This Docker Compose configuration sets up Portainer with Tailscale as a sidecar container to securely manage and monitor your Docker environments over a private Tailscale network. By using Tailscale in a sidecar configuration, you can enhance the security and privacy of your Portainer instance, ensuring that it is only accessible within your Tailscale network.
Portainer is an open-source management tool that provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for managing Docker environments. Whether you are deploying containers, managing networks, or monitoring your Docker services, Portainer offers a comprehensive solution for managing your containerized applications. This configuration leverages Tailscale to securely connect to your Portainer instance, protecting your Docker management interface from unauthorized access.
In this setup, the tailscale-portainer service runs Tailscale, which manages secure networking for the Portainer service. The portainer service uses the Tailscale network stack via Docker’s network_mode: service: configuration. This setup ensures that Portainer’s management interface is only accessible through the Tailscale network (or locally, if preferred), providing an extra layer of security and privacy for managing your Docker environments.