Rustdesk server pain

[Indian pc builder]

ok, so I have a truenas scale server running 25.04 and I have a custom yaml’d tailscale id and relay server on here:

yaml:

 

services:
  hbbr:
    image: rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest
    container_name: rustdesk-hbbr
    command: hbbr
    network_mode: "host"
    volumes:
      - /mnt/ssdfast/rustdeskserver:/root
    restart: unless-stopped

  hbbs:
    image: rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest
    container_name: rustdesk-hbbs
    command: hbbs -r 100.124.157.86:21117
    network_mode: "host"
    depends_on:
      - hbbr
    volumes:
      - /mnt/ssdfast/rustdeskserver:/root
    restart: unless-stopped


my problem is that I can’t get it to seem to work with tailcale as well so I can access the server though tailscale and then use it to connect to my vms on the truenas scale server, the tailscale container is bound to host as I need it to be like that so I can also access my jellyfin container, any idea on how to get it to work? the 111.ip address is the tailscale ip address right now

[LIGISTX]

3 hours ago, Indian pc builder said:

ok, so I have a truenas scale server running 25.04 and I have a custom yaml’d tailscale id and relay server on here:

yaml:

 

services:
  hbbr:
    image: rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest
    container_name: rustdesk-hbbr
    command: hbbr
    network_mode: "host"
    volumes:
      - /mnt/ssdfast/rustdeskserver:/root
    restart: unless-stopped

  hbbs:
    image: rustdesk/rustdesk-server:latest
    container_name: rustdesk-hbbs
    command: hbbs -r 100.124.157.86:21117
    network_mode: "host"
    depends_on:
      - hbbr
    volumes:
      - /mnt/ssdfast/rustdeskserver:/root
    restart: unless-stopped


my problem is that I can’t get it to seem to work with tailcale as well so I can access the server though tailscale and then use it to connect to my vms on the truenas scale server, the tailscale container is bound to host as I need it to be like that so I can also access my jellyfin container, any idea on how to get it to work? the 111.ip address is the tailscale ip address right now

I’m confused. Why do you need rustdesk server running on TrueNAS itself to connect to VM’s? If you are VPNed into your network (which you are if you are using tailscale), the Remote Desktop service needs to be running on the VM’s, not TrueNAS…. Right? And they don’t need to be “bound” to tailscale, since you will be VPNed into your local subnet, assuming it al works when you are local, it’ll all work when you are remote. 
 

I have not used rustdesk, so maybe there is something I am missing… 

[Indian pc builder]

10 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

I’m confused. Why do you need rustdesk server running on TrueNAS itself to connect to VM’s? If you are VPNed into your network (which you are if you are using tailscale), the Remote Desktop service needs to be running on the VM’s, not TrueNAS…. Right? And they don’t need to be “bound” to tailscale, since you will be VPNed into your local subnet, assuming it al works when you are local, it’ll all work when you are remote. 
 

I have not used rustdesk, so maybe there is something I am missing… 

rustdesk needs the hole punching done for it either by a dedicated rustdesk server or by tailscale, the problem i face is that my vm needs other vpn's also running on it so the split tunnelling which would be required doesn't seem to work, hence the try to access the server from tailscale on truenas and then use it to relay to the vm idea

[LIGISTX]

49 minutes ago, Indian pc builder said:

rustdesk needs the hole punching done for it either by a dedicated rustdesk server or by tailscale, the problem i face is that my vm needs other vpn's also running on it so the split tunnelling which would be required doesn't seem to work, hence the try to access the server from tailscale on truenas and then use it to relay to the vm idea

Can you use rustdesk on the VM’s when you are locally on your LAN? 

[Indian pc builder]

On 3/25/2026 at 8:52 PM, LIGISTX said:

Can you use rustdesk on the VM’s when you are locally on your LAN? 

yes

[Indian pc builder]

Just now, Indian pc builder said:

yes

but it doesn't work if i exit node myself to my server through tailscale for some reason

[LIGISTX]

1 hour ago, Indian pc builder said:

yes

If tailscale is setup and working correctly, you should end being able to access things as if you were on your LAN. My tailscale split tunnel also doesn’t work right on my phone, most likely due to some iPhone DNS issue I haven’t been able to figure out. But on my MacBook it works perfectly. 
 

It’s likely a subnet issue (whatever subnet your tailscale connections ends up on not having access to the subnet it needs access to to use rust desk), or a DNS issue where it just isn’t seeing the hostname.