Thanks @DavidM2002 for pointing out that newer versions of Tailscale installed on Synology NASs allow you to setup an Exit Node when you launch the Tailscale application. You should see an option that says "Advertise as Exit Node" which you can click on to setup (and disable) your NAS as an Exit Node.
Thank you for your concise and effective instructions. I was able to swiftly configure my NAS in the US as an exit node, effortlessly bypassing geo-restrictions and accessing previously inaccessible content from abroad. Your guidance was invaluable.
I got completely lost at 2:15. Did you go into command prompt on windows? How did you log into the Synology via SSH. So lost. Also, how do you determine the IP address for the subnet?
@TrojanDude26 I can see how things can get confusing. The video was created using my MacBook and things are a little different from Windows. To SSH into your Synology NAS you can bring up your Windows command prompt then run the command ssh @. To determine the subnet you need to use you can bring up DSM then go to Control Panel -> Network -> Network Interface and look at the interface that your Synology NAS is attached too. Also, do a Google or TH-cam search on subnets and subnet masks for further details (it is hard for me to explain the topic in a few sentences). Hope this helps and good luck to you in your setup!!
@@digital_aloha i was able to ssh in now. Thanks. I also looked at the subnet IP and found that. I was wondering why there's a "/24" at the end of the IP
@@TrojanDude26 Awesome, glad that you were able to SSH into your Synology NAS. Regarding the /24 that is the shorthand for the subnet mask. For instance one of my Synology NASs has an IP address of 192.168.81.14 and a long form subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. In this case the network (that I'd enter in to the Tailscale command) would be 192.168.81.0/24 which would be the network (192.168.81.0) and the subnet in short form (/24). Hope that helps?
On the version of Tailscale that I have on my Synology, if I click on the icon, I get a menu panel with one selection saying "Advertise as Exit Node". I'm guessing this has been included in an update since this video was made.
@DavidM2002 I just checked out Tailscale on my Synology NAS and I do see the "Advertise as Exit Node" as well. This is definitely an update since the video was created... Now it seem you just need to click on the "Advertise as Exit Node" option from the window that pops up to enable the NAS as an Exit Node. Thanks for pointing that out!!
Great video, thanks Digital Aloha! Would you happen to know whether the terminal command sudo tailscale up --advertise-exit-node --advertise-routes=192.168.x.x/24 --reset is persistent? As in - does advertising the routes survive reboots of the Synology?
Hello, thank you for your video. I have a question regarding accesing device on mine network through tailscale. I have a Synology NAS for files and Jellyfin server. And a pi3 for running pihole. If I want to remote in. Do I need 2 tailscale instants? One on NAS for direct connection for streaming. And another one running on Pi3 as an exit node? To tunnel mine traffic and use addblocking at the same time. Kind regards, Terry.
Hi Terry, You're welcome!! Regarding your question, it is recommended to install Tailscale on each device you would like to access but, if you only want to install Tailscale on only one device, you can setup that device as a subnet router which I explain in this video -> th-cam.com/video/uJ8PsImiDrM/w-d-xo.html. A subnet router provides access to other devices on your network so it will cover both your Synology NAS and your Pi3. Hope this helps and best of luck to you in your setup!!
I followed this tutorial and also your PiHole tutorial, and was wondering if you knew how to make Tailscale work with PiHole? I want to be able to do local dns so I can have names for my IPs over Tailscale. I can access my router when on Tailscale, but I can’t access my PiHole IP for some reason.
Hi Hunter, I think you probably want to setup one of your Tailscale devices as a subnet router. Have a look at this video for details -> th-cam.com/video/uJ8PsImiDrM/w-d-xo.html. With a subnet router you allow access to devices on the subnet using local IP addresses (not Tailscale IP addresses). Once that is setup you need to log on to the Tailscale web page then go to the DNS section where you can add in the IP address of your Pi-hole and enable the Override local DNS option. At this point all of your Tailscale devices will use Pi-hole for DNS lookups. Hope this helps and makes sense. Good luck in your setup!!
@@digital_aloha thanks for the quick response! I was able to get DNS working now, but I’m still not able to use the local DNS names I did in PiHole, but I can connect by IP. Putting smb://Synology doesn’t work when I Synology mapped to the IP in PiHole.
when i do this on my QNAP my internet connection drops as soon as I select my NAS which is configured as the exit node. Turning OFF exit node causes internet signal to come baack on. What might be happening?
@fsxspen It seems to be working for me? My Synology is on version 1.30.2 and on my MacBook I'm at 1.36.1 for some reference. Hope you can find a solution... Good luck!!
@@digital_aloha Upgraded the Synology package to the latest version and the Exit Node stayed online for a couple hours, but now says "Offline" again when viewed from Iphone. It works, just the Exit Node is causing me grief.
Thanks @DavidM2002 for pointing out that newer versions of Tailscale installed on Synology NASs allow you to setup an Exit Node when you launch the Tailscale application. You should see an option that says "Advertise as Exit Node" which you can click on to setup (and disable) your NAS as an Exit Node.
Thank you for your concise and effective instructions. I was able to swiftly configure my NAS in the US as an exit node, effortlessly bypassing geo-restrictions and accessing previously inaccessible content from abroad. Your guidance was invaluable.
