Auto join network

Linux
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Hi I am trying to make a rescue ISO based on EndeavourOS which includes tailscale and nomachine so I an help family remotely. I am able to create the disk and it works flawlessly, But here is my use case. Now that I have this I want to be able to remotly rebuild my mothers computer. I can easily add tailscale and nomachine. The issue is getting tailscale to join my network. I created a systemd file file that I copied to /etc/systemd/system and enabled it, but when I reboot the remote computer it’s not added to my network. If anyone has advice it would be super helpful. Right now I am testing everything in a VM.
Here is the service file:

[Unit]
Description=Init Tailscale, disable and remove when done
Wants=tailscaled
After=tailscaled

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/tailscale up --authkey <insert key>

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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got it figured out! added ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/sleep 3 to the service to give tailscaled time to come oneline

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If you’ve updated to Tailscale 1.4.x, it will have systemd-notify support, Tailscale will tell systemd when it is ready as opposed to you having to do arbitrary waits. You may also want to check for the tailscaled socket existing.

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That would be great. Need to search the docs for the info and how to use it.

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Based on the systemd unit you pasted, you should already be good to go with it!