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title: "Tailscale"
description: "Tailscale is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 5.4k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud."
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url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/tailscale.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# Tailscale

> Tailscale is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 5.4k installs sharing analytics and needs the vendor's cloud.

Tailscale is a built-in integration that reports the status of devices on a Tailscale network. It adds binary sensors for each device, covering whether it is a client, whether it is connected to the control server, and whether key expiry is disabled. Other binary sensors show support for IPv6, PCP, NAT-PMP, UDP and UPnP. Sensors provide the key expiry time, the IP address and the time the device was last seen. It relies on the Tailscale cloud service, so an internet connection is needed. Setup happens in the UI and asks for an API key and the name of the tailnet. A diagnostics file can be downloaded to attach to a bug report.

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[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/config_flow_start/?domain=tailscale)

## Supports

- **Uses the vendor's cloud**: Needs an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

### Connect

- **API key**
- **Tailnet**

### Sign in again

- **API key**

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Entities

- **Binary sensors**: Client, Supports IPv6, Supports PCP, Supports NAT-PMP, Supports UDP, Supports UPnP, Connected to control, Key expiry disabled
- **Sensors**: Expires, IP address, Last seen

## Troubleshooting

- **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Computers and network](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/computers-and-network.md), Routers and network
- Brand: [Tailscale](https://vulpo.app/integrations/tailscale.md)
- Number: 5.4k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Needs the vendor's cloud
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `tailscale`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/tailscale/>

In Vulpo: Chart card, Apple Watch

## Other ways in for Tailscale

| Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tailscale](https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/tailscale.md) | App | 69.9k installs sharing analytics | Connection not stated | Updated in the last 6 months |

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/tailscale

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