2023-04-19 15:04:43 +00:00
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# Running headscale on Linux
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## Requirements
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- Ubuntu 20.04 or newer, Debian 11 or newer.
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## Goal
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Get Headscale up and running.
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This includes running Headscale with SystemD.
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## Migrating from manual install
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2023-04-19 15:06:50 +00:00
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2023-04-19 15:04:43 +00:00
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If you are migrating from the old manual install, the best thing would be to remove
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the files installed by following [the guide in reverse](./running-headscale-linux-manual.md).
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You should _not_ delete the database (`/var/headscale/db.sqlite`) and the
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configuration (`/etc/headscale/config.yaml`).
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## Installation
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1. Download the lastest Headscale package for your platform (`.deb` for Ubuntu and Debian) from [Headscale's releases page]():
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```shell
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wget --output-document=headscale.deb \
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https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases/download/v<HEADSCALE VERSION>/headscale_<HEADSCALE VERSION>_linux_<ARCH>.deb
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```
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2. Install Headscale:
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```shell
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sudo dpkg --install headscale.deb
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```
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3. Enable Headscale service, this will start Headscale at boot:
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```shell
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sudo systemctl enable headscale
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```
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4. Configure Headscale by editing the configuration file:
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```shell
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nano /etc/headscale/config.yaml
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```
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5. Start Headscale:
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```shell
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sudo systemctl start headscale
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```
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6. Check that Headscale is running as intended:
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```shell
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systemctl status headscale
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```
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## Using Headscale
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### Create a user
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```shell
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headscale users create myfirstuser
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```
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### Register a machine (normal login)
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On a client machine, run the `tailscale` login command:
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```shell
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tailscale up --login-server <YOUR_HEADSCALE_URL>
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```
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Register the machine:
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```shell
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headscale --user myfirstuser nodes register --key <YOUR_MACHINE_KEY>
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```
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### Register machine using a pre authenticated key
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Generate a key using the command line:
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```shell
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headscale --user myfirstuser preauthkeys create --reusable --expiration 24h
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```
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This will return a pre-authenticated key that is used to
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connect a node to `headscale` during the `tailscale` command:
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```shell
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tailscale up --login-server <YOUR_HEADSCALE_URL> --authkey <YOUR_AUTH_KEY>
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```
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