Tailscale on AWS Lambda · Tailscale

AWS Lambda is a popular method of deploying application using containers, rather than managing servers yourself. However, it can be difficult to use Tailscale on AWS Lambda, since it doesn’t provide a /dev/net/tun device that Tailscale needs.

Last validated: Jan 5, 2026View as Markdown AWS Lambda is a popular method of deploying application using containers, rather than managing servers yourself. However, it can be difficult to use Tailscale on AWS Lambda, since it doesn't provide a /dev/net/tun device that Tailscale needs. You can use Tailscale's userspace networking mode to connect your AWS Lambda apps to your Tailscale network. First, we'll generate an auth key to allow AWS Lambda to authenticate our container to join our network. Open the Keys page of the admin console and select Generate auth key. We recommend using an…

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