# Install with tailscale magicdns for personal use (Laptop \<-\> VPS)

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**Created:** [December 24, 2025, 9:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-with-tailscale-magicdns-for-personal-use-laptop-vps/392079 "2025-12-24T09:46:42Z")\
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I’ve got a staging site running on a tailscale 100.x.y.z address. It’s behind traefik (which does https with dns). It’s got real SMTP credentials. I’m not quite sure how it would work with their magic https certs.

> [@dontdieych](#):
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> What is recommended way/config on this case?

There is none. You’re mostly on your own.

> [@dontdieych](#):
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> Can’t I skip real hostname check and smtp check?

You can skip the checks in `discourse-setup` (which you shouldn’t bother to use–you’ll need to configure your `app.yml` by hand), but you can’t skip the requirements.

> [@dontdieych](#):
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> Currently, installation hang on ‘Checking your domain name’ step.

Right. You can’t use discourse-setup. You’ll need to configure stuff by hand. I guess you should be able to use the --skip-connection-tests and other such switches, but discourse-setup is designed for simple standard installs, and this isn’t one.

You might try using mailhog so you can get email.

You might also skip email altogether and use `rake admin:create` to set your password.

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