Can I try Tailscale Exit Node for free?

Yes. Every new account gets $5.00 of Cloud Apps credit, applied automatically to your first invoice -- there is no code to enter and no card trial to cancel. On the plan Tailscale Exit Node needs, that covers your first month.

How do I install Tailscale Exit Node?

Pick Tailscale Exit Node from the catalog and deploy it. There is no compose file to write, no server to prepare and no reverse proxy to configure. It comes up on a hostname with HTTPS already working.

What does hosting Tailscale Exit Node cost?

Tailscale Exit Node needs at least 768 MB memory, so the Micro subscription at $3.00/mo is the smallest that fits it. That size is a close fit for Tailscale Exit Node on its own -- if you want to run other apps alongside it, take the next plan up and share the pool.

Do I get access to the Tailscale Exit Node files and database?

Yes. Every app has a browser shell into its container, SFTP for its files. Your data is yours and you can take it out whenever you want.

Are updates to Tailscale Exit Node automatic?

Only if you turn them on. We check nightly for a new image and tell you when one exists, but applying it is your call, per app.

Can I use my own domain for Tailscale Exit Node?

Yes. Every app gets a hostname on our domain immediately, and you can point your own domain at it instead. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically either way.

Can I back Tailscale Exit Node up?

Every app includes one free snapshot -- a full archive of its data you can restore from. Keeping more than one is a paid add-on on the subscription.

Networking

Tailscale Exit Node Hosting

Connect your devices through a private userspace exit node. Supports Tailscale or your own Headscale server. Your network administrator must approve exit-node access. Deploy it in one click on Caliber Node — no compose file, no server to prepare, HTTPS working the moment it boots.

Deploy Tailscale Exit Node

From $3.00/mo on the Micro subscription

$5.00 free credit when you sign up — your first month of Tailscale Exit Node, free

One click
Deploys in: 768 MB
Memory needed: Not required
Database: $3.00/mo
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What you get

Tailscale Exit Node runs on a subscription — a pool of CPU, memory and disk that you own. Deploying it takes one click, and the same pool will run your other apps at no extra charge.

A hostname with HTTPS, immediately

Your app is reachable the moment it finishes deploying, on a certificate we issue and renew. Point your own domain at it whenever you like.

Nothing exposed but the app

Only Tailscale Exit Node itself gets a public port. Anything it depends on stays on a private network unreachable from the internet.

A shell and SFTP

A real shell in the container and SFTP for its files. This is not a black box — if you want to get in and look, you can.

Updates you control

We check nightly for a new image and tell you when one lands. Applying it is your decision, per app, and a failed update rolls back to the exact image it replaced.

A free snapshot

One full archive of Tailscale Exit Node included, restorable in a click. Keep more with the snapshots add-on.

Your data, exportable

SFTP access to everything the app stores. Nothing here is locked in.

What actually runs

No mystery images. Tailscale Exit Node deploys one container, and these are exactly the ones:

python@sha256:7c61056e61ac89e852de05f3dc6fa51a6dd2181797bceed46aa725dd7cb2cd3bweb

Running Tailscale Exit Node yourself vs. running it here

Tailscale Exit Node is free software and you can absolutely run it yourself — we would rather tell you that than pretend otherwise. What you are paying for here is the part around it.

On your own server

You write the compose file and keep it working
You configure a reverse proxy and renew certificates
You watch for new releases and apply them
You own the backups, and finding out they were broken

On Caliber Node

One click, and it is running on HTTPS
Certificates issued and renewed for you
Update checks nightly, applied when you say so
A free snapshot, restorable in a click

Questions about Tailscale Exit Node hosting

Can I try Tailscale Exit Node for free?: Yes. Every new account gets $5.00 of Cloud Apps credit, applied automatically to your first invoice -- there is no code to enter and no card trial to cancel. On the plan Tailscale Exit Node needs, that covers your first month.
How do I install Tailscale Exit Node?: Pick Tailscale Exit Node from the catalog and deploy it. There is no compose file to write, no server to prepare and no reverse proxy to configure. It comes up on a hostname with HTTPS already working.
What does hosting Tailscale Exit Node cost?: Tailscale Exit Node needs at least 768 MB memory, so the Micro subscription at $3.00/mo is the smallest that fits it. That size is a close fit for Tailscale Exit Node on its own -- if you want to run other apps alongside it, take the next plan up and share the pool.
Do I get access to the Tailscale Exit Node files and database?: Yes. Every app has a browser shell into its container, SFTP for its files. Your data is yours and you can take it out whenever you want.
Are updates to Tailscale Exit Node automatic?: Only if you turn them on. We check nightly for a new image and tell you when one exists, but applying it is your call, per app.
Can I use my own domain for Tailscale Exit Node?: Yes. Every app gets a hostname on our domain immediately, and you can point your own domain at it instead. Certificates are issued and renewed automatically either way.
Can I back Tailscale Exit Node up?: Every app includes one free snapshot -- a full archive of its data you can restore from. Keeping more than one is a paid add-on on the subscription.

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