Tailscale quick guides

Last validated: Jan 5, 2026

This section provides condensed topics to help you quickly set up specific parts of your tailnet. For additional guidance on getting started, refer to Tailscale quickstart.

Use exit nodes \ \ Route traffic through a specific device in your tailnet, and configure devices to use an exit node. Configure a subnet router \ \ Configure a subnet router to relay access in your network, including resources where Tailscale cannot be installed. Host a website using a tailnet device \ \ Host a website from a device in your tailnet. Install Tailscale on an AWS VM \ \ Install the Tailscale client on an AWS Linux VM and use some common features. SSH into a Linux VM \ \ Use Tailscale SSH to connect securely to a Linux VM. Access your virtual private cloud (VPC) \ \ Access your virtual private cloud (VPC) and configure a subnet router using Tailscale. Connect a Docker container to your tailnet with Docker Compose \ \ Set up a Tailscale-connected container using Docker Compose with nginx, allowing secure access to the service over your tailnet.

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