--- title: "Is Tailscale down right now? Live status, or is it you?" url: "https://kilobat.app/is-tailscale-down" description: "Tailscale not loading? See Tailscale’s status page live, then tell an outage from your own Wi-Fi, DNS or network, with Kilobat’s free Mac checks." --- Is it down? · Developers # Is Tailscale down right now? The card here reads Tailscale’s status page live. If it reports no problems, the fault is probably on your side, and Kilobat finds where. Official status: [status.tailscale.com ↗](https://status.tailscale.com) [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.33.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ``` Tailscale status.tailscale.com Live status This card reads Tailscale’s status page live when JavaScript is on. If nothing appears, open the page below. [Open status.tailscale.com ↗](https://status.tailscale.com) ## Sound familiar? - “Is Tailscale down, or is it just me?” - “Tailscale won’t load, but everything else does.” - “It works on my phone, but not on my Mac.” - “Should I restart the router, or wait it out?” ## Your connection, or their outage? What you notice says a lot about which side the problem is on. Kilobat checks both sides and says which. 1. ### Only Tailscale fails; everything else loads An outage at Tailscale, or something on the path to it only: DNS, a VPN or proxy, a blocked host. Why can’t it connect? checks every layer to tailscale.com, then Tailscale’s status page. If the page reports an outage and nothing on your side failed, it says “Tailscale is down for everyone, not you”. Free: 2. ### Tailscale fails on this network, but works on mobile data This network: an office, school, hotel or country rule, or its DNS. Kilobat compares this network’s DNS with one encrypted lookup and tests the secure connection, then says “looks blocked on this network, not down”, with what it measured. Free: 3. ### Everything is slow, Tailscale included Your own line: Wi-Fi, the router, your provider or DNS. Not Tailscale. Router and internet latency side by side show whether your own line is slow. Pro names the failing link, Wi-Fi, router, internet or DNS, with a fix. Free: Pro: 4. ### Tailscale’s status page is green, but Tailscale still fails The path from your Mac to Tailscale: DNS, a VPN or proxy, IPv6, or the server’s answer. “Tailscale’s status page reports no problems”, then the layer that broke and what to try next. Free: ## Six links between you and Tailscale. Tailscale loads only if every step works. A status page covers the last one; Kilobat checks the five before it too. 1. **Your Mac**A VPN, proxy or app in the way 2. **Wi-Fi**Signal, noise and band 3. **Router**Latency and loss to it 4. **Provider**Latency and loss beyond it 5. **DNS**Whether tailscale.com resolves, and how fast 6. **Tailscale**Tailscale’s status page, read live Why can’t it connect? Free: ## One check, both sides. Name Tailscale and Kilobat checks your Wi-Fi, DNS, VPN and proxy, the connection and the server’s answer, then asks Tailscale’s status page. When the page reports an outage and nothing on your side failed, the verdict leads with it. When your Mac is the problem, it says so first. Terminal ``` # Is it them? Tailscale’s status page $ kilobat down tailscale # Or me? Every layer from this Mac to Tailscale $ kilobat why tailscale.com ``` **Why can’t it connect?** Kilobat tests the request and path the app itself uses, its own proxy, IPv6 and tunnels included, and names the layer that broke. What Kilobat watches ## How Kilobat knows it’s Tailscale. Kilobat matches apps and sites to the right status page by bundle ID and domain, so a failing Tailscale points at Tailscale’s status page, not a guess. ### Status page [status.tailscale.com](https://status.tailscale.com) ### On your Mac The Tailscale app, by its bundle ID. ### Sites and hosts - `tailscale.com` If Tailscale won’t connect ## What Tailscale needs from your network. Tailscale works through most firewalls by relaying, but a direct connection needs UDP. - Outbound TCP 443 reaches the coordination server and the DERP relays; UDP 3478 is used for STUN. - Direct WireGuard traffic uses UDP from port 41641. Opening it on one device may allow a direct connection. - `tailscale status` shows whether each peer is connected directly or through a relay. From Tailscale’s own help pages, listed under Sources. Kilobat’s [guides](https://kilobat.app/guides) cover DNS, VPN and proxy trouble on a Mac. ## What’s free, and what Pro adds ### Free, for good Free: - Is it them or me? Status pages for 72 services, Tailscale included - The outage at the top of Health, and in a connection check - A notification per outage while an app keeps failing - Whether the calling service had an outage, on every call card - `kilobat down`, `kilobat why` and the MCP tool `service_status` - Blocked on this network, or not available in your region, said as measured ### Pro, $29 once Pro: - Findings with a fix for router, DNS and login-page trouble - Possible causes of call freezes - Outage and latency history for your own line - Signal radar and channel crowding Pro is $29 once for two Macs, with a 7-day free trial and 14-day refunds. [Free for students](https://kilobat.app/students). ## Questions **Is Tailscale down right now?** The official answer is Tailscale’s status page, [status.tailscale.com](https://status.tailscale.com), which Tailscale’s team updates. The card at the top of this page reads it live in your browser and repeats only what it says. **Why does Tailscale work for other people but not for me?** When Tailscale’s status page reports no problems, the cause is usually on your side or on the way: your Wi-Fi or router, your provider, DNS, a VPN or proxy, or a network that blocks it. Try mobile data: if Tailscale works there, your network is the problem. Kilobat checks each of these and names the one that failed. **What does Kilobat check for Tailscale?** Connections from the Tailscale app, and the sites tailscale.com, matched to Tailscale’s status page. It checks your own line first, then asks the page. **Will Kilobat tell me when Tailscale has an outage?** Yes. When Tailscale keeps failing to connect while your own line is fine, and Tailscale’s status page reports trouble, you get one notification per incident. Turn it off in Settings. **Does it send anything about me?** No. It sends a plain request to the status page, with no cookies and nothing about you, your network or your apps. Read the [privacy notice](https://kilobat.app/privacy). **Is it free?** Yes: the status checks, the notifications and Why can’t it connect? are free. Kilobat Pro, $29 once, adds findings with a fix for your own network, possible causes of call freezes and history. ## Other services Kilobat checks - [Is GitHub down?](https://kilobat.app/is-github-down) - [Is GitHub Copilot down?](https://kilobat.app/is-copilot-down) - [Is GitLab down?](https://kilobat.app/is-gitlab-down) - [Is Bitbucket down?](https://kilobat.app/is-bitbucket-down) - [Is npm down?](https://kilobat.app/is-npm-down) - [Is Docker down?](https://kilobat.app/is-docker-down) - [Is Postman down?](https://kilobat.app/is-postman-down) - [Is Vercel down?](https://kilobat.app/is-vercel-down) - [Is Netlify down?](https://kilobat.app/is-netlify-down) - [Is Supabase down?](https://kilobat.app/is-supabase-down) [All 72 services, live](https://kilobat.app/service-status) · [How Kilobat tells an outage from your connection](https://kilobat.app/is-it-down) · [Slow internet on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/slow-internet-mac) ## Sources - [Tailscale’s status page](https://status.tailscale.com) - [Tailscale’s status page: the feed Kilobat reads](https://status.tailscale.com/api/v2/summary.json) - [Tailscale Docs: What firewall ports should I open to use Tailscale?](https://tailscale.com/kb/1082/firewall-ports) Checked on 6 November 2026. ## Next time Tailscale stalls, know whose problem it is. [Download for Mac ↓](https://kilobat.app/downloads/Kilobat-1.33.1.dmg?via=site) ``` brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat ```