Tailscale for Kindle (KUAL)
This (very) simple repo allows you to connect your kindle remotely from anywhere using Tailscale VPN.
- Add-on
- Stable
- Low brick risk
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tailscale_1.84.0_arm.tgz
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- MediumInstall an app on your computer and follow its steps.
- What you need
- Another hack installed first
- Can it break my device?
- Very unlikely to break anything.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Did it work for you?
Did Tailscale for Kindle (KUAL) arm_1.84.0 work on your Amazon Kindle 4?
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Compatibility
Devices: Amazon Kindle 4.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("Usage:"):
Download the repository.
Fill the empty auth.key file, in the tailscale/bin/ folder with your Tailscale Auth Key to login.
Place the tailscale (not the tailscalekual) folder into the extensions folder on your kindle.
In the KUAL menu, tap Install / Update Binaries. This will download the latest tailscale and tailscaled ARM binaries directly onto the Kindle over Wi-Fi. Alternatively, download them manually for the arm architecture from here and place them in extensions/tailscale/bin/ yourself.
In the KUAL menu, open the Start Tailscaled submenu and pick the mode that suits your device (see Tailscaled Modes below). Status messages will appear on the Kindle screen as the daemon starts. Wait a few seconds, then run Start Tailscale. You can switch modes at any time without manually stopping tailscaled first — the start scripts handle that automatically.
After this, tailscale should add the kindle to your Machines page on tailscale admin console.
Now you can see the (fairly static) IP address assigned by Tailscale for your kindle. You can use this ip to ssh root@!
Recommended: In the Tailscale admin console, find your Kindle, click the three-dot menu, and select Disable key expiry. After this one-time step, the Kindle will reconnect to your tailnet on every reboot without needing the auth.key file again. The auth key is only needed for the very first registration. …
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Requires opening the device
- No
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| arm_1.84.0 | tailscale_1.84.0_arm.tgzLatest | 5 July 2025 |
| arm_1.70.0 | arm: tailscale_1.70.0_arm.tgz | 19 July 2024 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- MIT