kobo-tailscale

Install scripts for getting Tailscale running on Kobo e-readers and persisting through reboots.

Supported devices

Kobo Libra 2

Currently only the Libra 2 is supported as it is the only device I have access to. If you have another device and would like to contribute, please open a PR!

Installation

Note

The version of Tailscale to install can be chosen by editing the TAILSCALE_VERSION variable in install-tailscale.sh.

Download this repo onto your Kobo e-reader's onboard storage and find your device.
Run install-tailscale.sh from the chosen device's directory.
Run tailscale up and follow the instructions to authenticate your e-reader!

Uninstallation

Simply run uninstall-tailscale.sh from the chosen device's directory in the repo.

DNS Issues

When there's no DNS manager on a system, Tailscale will resort to just overwriting resolv.conf which can cause issues on Kobo devices. If you find that DNS breaks after a while you can fix this by running tailscale set --accept-dns=false on your device to prevent it from overwriting resolv.conf.

Acknowledgements

Dylan Staley for initial work and scripts on the Kobo Sage

jmacindoe for documenting kernel module compilation on Kobo readers