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# Frequently Asked Questions
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## What is the design goal of headscale?
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`headscale` aims to implement a self-hosted, open source alternative to the [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/)
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control server.
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`headscale`'s goal is to provide self-hosters and hobbyists with an open-source
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server they can use for their projects and labs.
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It implements a narrow scope, a _single_ Tailnet, suitable for a personal use, or a small
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open-source organisation.
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## How can I contribute?
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Headscale is "Open Source, acknowledged contribution", this means that any
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contribution will have to be discussed with the Maintainers before being submitted.
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Headscale is open to code contributions for bug fixes without discussion.
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If you find mistakes in the documentation, please also submit a fix to the documentation.
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## Why is 'acknowledged contribution' the chosen model?
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Both maintainers have full-time jobs and families, and we want to avoid burnout. We also want to avoid frustration from contributors when their PRs are not accepted.
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We are more than happy to exchange emails, or to have dedicated calls before a PR is submitted.
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## When/Why is Feature X going to be implemented?
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We don't know. We might be working on it. If you want to help, please send us a PR.
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Please be aware that there are a number of reasons why we might not accept specific contributions:
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- It is not possible to implement the feature in a way that makes sense in a self-hosted environment.
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- Given that we are reverse-engineering Tailscale to satify our own curiosity, we might be interested in implementing the feature ourselves.
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- You are not sending unit and integration tests with it.
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## Do you support Y method of deploying Headscale?
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We currently support deploying `headscale` using our binaries and the DEB packages. Both can be found in the
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[GitHub releases page](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/releases).
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In addition to that, there are semi-official RPM packages by the Fedora infra team https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jonathanspw/headscale/
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For convenience, we also build Docker images with `headscale`. But **please be aware that we don't officially support deploying `headscale` using Docker**. We have a [Discord channel](https://discord.com/channels/896711691637780480/1070619770942148618) where you can ask for Docker-specific help to the community.
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## Why is my reverse proxy not working with Headscale?
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We don't know. We don't use reverse proxies with `headscale` ourselves, so we don't have any experience with them. We have [community documentation](https://headscale.net/reverse-proxy/) on how to configure various reverse proxies, and a dedicated [Discord channel](https://discord.com/channels/896711691637780480/1070619818346164324) where you can ask for help to the community.
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## Can I use headscale and tailscale on the same machine?
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Running headscale on a machine that is also in the tailnet can cause problems with subnet routers, traffic relay nodes, and MagicDNS. It might work, but it is not supported. |