# Tailscale Funnel

20 Hacker News commenters recommended Tailscale Funnel and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Lets you expose a service on your tailnet to the public internet with simple setup, free HTTPS endpoints and stable performance. Main caveat: it is public only, with no auth.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to set up (2 comments): "dead simple and with tailscale it's coming from kind of a trusted entity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46146696)) "Tailscale Funnel is easy and stable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019579))
- Works well and stable (2 comments): "Tailscale funnel works well but you can only have 1 per Tailscale instance (1 per machine) at the https endpoint" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49758062)) "Tailscale Funnel is easy and stable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50019579))
- Useful for homelab services (2 comments): "That's one of the main features that I use for some home assistant instances." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46845050)) "Very useful for homelabers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46845078))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Cloudflare Tunnel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudflare-tunnel.md): 99 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://tailscale.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tailscale Funnel", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tailscale-funnel/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).