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Unable to create private key on first run. #623

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Originally created by @Eatsolx on GitHub (Feb 2, 2024).

Bug description

I installed using the Linux installation method provided in the official documentation. When running for the first time, I couldn't create a key, and the output command displayed "No private key file at path, creating... path= ", with nothing after "=" sign.

Environment

  • OS:Ubuntu 22.04 TLS
  • Tailscale version:v0.22.3

To Reproduce

Runheadscale serve

2024-02-02T17:06:41Z INF No private key file at path, creating... path=
2024-02-02T17:06:41Z FTL ../home/runner/work/headscale/headscale/cmd/headscale/cli/server.go:21 > Error initializing error="failed to read or create private key: failed to save private key to disk: open : no such file or directory"

Configuration

# headscale will look for a configuration file named `config.yaml` (or `config.json`) in the following order:
#
# - `/etc/headscale`
# - `~/.headscale`
# - current working directory

# The url clients will connect to.
# Typically this will be a domain like:
#
# https://myheadscale.example.com:443
#
server_url: https://hs.fzbzstunion.com

# Address to listen to / bind to on the server
#
# For production:
# listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:8080
listen_addr: 127.0.0.1:51830

# Address to listen to /metrics, you may want
# to keep this endpoint private to your internal
# network
#
metrics_listen_addr: 127.0.0.1:51831

# Address to listen for gRPC.
# gRPC is used for controlling a headscale server
# remotely with the CLI
# Note: Remote access _only_ works if you have
# valid certificates.
#
# For production:
# grpc_listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:50443
grpc_listen_addr: 127.0.0.1:50443

# Allow the gRPC admin interface to run in INSECURE
# mode. This is not recommended as the traffic will
# be unencrypted. Only enable if you know what you
# are doing.
grpc_allow_insecure: true

# The Noise section includes specific configuration for the
# TS2021 Noise protocol
noise:
  # The Noise private key is used to encrypt the
  # traffic between headscale and Tailscale clients when
  # using the new Noise-based protocol.
  private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/noise_private.key

# List of IP prefixes to allocate tailaddresses from.
# Each prefix consists of either an IPv4 or IPv6 address,
# and the associated prefix length, delimited by a slash.
# It must be within IP ranges supported by the Tailscale
# client - i.e., subnets of 100.64.0.0/10 and fd7a:115c:a1e0::/48.
# See below:
# IPv6: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/blob/22ebb25e833264f58d7c3f534a8b166894a89536/net/tsaddr/tsaddr.go#LL81C52-L81C71
# IPv4: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/blob/22ebb25e833264f58d7c3f534a8b166894a89536/net/tsaddr/tsaddr.go#L33
# Any other range is NOT supported, and it will cause unexpected issues.
ip_prefixes:
  - fd7a:115c:a1e0::/48
  - 100.64.0.0/10

# DERP is a relay system that Tailscale uses when a direct
# connection cannot be established.
# https://tailscale.com/blog/how-tailscale-works/#encrypted-tcp-relays-derp
#
# headscale needs a list of DERP servers that can be presented
# to the clients.
derp:
  server:
    # If enabled, runs the embedded DERP server and merges it into the rest of the DERP config
    # The Headscale server_url defined above MUST be using https, DERP requires TLS to be in place
    enabled: true

    # Region ID to use for the embedded DERP server.
    # The local DERP prevails if the region ID collides with other region ID coming from
    # the regular DERP config.
    region_id: 999

    # Region code and name are displayed in the Tailscale UI to identify a DERP region
    region_code: "HK"
    region_name: "HK DERP"

    # Listens over UDP at the configured address for STUN connections - to help with NAT traversal.
    # When the embedded DERP server is enabled stun_listen_addr MUST be defined.
    #
    # For more details on how this works, check this great article: https://tailscale.com/blog/how-tailscale-works/
    stun_listen_addr: "0.0.0.0:51833"

    # Private key used to encrypt the traffic between headscale DERP
    # and Tailscale clients.
    # The private key file will be autogenerated if it's missing.
    #
    private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/derp_server_private.key

    # This flag can be used, so the DERP map entry for the embedded DERP server is not written automatically,
    # it enables the creation of your very own DERP map entry using a locally available file with the parameter DERP.paths
    # If you enable the DERP server and set this to false, it is required to add the DERP server to the DERP map using DERP.paths
    automatically_add_embedded_derp_region: true

    # For better connection stability (especially when using an Exit-Node and DNS is not working),
    # it is possible to optionall add the public IPv4 and IPv6 address to the Derp-Map using:
    ipv4: 1.2.3.4
    ipv6: 2001:db8::1

  # List of externally available DERP maps encoded in JSON
  urls:
    - https://controlplane.tailscale.com/derpmap/default

  # Locally available DERP map files encoded in YAML
  #
  # This option is mostly interesting for people hosting
  # their own DERP servers:
  # https://tailscale.com/kb/1118/custom-derp-servers/
  #
  # paths:
  #   - /etc/headscale/derp-example.yaml
  paths: []

  # If enabled, a worker will be set up to periodically
  # refresh the given sources and update the derpmap
  # will be set up.
  auto_update_enabled: false

  # How often should we check for DERP updates?
  update_frequency: 24h

# Disables the automatic check for headscale updates on startup
disable_check_updates: true

# Time before an inactive ephemeral node is deleted?
ephemeral_node_inactivity_timeout: 30m

# Period to check for node updates within the tailnet. A value too low will severely affect
# CPU consumption of Headscale. A value too high (over 60s) will cause problems
# for the nodes, as they won't get updates or keep alive messages frequently enough.
# In case of doubts, do not touch the default 10s.
node_update_check_interval: 10s

# SQLite config
db_type: sqlite3

# For production:
db_path: /var/lib/headscale/db.sqlite

# # Postgres config
# If using a Unix socket to connect to Postgres, set the socket path in the 'host' field and leave 'port' blank.
# db_type: postgres
# db_host: localhost
# db_port: 5432
# db_name: headscale
# db_user: foo
# db_pass: bar

# If other 'sslmode' is required instead of 'require(true)' and 'disabled(false)', set the 'sslmode' you need
# in the 'db_ssl' field. Refers to https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-ssl.html Table 34.1.
# db_ssl: false

### TLS configuration
#
## Let's encrypt / ACME
#
# headscale supports automatically requesting and setting up
# TLS for a domain with Let's Encrypt.
#
# URL to ACME directory
acme_url: https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory

# Email to register with ACME provider
acme_email: ""

# Domain name to request a TLS certificate for:
tls_letsencrypt_hostname: ""

# Path to store certificates and metadata needed by
# letsencrypt
# For production:
tls_letsencrypt_cache_dir: /var/lib/headscale/cache

# Type of ACME challenge to use, currently supported types:
# HTTP-01 or TLS-ALPN-01
# See [docs/tls.md](docs/tls.md) for more information
tls_letsencrypt_challenge_type: HTTP-01
# When HTTP-01 challenge is chosen, letsencrypt must set up a
# verification endpoint, and it will be listening on:
# :http = port 80
tls_letsencrypt_listen: ":http"

## Use already defined certificates:
tls_cert_path: ""
tls_key_path: ""

log:
  # Output formatting for logs: text or json
  format: text
  level: info

# Path to a file containg ACL policies.
# ACLs can be defined as YAML or HUJSON.
# https://tailscale.com/kb/1018/acls/
acl_policy_path: ""

## DNS
#
# headscale supports Tailscale's DNS configuration and MagicDNS.
# Please have a look to their KB to better understand the concepts:
#
# - https://tailscale.com/kb/1054/dns/
# - https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns/
# - https://tailscale.com/blog/2021-09-private-dns-with-magicdns/
#
dns_config:
  # Whether to prefer using Headscale provided DNS or use local.
  override_local_dns: false

