Tailscale has partnered with Mullvad - Blog | Mullvad VPN
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Since Tailscale was founded in 2019, customers have been forced to choose between either Tailscale or Mullvad without the ability for them to co-exist.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/2728889

From the article:

Since Tailscale was founded in 2019, customers have been forced to choose between either Tailscale or Mullvad without the ability for them to co-exist.
Today we announce a partnership with Tailscale that allows you to use both in conjunction through the Tailscale app. This functionality is not available through the Mullvad VPN app. This partnership allows customers of Tailscale to make use of our WireGuard VPN servers as “exit nodes”. This means that whilst connected to Tailscale, you can access your devices across Tailscale’s mesh network, whilst still connecting outbound through Mullvad VPN WireGuard servers in any location.

Announcement also on Tailscale blog.

  • @[email protected]English
    32•1 year ago

    You need it for file sharing apps like BitTorrent or Soulseek, if you don’t want to be seen as a leech, and/or you want to use private trackers where you need to maintain a good ratio. :)

    • AlexisFREnglish
      -7•1 year ago

      Then you can just use a seed box on top of your downloading

      • @[email protected]English
        9•1 year ago

        Why would you use a seedbox if you have a home server? The home server can be the seedbox. A lot of homelabbers would have a good enough connection for it.

        Edit: Using a VPN with port forwarding, of course.

        • MaraEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          Generally when you download files over torrent through your ISP, you end up getting love letters from rightsholders. I personally use a homelab NAS as my seedbox and for my public tracker stuff (as well as anime downloads over XDCC) I use Mullvad. I don’t seed overly much on public trackers because of it, but my ratio on private trackers is sky high because ISPs won’t send love letters for private trackers.

        • AlexisFREnglish
          -5•1 year ago

          It can still ruin your ping when downloading.

          • @[email protected]English
            4•1 year ago

            Not if you properly setup your limits… and symmetrical fiber has become much more common.

    • @[email protected]English
      -14•1 year ago

      Most private trackers don’t allow a shared VPN like Mullvad anyway. Some do but most don’t.

      • @gaylord_fartmasterEnglish
        23•1 year ago

        Most private trackers don’t allow you to browse the tracker site from a shared VPN, but I’ve never seen one that doesn’t allow your torrent client to connect over one. That would make no sense.

      • Yote.zipEnglish
        12•1 year ago

        I haven’t personally seen a private tracker that blocks your actual bittorrent announces to the tracker with a VPN, though I know a couple prevent you from browsing the site itself with one.