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4. Run `tailscale up --qr --operator=deck --ssh` to have Tailscale generate
a login QR code. Scan the code with your phone and authenticate with
Tailscale to bring your Deck onto your network.
5. Run `exit` to return to your normal user shell once you're done.

## Updating Tailscale

Tailscale should be able to update itself now! Try running
`sudo tailscale update`, and if that works, `sudo tailscale set --auto-update`.
If it doesn't, keep reading.
Tailscale should be able to update itself now!

If you are still in the root shell from the installation steps above, run:
```bash
tailscale update
tailscale set --auto-update
```

If you are running as the standard `deck` user, `sudo` will not find `tailscale` directly because `/opt/tailscale` is not in `sudo`'s default `secure_path`. Use the full binary path for the update:
```bash
sudo /opt/tailscale/tailscale update
tailscale set --auto-update
```
*(Note: `--operator=deck` was configured during installation, so `tailscale set` can be run without `sudo`.)*

If it doesn't work, keep reading.

> ⚠️ This process will most likely fail if you are accessing the terminal over
> Tailscale SSH, as it seems to be locked in a chroot jail. You should start and
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To benefit from improvements to the install script, consider rerunning it from time to time.

1. Git fetch and pull to make sure you're up to date:
1. Git fetch and pull to make sure you're up to date (from the standard `deck` user):
1. `cd ~/deck-tailscale`
2. `git pull`
2. Run `sudo bash tailscale.sh` again.
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