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    Tailscale Package Stuck in "Offline" State - GUI Broken After Reinstall

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      alibader
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      Hello,
      I am unable to get the Tailscale package to work. The page at VPN > Tailscale > Authentication is stuck. It displays the error "Tailscale is not online," but also shows a "Logout and Clean" button, with no option to log in.
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      This state persists even after performing the following troubleshooting steps:

      Rebooting the pfSense router.

      Completely uninstalling and reinstalling the Tailscale package multiple times.

      Clearing browser cache and using a private browser window.

      Toggling the main "Enable Tailscale" checkbox in the settings.

      Checking the logs, which show the service gets a "terminate" signal and shuts down cleanly; it does not crash.

      Manually trying to delete the state file with rm /var/db/tailscale/tailscaled.state, which failed because the file does not exist.

      It appears that the package's configuration is corrupted in a way that persists even after reinstallation. Can anyone advise on how to perform a complete manual cleanup of all Tailscale files and settings?

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