Updated February 23, 2026
By default, your Umbrel is only accessible from your local network. Remote access lets you reach it from anywhere — whether you're at work, traveling, or just away from home. A built-in remote access feature is in the works, but in the meantime, the easiest way is with Tailscale.
Tailscale is free for personal use and creates a secure private network between your devices. Your Umbrel isn't exposed to the public internet — only devices you've signed in to your Tailscale account can access it. Once set up, you can access your Umbrel from anywhere as if you were on your local network.
Once both devices are on your Tailscale network, you can access your Umbrel at http://umbrel (via Tailscale's MagicDNS) or using the Tailscale IP address shown in the Tailscale app.
You can use your Tailscale address anywhere you'd normally use umbrel.local or your Umbrel's local IP address:
smb://umbrel or smb://<tailscale-ip> instead of your local address.Tor is built into umbrelOS and lets you access your Umbrel through an encrypted .onion address — no extra apps or accounts needed. It's designed for anonymous access, routing your connection through multiple layers of encryption so no one can see where the traffic is coming from or going to. The trade-off is that Tor connections are noticeably slower, and the Tor network has a history of outages and DDoS attacks that can make it unreliable. Most users would be better served by something like Tailscale, but Tor is there if you need it.