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<!doctype html><html lang=en class=no-js> <head><meta charset=utf-8><meta name=viewport content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><meta name=description content="An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server."><meta name=author content="Headscale authors"><link href=https://juanfont.github.io/headscale/0.23.0/ref/remote-cli/ rel=canonical><link href=../dns/ rel=prev><link href=../integration/reverse-proxy/ rel=next><link rel=icon href=../../assets/favicon.png><meta name=generator content="mkdocs-1.6.1, mkdocs-material-9.5.47"><title>Remote CLI - Headscale</title><link rel=stylesheet href=../../assets/stylesheets/main.6f8fc17f.min.css><link rel=stylesheet href=../../assets/stylesheets/palette.06af60db.min.css><link rel=preconnect href=https://fonts.gstatic.com crossorigin><link rel=stylesheet href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,300i,400,400i,700,700i%7CRoboto+Mono:400,400i,700,700i&display=fallback"><style>:root{--md-text-font:"Roboto";--md-code-font:"Roboto Mono"}</style><script>__md_scope=new URL("../..",location),__md_hash=e=>[...e].reduce(((e,_)=>(e<<5)-e+_.charCodeAt(0)),0),__md_get=(e,_=localStorage,t=__md_scope)=>JSON.parse(_.getItem(t.pathname+"."+e)),__md_set=(e,_,t=localStorage,a=__md_scope)=>{try{t.setItem(a.pathname+"."+e,JSON.stringify(_))}catch(e){}}</script><meta property=og:type content=website><meta property=og:title content="Remote CLI - Headscale"><meta property=og:description content="An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server."><meta property=og:image content=https://juanfont.github.io/headscale/0.23.0/assets/images/social/ref/remote-cli.png><meta property=og:image:type content=image/png><meta property=og:image:width content=1200><meta property=og:image:height content=630><meta content=https://juanfont.github.io/headscale/0.23.0/ref/remote-cli/ property=og:url><meta name=twitter:card content=summary_large_image><meta name=twitter:title content="Remote CLI - Headscale"><meta name=twitter:description content="An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server."><meta name=twitter:image content=https://juanfont.github.io/headscale/0.23.0/assets/images/social/ref/remote-cli.png></head> <body dir=ltr data-md-color-scheme=default data-md-color-primary=white data-md-color-accent=indigo> <input class=md-toggle data-md-toggle=drawer type=checkbox id=__drawer autocomplete=off> <input class=md-toggle data-md-toggle=search type=checkbox id=__search autocomplete=off> <label class=md-overlay for=__drawer></label> <div data-md-component=skip> <a href=#controlling-headscale-with-remote-cli class=md-skip> Skip to content </a> </div> <div data-md-component=announce> </div> <div data-md-color-scheme=default data-md-component=outdated hidden> </div> <header class=md-header data-md-component=header> <nav class="md-header__inner md-grid" aria-label=Header> <a href=../.. title=Headscale class="md-header__button md-logo" aria-label=Headscale data-md-component=logo> <img src=../../logo/headscale3-dots.svg alt=logo> </a> <label class="md-header__button md-icon" for=__drawer> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M3 6h18v2H3zm0 5h18v2H3zm0 5h18v2H3z"/></svg> </label> <div class=md-header__title data-md-component=header-title> <div class=md-header__ellipsis> <div class=md-header__topic> <span class=md-ellipsis> Headscale </span> </div> <div class=md-header__topic data-md-component=header-topic> <span class=md-ellipsis> Remote CLI </span> </div> </div> </div> <form class=md-header__option data-md-component=palette> <input class=md-option data-md-color-media data-md-color-scheme=default data-md-color-primary=white data-md-color-accent=indigo aria-label="Switch to dark mode" type=radio name=__palette id=__palette_0> <label class="md-header__button md-icon" title="Switch to dark mode" for=__palette_1 hidden> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M12 8a4 4 0 0 0-4 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 4-4 4 4 0 0 0-4-4m0 10a6 6 0 0 1-6-6 6 6 0 0 1 6-6 6 6 0 0 1 6 6 6 6 0 0 1-6 6m8
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</span></code></pre></div> <p>Copy the output of the command and save it for later. Please note that you can not retrieve a key again, if the key is lost, expire the old one, and create a new key.</p> <p>To list the keys currently associated with the server:</p> <div class="language-shell highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id=__span-1-1><a id=__codelineno-1-1 name=__codelineno-1-1 href=#__codelineno-1-1></a>headscale<span class=w> </span>apikeys<span class=w> </span>list
