<![CDATA[Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane?]]>Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane? I was thinking of not using a "hub and spoke" system

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/7d45e81b-795f-4002-b409-c9cf9e1d6070/is-it-possible-to-mesh-wireguard-together-without-something-like-tailscale-or-do-you-need-a-control-planeRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 07:12:49 GMTSun, 03 May 2026 11:56:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane? on Sun, 03 May 2026 15:58:34 GMT]]>@viq Ah OK that makes sense. Guess I will have to rethink the topology.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116511468030772862https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116511468030772862Sun, 03 May 2026 15:58:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane? on Sun, 03 May 2026 12:17:33 GMT]]>@pertho haven’t used nebula but ZeroTier does real peer to peer

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dch/statuses/116510598989285433https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dch/statuses/116510598989285433Sun, 03 May 2026 12:17:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane? on Sun, 03 May 2026 12:11:44 GMT]]>@pertho @dch Nebula is Slack's and vibe coded

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/viq/statuses/116510576123300694https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/viq/statuses/116510576123300694Sun, 03 May 2026 12:11:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane? on Sun, 03 May 2026 12:10:45 GMT]]>@pertho "yes", but you need "something" to make each peer aware of IPs and keys of all the others. I've seen http services, etcd, DNS, DHT used for that. Pick your poison and level of polish 🤷

Edit: I guess it sounds more like a "no", in that you need some kind of "control plane" (even if DNS or DHT) to keep peers up to date.

Additionaly, tailscale wraps wireguard in a lot of magic to help it work in network conditions where other things wouldn't be able to.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/viq/statuses/116510572266673340https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/viq/statuses/116510572266673340Sun, 03 May 2026 12:10:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane? on Sun, 03 May 2026 12:03:10 GMT]]>@dch Better than Nebula?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116510542402358333https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116510542402358333Sun, 03 May 2026 12:03:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Is it possible to "mesh" WireGuard together without something like TailScale or do you need a control plane? on Sun, 03 May 2026 11:59:57 GMT]]>@pertho ZeroTier FTW

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dch/statuses/116510529795719430https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dch/statuses/116510529795719430Sun, 03 May 2026 11:59:57 GMT