Finish dm-edworth bootstrap: fix Tailscale install, add system-layout meshcore_capture support

- base: Tailscale's per-codename .nosetup.sh install scripts are gone
  (404); switch to the universal tailscale.com/install.sh, and split
  install/enable (always) from auth (only when a key is given) so a
  node without an authkey still gets Tailscale installed, just not
  authenticated.
- meshcore_capture: the current upstream installer (v2.0.0+, what a
  fresh install now produces) uses a completely different layout than
  dm-baldock/dm-ashwell's older flat ~/.meshcore-packet-capture setup —
  dedicated system user, /opt + /etc/meshcore-packet-capture,
  config.d/*.toml, meshcore-packet-capture.service. Added
  meshcore_capture_layout (system/legacy) so the role targets the right
  paths/service name per host without touching the two working legacy
  nodes. New 99-user.toml.j2 replicates the old MQTT broker coverage
  (letsmesh us/eu, meshrank, ukmesh, meshmapper) in the new config.d
  override format.
- dm-edworth: fill in serial_port now that the MeshCore device is
  connected; confirmed running and publishing to all 5 brokers.
- README: fix broken list formatting, document the installer's
  required manual step and why.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>

ansible/group_vars/all/vars.yml

@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ wifi_password_dotnetwork: "{{ vault_wifi_dotnetwork }}"
 
 wifi_ssid_dotmobile: "dotmobile"
 wifi_password_dotmobile: "{{ vault_wifi_dotnetwork }}"
+
+# meshcore-packet-capture install generation — see roles/meshcore_capture/tasks/main.yml.
+# New nodes get the current upstream layout by default; older nodes override
+# this to "legacy" in their own host_vars.
+meshcore_capture_layout: "system"

ansible/host_vars/dm-ashwell/vars.yml

@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ serial_port: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Espressif_USB_JTAG_serial_debug_unit_1C:DB:D4
 # Deployed-location wifi
 wifi_ssid_location: "awesome"
 wifi_password_location: "{{ vault_wifi_location }}"
+
+# Predates the current upstream installer's system-service layout
+meshcore_capture_layout: "legacy"

ansible/host_vars/dm-baldock/vars.yml

@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ serial_port: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Espressif_USB_JTAG_serial_debug_unit_98:3D:AE
 # Deployed-location wifi
 wifi_ssid_location: "H-NeT"
 wifi_password_location: "{{ vault_wifi_location }}"
+
+# Predates the current upstream installer's system-service layout
+meshcore_capture_layout: "legacy"

ansible/host_vars/dm-edworth/vars.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# Find this by connecting the MeshCore device then running: ls /dev/serial/by-id/
-serial_port: FILL_IN_SERIAL_PORT
+serial_port: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-Espressif_USB_JTAG_serial_debug_unit_10:B4:1D:E7:FA:C8-if00
 
 # Deployed-location wifi
 wifi_ssid_location: "Ridgeway"

ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yml

@@ -26,19 +26,17 @@
     mode: "0644"
   become: true
 
-- name: Add Tailscale apt signing key
+- name: Download Tailscale install script
   get_url:
-    url: https://pkgs.tailscale.com/stable/debian/bookworm.nosetup.sh
-    dest: /tmp/tailscale-setup.sh
+    url: https://tailscale.com/install.sh
+    dest: /tmp/tailscale-install.sh
     mode: "0755"
-  when: tailscale_auth_key != ""
 
 - name: Run Tailscale install script
-  shell: sh /tmp/tailscale-setup.sh
+  shell: sh /tmp/tailscale-install.sh
   args:
     creates: /usr/bin/tailscale
   become: true
-  when: tailscale_auth_key != ""
 
 - name: Enable and start tailscaled
   systemd:
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@
     enabled: true
     state: started
   become: true
-  when: tailscale_auth_key != ""
 
 - name: Authenticate Tailscale
   shell: tailscale up --authkey {{ tailscale_auth_key }}

ansible/roles/meshcore_capture/handlers/main.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: restart meshcore-capture
   systemd:
-    name: meshcore-capture
+    name: "{{ 'meshcore-capture' if meshcore_capture_layout == 'legacy' else 'meshcore-packet-capture' }}"
     state: restarted
   become: true

ansible/roles/meshcore_capture/tasks/main.yml

@@ -1,23 +1,54 @@
 ---
+# This is a genuine first-run interactive installer (asks for service
+# account, install method, IATA/broker config) with no real non-interactive
+# path for a fresh install — its own --update flag only changes behavior
+# when an install already exists. So: run it manually once per node,
+# answering its ~3 prompts (see README), then ansible's `creates:` guard
+# skips it forever after. Do NOT try to script answers into it — it insists
+# on a real controlling tty and hangs waiting for one over plain SSH/ansible.
+#
+# meshcore_capture_layout distinguishes two generations of this upstream
+# installer:
+#   system (default) — install method 1, current (v2.0.0+) upstream default.
+#     Dedicated meshcore-capture system user, /opt + /etc/meshcore-packet-capture,
+#     config.d/*.toml, service meshcore-packet-capture.service.
+#   legacy — what dm-baldock/dm-ashwell were set up with (older installer):
+#     flat ~/.meshcore-packet-capture, .env.local, service meshcore-capture.service.
+#     Kept only so this role stays a no-op/safe on those two nodes; new nodes
+#     should use "system".
 - name: Run meshcore-packet-capture install script
   shell: |
     bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agessaman/meshcore-packet-capture/main/install.sh)
   args:
     executable: /bin/bash
-    creates: /etc/systemd/system/meshcore-capture.service
-  become: false
+    creates: >-
+      {{ '/etc/systemd/system/meshcore-capture.service' if meshcore_capture_layout == 'legacy'
+         else '/etc/systemd/system/meshcore-packet-capture.service' }}
+  become: true
 
