WIN
Tailscale
2 log locations · Windows, macOS
- Linux: managed via the systemd journal - journalctl -u tailscaled.service
Where Tailscale keeps its logs
Tailscale logs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Tailscale\logs\ on Windows.
Tailscale logs to ~/Library/Containers/io.tailscale.ipn.macsys/Data/Library/Logs/ on macOS.
Paths are printed exactly as Tailscale writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.
MAC
Tailscale - macOS
Tailscale Inc.Logs
~/Library/Containers/io.tailscale.ipn.macsys/Data/Library/Logs/- Standalone build; the sandboxed/App Store build uses ~/Library/Group Containers/io.tailscale.ipn.macsys/ instead