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Ever wondered how to configure Tailscale with Gitpod to enable secure and ephemeral developer environments in the cloud? Here's how...

Tailscale with Gitpod

Tailscale allows Gitpod CDE workspaces to access private private resources such as databases, S3 buckets, local services, etc.

Demo

Tailscale setup:

Tailscale hello service

  • Verify that reaching the example Tailscale hello application via ping fails.

Gitpod workspace

  • Click the button below to start a new development environment:

Open in Gitpod

  • Login to your Tailscale account when prompted from the Gitpod workspace terminal:
To authenticate, visit:
        https://login.tailscale.com/a/XXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Verify that reaching the example Tailscale hello application via ping succeeds.