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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: tailscale-operator
+  namespace: tailscale
+  labels:
+    app: tailscale-operator
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: tailscale-operator
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: tailscale-operator
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: tailscale-operator
+      containers:
+        - name: operator
+          image: ghcr.io/tailscale/k8s-operator:v1.78.3
+          env:
+            - name: TS_AUTH_KEY
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: tailscale-auth
+                  key: TS_AUTH_KEY
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8080
+              name: metrics
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 50m
+              memory: 64Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 200m
+              memory: 256Mi
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /metrics
+              port: 8080
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /metrics
+              port: 8080
+            initialDelaySeconds: 15
+            periodSeconds: 20