How Tailscale, Nginx, a private dashboard, and two Telegram bots control access to each Hermes sandbox
Tailscale
Builds a private network between your own machines without port forwarding or a classic VPN server.
first seen 12 Jun 2026
9mentions
6creators
78%organic
2×sponsored
Who actually uses Tailscale
From tracked mentions across YouTube, podcasts, X and newsletters. Active = mentioned in the last 120 days.
- Tech With Tim2.1M reach · since 22 Jul 20262×
- TechWorld with Nana1.5M reach · since 29 Apr 20262×
- David Ondrej417k reach · since 13 Jul 20261×
- Reysu260k reach · since 25 May 20261×
- Zen van Riel48.9k reach · since 21 Aug 20262×
- DevOps Toolboxdormant135k reach · since 22 May 20261×
The receipts
Verbatim quotes, ≤120 characters, linked to the second they were said.
Tailscale makes this embarrassingly simple — no open ports, no firewall rules, no managing SSH keys
Tailscale/Networking
Auto mode builds a Python server over Tailscale
VPN/Tailscale
FREE resources for setting up Tailscale
Hosted my own data instead of Google Drive/Dropbox
Stop Using Tailscale.
Thanks Tailscale for making this video possible! 🙌
Is there a newer or better tool?
No public switch source is available here for a move away from Tailscale. This does not establish that nobody switched. Other tracked tools in Developer Tools are listed below.
Alternatives in Developer Tools
FAQ
Do creators actually use Tailscale, or is it sponsored?+
Of 9 tracked Tailscale mentions with receipts, 7 are organic (genuine workflow use), 2 sponsored — 78% organic. Every mention is labelled by source, and payment never changes the ranking.