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# Tailscale on the Steam Deck
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This process is derived from the [official guide](https://tailscale.com/blog/steam-deck), but has been
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tweaked to make the process smoother and produce an installation that comes up
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automatically on boot (no need to enter desktop mode).
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## Installing Tailscale
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1. Clone this repo to your Deck, switch to root and enter the directory:
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1. `git clone htps://github.com/tailscale-dev/deck-tailscale.git ~/deck-tailscale`
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2. `sudo -i`
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3. `cd ~deck/deck-tailscale`
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2. Run `bash tailscale.sh` to install Tailscale (or update the existing
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installation).
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3. Run `source /etc/profile.d/tailscale.sh` to put the binaries in your path
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4. Run `tailscale up --qr --operator=deck --ssh` to have Tailscale generate
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a login QR code. Scan the code with your phone and authenticate with
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Tailscale to bring your Deck onto your network.
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## Updating Tailscale
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Tailscale should be able to update itself now! Try running
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`sudo tailscale update`, and if that works, `sudo tailscale set --auto-update`.
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If it doesn't, keep reading.
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> ⚠️ This process will most likely fail if you are accessing the terminal over
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> Tailscale SSH, as it seems to be locked in a chroot jail. You should start and
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> connect through the standard SSH server instead, but remember to stop it when
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> you're done.
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> [Suggestions for how to fix this are welcomed.](https://github.com/tailscale-dev/deck-tailscale/issues/2)
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## Updating the install script
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To benefit from improvements to the install script, consider rerunning it from time to time.
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1. Git fetch and pull to make sure you're up to date:
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1. `cd ~/deck-tailscale`
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2. `git pull`
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2. Run `sudo bash tailscale.sh` again.
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This process overwrites the existing binaries and service file, so it's not
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recommended to tweak those files directly. The configuration file at
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`/etc/default/tailscaled` is left alone. The configuration file at
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`/etc/systemd/system/tailscaled.service.d/override.conf` is reset every time this script is run to ensure the path to the binary is correct, but the preexisting file will be backed up in that directory as `override.conf.bak`. If something goes wrong, copy those files somewhere else and re-run the install script to get back to a working state.
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## Common issues
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### Broken config file
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Symptom: `invalid value "" for flag -port: can't be the empty string`
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Resolution: Delete `/etc/default/tailscaled` and re-run installer script.
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## How it works
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The Tailscale binaries `tailscale` and `tailscaled` are installed in `/opt/tailscale/`. The Tailscale systemd unit file is installed at `/etc/systemd/system/tailscale.service`. The override file to reconfigure the services `Exec` commands is installed at `/etc/systemd/system/tailscaled.service.d/override.conf`. The defaults file for the variables `PORT` and `FLAGS` is installed at `/etc/default/tailscaled`
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The service is then started and enabled via `systemctl`.
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