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Connecting an Android client

Goal

This documentation has the goal of showing how a user can use the official Android Tailscale client with headscale.

Installation

Install the official Tailscale Android client from the Google Play Store or F-Droid.

Ensure that the installed version is at least 1.30.0, as that is the first release to support custom URLs.

Configuring the headscale URL

After opening the app:

  • Open setting and go into account settings
  • In the kebab menu icon (three dots) on the top bar on the right select “Use an alternate server”
  • Enter your server URL and follow the instructions