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Reach your server from anywhere with Tailscale

A short overview of how to install Tailscale on your server and your phone, so Seedly can reach your Transmission server away from home without opening any port.

Set it up in a few steps

Tailscale is a separate service from another company that links your own devices into a private network. Seedly does not need it, but it is a simple way to reach a home server from outside. This is only an overview: the Tailscale documentation has the details for every system.

  1. Create a Tailscale account

    Sign up at tailscale.com with an account you already have, such as a Google, Microsoft or Apple account. The free personal plan is enough for a home setup.

  2. Install Tailscale on your server

    Install it on the machine where Transmission runs. On Linux a one-line installer from tailscale.com does it, and there are also packages for many NAS systems and for Docker. Then start it and sign in with your account, for example with the command sudo tailscale up.

  3. Add your phone

    Install the Tailscale app on your phone from the App Store or Google Play, sign in with the same account, and turn it on. Your phone and your server now see each other in the same private network.

  4. Find the server’s Tailscale address

    In the Tailscale app or in its admin page, open the list of your devices and note the server’s address. It is a number that starts with 100, or a short device name that Tailscale can resolve for you.

  5. Let Tailscale reach Transmission

    Transmission only answers the addresses in its access list. Add the Tailscale range, for example 100.*.*.*, to the rpc-whitelist setting, or turn the list off, then restart Transmission.

  6. Add the server in Seedly

    In Seedly, open Settings, then Servers, and add a server with the Tailscale address as the host name. Keep the port (9091 unless you changed it) and the RPC path, and use Test connection before saving.

Good to know

Keep Tailscale turned on

Seedly reaches the server only while Tailscale is connected on your phone. If the connection fails away from home, check that first.

No open ports

You do not forward any port on your router. The traffic between your devices is encrypted by Tailscale, even if Seedly shows its warning for a plain HTTP address.

Prowlarr and Jackett too

The same works for a search source. Use the Tailscale address of the machine that runs Prowlarr or Jackett.

Independent of Seedly

Tailscale is a separate product and Seedly is not affiliated with it. Read its own documentation for the exact steps on your system.

The server settings guide explains what Transmission, qBittorrent and Deluge need before Seedly can connect.

Open the server settings guide