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Remote Access with Tailscale

Tailscale builds a private network between your devices, so you can reach every service from anywhere with no port forwarding and nothing exposed publicly.

Setup

  1. Create an account at tailscale.com (free for personal use).

  2. Install Tailscale on your client devices.

  3. Generate a reusable auth key at Admin Console > Settings > Keys — reusable so the container re-authenticates after restarts.

  4. Add it to .env:

    TS_AUTHKEY=tskey-auth-your-key-here
    TS_HOSTNAME=media-server
  5. docker compose up -d, then approve the node in the admin console if prompted.

Auth keys expire — 90 days by default. Note the date, or the container drops off the tailnet on a restart long after you've forgotten it was configured.

Accessing Services

Service Remote URL
Seerr http://media-server:5055
Sonarr http://media-server:8989
Radarr http://media-server:7878
SABnzbd http://media-server:8080
Bazarr http://media-server:6767
Prowlarr http://media-server:9696
Uptime Kuma http://media-server:3001

Substitute your own TS_HOSTNAME. Short names work because MagicDNS is on by default.

Options Already Set

The container runs with --advertise-exit-node, so you can route all traffic from a remote device through this host — enable it per-device in the admin console. It uses network_mode: host, which is why it sees the other services directly.

To reach your whole LAN rather than just this host, add --advertise-routes in docker-compose.override.yml (there's a commented example) and approve the route in the admin console.

HTTPS (Optional)

Enable HTTPS in Admin Console > DNS, then reach services at https://media-server.your-tailnet.ts.net:<port>.

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