How to install Headscale on NetBSD

Headscale is an easy-to-deploy and self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control plane, which allows secure and private communication between devices over the internet. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Headscale on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed:

• NetBSD 9.1 or higher
• Go 1.16 or higher

Steps

Follow the steps below to install Headscale on NetBSD:

1. Install dependencies

To install the dependencies required by Headscale, run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add git

2. Clone the Headscale repository

Clone the Headscale repository using the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git

3. Build and install Headscale

Build Headscale by running the following command:

$ cd headscale && go build

After the build is complete, install Headscale using the following command:

$ sudo go install

4. Initialize Headscale

Initialize Headscale by running the following command:

$ headscale init

This will create a new Headscale configuration file at ~/.headscale/config.yaml.

5. Start Headscale

Start Headscale by running the following command:

$ headscale serve

Headscale will now be running, and you can access its web interface at http://localhost:8080.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Headscale on NetBSD. Headscale is now ready to use, and you can use it to securely connect your devices over the internet.