A talk about how I use Tailscale (well, technically Headscale) and why. Tailscale's promise is making networking easier, which I hate. But sometimes it's necessary to achieve something cool (building Funnel myself), and something not recommended (Private Funnel).
The talk wasn't recorded, but my slides are available. However, I'd recommend reading the related post, instead.
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