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Rancher 2.x
- K3s
- RKE
- Rancher 2.x
- Rancher 1.6
- RancherOS

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Overview
- Architecture
- Architecture Recommendations
- Kubernetes Concepts
Rancher Deployment Quick Start Guides
- CLI with Rancher
- Deploying Rancher Server
- Deploying Workloads
  - Workload with Ingress Quick Start
  - Workload with NodePort Quick Start
Installing Rancher
- Installation Requirements
  - Installing Docker
  - Port Requirements
- About High-availability Installations
- Installing Rancher on a Kubernetes Cluster
- Other Installation Methods
  - Installing Rancher on a Single Node Using Docker
  - Installing Rancher in an Air Gapped Environment
- Resources, References, and Advanced Options
Upgrades and Rollbacks
- Upgrades
- Rollbacks
  - Docker Rollback
  - Kubernetes Rollback
Backups and Disaster Recovery
- Backups
  - Creating Backups for Rancher Installed with Docker
  - Creating Backups for Rancher Installed on Kubernetes
- Restorations
  - Docker Installs
  - Kubernetes Installs
Best Practices Guide
- Rancher Deployment Strategies
- Tips for Running Rancher
- Tips for Setting Up Containers
- Tips for Scaling, Security and Reliability
Authentication, Permissions and Global Configuration
- Configuring a Global Default Private Registry
- Authentication
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Upgrading Kubernetes without Upgrading Rancher
- Pod Security Policies
- Provisioning Drivers
  - Cluster Drivers
  - Node Drivers
- RKE Templates
Setting up Kubernetes Clusters in Rancher
- Node Requirements for User Clusters
- Checklist for Production-Ready Clusters
  - Recommended Cluster Architecture
  - Roles for Nodes in Kubernetes
- Setting up Clusters from Hosted Kubernetes Providers
- Launching Kubernetes with Rancher
- Importing Existing Clusters into Rancher
Cluster Administration
- Cluster Access
- Upgrading Kubernetes
- Adding a Pod Security Policy
- Cluster Configuration
- Nodes and Node Pools
- Kubernetes Persistent Storage: Volumes and Storage Classes
- Projects and Kubernetes Namespaces with Rancher
- Tools for Logging, Monitoring, and Visibility
- Cloning Clusters
- Certificate Rotation
- Backing up etcd
- Restoring etcd
- Removing Kubernetes Components from Nodes
Project Administration
- Adding Users to Projects
- Project Resource Quotas
- Namespaces
- Tools for Logging, Monitoring, and Visibility
- Istio
- Rancher's CI/CD Pipelines
  - v2.0.x Pipeline Documentation
- Pod Security Policies
Kubernetes Resources, Registries and Pipelines
- Kubernetes Workloads and Pods
- The Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
- Set Up Load Balancer and Ingress Controller within Rancher
  - Layer 4 and Layer 7 Load Balancing
  - Adding Ingresses to Your Project
- Service Discovery
- Pipelines
  - Example Repositories
  - Example YAML File
- Encrypting HTTP Communication
- ConfigMaps
- Secrets
- Kubernetes Registry and Docker Registry
Catalogs, Helm Charts and Apps
- Built-in Global Catalogs
- Custom Catalogs
  - Creating Custom Catalogs Apps
  - Adding Custom Catalogs
- Multi-Cluster Apps
- Apps in a Project
- Global DNS
Using the Rancher Command Line Interface
System Tools
User Settings
- API Keys
- Managing Node Templates
- Managing Cloud Credentials
- User Preferences
API
- API Tokens
Security
- Security Scans
- Hardening Guide v2.3.5
- Hardening Guide v2.3.3
- Hardening Guide v2.3
- Hardening Guide v2.2
- Hardening Guide v2.1
- CIS Benchmark Rancher Self-Assessment Guide - v2.3.5
- CIS Benchmark Rancher Self-Assessment Guide - Rancher v2.3.3
- CIS Benchmark Rancher Self-Assessment Guide v2.3
- CIS Benchmark Rancher Self-Assessment Guide v2.2
- CIS Benchmark Rancher Self-Assessment Guide v2.1
FAQ
- Questions about Upgrading to Rancher v2.x
- Installing and Configuring kubectl
- Networking
  - Container Network Interface (CNI) Providers
- Technical
- Security
- Telemetry
- Rancher is No Longer Needed
Troubleshooting
- Kubernetes Components
- Kubernetes resources
- Networking
- DNS
- Rancher HA
- Imported clusters
Contributing to Rancher
Migrating from v1.6 to v2.x
- Kubernetes Introduction
- 1. Get Started
- 2. Migrate Your Services
  - Migration Tools CLI Reference
- 3. Expose Your Services
- 4. Configure Health Checks
- 5. Schedule Your Services
- 6. Service Discovery
- 7. Load Balancing