  # List of DNS servers to expose to clients.
  nameservers:
    - 8.8.8.8

  # NextDNS (see https://tailscale.com/kb/1218/nextdns/).
  # "abc123" is example NextDNS ID, replace with yours.
  #
  # With metadata sharing:
  # nameservers:
  #   - https://dns.nextdns.io/abc123
  #
  # Without metadata sharing:
  # nameservers:
  #   - 2a07:a8c0::ab:c123
  #   - 2a07:a8c1::ab:c123

  # Split DNS (see https://tailscale.com/kb/1054/dns/),
  # list of search domains and the DNS to query for each one.
  #
  # restricted_nameservers:
  #   foo.bar.com:
  #     - 1.1.1.1
  #   darp.headscale.net:
  #     - 1.1.1.1
  #     - 8.8.8.8

  # Search domains to inject.
  domains: []

  # Extra DNS records
  # so far only A-records are supported (on the tailscale side)
  # See https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/main/docs/dns-records.md#Limitations
  # extra_records:
  #   - name: "grafana.myvpn.example.com"
  #     type: "A"
  #     value: "100.64.0.3"
  #
  #   # you can also put it in one line
  #   - { name: "prometheus.myvpn.example.com", type: "A", value: "100.64.0.3" }

  # Whether to use [MagicDNS](https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns/).
  # Only works if there is at least a nameserver defined.
  magic_dns: true

  # Defines the base domain to create the hostnames for MagicDNS.
  # `base_domain` must be a FQDNs, without the trailing dot.
  # The FQDN of the hosts will be
  # `hostname.user.base_domain` (e.g., _myhost.myuser.example.com_).
  base_domain: hs.fzbzstunion.com

# Unix socket used for the CLI to connect without authentication
# Note: for production you will want to set this to something like:
unix_socket: /var/run/headscale/headscale.sock
unix_socket_permission: "0770"
#
# headscale supports experimental OpenID connect support,
# it is still being tested and might have some bugs, please
# help us test it.
# OpenID Connect
# oidc:
#   only_start_if_oidc_is_available: true
#   issuer: "https://your-oidc.issuer.com/path"
#   client_id: "your-oidc-client-id"
#   client_secret: "your-oidc-client-secret"
#   # Alternatively, set `client_secret_path` to read the secret from the file.
#   # It resolves environment variables, making integration to systemd's
#   # `LoadCredential` straightforward:
#   client_secret_path: "${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY}/oidc_client_secret"
#   # client_secret and client_secret_path are mutually exclusive.
#
#   # The amount of time from a node is authenticated with OpenID until it
#   # expires and needs to reauthenticate.
#   # Setting the value to "0" will mean no expiry.
#   expiry: 180d
#
#   # Use the expiry from the token received from OpenID when the user logged
#   # in, this will typically lead to frequent need to reauthenticate and should
#   # only been enabled if you know what you are doing.
#   # Note: enabling this will cause `oidc.expiry` to be ignored.
#   use_expiry_from_token: false
#
#   # Customize the scopes used in the OIDC flow, defaults to "openid", "profile" and "email" and add custom query
#   # parameters to the Authorize Endpoint request. Scopes default to "openid", "profile" and "email".
#
#   scope: ["openid", "profile", "email", "custom"]
#   extra_params:
#     domain_hint: example.com
#
#   # List allowed principal domains and/or users. If an authenticated user's domain is not in this list, the
#   # authentication request will be rejected.
#
#   allowed_domains:
#     - example.com
#   # Note: Groups from keycloak have a leading '/'
#   allowed_groups:
#     - /headscale
#   allowed_users:
#     - alice@example.com
#
#   # If `strip_email_domain` is set to `true`, the domain part of the username email address will be removed.
#   # This will transform `first-name.last-name@example.com` to the user `first-name.last-name`
#   # If `strip_email_domain` is set to `false` the domain part will NOT be removed resulting to the following
#   user: `first-name.last-name.example.com`
#
#   strip_email_domain: true

