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Update tailscale install script to not nuke old data unless clean option used #37

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26 changes: 21 additions & 5 deletions content/scripts/install-tailscale.sh
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Expand Up @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ main() {
TAILSCALE_VERSION="1.88.1"
JETKVM_IP=""
AUTO_YES=false
CLEAN_INSTALL=false

# Parse command line arguments
while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
Expand All @@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ main() {
AUTO_YES=true
shift
;;
-c | --clean)
CLEAN_INSTALL=true
shift
;;
*)
JETKVM_IP="$1"
shift
Expand All @@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ main() {
echo "Options:"
echo " -v, --version Specify Tailscale version (default: $TAILSCALE_VERSION)"
echo " -y, --yes Automatically answer yes to confirmation prompt"
echo " -c, --clean Delete any existing tailscale data (will cause a new machine to be created)"
echo ""
echo "Examples:"
echo " $0 192.168.1.64"
Expand All @@ -61,6 +67,11 @@ main() {
echo " Note: The device will be rebooted during installation"
echo ""

if [ "$CLEAN_INSTALL" = "true" ]; then
echo " Note: New tailscale machine will be created (clean install)"
echo ""
fi

if [ -t 0 ]; then
# stdin is a TTY
printf "Continue? [y/N]: "
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -155,19 +166,24 @@ main() {
echo "[6/7] Installing and configuring Tailscale on JetKVM..."
ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=1 -o ServerAliveCountMax=1 \
root@"$JETKVM_IP" \
"export TAILSCALE_VERSION=$TAILSCALE_VERSION; ash -s" 2>/dev/null <<'EOF' || true
"export TAILSCALE_VERSION=$TAILSCALE_VERSION CLEAN_INSTALL=$CLEAN_INSTALL; ash -s" 2>/dev/null <<'EOF' || true
set -e

cd /userdata

if [ "$CLEAN_INSTALL" = "true" ]; then
echo " Removing old tailscale directory..."
rm -rf ./tailscale
fi
mkdir -p ./tailscale

echo " Extracting package..."
tar xf ./tailscale.tgz

# Remove the old tailscale directory
rm -rf ./tailscale
# copy new tailscale files to the correct location (tailscale configure assumes this path)
cp -r ./tailscale_${TAILSCALE_VERSION}_arm/* ./tailscale/

# Move the new tailscale directory to the correct location (tailscale configure assumes this path)
mv "./tailscale_${TAILSCALE_VERSION}_arm" tailscale
rm -r ./tailscale_${TAILSCALE_VERSION}_arm ./tailscale.tgz

echo " Configuring Tailscale for JetKVM..."
cd ./tailscale
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