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Connect a New Remote Machine to MeshCentral
Commands Only — Run These on the Remote Machine
Step 1 — Install Tailscale
curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
sudo tailscale up
⚠️ A URL will appear. Open it in any browser (your laptop is fine). Log in with knmkaushik@gmail.com (same account as all other machines). DO NOT press Ctrl+C — wait until the terminal prints
Success.
Verify:
tailscale status
# Must show: pop-os ... Connected
Step 2 — Install MeshCentral Agent
cd /tmp && \
wget "https://100.66.205.2:4430/meshagents?script=1" --no-check-certificate -O ./meshinstall.sh && \
chmod 755 ./meshinstall.sh && \
sudo ./meshinstall.sh https://100.66.205.2:4430 '7TS2JNCPPk4H6zUjPNYIy5SOy6kyUQRsmkIoyd6jHlzweRwcEPRxZ8oZ2vLV6nZi'
Expected output:
...Installing service [DONE]
-> Starting service... [OK]
Step 3 — Verify Agent is Running
sudo systemctl status meshagent
# Must show: active (running)
Done
The machine will appear in the MeshCentral dashboard at https://localhost:4430 on your laptop within 10 seconds.
If Something Goes Wrong
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
tailscale status shows Logged out |
Run sudo tailscale up again, open the new URL in browser |
Agent install hangs at Connecting to 100.66.205.2 |
Tailscale not connected — fix Step 1 first |
| Machine not appearing in dashboard | Run sudo systemctl restart meshagent |
| Agent install succeeds but no green dot | Wait 30 seconds then hard refresh browser |
Quick Reference Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| MeshCentral Server IP | 100.66.205.2 |
| MeshCentral Port | 4430 |
| Dashboard URL (from laptop) | https://localhost:4430 |
| Dashboard URL (from Tailscale machine) | https://100.66.205.2:4430 |
| Tailscale Account | knmkaushik@gmail.com |
| Device Group Key | 7TS2JNCPPk4H6zUjPNYIy5SOy6kyUQRsmkIoyd6jHlzweRwcEPRxZ8oZ2vLV6nZi |