Show HN: Using Tailscale with an OrbStack VM on macOS
The article discusses how to use Tailscale with an OrbStack VM on macOS to provision an Ubuntu virtual machine. It explains the process of adding the VM to a tailnet and enabling Tailscale SSH for secure remote access. Additionally, it covers the configuration of Tailscale Access Control Lists and the secure storage of authentication keys in Apple Keychain.
- ▪OrbStack provides a fully capable Linux kernel environment, allowing Tailscale to utilize standard kernel networking.
- ▪The article outlines the steps to configure Tailscale Access Control Lists for automated registration and permissions.
- ▪Users can securely store their Tailscale auth key in Apple Keychain and connect to the VM using Tailscale SSH.
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| Original publisher | GitHub |
| Canonical URL | https://github.com/highpost/tailscale-macos-vm |
| Publication time | Mon, 25 May 2026 22:10:08 +0000 |
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Using Tailscale with an OrbStack VM on macOS This repository demonstrates how to use OrbStack on macOS to provision an Ubuntu virtual machine (VM), and then add it to your tailnet. Unlike minimal container runtimes that lack native kernel modules, OrbStack provides a fully capable Linux kernel environment. This allows Tailscale to leverage standard kernel networking (/dev/net/tun) rather than relying on userspace-networking workarounds. OrbStack first spins up a temporary VM instance which allows cloud-init to pull its configuration from dev-server.yml and then stops the VM. Then OrbStack wakes up the pre-configured VM, adds it to your tailnet using an auth key and enables Tailscale SSH. You can then SSH to your VM from anywhere, without exposing host ports.
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