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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: tailscale-operator
+  namespace: apps
+  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:1.72.0
+        env:
+        - name: TS_AUTH_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: tailscale-auth
+              key: TS_AUTH_KEY
+        - name: POD_NAME
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.name
+        - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 50m
+            memory: 64Mi
+          limits:
+            cpu: 100m
+            memory: 128Mi