Tailscale Exit node Setup Ubuntu Server - A Private VPN

With Tailscale exit node setting anyone can create private VPN. No need to purchase UnSecure VPN's from third party. All VPN companies Track user activities which is a great threat for online security.

VPN companies claims they never track, never know, fully private but that is not actually happens in backend.

What is Tailscale?

Tailscale is a mesh VPN (Virtual Private Network) solution that makes it easy to securely connect devices and networks using the WireGuard protocol. It allows you to create a private network between devices—such as laptops, phones, servers, and even cloud instances—without requiring manual configuration of firewall rules, port forwarding, or networking complexity.

What is Tailscale Exit node?

A Tailscale Exit Node is a feature that allows a specific device in your Tailscale network to act as a gateway for internet traffic from other devices. When you configure a device as an exit node, other devices on your Tailscale network can route their internet-bound traffic through it, effectively using that device's public IP address for accessing the internet.

How to Setup Tailscale Exit Node?

• Download - https://tailscale.com/download/linux

curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/ubuntu/noble.noarmor.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/tailscale-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
curl -fsSL https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/ubuntu/noble.tailscale-keyring.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tailscale.list

• Install

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install tailscale

• Enable IP forwarding - https://tailscale.com/kb/1408/quick-guide-exit-nodes?q=exit+node

echo 'net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 1' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf

• Connect to Tailscale network and authenticate in your browser

tailscale up --accept-routes --advertise-exit-node

check here : https://www.reddit.com/r/Tailscale/comments/16orsok/how_to_decide_which_mulvad_exit_node_to_use/?rdt=60480