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vrb · 10-28-2025, 12:50 AM

Hi all,

It was really bothering my how I had to change networks on my phone just to sync my Syncthing files, and having to check what new IP I had to connect using something like Filebrowser plugin was a lot of steps, so I fixed both of these in one with a koreader plugin for Tailscale VPN that can slot right into your Syncthing setup.

Repo here: [koreader-tailscale]

- Always-Reachable Device: Your e-reader gets a permanent Tailscale IP, even on different Wi-Fi networks (e.g., home/work/café).
- No Hassle: Tailscale bypasses NAT traversal issues, so Syncthing/SSH/etc just works anywhere

How it works
Full instructions on repo but in short:
1. Set up a Tailscale account, we'll need a key shortly.
2. Download the plugin from the repo
3. Copy plugin to KOReader’s `plugins` folder.
4. Make a key and move it to `/mnt/us/tailscale/bin/`
5. Run the install script on your device (installs arm32 binaries for Tailscale, only tested on Kindle PW6, but I think this should work on anything on that platform? Or can work with script tweaks or manual binary install)

For Syncthing, you want to use the tailscale IPs in Addresses:
`tcp://tailscaleip:port`

For anyone who wants less hassle with remote access to their KOReader device (e.g., for backups or file transfers).

Give it a try and let me know how it works for you! Feedback and contributions welcome.

Fair credit to mitanshu7's [tailscale_kual], this is essentially that but on UI/instruction steroids, and with a script to install the binaries.

This is as-is for now, but I'm trying to decide if there's anything else worthwhile to implement here that wouldn't be better as a contribution to either the SSH or Syncthing plugins, both are excellent and play extremely nice with this!

10-28-2025, 12:50 AM	#1
vrb Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 5664 Join Date: Oct 2025 Location: SF Device: PW6	Tailscale Plugin for koreader Hi all, It was really bothering my how I had to change networks on my phone just to sync my Syncthing files, and having to check what new IP I had to connect using something like Filebrowser plugin was a lot of steps, so I fixed both of these in one with a koreader plugin for Tailscale VPN that can slot right into your Syncthing setup. Repo here: [koreader-tailscale] - Always-Reachable Device: Your e-reader gets a permanent Tailscale IP, even on different Wi-Fi networks (e.g., home/work/café). - No Hassle: Tailscale bypasses NAT traversal issues, so Syncthing/SSH/etc just works anywhere How it works Full instructions on repo but in short: 1. Set up a Tailscale account, we'll need a key shortly. 2. Download the plugin from the repo 3. Copy plugin to KOReader’s `plugins` folder. 4. Make a key and move it to `/mnt/us/tailscale/bin/` 5. Run the install script on your device (installs arm32 binaries for Tailscale, only tested on Kindle PW6, but I think this should work on anything on that platform? Or can work with script tweaks or manual binary install) For Syncthing, you want to use the tailscale IPs in Addresses: `tcp://tailscaleip:port` For anyone who wants less hassle with remote access to their KOReader device (e.g., for backups or file transfers). Give it a try and let me know how it works for you! Feedback and contributions welcome. Fair credit to mitanshu7's [tailscale_kual], this is essentially that but on UI/instruction steroids, and with a script to install the binaries. This is as-is for now, but I'm trying to decide if there's anything else worthwhile to implement here that wouldn't be better as a contribution to either the SSH or Syncthing plugins, both are excellent and play extremely nice with this!