TailScale and Unraid

Jimbeam3678 · 2 Apr 2026 at 13:54

After some confirmation on if I have set up Tailscale correctly or I have left a massive gaping hole in my network. It's the first time I have setup Tailscale so be kind if I have some schoolboy errors.

Configuration

Tailscale app installed on Unraid server and Iphone
Tailscale account authenticated and secured with email address.
- Email has 2 factor enabled - passkey etc.
Only one user which is myself
I have a granted access to Unraid, photo self hosting and Home assistant.
- Configured them to use Tailscale IP when external < this works.
- Left internal setting untouched.
I have also set up manual approval for any new apps or devices
Authentication to expire after 6 months

I'd like to think I am relatively security conscious hence why I asking for advice or if I have missed anything.

ChrisD. · 2 Apr 2026 at 17:53

Pretty much stop on, not sure what else you can do. Maybe add always on connection except for home wifi.

Jimbeam3678 · 2 Apr 2026 at 18:38

Thanks Chris, appreciate it. I had a nagging doubt I’d missing something obvious!

Jimbeam3678 · 12 Apr 2026 at 20:38

Coming back to this, anyone offer any suggestions on advertising my subnet? I followed a guide (see below)and again all appeared to be working fine and I could connect to the server using internal addresses when on an external network and internal network.

However once I disconnected my Mac from tailscale I couldn’t connect to my unraid server using internal addresses when on my home network. When I reconnected to tail scale it worked perfectly.

Strangely, my iPhone could connect to my server without any problems for all of the above scenarios.

I advertised my routes and enabled them with the tailscale console and did the same on the server.