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Visualizing your Tailscale network traffic with TSFlow

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Raj Singh
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TSFlow is a real-time network visualizer developed by Raj Singh, a Customer Success Engineer at Tailscale, designed to transform Tailscale network logs into interactive insights for users on Premium and Enterprise plans. As traditional network monitoring tools struggle with Tailscale's dynamic and identity-based networking, TSFlow offers a solution by providing visualizations that clarify network activity, support access control list (ACL) verification, pinpoint performance bottlenecks, and offer security insights. Built with a Go backend and React frontend, TSFlow allows users to easily understand their network's topology through interactive graphs, live traffic animations, and customizable analytics dashboards. It simplifies network management by enabling real-time monitoring and problem-solving without the need for additional infrastructure or advanced expertise. Although TSFlow is a community-maintained open-source project, it integrates seamlessly with existing Tailscale environments, enhancing network visualization and operational efficiency.