tailscale-ci-test

This repository is a proof-of-concept that connects a simple web server and a client running in a GitLab CI pipeline using Tailscale.

Run the example

Set up the web server on your machine:

1. create a Tailscale auth key (enable ephemeral, multiple uses and optionally set tags)
2. install docker
3. in server/sample.env, update the TS_AUTHKEY variable and save the file as server/.env
4. run: cd server; docker compose up --build

Run the client in GitLab:

1. create an empty repository in GitLab
2. create a new ci variable TS_AUTHKEY and fill it with the same key (Settings > CI/CD > Variables)
3. push the code (it should instantly work)

The .gitlab-ci.yml is inspired by this code GitLab