Manual Package Installation

Prefer to download the package file first? Follow these steps.

Step 1: Find your device architecture.

You need to find your exact device architecture to download the correct package.

OpenWrt 25.12+ (APK)

cat /etc/apk/arch

OpenWrt 24.10- (OPKG)

opkg print-architecture | awk 'NF==3 && $3~/^[0-9]+$/ {print $2}' | tail -1

Step 2: Download the package.

Go to the Packages page

• OpenWrt 24.10 or earlier → download .ipk file
• OpenWrt 25.12 or later → download .apk file

Expand the file list by architecture on the Packages page, then click the file name to download directly. Transfer the file to your OpenWrt device (e.g., via SCP, USB, or web upload).

Step 3: Install the downloaded file.

For .ipk (OPKG):

opkg install tailscale_*.ipk

For .apk (APK):

apk add --allow-untrusted tailscale_*.apk

Done. Now configure Tailscale:

Post-Installation Configuration →