# Logtail configuration
# Logtail is Tailscales logging and auditing infrastructure, it allows the control panel
# to instruct tailscale nodes to log their activity to a remote server.
logtail:
  # Enable logtail for this headscales clients.
  # As there is currently no support for overriding the log server in headscale, this is
  # disabled by default. Enabling this will make your clients send logs to Tailscale Inc.
  enabled: false

# Enabling this option makes devices prefer a random port for WireGuard traffic over the
# default static port 41641. This option is intended as a workaround for some buggy
# firewall devices. See https://tailscale.com/kb/1181/firewalls/ for more information.
randomize_client_port: true
Originally created by @Eatsolx on GitHub (Feb 2, 2024). ## Bug description I installed using the Linux installation method provided in the official documentation. When running for the first time, I couldn't create a key, and the output command displayed "No private key file at path, creating... path= ", with nothing after "=" sign. ## Environment - OS:Ubuntu 22.04 TLS - Tailscale version:v0.22.3 ## To Reproduce Run`headscale serve` ``` 2024-02-02T17:06:41Z INF No private key file at path, creating... path= 2024-02-02T17:06:41Z FTL ../home/runner/work/headscale/headscale/cmd/headscale/cli/server.go:21 > Error initializing error="failed to read or create private key: failed to save private key to disk: open : no such file or directory" ``` ## Configuration ``` # headscale will look for a configuration file named `config.yaml` (or `config.json`) in the following order: # # - `/etc/headscale` # - `~/.headscale` # - current working directory # The url clients will connect to. # Typically this will be a domain like: # # https://myheadscale.example.com:443 # server_url: https://hs.fzbzstunion.com # Address to listen to / bind to on the server # # For production: # listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:8080 listen_addr: 127.0.0.1:51830 # Address to listen to /metrics, you may want # to keep this endpoint private to your internal # network # metrics_listen_addr: 127.0.0.1:51831 # Address to listen for gRPC. # gRPC is used for controlling a headscale server # remotely with the CLI # Note: Remote access _only_ works if you have # valid certificates. # # For production: # grpc_listen_addr: 0.0.0.0:50443 grpc_listen_addr: 127.0.0.1:50443 # Allow the gRPC admin interface to run in INSECURE # mode. This is not recommended as the traffic will # be unencrypted. Only enable if you know what you # are doing. grpc_allow_insecure: true # The Noise section includes specific configuration for the # TS2021 Noise protocol noise: # The Noise private key is used to encrypt the # traffic between headscale and Tailscale clients when # using the new Noise-based protocol. private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/noise_private.key # List of IP prefixes to allocate tailaddresses from. # Each prefix consists of either an IPv4 or IPv6 address, # and the associated prefix length, delimited by a slash. # It must be within IP ranges supported by the Tailscale # client - i.e., subnets of 100.64.0.0/10 and fd7a:115c:a1e0::/48. # See below: # IPv6: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/blob/22ebb25e833264f58d7c3f534a8b166894a89536/net/tsaddr/tsaddr.go#LL81C52-L81C71 # IPv4: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/blob/22ebb25e833264f58d7c3f534a8b166894a89536/net/tsaddr/tsaddr.go#L33 # Any other range is NOT supported, and it will cause unexpected issues. ip_prefixes: - fd7a:115c:a1e0::/48 - 100.64.0.0/10 # DERP is a relay system that Tailscale uses when a direct # connection cannot be established. # https://tailscale.com/blog/how-tailscale-works/#encrypted-tcp-relays-derp # # headscale needs a list of DERP servers that can be presented # to the clients. derp: server: # If enabled, runs the embedded DERP server and merges it into the rest of the DERP config # The Headscale server_url defined above MUST be using https, DERP requires TLS to be in place enabled: true # Region ID to use for the embedded DERP server. # The local DERP prevails if the region ID collides with other region ID coming from # the regular DERP config. region_id: 999 # Region code and name are displayed in the Tailscale UI to identify a DERP region region_code: "HK" region_name: "HK DERP" # Listens over UDP at the configured address for STUN connections - to help with NAT traversal. # When the embedded DERP server is enabled stun_listen_addr MUST be defined. # # For more details on how this works, check this great article: https://tailscale.com/blog/how-tailscale-works/ stun_listen_addr: "0.0.0.0:51833" # Private key used to encrypt the traffic between headscale DERP # and Tailscale clients. # The private key file will be autogenerated if it's missing. # private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/derp_server_private.key # This flag can be used, so the DERP map entry for the embedded DERP server is not written automatically, # it enables the creation of your very own DERP map entry using a locally available file with the parameter DERP.paths # If you enable the DERP server and set this to false, it is required to add the DERP server to the DERP map using DERP.paths automatically_add_embedded_derp_region: true # For better connection stability (especially when using an Exit-Node and DNS is not working), # it is possible to optionall add the public IPv4 and IPv6 address to the Derp-Map using: ipv4: 1.2.3.4 ipv6: 2001:db8::1 # List of externally available DERP maps encoded in JSON urls: - https://controlplane.tailscale.com/derpmap/default # Locally available DERP map files encoded in YAML # # This option is mostly interesting for people hosting # their own DERP servers: # https://tailscale.com/kb/1118/custom-derp-servers/ # # paths: # - /etc/headscale/derp-example.yaml paths: [] # If enabled, a worker will be set up to periodically # refresh the given sources and update the derpmap # will be set up. auto_update_enabled: false # How often should we check for DERP updates? update_frequency: 24h # Disables the automatic check for headscale updates on startup disable_check_updates: true # Time before an inactive ephemeral node is deleted? ephemeral_node_inactivity_timeout: 30m # Period to check for node updates within the tailnet. A value too low will severely affect # CPU consumption of Headscale. A value too high (over 60s) will cause problems # for the nodes, as they won't get updates or keep alive messages frequently enough. # In case of doubts, do not touch the default 10s. node_update_check_interval: 10s # SQLite config db_type: sqlite3 # For production: db_path: /var/lib/headscale/db.sqlite # # Postgres config # If using a Unix socket to connect to Postgres, set the socket path in the 'host' field and leave 'port' blank. # db_type: postgres # db_host: localhost # db_port: 5432 # db_name: headscale # db_user: foo # db_pass: bar # If other 'sslmode' is required instead of 'require(true)' and 'disabled(false)', set the 'sslmode' you need # in the 'db_ssl' field. Refers to https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-ssl.html Table 34.1. # db_ssl: false ### TLS configuration # ## Let's encrypt / ACME # # headscale supports automatically requesting and setting up # TLS for a domain with Let's Encrypt. # # URL to ACME directory acme_url: https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory # Email to register with ACME provider acme_email: "" # Domain name to request a TLS certificate for: tls_letsencrypt_hostname: "" # Path to store certificates and metadata needed by # letsencrypt # For production: tls_letsencrypt_cache_dir: /var/lib/headscale/cache # Type of ACME challenge to use, currently supported types: # HTTP-01 or TLS-ALPN-01 # See [docs/tls.md](docs/tls.md) for more information tls_letsencrypt_challenge_type: HTTP-01 # When HTTP-01 challenge is chosen, letsencrypt must set up a # verification endpoint, and it will be listening on: # :http = port 80 tls_letsencrypt_listen: ":http" ## Use already defined certificates: tls_cert_path: "" tls_key_path: "" log: # Output formatting for logs: text or json format: text level: info # Path to a file containg ACL policies. # ACLs can be defined as YAML or HUJSON. # https://tailscale.com/kb/1018/acls/ acl_policy_path: "" ## DNS # # headscale supports Tailscale's DNS configuration and MagicDNS. # Please have a look to their KB to better understand the concepts: # # - https://tailscale.com/kb/1054/dns/ # - https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns/ # - https://tailscale.com/blog/2021-09-private-dns-with-magicdns/ # dns_config: # Whether to prefer using Headscale provided DNS or use local. override_local_dns: false # List of DNS servers to expose to clients. nameservers: - 8.8.8.8 # NextDNS (see https://tailscale.com/kb/1218/nextdns/). # "abc123" is example NextDNS ID, replace with yours. # # With metadata sharing: # nameservers: # - https://dns.nextdns.io/abc123 # # Without metadata