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</span></code></pre></div> <p>and to expire a key:</p> <div class="language-shell highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id=__span-2-1><a id=__codelineno-2-1 name=__codelineno-2-1 href=#__codelineno-2-1></a>headscale<span class=w> </span>apikeys<span class=w> </span>expire<span class=w> </span>--prefix<span class=w> </span><span class=s2>"<PREFIX>"</span>
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</span></code></pre></div> <h2 id=download-and-configure-headscale>Download and configure headscale<a class=headerlink href=#download-and-configure-headscale title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2> <ol> <li> <p>Download the <a href=https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases><code>headscale</code> binary from GitHub's release page</a>. Make sure to use the same version as on the server.</p> </li> <li> <p>Put the binary somewhere in your <code>PATH</code>, e.g. <code>/usr/local/bin/headscale</code></p> </li> <li> <p>Make <code>headscale</code> executable:</p> <div class="language-shell highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id=__span-3-1><a id=__codelineno-3-1 name=__codelineno-3-1 href=#__codelineno-3-1></a>chmod<span class=w> </span>+x<span class=w> </span>/usr/local/bin/headscale
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</span></code></pre></div> </li> <li> <p>Provide the connection parameters for the remote headscale server either via a minimal YAML configuration file or via environment variables:</p> <div class="tabbed-set tabbed-alternate" data-tabs=1:2><input checked=checked id=__tabbed_1_1 name=__tabbed_1 type=radio><input id=__tabbed_1_2 name=__tabbed_1 type=radio><div class=tabbed-labels><label for=__tabbed_1_1>Minimal YAML configuration file</label><label for=__tabbed_1_2>Environment variables</label></div> <div class=tabbed-content> <div class=tabbed-block> <div class="language-yaml highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id=__span-4-1><a id=__codelineno-4-1 name=__codelineno-4-1 href=#__codelineno-4-1></a><span class=nt>cli</span><span class=p>:</span>
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</span><span id=__span-4-2><a id=__codelineno-4-2 name=__codelineno-4-2 href=#__codelineno-4-2></a><span class=w> </span><span class=nt>address</span><span class=p>:</span><span class=w> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain"><HEADSCALE_ADDRESS>:<PORT></span>
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</span><span id=__span-4-3><a id=__codelineno-4-3 name=__codelineno-4-3 href=#__codelineno-4-3></a><span class=w> </span><span class=nt>api_key</span><span class=p>:</span><span class=w> </span><span class="l l-Scalar l-Scalar-Plain"><API_KEY_FROM_PREVIOUS_STEP></span>
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</span></code></pre></div> </div> <div class=tabbed-block> <div class="language-shell highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id=__span-5-1><a id=__codelineno-5-1 name=__codelineno-5-1 href=#__codelineno-5-1></a><span class=nb>export</span><span class=w> </span><span class=nv>HEADSCALE_CLI_ADDRESS</span><span class=o>=</span><span class=s2>"<HEADSCALE_ADDRESS>:<PORT>"</span>
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</span><span id=__span-5-2><a id=__codelineno-5-2 name=__codelineno-5-2 href=#__codelineno-5-2></a><span class=nb>export</span><span class=w> </span><span class=nv>HEADSCALE_CLI_API_KEY</span><span class=o>=</span><span class=s2>"<API_KEY_FROM_PREVIOUS_STEP>"</span>
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</span></code></pre></div> <div class="admonition bug"> <p class=admonition-title>Bug</p> <p>Headscale 0.23.0 requires at least an empty configuration file when environment variables are used to specify connection details. See <a href=https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/issues/2193>issue 2193</a> for more information.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>This instructs the <code>headscale</code> binary to connect to a remote instance at <code><HEADSCALE_ADDRESS>:<PORT></code>, instead of connecting to the local instance.</p> </li> <li> <p>Test the connection</p> <p>Let us run the headscale command to verify that we can connect by listing our nodes:</p> <div class="language-shell highlight"><pre><span></span><code><span id=__span-6-1><a id=__codelineno-6-1 name=__codelineno-6-1 href=#__codelineno-6-1></a>headscale<span class=w> </span>nodes<span class=w> </span>list
