Research Tunnel

Download and install the Tailscale client for your operating system:
https://tailscale.com/download

(You should not log in to the Tailscale web site. You do not need to have an account there.)

A personalized enrolment authkey will be emailed to you. To complete the one-time enrolment, open a command line terminal (Command Prompt, PowerShell, Terminal, etc.). Paste this enrolment command with the authkey you received in the email:

tailscale up --login-server=https://restun.biota.utoronto.ca --authkey hskey-auth-xxxx

Run the command; it will complete after a few seconds. Once successful, do not run this command again. Open the Tailscale app. You should now see a connection profile called “restun.biota.utoronto.ca”. It will say Connected when the tunnel is active. Use the button to activate and deactivate.

Now, the servers to which you have been granted access will be reachable using their one-word hostname followed by “.restun“. For example, if your group’s server is called “cherrybomb“, you could open an SSH session using the command:

ssh myusername@cherrybomb.restun

Similarly, to connect using a browser, you would use the URL form:

http://cherrybomb.restun/

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Notes:

You may disconnect the Tailscale network when not needed (tailscale down), and quit Tailscale if desired. However, do not logout the account in the Tailscale client or you will lose access.

To gain access to the CSB / EEB Research Tunnel network, have your PI contact BIOTA with your email address and the names of the server(s) to which you need access.

If you need access to the same servers from multiple devices, please indicate that in your request. By default an authkey is only valid for a single device. If you later replace your computer or reinstall your OS you will need to request a new authkey to rejoin.