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Add a suggestion for using tailscale for code-server. This alternative is useful for those that want more options for connecting their IPads to their code server.
code-asher
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Thank you for the contribution! Some thoughts:
- Could we move it to the bottom of the section? I would prefer to prioritize the other headings.
- Does it need to be iPad-specific? It should work for any client with Tailscale on it, right? The advantage to me seems more about the server admin not having to register their own domain.
- We should mention the tunnel uses HTTP by default and some features may not work, we already get a fair number of issues from folks not using HTTPS so it would be unfortunate if we had official documentation that suggests a partially broken setup without mentioning it.
- Maybe we generalize this to something about using third party tunnels? I know some people have used ngrok.
What about something like this (feel free to reword):
### Using third-party tunnels
Using a third-party tunnel service like [Tailscale](http://tailscale.com) or
[ngrok](https://ngrok.com/) allows you to connect to code-server securely
without needing to set up an external domain.
Note that depending on the service, the tunnel may use HTTP by default and some
code-server features will not work as they require a secure context (meaning
HTTPS or localhost), in which case you may still need to set up a certificate
and reverse proxy.
If this feels too general, we can add more links to Tailscale's documentation, this is mostly a starting point.
Also tangentially related but I just found https://github.com/juanfont/headscale. Never used it, but cool that it can be self-hosted.
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Add a suggestion for using tailscale for code-server. This alternative is useful for those that want more options for connecting their IPads to their code server.
I'm not sure if it's acceptable to refer to a commercial option, but figured I would send this suggestion anyway in case it helps (feel free to decline).
Given this is just a documentation suggestion, I am not going to create an issue.
Thanks!