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datasette-tailscale 0.1a0

datasette-tailscale 0.1a0 is an experimental alpha plugin that starts a localhost Datasette server with a Tailscale sidecar, connecting it to a Tailnet via an auth key and hostname. It uses Python bindings for the experimental tailscale-rs library.

Background

- **Datasette** is an open-source tool by Simon Willison for exploring and publishing tabular data (SQLite databases) as a web interface/API. It's popular among data journalists and developers for quick data sharing. - **Tailscale** is a commercial service that creates a secure mesh VPN ("Tailnet") between devices using WireGuard. It lets devices reach each other via private hostnames without opening firewall ports, even if they're behind NAT or firewalls. - This plugin lets a Datasette instance join your Tailscale network automatically, making the database accessible only to devices in your private Tailnet — no separate reverse proxy or authentication setup needed. - The plugin is experimental (alpha) because it uses early-stage Python bindings for Tailscale's Rust library (`tailscale-rs`), meaning it may have rough edges.

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