modules/nixos/tailscale.nix


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{ config, ... }:

{
  # 1. Enable the service and the firewall
    services.tailscale.enable = true;
    networking.nftables.enable = true;
    networking.firewall = {
      enable = true;
      # Always allow traffic from your Tailscale network
      trustedInterfaces = [ "tailscale0" ];
      # Allow the Tailscale UDP port through the firewall
      allowedUDPPorts = [ config.services.tailscale.port ];
    };

    # 2. Force tailscaled to use nftables (Critical for clean nftables-only systems)
    # This avoids the "iptables-compat" translation layer issues.
    systemd.services.tailscaled.serviceConfig.Environment = [ 
      "TS_DEBUG_FIREWALL_MODE=nftables" 
    ];

    # 3. Optimization: Prevent systemd from waiting for network online 
    # (Optional but recommended for faster boot with VPNs)
    systemd.network.wait-online.enable = false; 
    boot.initrd.systemd.network.wait-online.enable = false;
  }