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+# Heascale
+
+## Overview
+
+Headscale is a self-hosted control server for Tailscale clients. It allows you to run your own private coordination plane for a WireGuard-based mesh network without relying on external SaaS services.
+
+This deployment is designed to run fully self-hosted behind a reverse proxy.
+
+Requires a valid config.yaml before first startup.
+
+## Project Details
+
+* Project Repository: https://github.com/juanfont/headscale
+* Container Image: https://hub.docker.com/r/headscale/headscale
+* Admin UI Image: https://hub.docker.com/r/goodieshq/headscale-admin
+* Documentation: https://headscale.net/
+* Reverse Proxy Domain: headscale.example.com
+* Internal Service Port: 8080 (not exposed publicly)
+* Environment Variable Notes
+
+## Core Settings
+
+These variables are used in the Docker Compose file (.env):
+
+```
+HEADSCALE_IMAGE – Docker image for Headscale server (default: headscale/headscale:latest)
+HEADSCALE_UI_IMAGE – Docker image for admin UI
+HEADSCALE_RESTART – Restart policy (default: unless-stopped)
+HEADSCALE_UI_RESTART – Restart policy for UI container
+
+# Paths
+CONFIG_PATH – Location of configuration files (config.yaml)
+DATA_PATH – Persistent database storage (SQLite)
+LOG_PATH – Application logs
+
+# System
+TZ – Timezone (e.g. America/Vancouver)
+HEADSCALE_LOG_LEVEL – Logging verbosity (info, debug, etc.)
+Domain Configuration
+HEADSCALE_DOMAIN – Public-facing domain used via reverse proxy
+Example: headscale.4lt.ca
+
+HEADSCALE_URL – Full URL used by Headscale clients
+Must match your reverse proxy domain:
+```
+
+## Volume Notes
+
+All data is stored locally on the host for full self-sovereignty:
+
+```
+./config/headscale/config → Contains config.yaml (required configuration file)
+./data/headscale → SQLite database and persistent Headscale state
+./logs/headscale → Optional logs for debugging and monitoring
+```
+
+Back up data/ and config/ regularly for recovery.
+
+## Network Notes
+
+Uses a private Docker bridge network: internal
+No public ports exposed directly
+All access is routed through reverse proxy (NPM)
+Reverse Proxy Requirements (Nginx Proxy Manager)
+
+For headscale.example:
+
+Forward hostname: headscale
+Forward port: 8080
+Scheme: http
+Enable:
+Websockets Support ✔
+Block Common Exploits ✔
+SSL (Let’s Encrypt) ✔
+Disable caching ✔
+Additional Notes / Gotchas
+Headscale will not function without a valid config.yaml
+
+server_url inside config.yaml MUST match your domain.
+
+Clients must explicitly point to your server:
+
+tailscale up --login-server=https://headscale.4lt.ca
+Do NOT expose port 8080 publicly — only via reverse proxy
+SQLite is used by default (no external DB required)
+Dockhand Stack, Deploy from Git
+
+Cookbooks Repository
+stackname: headscale
+
+Compose file path:
+
+headscale/compose.yaml
+
+Additional env file (optional):
+
+headscale/sample.env
+Deployment Steps
+Load sample.env into Dockhand environment variables
+
+Ensure config.yaml exists in:
+
+./config/headscale/config/config.yaml
+Deploy stack
+Configure reverse proxy in Nginx Proxy Manager
diff --git a/headscale_dev/compse.yaml b/headscale_dev/compse.yaml
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+# Headscale Docker Compose Template
+
+services:
+  headscale:
+    image: ${HEADSCALE_IMAGE:-headscale/headscale:latest}
+    restart: ${HEADSCALE_RESTART:-unless-stopped}
+
+    volumes:
+      - ${CONFIG_PATH:-./config}/headscale/config:/etc/headscale
+      - ${DATA_PATH:-./data}/headscale:/var/lib/headscale
+      - ${LOG_PATH:-./logs}/headscale:/var/log/headscale
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
+
+    environment:
+      - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
+      - HEADSCALE_LOG_LEVEL=${HEADSCALE_LOG_LEVEL:-info}
+
+    expose:
+      - "8080"
+
+    networks:
+      - internal
+
+    command:
+      - headscale
+      - serve
+
+    user: "1000:1000"
+
+  headscale-ui:
+    image: ${HEADSCALE_UI_IMAGE:-goodieshq/headscale-admin:latest}
+    restart: ${HEADSCALE_UI_RESTART:-unless-stopped}
+
+    environment:
+      - TZ=${TZ:-UTC}
+      - HEADSCALE_URL=http://headscale:8080
+
+    expose:
+      - "80"
+
+    depends_on:
+      - headscale
+
+    networks:
+      - internal
+
+networks:
+  proxy:
+    external: true
+  internal:
+    driver: bridge
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+server_url: https://headscale.example.com
+listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:8080
+
+db_type: sqlite3
+db_path: /var/lib/headscale/db.sqlite
+
+log:
+  level: info
+
+dns_config:
+  override_local_dns: true
+  base_domain: tailnet.local
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+# =========================
+# Headscale Configuration
+# =========================
+
+# Images
+HEADSCALE_IMAGE=headscale/headscale:latest
+HEADSCALE_UI_IMAGE=goodieshq/headscale-admin:0.26
+
+# Restart policy
+HEADSCALE_RESTART=unless-stopped
+HEADSCALE_UI_RESTART=unless-stopped
+
+# Paths
+CONFIG_PATH=./config
+DATA_PATH=./data
+LOG_PATH=./logs
+
+# Timezone
+TZ=America/Vancouver
+
+# Logging
+HEADSCALE_LOG_LEVEL=info
+
+# Domain (IMPORTANT)
+HEADSCALE_DOMAIN=headscale.example.com
+HEADSCALE_URL=https://headscale.example.com
+
+# Ports (not exposed publicly, but useful for internal reference)
+HEADSCALE_PORT=8080
+HEADSCALE_UI_PORT=9090
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