diff --git a/tailscale/operator-deployment.yaml b/tailscale/operator-deployment.yaml
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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: POD_NAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.name
+            - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+            - name: TAILSCALE_API_CLIENT_ID
+              value: ""
+            - name: TAILSCALE_API_CLIENT_SECRET
+              value: ""