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Auto-Updates: Smarter Controls to Avoid Disruptions

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Andrew Lytvynov and Chris Palmer
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463
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Summary

Tailscale's auto-update feature has reached General Availability (GA), offering enhanced usability and control to minimize disruptions during updates. The system intelligently schedules updates based on device activity, delaying them during high-use periods such as video calls or active SSH connections, ensuring minimal interference. The updated admin console provides improved management tools, allowing administrators to filter nodes by update status and manually trigger updates when necessary, provided certain conditions are met. Additionally, a new default setting allows all newly registered nodes to have auto-updates enabled, although this can be adjusted by tailnet admins. The intention behind these updates is to streamline the update process and enhance security practices by making auto-updates a default feature for new tailnets, although administrators retain the ability to opt out if desired.

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