add information on how to create a headscale user

juanfont · Apr 16, 2022 · 41a8c14 · 41a8c14
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@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ mkdir -p /etc/headscale
 
 # Directory for Database, and other variable data (like certificates)
 mkdir -p /var/lib/headscale
+# or if you create a headscale user:
+useradd -md /var/lib/headscale/ -rUs /usr/bin/nologin headscale
 ```
 
 4. Create an empty SQLite database: