Alpine+Tailscale
Hyper-V + Alpine Linux + Tailscale
Complete guide for running Tailscale on Alpine Linux in Hyper-V with exit node configuration, SSH/SFTP support, auth key login, and subnet routing.
Preparation
Download Alpine Linux ISO
Download Alpine Linux Virtual x86_64 ISO from alpinelinux.org/downloads
Select the Virtual version (optimized for VMs, smaller kernel)
Create Virtual Hard Disk
# Create dynamic VHDX with 1MB block size (saves 75-90% space)
New-VHD -Path C:VMsalpine.vhdx -SizeBytes 20GB -Dynamic -BlockSizeBytes 1MB