tailcat
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Tailcat is a command-line networking tool and Go library that repurposes Tailscale’s open-source data-plane components to create encrypted, peer-to-peer connections without relying on Tailscale’s...
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Features
- stdin/stdout piping
- TCP port forwarding
- auth-free SSH server
- ping and direct-path testing
- SOCKS5 proxying
- exit node mode
- token parsing
- token resolution
- saved and ephemeral keys
- DNS TXT token lookup
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- Created
- Oct 29, 2024
- Install Methods
- source
- Requirements
- GoTailscale DERP relays or a self-hosted DERP server
- API
- REST
- Backup & Export
- native-export
- Privacy & Independence
- Cloud: Optional
- Deployment
Deployment: Container image available
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