diff --git a/tailscale/auth-secret.yaml b/tailscale/auth-secret.yaml
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index b8302e5..0000000
--- a/tailscale/auth-secret.yaml
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-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: tailscale-operator-secret
-  namespace: tailscale
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: tailscale
-    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
-type: Opaque
-data:
-  # TODO: Fill in the Tailscale auth key (base64 encoded)
-  authkey: PLACEHOLDER