More Tailscale tricks for your jailbroken Kindle
19 hours ago
- Open-source developers improved Tailscale on jailbroken Kindles with new features.
- Tailscale SSH is now enabled by default, eliminating the need for USB networking with default credentials.
- Proxy mode allows apps like KOReader to reach other tailnet nodes (e.g., Calibre, Wallabag) via SOCKS5 or HTTP CONNECT on localhost ports 1055/1056.
- Full TUN mode is available on some Kindles for device-level routing.
- A new KOReader plugin brings Tailscale proxy support to Kobo and PocketBook devices as well.
- Installation involves copying the plugin, generating a Tailscale key, and configuring proxy settings within KOReader.