# Headscale

> We aim to support the [**last 10 releases** of the Tailscale client](https://tailscale.com/changelog#client) on all

## Pages

- [Client and operating system support](about-clients.md): We aim to support the [**last 10 releases** of the Tailscale client](https://tailscale.com/changelog#client) on all
- [Contributing](about-contributing.md): {%
- [Frequently Asked Questions](about-faq.md): Headscale aims to implement a self-hosted, open source alternative to the
- [Features](about-features.md): Headscale aims to implement a self-hosted, open source alternative to the Tailscale control server. Headscale's goal is
- [Getting help](about-help.md): Join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/c84AZQhmpx) for announcements and community support.
- [Releases](about-releases.md): All headscale releases are available on the [GitHub release page](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases). Those
- [Sponsor](about-sponsor.md): If you like to support the development of headscale, please consider a donation via
- [Welcome to headscale](index.md): Headscale is an open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server.
- [Acls](ref-acls.md): Headscale implements the same policy ACLs as Tailscale.com, adapted to the self-hosted environment.
- [API](ref-api.md): Headscale provides a HTTP REST API and a gRPC interface which may be used to integrate a [web
- [Configuration](ref-configuration.md): - Headscale loads its configuration from a YAML file
- [Debugging and troubleshooting](ref-debug.md): Headscale and Tailscale provide debug and introspection capabilities that can be helpful when things don't work as
- [DERP](ref-derp.md): A [DERP (Designated Encrypted Relay for Packets) server](https://tailscale.com/kb/1232/derp-servers) is mainly used to
- [DNS](ref-dns.md): Headscale supports [most DNS features](../about/features.md) from Tailscale. DNS related settings can be configured
- [Running headscale behind a reverse proxy](ref-integration-reverse-proxy.md): !!! warning "Community documentation"
- [Tools related to headscale](ref-integration-tools.md): !!! warning "Community contributions"
- [Web interfaces for headscale](ref-integration-web-ui.md): !!! warning "Community contributions"
- [OpenID Connect](ref-oidc.md): Headscale supports authentication via external identity providers using OpenID Connect (OIDC). It features:
- [Registration methods](ref-registration.md): Headscale supports multiple ways to register a node. The preferred registration method depends on the identity of a node
- [Routes](ref-routes.md): Headscale supports route advertising and can be used to manage [subnet routers](https://tailscale.com/kb/1019/subnets)
- [Tags](ref-tags.md): Headscale supports Tailscale tags. Please read [Tailscale's tag documentation](https://tailscale.com/kb/1068/tags) to
- [Running the service via TLS (optional)](ref-tls.md): Headscale can be configured to expose its web service via TLS. To configure the certificate and key file manually, se...
- [Community packages](setup-install-community.md): Several Linux distributions and community members provide packages for headscale. Those packages may be used instead of
- [Running headscale in a container](setup-install-container.md): !!! warning "Community documentation"
- [Official releases](setup-install-official.md): Official releases for headscale are available as binaries for various platforms and DEB packages for Debian and Ubuntu.
- [Build from source](setup-install-source.md): !!! warning "Community documentation"
- [Requirements](setup-requirements.md): Headscale should just work as long as the following requirements are met:
- [Upgrade an existing installation](setup-upgrade.md): Update an existing headscale installation to a new version:
- [Connecting an Android client](usage-connect-android.md): This documentation has the goal of showing how a user can use the official Android [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com)...
- [Connecting an Apple client](usage-connect-apple.md): This documentation has the goal of showing how a user can use the official iOS and macOS [Tailscale](https://tailscal...
- [Connecting a Windows client](usage-connect-windows.md): This documentation has the goal of showing how a user can use the official Windows [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com)...
- [Getting started](usage-getting-started.md): This page helps you get started with headscale and provides a few usage examples for the headscale command line tool