How to update to the latest Tailscale version?

elvisimprsntr · Feb 15, 2025, 11:34 AM

@msurg

I have never uninstalled the official pfSense package or disabled TS. I simply update the TS client from the CLI.

I suspect something you did or the order in which you performed it created a conflict.

msurg · Feb 15, 2025, 11:44 AM

@elvisimprsntr

Tried that way and it worked.

Thank you

TommyMoo · Feb 15, 2025, 6:26 PM

@elvisimprsntr I did it the same way like you, never had a problem, all working fine, installed initially the pfsense Tailscale base package, and then updated, if new version appeared, in cli, up to the current v.1.8.0 Tailscale version. Thanks to all, who care and inform community if a new version of Tailscale is avaible!

PsyMan2000 · Feb 27, 2025, 8:47 PM

Is this still possible?, I seem to get nothing but pkg: An error occurred while fetching package
in pfsense 2.7.2 trying any of the above urls and 404 errors when trying the pkg urls direct.

I have searched on the freeBSD package system and the links seem to just go around in circles with no valid pkg at the end of them.

I have tried editing the freeBSD repo in pfsense and changing the enabled to yes , 2 places, am I missing something here?

I do not normally use any 3rd party or out of band apps on production firewalls but the subnet routing I have on a synology with the same package is 10-20 times slower than the pfsense+ version 1.76 and the CE version 1.54 is no longer supported by headscale. I have about 8 CE boxes and 6 Plus boxes, be good if I could get them all up to latest tailscale and ditch the synology sloth :-D

smurph82 · Feb 27, 2025, 8:57 PM

@PsyMan2000 I don't remember which BSD version, i.e. 14 or 15, 2.7.2 is running but these links/cmds should work. There also seems to be a new version coming soon. Also these are for amd64 cpus and not arm. You can also check if the link is working by removing the pkg add from the beginning of the cmd and pasting the link into a browser.

BSD 14
pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.80.0_1.pkg

BSD 15
pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.80.0.pkg

cwagz · Feb 27, 2025, 9:41 PM

I have been having random issues with tailscale not working correctly from my iPhone to my pfsense exit node for quite awhile now.

Are there any downsides to upgrading the tailscale package this way? Would I be able to go back to the official package at some point?

smurph82 · Feb 27, 2025, 11:26 PM

@cwagz

Are there any downsides to upgrading the tailscale package this way?

None that I have experienced so far.

Would I be able to go back to the official package at some point?

Yes you can uninstall the manual update and the official release from the package manager. Then just reinstall the official release again from the package manager.

PsyMan2000 · Mar 6, 2025, 10:44 AM

@smurph82 Thanks for that, only just had time to revisit this, that seems to work great. Also seems to advertise the routes OK with the latest headscale docker based server so all is good.

I did try using the command via the GUI first but the hit Y stopped play, console shell worked though. Must look for the -y flag option when I remember :-)

I also had to use the -f flag to force the install as without that it told me the latest was already installed (1.54)

pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.80.0_1.pkg

Thats what got it over the line

Thanks again

elvisimprsntr · Mar 7, 2025, 5:13 PM

Upgraded 2.7.2 CE to 1.80.3

Freshports

pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/All/tailscale-1.80.3.pkg

TommyMoo · Mar 7, 2025, 5:13 PM

@elvisimprsntr Thank you for reporting new versions!

PsyMan2000 · Mar 7, 2025, 5:38 PM

@elvisimprsntr Thanks - thats now working fine too, excellent stuff.

elvisimprsntr · Mar 10, 2025, 9:24 AM

Upgraded 2.7.2 CE to 1.80.3_1

Freshports

pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.80.3_1.pkg

jonny190 · Mar 12, 2025, 1:03 PM

@elvisimprsntr - My guy.... saved me some headscale issues where the default PFsense version was to low

MoonKnight · Mar 15, 2025, 9:32 AM

Upgraded 24.11 to 1.80.3_1

Freshports

pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.80.3_1.pkg

CarlMRoss · Mar 23, 2025, 9:58 PM

@elvisimprsntr

Thank you.
Upgraded 24.11 to 1.80.3_1.
pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.80.3_1.pkg

New to pfSense, a work in process.

elvisimprsntr · Mar 29, 2025, 9:22 AM

Upgraded 2.7.2 CE to 1.82.0

Freshports

pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.82.0.pkg

rocket · Mar 29, 2025, 7:05 PM

PFSense 24.11 - tailscale 1.80.3_1

set IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes
pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.80.3_1.pkg

https://www.freshports.org/security/tailscale/

MoonKnight · Apr 14, 2025, 2:25 PM

For pfSense 24.11
Upgrade tailscale to 1.82.0

Freshports

pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.82.0.pkg

joulester · Apr 15, 2025, 1:36 PM

@elvisimprsntr this link does not work anymore for me. Any idea why its broken?

@elvisimprsntr said in How to update to the latest Tailscale version?:

Upgraded 2.7.2 CE to 1.82.0

Freshports

pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.82.0.pkg

elvisimprsntr · Apr 15, 2025, 1:39 PM

@joulester said in How to update to the latest Tailscale version?:

@elvisimprsntr this link does not work anymore for me. Any idea why its broken?

For some reason the developer pulled the amd64 1.82.0 release for FreeBSD 14. I haven't noticed any issues.