You're welcome!! Great to hear that the video was helpful!!
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I got completely lost at 2:15. Did you go into command prompt on windows? How did you log into the Synology via SSH. So lost.
Also, how do you determine the IP address for the subnet?
@TrojanDude26 I can see how things can get confusing. The video was created using my MacBook and things are a little different from Windows. To SSH into your Synology NAS you can bring up your Windows command prompt then run the command ssh @. To determine the subnet you need to use you can bring up DSM then go to Control Panel -> Network -> Network Interface and look at the interface that your Synology NAS is attached too. Also, do a Google or TH-cam search on subnets and subnet masks for further details (it is hard for me to explain the topic in a few sentences). Hope this helps and good luck to you in your setup!!
@@digital_aloha i was able to ssh in now. Thanks. I also looked at the subnet IP and found that. I was wondering why there's a "/24" at the end of the IP
@@TrojanDude26 Awesome, glad that you were able to SSH into your Synology NAS. Regarding the /24 that is the shorthand for the subnet mask. For instance one of my Synology NASs has an IP address of 192.168.81.14 and a long form subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. In this case the network (that I'd enter in to the Tailscale command) would be 192.168.81.0/24 which would be the network (192.168.81.0) and the subnet in short form (/24). Hope that helps?
Still super helpful! Thanks a lot - this was extremely easy to follow and no fluff. Other videos have like 15 minutes of random talking head BS.
Thanks for this video - I finally got it to work with your help! Much appreciated.
@GiuseppeDoe, Awesome and You're welcome!! Glad you hear that the video helped get your setup working!!
Thank you for your tutorials which are useful, at least to me.
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Looks like you missed adding links to the other videos in your description :)
Very helpful, thank you!
You're welcome. Glad the video was helpful!!
On the version of Tailscale that I have on my Synology, if I click on the icon, I get a menu panel with one selection saying "Advertise as Exit Node". I'm guessing this has been included in an update since this video was made.
@DavidM2002 I just checked out Tailscale on my Synology NAS and I do see the "Advertise as Exit Node" as well. This is definitely an update since the video was created... Now it seem you just need to click on the "Advertise as Exit Node" option from the window that pops up to enable the NAS as an Exit Node. Thanks for pointing that out!!
Great video, thanks Digital Aloha!
Would you happen to know whether the terminal command
sudo tailscale up --advertise-exit-node --advertise-routes=192.168.x.x/24 --reset
is persistent?
As in - does advertising the routes survive reboots of the Synology?
Hello, thank you for your video. I have a question regarding accesing device on mine network through tailscale. I have a Synology NAS for files and Jellyfin server. And a pi3 for running pihole. If I want to remote in. Do I need 2 tailscale instants? One on NAS for direct connection for streaming. And another one running on Pi3 as an exit node? To tunnel mine traffic and use addblocking at the same time. Kind regards, Terry.
Hi Terry, You're welcome!! Regarding your question, it is recommended to install Tailscale on each device you would like to access but, if you only want to install Tailscale on only one device, you can setup that device as a subnet router which I explain in this video -> th-cam.com/video/uJ8PsImiDrM/w-d-xo.html. A subnet router provides access to other devices on your network so it will cover both your Synology NAS and your Pi3. Hope this helps and best of luck to you in your setup!!
I followed this tutorial and also your PiHole tutorial, and was wondering if you knew how to make Tailscale work with PiHole? I want to be able to do local dns so I can have names for my IPs over Tailscale.
I can access my router when on Tailscale, but I can’t access my PiHole IP for some reason.
Hi Hunter, I think you probably want to setup one of your Tailscale devices as a subnet router. Have a look at this video for details -> th-cam.com/video/uJ8PsImiDrM/w-d-xo.html. With a subnet router you allow access to devices on the subnet using local IP addresses (not Tailscale IP addresses). Once that is setup you need to log on to the Tailscale web page then go to the DNS section where you can add in the IP address of your Pi-hole and enable the Override local DNS option. At this point all of your Tailscale devices will use Pi-hole for DNS lookups. Hope this helps and makes sense. Good luck in your setup!!
@@digital_aloha thanks for the quick response! I was able to get DNS working now, but I’m still not able to use the local DNS names I did in PiHole, but I can connect by IP. Putting smb://Synology doesn’t work when I Synology mapped to the IP in PiHole.
I figured it out! I changed the name of my DHCP reservation in my router settings and now going to the name I put takes me to my Synology. Thanks
when i do this on my QNAP my internet connection drops as soon as I select my NAS which is configured as the exit node. Turning OFF exit node causes internet signal to come baack on. What might be happening?
It seems to be broken on the latest updates. The exit node constantly disconnects.
@fsxspen It seems to be working for me? My Synology is on version 1.30.2 and on my MacBook I'm at 1.36.1 for some reference. Hope you can find a solution... Good luck!!
@@digital_aloha Upgraded the Synology package to the latest version and the Exit Node stayed online for a couple hours, but now says "Offline" again when viewed from Iphone. It works, just the Exit Node is causing me grief.
@@fsxspen Strange behavior? Hope you find a solution!!
@@digital_aloha yeah, it works
now. IIRC I manually loaded the updated package and did a restart on the service and been rock solid.
@@fsxspen Awesome... Glad you got it working!!