How do I update the Tailscale version on my ROCK

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I have Tailscale running on my ROCK and it works like a charm. But… Tailscale often releases updates.

How do I update the Tailscale version on my ROCK?

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It’s part of ROCK updates, there is no separate way. (Unless Roon added an automatic Tailscale update within ROCK that works independently. If so, they haven’t mentioned it)

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You don’t. Just like every other component of RoonOS (as installed by ROCK), the version is fixed - at least until the next release of RoonOS.

In general this should not matter because Tailscale should offer inter-version compatibility (both forwards and backwards).

The only time that you might be concerned about this situation is if it is discovered that there is a security weakness in Tailscale that is fixed in more recent versions.

If this is not the answer that you want, then you are best off installing Tailscale on a different ‘always on’ device as a subnet router. Details can be found at:

If this is still not suitable, you may be better off abandoning ROCK and going for a more conventional linux distribution and installing Roon Server and Tailscale on that. You will then be able to update the Tailscale package to the latest available whenever you like.

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Thanks Wade! Clear answer.

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