diff --git a/terraform/files/cloud_init_base.yaml b/terraform/files/cloud_init_base.yaml
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+#cloud-config
+hostname: ${hostname}
+fqdn: ${hostname}.${domain}
+ssh_authorized_keys:
+  - ${ssh_key}
+
+runcmd:
+  - curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
+  - tailscale up --auth-key=${TS_AUTHKEY}
+  - tailscale set --ssh
+