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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: tailscale-operator
+  namespace: tailscale
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: tailscale-operator
+rules:
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["secrets", "configmaps"]
+  verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch", "patch", "list"]
+- apiGroups: [""]
+  resources: ["pods", "services"]
+  verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch", "patch", "list"]
+- apiGroups: ["apps"]
+  resources: ["deployments", "daemonsets"]
+  verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch", "patch", "list"]
+- apiGroups: ["operator.tailscale.com"]
+  resources: ["*"]
+  verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch", "patch", "list"]
+- apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["leases"]
+  verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "patch", "update", "watch"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: tailscale-operator
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: tailscale-operator
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: tailscale-operator
+  namespace: tailscale