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A faster, drop-in replacement for Tailscale's DERP relay

A faster, drop-in replacement for Tailscale's DERP relay

by KRuskowski·Apr 25, 2026·4 points·2 comments

AI Analysis

●●●BangerWizardryBig Brain

Half the cores as Tailscale's derper using io_uring and kernel TLS offload.

Strengths
  • Kernel TLS offload means encryption happens outside userspace entirely
  • io_uring reduces syscall overhead from hundreds to one per batch
  • Benchmarks against production-hardened Tailscale derper, not toy implementations
Weaknesses
  • Niche audience — only matters if you self-host DERP relays
  • C++ codebase may deter Go-centric Tailscale ecosystem users
Target Audience

Self-hosted Tailscale users, network engineers

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Tailscale derper · NetBird relay

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