headscale-cli ☆

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Description:
CLI for headscale, an open-source implementation of the Tailscale control server

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Jan 6, 2026

Links: Homepage | GitHub | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 34,050 | Forks: 1,826 | Language: Go | Category: Networking

Tags: vpn networking tailscale self-hosted wireguard cli

Install: brew install headscale-cli

About:
headscale-cli is the official command-line interface for interacting with a headscale server, which is an open-source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control plane. It provides administrators with the tools to manage users, nodes (machines), access control lists (ACLs), and network routes, enabling full control over a private WireGuard-based mesh network.

Key Features:

Manage users, nodes, and pre-authentication keys
Configure network routes and access control lists (ACLs)
Interact with the headscale server's HTTP API
Open-source and written in Go for easy distribution
Self-hosted alternative to Tailscale's commercial control server

Use Cases:

Self-hosting a private, zero-trust mesh VPN for infrastructure
Administrating a development or lab network with fine-grained access controls

Alternatives:

tailscale – Commercial SaaS service; headscale-cli is for the self-hosted headscale server alternative.
netmaker – Another self-hosted WireGuard management platform with a different architecture and UI.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jan 6, 2026 9:53pm		0	META	8a1b15e1