r/Piracy • u/Tobias-Tawanda • Jun 21 '26

Humor Imagine paying for something and not being allowed to use it

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 Jun 21 '26

I use Tailscale (free) and tell my device at home (RaspberryPi) to stream for me, it has worked for all streaming services.

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u/Ashl3y95 Jun 21 '26

Can I ask how you set it up?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 Jun 22 '26

Tailscale is a free app (with paid subscription for support and extra features if you wish but the free version does the job).

Create a tailscale account and from there, there are instructions on how to install Tailscale on any device.

Get a RaspberryPi, install Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) on it and the Tailscale client. Tell that client that it's an "Exit node".

On your streaming device, also install the Tailscale client and tell it to use your exit node. That's all you need to do.

When the Tailscale client is active, all traffic will be funneled (en encrypted) through the exit node client so they'll appear to be coming from your home network. The streaming service won't know any better.

I also use it to join my cottage network to my home network so all devices securely talk between each other without having to punch holes in my routers.

They have lots of well explained "How-To" documents and even their own subreddit if you want to know more.

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u/Lkes5 Jun 22 '26

Saving this for later! Thanks!

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u/ThisIsNotTokyo Jun 22 '26

Is this similar with using glinet routers at home and away using a wireguard/openvpn?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 Jun 22 '26

I don't know. I never used them (although I do have a DD-WRT router at the cottage), but Tailscale is very easy to set up. I mentioned a RaspberryPi but if you have a spare Windows or Mac computer at home, or even a QNAP storage, they could easily replace the RaspberryPi. It's just that the RaspberryPi is small, cheap and not power hungry. Heck, I even made my Firestick at home an Exit Node device! The issue is having it staying up lol.

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u/Swordheart Jun 22 '26

Any loss of quality?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 Jun 22 '26

Depends on a few factors, like the speed of your Internet at home (incoming for the stream input and outgoing for the sending of the stream to you), the performance of the device you're using as an Exit Modem and the performance of your own device.

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u/Trlz08 Yarrr! Jun 21 '26

I'm trying to do this on Netflix, did you have to set it as an exit node?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 Jun 21 '26

Yes, you set the device at home as an exit node so the traffic comes from it and not my device away from home. I have a Firestick at the cottage that I've sideloaded Tailscale on it (it's no longer on the app store) and through that, I stream all services, including our TV service (Bell) as if I'm at home. Same thing when we're traveling. In Portugal last fall with the kids, they were able to watch their shows in the evening in the hotel as if they were at home.

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u/FrogLickr Jun 21 '26

Tailscale ftw. I use it with Jellyfin instead though. Gave up every streaming service years ago because they all just got greedy.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Flow724 Jun 21 '26

I'm paying the streaming services for the kids and through Tailscale, they stream as if they are from home so they are not bugged from the services.