How to update to the latest Tailscale version?
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Hello everybody,
I am on CE 2.8.0 Release, and installed Tailscale 1.86.2 … I saw to late, that this pkg link ->
pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/All/tailscale-1.86.2.pkg
is for FreeBSD:14So far, my mistake, but I have not found any problem with this version 1.8.6.2 for FreeBSD:14 on my X86 pfsense CE 2.8.0 it runs perfect, without any problems, since 4 days.
Logged into pfsense, and executet the followining commands:
sh
#export IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes
#pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/quarterly/All/tailscale-1.86.2.pkg
#service tailscaled restart
#tailscale up#pkg info tailscale
tailscale-1.86.2
Name : tailscale
Version : 1.86.2
Installed on : Sat Aug 2 00:39:41 2025 CEST
Origin : security/tailscale
Architecture : FreeBSD:14:amd64
Prefix : /usr/local
Categories : security net-vpn
Licenses : BSD3CLAUSE
Maintainer : ashish@FreeBSD.org
WWW : https://tailscale.com/
Comment : Mesh VPN that makes it easy to connect your devices
Shared Libs required:
libthr.so.3
libc.so.7
Annotations :
FreeBSD_version: 1402000
build_timestamp: 2025-07-31T01:06:05+0000
built_by : poudriere-git-3.4.3
port_checkout_unclean: no
port_git_hash : 412b8fcb2
ports_top_checkout_unclean: no
ports_top_git_hash: 2a841e26c
Flat size : 35.5MiB
Description :
Tailscale is a mesh VPN alternative, based on WireGuard, that connects your
computers, databases, and services together securely without any proxies.#tailscale version
1.86.2
long version: 1.86.2
go version: go1.24.4——————
I cant take responsibilty, cause I took by accident the FreeBSD:14 version, that is on v.1.86.2, dont want give a bad example, or cause anyone trouble, with what I did, I only can say, it works for my X86 Box pfsense 2.8.0 just GREAT & stable, no connections issues at all, neither found any other issue. -
@TommyMoo While it may work with the FreeBSD 14 version, I would not recommend running it long-term as any future updates to PfSense and the underlying FreeBSD 15 version running underneath it can and likely will at some point break. I would still recommend downgrading to 1.84.2_1 until the FreeBSD 15 version gets updated to 1.86.2. Not to mention that none of the changes between 1.84.2_1 and 1.86.2 really would affect a PfSense Node and would only apply to other clients.
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@veddy254 O; will do so.. Thanks for your advice and expertise, will downgrade
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@veddy254 LOL, now I have a problem... ->
pkg add https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg
Fetching tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg: 100% 11 MiB 11.9MB/s 00:01
Installing tailscale-1.84.2_1...
Newer FreeBSD version for package tailscale:
To ignore this error set IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes- package: 1500054
- running kernel: 1500029
Ignore the mismatch and continue? [y/N]: y
the most recent version of tailscale-1.86.2 is already installed
Will maybe, have to deinstall, and install again.... my fault, or you have a tip for me ?
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@TommyMoo you'll have to uninstall 1.86.2, then install 1.84.2_1, yes. you could also try adding the -f flag aka pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.84.2_1.pkg
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@veddy254 Thank you, the -f flag fixed it!!
$ tailscale version
1.84.2
go version: go1.24.5Will in future, pay more attention, for no mismatch happens again! Tks
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E elvisimprsntr referenced this topic on
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Updated CE 2.7.2 to 1.86.2_1
pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.86.2_1.pkg -
Updated CE 2.7.2 to 1.86.4
pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.86.4.pkg -
The bugaboo that was affecting the FreeBSD 15 pkg repos has cleared, and the new builds seem to be finished. So, 1.86.4 is now landed in FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest ABI:
pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.86.4.pkg -
Updated CE 2.7.2 to 1.86.4_1
pkg add -f https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:14:amd64/latest/All/tailscale-1.86.4_1.pkg