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</span></code></pre></div> <p>You should now be able to see a list of your nodes from your workstation, and you can now control the headscale server from your workstation.</p> </li> </ol> <h2 id=behind-a-proxy>Behind a proxy<a class=headerlink href=#behind-a-proxy title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2> <p>It is possible to run the gRPC remote endpoint behind a reverse proxy, like Nginx, and have it run on the <em>same</em> port as headscale.</p> <p>While this is <em>not a supported</em> feature, an example on how this can be set up on <a href=https://github.com/kradalby/dotfiles/blob/4489cdbb19cddfbfae82cd70448a38fde5a76711/machines/headscale.oracldn/headscale.nix#L61-L91>NixOS is shown here</a>.</p> <h2 id=troubleshooting>Troubleshooting<a class=headerlink href=#troubleshooting title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2> <ul> <li>Make sure you have the <em>same</em> headscale version on your server and workstation.</li> <li>Ensure that connections to the gRPC port are allowed.</li> <li>Verify that your TLS certificate is valid and trusted.</li> <li>If you don't have access to a trusted certificate (e.g. from Let's Encrypt), either:<ul> <li>Add your self-signed certificate to the trust store of your OS <em>or</em></li> <li>Disable certificate verification by either setting <code>cli.insecure: true</code> in the configuration file or by setting <code>HEADSCALE_CLI_INSECURE=1</code> via an environment variable. We do <strong>not</strong> recommend to disable certificate validation.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </article> </div> <script>var target=document.getElementById(location.hash.slice(1));target&&target.name&&(target.checked=target.name.startsWith("__tabbed_"))</script> </div> <button type=button class="md-top md-icon" data-md-component=top hidden> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M13 20h-2V8l-5.5 5.5-1.42-1.42L12 4.16l7.92 7.92-1.42 1.42L13 8z"/></svg> Back to top </button> </main> <footer class=md-footer> <nav class="md-footer__inner md-grid" aria-label=Footer> <a href=../dns/ class="md-footer__link md-footer__link--prev" aria-label="Previous: DNS"> <div class="md-footer__button md-icon"> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M20 11v2H8l5.5 5.5-1.42 1.42L4.16 12l7.92-7.92L13.5 5.5 8 11z"/></svg> </div> <div class=md-footer__title> <span class=md-footer__direction> Previous </span> <div class=md-ellipsis> DNS </div> </div> </a> <a href=../integration/reverse-proxy/ class="md-footer__link md-footer__link--next" aria-label="Next: Reverse proxy"> <div class=md-footer__title> <span class=md-footer__direction> Next </span> <div class=md-ellipsis> Reverse proxy </div> </div> <div class="md-footer__button md-icon"> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4 11v2h12l-5.5 5.5 1.42 1.42L19.84 12l-7.92-7.92L10.5 5.5 16 11z"/></svg> </div> </a> </nav> <div class="md-footer-meta md-typeset"> <div class="md-footer-meta__inner md-grid"> <div class=md-copyright> <div class=md-copyright__highlight> Copyright © 2024 Headscale authors </div> Made with <a href=https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/ target=_blank rel=noopener> Material for MkDocs </a> </div> <div class=md-social> <a href=https://github.com/juanfont/headscale target=_blank rel=noopener title=github.com class=md-social__link> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 496 512"><!-- Font Awesome Free 6.7.1 by @fontawesome - https://fontawesome.com License - https://fontawesome.com/license/free (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License) Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d="M165.9 397.4c0 2-2.3 3.6-5.2 3.6-3.3.3-5.6-1.3-5.6-3.6 0-2 2.3-3.6 5.2-3.6 3-.3 5.6 1.3 5.6 3.6m-31.1-4.5c-.7 2 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 2.6 1 5.6 0 6.2-2s-1.3-4.3-4.3-5.2c-2.6-.7-5.5.3-6.2 2.3m44.2-1.7c-2.9.7-4.9 2.6-4.6 4.9.3 2 2.9 3.3 5.9 2.6 2.9-.7 4.9-2.6 4.6-4.6-.3-1.9-3-3.2-5.9-2.9M244.8 8C106.1 8 0 113.3 0 252c0 110.9 69.8 205.8 169.5 239.2 12.8 2.3 17.3-5.6 17.3-12.1 0-6.2-.3-40.4-.3-61.4 0 0-70 15-84.7-29.8 0 0-11.4-29.1-27.8-36.6 0 0-22.9-15.7 1.6-15.4 0 0 24.9 2 38.6 25.8 21.9 38.6 58.6
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