zzEfSNTed)\r\n\r\nAsk AI\r\n\r\nreCAPTCHA\r\n\r\nRecaptcha requires verification.\r\n\r\nprotected by **reCAPTCHA**\r\n","html":"

Access QNAP NAS from anywhere

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Last validated: Jan 5, 2026

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Tailscale makes it easy to securely connect to your QNAP NAS devices over WireGuard®.

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Tailscale is free for most personal uses, including accessing your NAS.

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Supported QNAP hardware

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Installation steps

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    Open the QNAP App Center.

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    Open the Communications section.\r\n\"The

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    Locate the Tailscale application and select Install.

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    After the Tailscale app installation is completed, select the Tailscale app icon, and select Open.

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    Log in to your Tailscale network.\r\n\"Log

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    In the Connect device page, select Connect.

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The app can also be downloaded from the QNAP App Center website.

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Manual installation steps

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An alternative to the recommended approach of installing Tailscale from the QNAP App Center is to install Tailscale using a downloadable QNAP package (QPKG). A reason you might want to install from a QPKG is to access new Tailscale features that are not yet released in the Tailscale version that is available from the QNAP App Center.

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To manually install Tailscale:

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  1. Download the QPKG for your QNAP device from the Tailscale Packages server. QNAP QPKGs are available from both stable and unstable release tracks.
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  2. Open the App Center on your QNAP device.
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  3. Select Install Manually in the upper right-hand corner, select Browse, select the QPKG (.qpkg) file that you downloaded, and then select Install.
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  4. Once installation completes, tailscaled should be up and running on your QNAP device, and you should find a new Tailscale app in your My Apps section.
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Features

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When used with QNAP, Tailscale supports these features:

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Using the Tailscale CLI

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Some Tailscale functionality, such as configuring QNAP to be a subnet router, requires using the tailscale CLI. After you install the Tailscale app, the tailscale CLI is available as part of the mounted qpkg package. You can access the QNAP terminal and run CLI commands using SSH.

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You can find the mounted package path using this command:

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echo $(getcfg SHARE_DEF defVolMP -f /etc/config/def_share.info)/.qpkg/Tailscale/\n
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You can run the tailscale CLI using this command:

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$(getcfg SHARE_DEF defVolMP -f /etc/config/def_share.info)/.qpkg/Tailscale/tailscale [...]\n
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For convenience, you can add the package path to your $PATH environment variable.

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export PATH=$PATH:$(getcfg SHARE_DEF defVolMP -f /etc/config/def_share.info)/.qpkg/Tailscale/\n
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This lets you run tailscale commands without the full path:

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tailscale [...]\n
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Special thanks

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Special thanks to ivokub, who has contributed a community-maintained Tailscale QPKG package builder.

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