sharing: # nameservers: # - 2a07:a8c0::ab:c123 # - 2a07:a8c1::ab:c123 # Split DNS (see https://tailscale.com/kb/1054/dns/), # list of search domains and the DNS to query for each one. # # restricted_nameservers: # foo.bar.com: # - 1.1.1.1 # darp.headscale.net: # - 1.1.1.1 # - 8.8.8.8 # Search domains to inject. domains: [] # Extra DNS records # so far only A-records are supported (on the tailscale side) # See https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/main/docs/dns-records.md#Limitations # extra_records: # - name: "grafana.myvpn.example.com" # type: "A" # value: "100.64.0.3" # # # you can also put it in one line # - { name: "prometheus.myvpn.example.com", type: "A", value: "100.64.0.3" } # Whether to use [MagicDNS](https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns/). # Only works if there is at least a nameserver defined. magic_dns: true # Defines the base domain to create the hostnames for MagicDNS. # `base_domain` must be a FQDNs, without the trailing dot. # The FQDN of the hosts will be # `hostname.user.base_domain` (e.g., _myhost.myuser.example.com_). base_domain: hs.fzbzstunion.com # Unix socket used for the CLI to connect without authentication # Note: for production you will want to set this to something like: unix_socket: /var/run/headscale/headscale.sock unix_socket_permission: "0770" # # headscale supports experimental OpenID connect support, # it is still being tested and might have some bugs, please # help us test it. # OpenID Connect # oidc: # only_start_if_oidc_is_available: true # issuer: "https://your-oidc.issuer.com/path" # client_id: "your-oidc-client-id" # client_secret: "your-oidc-client-secret" # # Alternatively, set `client_secret_path` to read the secret from the file. # # It resolves environment variables, making integration to systemd's # # `LoadCredential` straightforward: # client_secret_path: "${CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY}/oidc_client_secret" # # client_secret and client_secret_path are mutually exclusive. # # # The amount of time from a node is authenticated with OpenID until it # # expires and needs to reauthenticate. # # Setting the value to "0" will mean no expiry. # expiry: 180d # # # Use the expiry from the token received from OpenID when the user logged # # in, this will typically lead to frequent need to reauthenticate and should # # only been enabled if you know what you are doing. # # Note: enabling this will cause `oidc.expiry` to be ignored. # use_expiry_from_token: false # # # Customize the scopes used in the OIDC flow, defaults to "openid", "profile" and "email" and add custom query # # parameters to the Authorize Endpoint request. Scopes default to "openid", "profile" and "email". # # scope: ["openid", "profile", "email", "custom"] # extra_params: # domain_hint: example.com # # # List allowed principal domains and/or users. If an authenticated user's domain is not in this list, the # # authentication request will be rejected. # # allowed_domains: # - example.com # # Note: Groups from keycloak have a leading '/' # allowed_groups: # - /headscale # allowed_users: # - alice@example.com # # # If `strip_email_domain` is set to `true`, the domain part of the username email address will be removed. # # This will transform `first-name.last-name@example.com` to the user `first-name.last-name` # # If `strip_email_domain` is set to `false` the domain part will NOT be removed resulting to the following # user: `first-name.last-name.example.com` # # strip_email_domain: true # Logtail configuration # Logtail is Tailscales logging and auditing infrastructure, it allows the control panel # to instruct tailscale nodes to log their activity to a remote server. logtail: # Enable logtail for this headscales clients. # As there is currently no support for overriding the log server in headscale, this is # disabled by default. Enabling this will make your clients send logs to Tailscale Inc. enabled: false # Enabling this option makes devices prefer a random port for WireGuard traffic over the # default static port 41641. This option is intended as a workaround for some buggy # firewall devices. See https://tailscale.com/kb/1181/firewalls/ for more information. randomize_client_port: true ```
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adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 02:21:17 +01:00
adam commented 2025-12-29 02:21:18 +01:00
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@cixel commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2024):

