tailscale

Install command: 
brew install tailscale

Easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA

https://tailscale.com

License: BSD-3-Clause

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/tailscale.json

Formula code: tailscale.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 1.104.5

Depends on when building from source:

go 1.27.3 Open source programming language to build simple/reliable/efficient software

Binaries: tailscale, tailscaled

Service:

Start now and at startup: sudo brew services start tailscale
Run directly: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/tailscale/bin/tailscaled

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days118,876
Downloads1,377,372
Analytics install events (30 days)17,402
Downloads / install events (30 days)6.8×

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Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs17,36938,251144,821
Installs (--HEAD)3379268
Installs on Request17,34738,203144,694
Installs on Request (--HEAD)3379268
Build Errors146