Tailscale Setup Instructions: Nucleus Titan, Nucleus One, and ROCK

Tailscale Setup Instructions: Nucleus Titan, Nucleus One, and ROCK

Est Time: 5-10 minutes

On Nucleus Titan, Nucleus One, and ROCK machines, Tailscale comes pre-installed. You simply need to create a free Tailscale account, download the app to your phone, and then configure the VPN in your RoonOS Web Administration page. 

STEP ONE

Install Tailscale on iOS/Android

On the phone you use for ARC, download the Tailscale app and install it.

      iOS: https://tailscale.com/download/ios

      Android: https://tailscale.com/download/android


Create a free Tailscale account using any email address. It does not have to be the email address you use with Roon. 

STEP TWO

Log into your Tailscale account in the RoonOS Web Administration Interface or Nucleus Web Administration Interface.

Under the Tailscale tab, click "Sign In" and follow the prompts to connect your Tailscale account. 

Temporarily disable browser content blockers if you are having issues launching the Tailscale popup. 

STEP THREE

Test Tailscale and connect RoonServer to ARC.

  1. Restart RoonServer and ARC on your ROCK/Nucleus and your phone respectively.

  2. Navigate to the RoonOS Web Administration Interface and verify that Tailscale has logged in.

  1. Disable the port forward in Roon → Settings → ARC by entering “0” in the port value. If 0 is not available, try entering any integer that causes a “Not Ready” status

  1. Next, turn on cellular data only (disable WiFi) and test the Tailscale connection.

AlertPlease note - since Roon is testing for port forwarding (not Tailscale), ARC will not necessarily indicate that the Nucleus One/Titan or ROCK is available to connect. If you see the message below, try to connect anyway.


Community Resources:

As of this writing, the best source of knowledge on Community for subnet routing in Tailscale lives here: https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tailscale-implementation-on-rock-nuc-to-circumnavigate-isp-cgnat-for-arc/215356



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