(not a maintainer, but worked through a similar issue recently).

I think the issue is that your config template was copied from main, and no longer works for v0.22.3: in a59aab2081, the private_key_path config was replaced with derp.server.private_key_path.

The config you pasted linked looks like it's for the upcoming v0.23.0 release, but v0.22.3 is still expecting an entry in private_key_path.

Your best bet may be to copy the config example from the v0.22.3 tag.

edit: if you don't want to copy the whole config from that template, you can probably also just add this to the bottom of your current config file:

# Private key used to encrypt the traffic between headscale
# and Tailscale clients.
# The private key file will be autogenerated if it's missing.
#
private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/private.key
@cixel commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2024): (not a maintainer, but worked through a similar issue recently). I think the issue is that your config template was copied from main, and no longer works for v0.22.3: in a59aab20811cc42c7501ea9aab88a12c2ba5d47e, the `private_key_path` config was replaced with `derp.server.private_key_path`. The config you pasted linked looks like it's for the upcoming v0.23.0 release, but v0.22.3 is still expecting an entry in `private_key_path`. Your best bet may be to copy the [config example](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/v0.22.3/config-example.yaml) from the v0.22.3 tag. edit: if you don't want to copy the whole config from that template, you can probably also just add this to the bottom of your current config file: ``` # Private key used to encrypt the traffic between headscale # and Tailscale clients. # The private key file will be autogenerated if it's missing. # private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/private.key ```
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@Eatsolx commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2024):

(not a maintainer, but worked through a similar issue recently).

I think the issue is that your config template was copied from main, and no longer works for v0.22.3: in a59aab2, the private_key_path config was replaced with derp.server.private_key_path.

The config you pasted linked looks like it's for the upcoming v0.23.0 release, but v0.22.3 is still expecting an entry in private_key_path.

Your best bet may be to copy the config example from the v0.22.3 tag.

edit: if you don't want to copy the whole config from that template, you can probably also just add this to the bottom of your current config file:

# Private key used to encrypt the traffic between headscale
# and Tailscale clients.
# The private key file will be autogenerated if it's missing.
#
private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/private.key

Successfully resolved by installing the alpha version.

@Eatsolx commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2024): > (not a maintainer, but worked through a similar issue recently). > > I think the issue is that your config template was copied from main, and no longer works for v0.22.3: in [a59aab2](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/commit/a59aab20811cc42c7501ea9aab88a12c2ba5d47e), the `private_key_path` config was replaced with `derp.server.private_key_path`. > > The config you pasted linked looks like it's for the upcoming v0.23.0 release, but v0.22.3 is still expecting an entry in `private_key_path`. > > Your best bet may be to copy the [config example](https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/v0.22.3/config-example.yaml) from the v0.22.3 tag. > > edit: if you don't want to copy the whole config from that template, you can probably also just add this to the bottom of your current config file: > > ``` > # Private key used to encrypt the traffic between headscale > # and Tailscale clients. > # The private key file will be autogenerated if it's missing. > # > private_key_path: /var/lib/headscale/private.key > ``` Successfully resolved by installing the alpha version.
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