I Developed a Minimalist Linux Distro with Tailscale Built-In 🚀

Hello r/Tailscale,

I’m thrilled to share Sbnb Linux, a minimalist Linux distribution I've developed and open-sourced! It’s designed for one purpose: to boot bare-metal servers and establish remote connectivity effortlessly using Tailscale.

Why Sbnb Linux? Sbnb Linux is perfect for environments ranging from home labs to distributed data centers. The idea is to simplify server setup by eliminating the usual hurdles of manual networking configurations or complex setups.

How It Works: Write the sbnb.raw image to a USB flash drive. Add your Tailscale key as plaintext to the flash drive. Boot your server from the USB. Wait a few minutes—your server will show up in your Tailscale machine list! 🎉 That’s it. No headaches, no manual configuration.

A Little Bonus Here’s a pic of the home server we built together with my kids, which we’re running Sbnb Linux on! I actually did a separate post on this in r/homelab with more technical details if you’re curious - https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1hmnnwg/built_a_powerful_and_silent_amd_epyc_home_server/

I’d love for you to give it a spin and share your feedback, feature requests, or suggestions for improvements!

Check out the GitHub repo for more details: https://github.com/sbnb-io/sbnb

Looking forward to your thoughts!