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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# install veilid via the debian package method
+wget -O- https://packages.veilid.net/gpg/veilid-packages-key.public | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/veilid-packages-keyring.gpg
+echo "deb [arch=arm64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/veilid-packages-keyring.gpg] https://packages.veilid.net/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/veilid.list 1>/dev/null
+apt update
+apt install veilid-server veilid-cli
+
+# install unifios-utilities (this allows us to enable "on boot" scripts)
+curl -fsL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/unifi-utilities/unifios-utilities/HEAD/on-boot-script/remote_install.sh" | /bin/bash
+
+# create an on-boot script that will start veilid-server when this device is first booted, then start the server
+cat > /data/on_boot.d/veilid.sh<< EOF
+#!/bin/bash
+sudo -u veilid veilid-server &
+EOF
+chmod +x  /data/on_boot.d/veilid.sh
+./data/on_boot.d/veilid.sh