I have a Synology DS212j that's running DSM 6.2.4-25556 Update 7. I am not able to update it to DSM 7.xxx. I installed Tailscale from the package manager and it installed version 1.58.2-1 and connected it to my tailnet without any issues. I set the package manager settings "trust level" to allow any publisher. I then created a Tailscale update script per Alex's video and ran it. The script appeared to run, and after waiting quite a while (for the CPU to calm down), the version of tailscale remained unchanged. Tailscale stopped as part of the update process but never restarted. I could not restart it via the package manager. I then logged onto the Diskstation via a terminal window using ssh. I ran sudo tailscale up but was not able to restart tailedscale. An error message something to the effect that tailscaled was not present on the machine. Eventually, I removed and the re-installed the tailscale package via the package manager. Once again, it was version 1.58.2-1. Can you please tell me how to update tailscale on this machine? Thank you for your help!!!!
#Unable to update Tailscale on old Synology Diskstation
thin isle
It appears the installed version is the newest available for this Diskstation. So, I'll delete the update script. I guess I'm out of luck for SSH certificates, etc. Bummer
thin isle
@pearl jackal When I looked at the available updates for my machine's (very old) architecture, the version currently running is listed as the newest one available for that machine. Can I run packages newer than those indicated in the linked documents?
pearl jackal
So when I follow the steps in the article linked above:
To determine which download is appropriate for your Synology device, visit the Synology and SynoCommunity Package Architectures page and look up your architecture by Synology model. Then, find the SPK download at Tailscale Packages that corresponds to your model. Synology packages (SPKs) are available from both stable and unstable release tracks.
i see that the DS212j is armv5 per https://github.com/SynoCommunity/spksrc/wiki/Synology-and-SynoCommunity-Package-Architectures#x12-series-latest-dsm-624-25556
That brings me over to https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/#spks where I see that there's a tailscale released package for 1.88.4 for DSM6/7 for armv5.
That would be what I would be installing directly from Tailscale and not use the one from synology's package manager as it can be outdated. Follow the manual install steps after maybe deleting the old tailscale version you installed.
thin isle
Ah, thank you!!! I assumed I needed to go down to the architecture section further down the page. That's where I saw the version I am currently running. Your clarification helps tremendously! Thanks again for your time & help!!!