$ ls /etc/tinc/tinc_mesh/
  hosts  rsa_key.priv  tinc.conf  tinc-up
 
  $ cat /etc/tinc/tinc_mesh/tinc-up
  #!/bin/sh
  
  ip link set up mtu 1528 dev tinc_mesh
  batctl if add tinc_mesh


  $ cat /etc/tinc/tinc_mesh/tinc.conf
  BindToAddress = * 60655
  DirectOnly = yes
  Hostnames = yes
  IndirectData = yes
  #ConnectTo =
  Broadcast = direct
  DeviceType = tap
  Mode = switch
  Name = HSNode
  PingTimeout = 30 
  Cipher = none


  $ cat ~/tinc_watchdog
  #!/bin/sh
  
  exec >/tmp/tinc_watchdog.log 2>&1
  date
  
  is_running() { ps aux | grep -v grep | grep "$1" > /dev/null; }
  
  echo > /var/log/tinc.tinc_mesh.log
  
  if is_running "tincd"; then 
    echo "tinc daemon is still running"
  else  
    echo "start tinc daemon"
    /sbin/tincd -n tinc_mesh --log /var/log/tinc.NETNAME.log --debug=3  
  fi


Crontab-Eintrag (/etc/crontab) um den watchdog alle 5min zu starten:

  #*/5 *   * * *   root    /root/tinc_watchdog > /dev/null