Tailscale add-on is out of date. How update?

[rdlm]

I have two separate Home Assistant systems. I installed Tailscale on the first several months ago, and just installed the second one today (Tailscale on a brand new HA device). The Tailscale console shows both are running 1.80.0, and is telling me 1.86.2 is available for upgrade. But I can’t figure out how to upgrade them.

Some details:

• Both my systems are HA Yellow, running the latest OS updates.
• The HA Tailscale install I did today turned on App Connectors and Exit Node by default, even though the settings in the UI showed them as off. I had to toggle them on and back off to disable them.
• The HA Tailscale add-on page for the node I installed several months ago shows an option for “Auto Update” (just above “Show in sidebar”), which is toggled on. The system I installed today does not have that option. But even though one system has this option and it’s turned on, it doesn’t seem to work.
• Looking at the github page for the automation, I see that the “Dockerfile” was updated just 2 days ago from 1.86.0 to 1.86.2. I’m not sure if that means it’s available yet, but it implies the add-on is being actively maintained, and I’m way back on 1.80.0.

[dcapslock (Darryn Capes-Davis)]

@rdlm

The Tailscale console shows both are running 1.80.0, and is telling me 1.86.2 is available for upgrade. But I can’t figure out how to upgrade them.

The addon version is 0.25 (Feb 25) which includes Tailscale 1.18.0.

@rdlm

Looking at the github page for the automation, I see that the “Dockerfile” was updated just 2 days ago from 1.86.0 to 1.86.2.

The repo has a maintenance bot for the Tailscale version. So while the repo is updated there is not a release later than 0.25 which is Tailscale 1.18.0.

@rdlm

App Connectors and Exit Node by default, even though the settings in the UI showed them as off. I had to toggle them on and back off to disable them.

I think some/all of the settings which are default on may not show correctly if not in your config, meaning the display discrepency. Another setting like this Userspace networking mode.

@rdlm

he system I installed today does not have that option.

Note sure what is going on there.

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As for updates to the addon, looks like Frenck gets to it every so often.

[rdlm]

Thank you @dcapslock. So I guess all is as expected.

[dcapslock (Darryn Capes-Davis)]

Yes, unless you note any serious issues that would be included in a newer version of Tailscale and/or highly desired feature, best is to sit it out and wait. Otherwise submit an issue with reasons as why an update would be urgent.