DragonTail

APPLE SILICON

Set up VNC on Tailscale

DragonTail is a Mac app to set up VNC on your Tailscale network. The viewer is included. This Mac needs Tailscale, logged in. The other computer needs to be on that tailnet, with a VNC server listening on a port.

DragonTail is not made by Tailscale.

DragonTailtailnet

Devices

this-macmacOS · this Mac
build-boxLinux · online
archiveLinux · offline

build-box

Connected

Tailscale addresses

MagicDNSbuild-box.tailnet.ts.net
IPv4100.64.0.8

Desktop

VNC serviceListening · 5900

Ping

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Pinging build-box

Taildrop

Choose a file or drop it here.

Set up VNC on Tailscale

  1. 01Log in to Tailscale on this Mac.
  2. 02Open DragonTail.
  3. 03Open the computer whose VNC port is already listening.

PREREQUISITES

  • Tailscale is installed on this Mac, and you are logged in.
  • The computer you want to view is on that tailnet, with a VNC server listening on a port.
  • DragonTail includes the viewer, and draws the desktop in the app.

FAQS

How do I set up VNC on Tailscale?

Log in to Tailscale on this Mac. Open DragonTail. Open the computer whose VNC port is already listening.

Does DragonTail include a VNC viewer?

Yes. DragonTail includes the viewer and draws the desktop in the app. The other computer still needs its own VNC server listening on a port.

What does the other computer need?

It needs to be on your tailnet, with a VNC server listening on a port. This Mac needs Tailscale installed, and you need to be logged in.

Which Macs can run DragonTail?

DragonTail 0.1.0 is an Apple silicon build.

Is DragonTail made by Tailscale?

No. DragonTail is not made by Tailscale.

FEATURES

  • See the computers on your tailnet
  • Ping a computer and send it a file with Taildrop
  • Open an SSH session with the ssh already on this Mac
  • Open that computer's desktop in DragonTail