--- title: I set up a Tailscale exit node at home, and it's more... description: Tailscale exit nodes route all client traffic through a designated home or VPS node, encrypting even regular internet traffic until it leaves your trusted... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-set-up-a-tailscale-exit-node-at-home-and-it-s-more-useful-than-just-exposing-services-glxkrzorx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I set up a Tailscale exit node at home, and it's more useful than just exposing services | daily.dev og:description: Tailscale exit nodes route all client traffic through a designated home or VPS node, encrypting even regular internet traffic until it leaves your trusted... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-set-up-a-tailscale-exit-node-at-home-and-it-s-more-useful-than-just-exposing-services-glxkrzorx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/glXkRzorX.png og:image:alt: I set up a Tailscale exit node at home, and it's more useful than just exposing services og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I set up a Tailscale exit node at home, and it's more useful than just exposing services **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tailscale exit nodes route all client traffic through a designated home or VPS node, encrypting even regular internet traffic until it leaves your trusted network. This protects browsing sessions on public Wi-Fi and can bypass geo-restrictions. Setup is straightforward: run `sudo tailscale set --advertise-exit-node` on the chosen device, approve it in the admin console, and any machine — including Raspberry Pi, Android, or macOS — can serve as an exit node at no extra cost. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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