-- name: Write .env.local config
+- name: Write .env.local config (legacy layout)
   template:
     src: env.local.j2
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.meshcore-packet-capture/.env.local"
     mode: "0640"
   become: false
+  when: meshcore_capture_layout == 'legacy'
+  notify: restart meshcore-capture
+
+- name: Write user config overrides (system layout)
+  template:
+    src: 99-user.toml.j2
+    dest: /etc/meshcore-packet-capture/config.d/99-user.toml
+    owner: root
+    group: meshcore-capture
+    mode: "0640"
+  become: true
+  when: meshcore_capture_layout != 'legacy'
   notify: restart meshcore-capture
 
 - name: Enable and start meshcore-capture service
   systemd:
-    name: meshcore-capture
+    name: "{{ 'meshcore-capture' if meshcore_capture_layout == 'legacy' else 'meshcore-packet-capture' }}"
     enabled: true
     state: started
     daemon_reload: true
@@ -25,14 +56,19 @@
 
 - name: Deploy meshcore-capture-update script
   copy:
-    content: "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nbash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agessaman/meshcore-packet-capture/main/install.sh)\n"
+    content: >-
+      #!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+      bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agessaman/meshcore-packet-capture/main/install.sh){{ ' --update' if meshcore_capture_layout != 'legacy' else '' }}
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/meshcore-capture-update.sh"
     mode: "0755"
   become: false
 
 - name: Deploy meshcore-capture-logs script
   copy:
-    content: "#!/usr/bin/env bash\nsudo journalctl -u meshcore-capture -f\n"
+    content: |
+      #!/usr/bin/env bash
+      sudo journalctl -u {{ 'meshcore-capture' if meshcore_capture_layout == 'legacy' else 'meshcore-packet-capture' }} -f
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/meshcore-capture-logs.sh"
     mode: "0755"
   become: false

ansible/roles/meshcore_capture/templates/99-user.toml.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# MeshCore Packet Capture - user overrides
+# Managed by Ansible - local changes will be overwritten on next playbook run
+#
+# [[broker]] tables merge by name across config.d/*.toml, so the letsmesh-us
+# and letsmesh-eu entries below only add owner identity to the connection
+# details already installed as config.d/10-letsmesh.toml.
+
+[general]
+iata = "{{ packetcapture_iata }}"
+log_level = "{{ packetcapture_log_level }}"
+
+[update]
+repo = "{{ packetcapture_update_repo }}"
+branch = "{{ packetcapture_update_branch }}"
+
+[serial]
+ports = ["{{ serial_port }}"]
+
+[capture]
+connection_type = "serial"
+advert_interval_hours = {{ packetcapture_advert_interval_hours }}
+owner_public_key = "{{ packetcapture_owner_public_key }}"
+owner_email = "{{ packetcapture_owner_email }}"
+
+[[broker]]
+name = "letsmesh-us"
+
+[broker.auth]
+owner = "{{ packetcapture_owner_public_key }}"
+email = "{{ packetcapture_owner_email }}"
+
+[[broker]]
+name = "letsmesh-eu"
+
+[broker.auth]
+owner = "{{ packetcapture_owner_public_key }}"
+email = "{{ packetcapture_owner_email }}"
+
+# MeshRank
+[[broker]]
+name = "meshrank"
+enabled = true
+server = "meshrank.net"
+port = 8883
+transport = "tcp"
+qos = 0
+retain = false
+
+[broker.tls]
+enabled = true
+verify = true
+
+[broker.auth]
+method = "none"
+topic_token = "{{ mqtt_meshrank_token }}"
+
+[broker.topics]
+packets = "meshrank/uplink/{TOKEN}/{PUBLIC_KEY}/packets"
+status = "meshrank/uplink/{TOKEN}/{PUBLIC_KEY}/status"
+
+# UKMesh (custom broker, no upstream preset)
+[[broker]]
+name = "ukmesh"
+enabled = true
+server = "mqtt.ukmesh.com"
+port = 443
+transport = "websockets"
+qos = 0
+retain = false
+
+[broker.tls]
+enabled = true
+verify = true
+
+[broker.auth]
+method = "password"
+username = "{{ mqtt_ukmesh_username }}"
+password = "{{ mqtt_ukmesh_password }}"
+
+# MeshMapper
+[[broker]]
+name = "meshmapper"
+enabled = true
+server = "mqtt.meshmapper.net"
+port = 443
+transport = "websockets"
+keepalive = 55
+qos = 0
+retain = true
+
+[broker.tls]
+enabled = true
+verify = true
+
+[broker.auth]
+method = "token"
+audience = "mqtt.meshmapper.net"