Your September newsletter from Tailscale

Tailscale + Vanta, macOS updates, and a sneak peek at what’s next.

Product updates

• Tailscale + Vanta | Connect Tailscale to Vanta to automate compliance checks, reduce audit overhead, and strengthen your security posture. Vanta syncs Tailscale user data to confirm deprovisioning, verify access controls, and simplify evidence collection. Learn more →
• macOS windowed UI mode (beta) | Our redesigned macOS client introduces a full-window interface with node search, TailDrop, ping, and more. Enable the new UI from the admin console under Settings → Redesigned macOS Client UI.

For a more detailed breakdown of everything we've been working on lately, check out this month's release blog.

Up next from Tailscale

We’ve got something big coming next month. From October 27–31, we’ll host a week long series of product updates designed to make network administration simpler and improve secure connectivity. Don’t miss the release webinar on October 30 at 1 PM ET, and keep an eye out for more info!

From the desks of Tailscalars

Next on your watch list: 

On our minds lately: 

• Business VPN should be dead by now. So why is it still thriving?

• Finding 1,000 exposed AI servers took researchers 10 minutes

• Zero trust with zero clicks, a new take on IdPs

• Five smart ways to share Tailscale with friends and family 

In the community

• Express Tailscale Auth | A community project to simplify authentication flows with Tailscale.
• F5 + Tailscale | Learn how to extend F5’s ADSP with multi-tailnet egress integration.
• Tailscale + Docker Compose | Elliot Blackburn shows how to use Tailscale Serve with Docker Compose for secure private self-hosting.
• Streaming with Tailscale | Six Colors explains how Tailscale solved a tricky Jeopardy! streaming problem.
• Music streaming made simple | Two the Left integrates Tailscale with Eversolo, Android Auto, and Navidrome for seamless private music access.
• Network topology mapper | A new community project helps visualize and monitor your tailnet’s structure.

Come hang out with the community on Discord!

Share your feedback (and get paid)

Tailnet admins: we’d like to understand how you manage your tailnet, what pain points and frustrations you’re encountering, and how we can make Tailscale easier for you. To join this paid study ($100 for a 1-hour interview), sign up here.

Tailscale in the wild