Tailscale Plugin for koreader

[vrb]

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!

[feerzitaa]

hello!

- i followed the steps 1 and 2. 3 is optional. (steps for github)
- im stuck on step 4. I cant find this VPN option on koreader.

also, it seems that the file "install-tailscale.sh" keeps disappearing from the bin folder

any ideas?

[sneakrz]

Working well on my Kobo Clara BW. Thank you!

If you're looking for a new feature to add, it would be so convenient to have a "start automatically" option!

[vrb]

Originally Posted by sneakrz

If you're looking for a new feature to add, it would be so convenient to have a "start automatically" option!

It should autostart as long as it is toggled on! I should probably make that more clear.

[vrb]

Originally Posted by feerzitaa

hello!

- i followed the steps 1 and 2. 3 is optional. (steps for github)
- im stuck on step 4. I cant find this VPN option on koreader.

also, it seems that the file "install-tailscale.sh" keeps disappearing from the bin folder

any ideas?

Hi there - just to double check, are you copying the install script over with read/write access? I know I had to turn this on for my device. It is also okay if install goes away (though strange) as long as we ran it once and have the binaries - they would be at

/mnt/us/tailscale/bin/

. Whats your device? I may have to make the file paths dynamic