July 2021 Summaries

In the July Tailscale newsletter, several community contributions and updates were highlighted, including the release of Tailscale version 1.12, which features the alpha support for Taildrop on Android and various improvements like DNS-over-HTTPS for MagicDNS and expanded NAT traversal capabilities. Notable contributions mentioned include Corey Quinn's AWS Lambda Extension for Tailscale, Hamad Al Absi's YouTube tutorial on setting up Tailscale, and guides by Ibracorp for using Tailscale with Unraid servers. The newsletter also introduced improvements in integration with serverless containers across multiple platforms, and the availability of an Open Testing track for Android users to test new features. Additionally, Tailscale now offers GitHub authentication for easier sign-up and network sharing within GitHub organizations, emphasizing the company's focus on enhancing user experience and encouraging feedback from the community.

Setting up a private Minecraft server typically requires either third-party hosting or opening firewall ports, but using Tailscale simplifies the process by allowing secure, direct connections to a server hosted on a Linux machine, such as Ubuntu or Debian, without exposing it to the internet. The guide outlines steps to install a Minecraft bedrock_server on a Linux server, emphasizing the importance of regular updates due to frequent changes in the Minecraft game app, and suggests using Git for version control. It explains how to configure systemd to automatically start the server and uses Tmux for managing the server console. Additionally, the guide details installing Tailscale on the server, enabling access from any Tailscale client, and provides instructions for connecting to the server through the Minecraft app, which includes adding the server details and signing into an Xbox Live account, which is a prerequisite for joining the server.