How to mount remote SMB share via Tailscale on ZimaOS?

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Hello,

I’m trying to set up remote backups between two machines and I’ve run into an issue after switching to ZimaOS.

Setup:

  • ZimaBlade running ZimaOS (source machine).
  • Remote server running CasaOS (target machine, exports SMB share).
  • Both are connected via Tailscale.

Problem:

  • When both machines were running CasaOS, I could install Tailscale directly on the host, mount the remote SMB share on my ZimaBlade, and use it as a backup target.
  • On ZimaOS, I can only run Tailscale inside Docker. That container joins the tailnet, but the host OS (and Files app) don’t see the Tailscale network → I can’t mount the SMB share anymore.

Question:

  • Is there a supported way to run Tailscale at the host level on ZimaOS?
  • Or, how can I configure the Docker Tailscale app so that SMB shares from the remote CasaOS server can be mounted in the ZimaOS Files app?
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So after searching some more I decided to switch how I am doing things.

I used :

curl -s https://install.zerotier.com | sudo bash
sudo zerotier-cli join <RemoteID>

on my remote CasaOS server so that it joins the ZeroTier Network of my ZimaOS and therefore can acess the smb share on this. Works well.