rustdesk-server

Rustdesk Server with Tailscale Sidecar Configuration

This Docker Compose configuration sets up Rustdesk Server with Tailscale as a sidecar container to keep the app reachable over your Tailnet.

Rustdesk Server

Rustdesk Server information about the service. Explain what the app does in 2-3 sentences and why someone would pair it with Tailscale.

Configuration Overview

In this setup, the tailscale-rustdesk-server service runs Tailscale, which manages secure networking for Rustdesk Server. The Rustdesk Server service utilizes the Tailscale network stack via Docker's network_mode: service: configuration. This keeps the app Tailnet-only unless you intentionally expose ports.

Client setup

• Service Configuration: The Rustdesk client public Key credentials are generated at first run and stored in the id_ed25519.pub file. This is found in the compose directory ./rustdesk-server-data/hbbs/ Clients can be setup using the --config switch. e.g. rustdesk.exe --config "host=rustdesk.your-tailnet.ts,key=thetextfromkey" or in the client Setting -> Network -> ID/Relay Server. There is no need to configure the relay or API server.

Links:

• Client setup
• Rustdesk
• Client Configuration

Files to check

Please check the following contents for validity as some variables need to be defined upfront.

• .env // Main variable TS_AUTHKEY