diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/_index.md index fd986539173..913f42d9e40 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/_index.md @@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ Following a workload deployment, you can continue working with it. You can: ## Kubernetes Resources +Within the context of a Rancher project or namespace, _resources_ are files and data that support operation of your pods. Within Kubernetes, certificates, registries, and secrets are all considered [secrets](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/). Therefore, within a single project or namespace, these resources must have unique names to avoid conflicts. Although secrets are primarily used to carry sensitive information, they have other uses as well. + +Resources include: + +- [Certificates]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/certificates/): files used to encrypt/decrypt data entering or leaving the cluster. +- [ConfigMaps]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/configmaps/): files that store general configuration information, such as a group of config files. +- [Secrets]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/secrets/): files that store sensitive data like passwords, tokens, or keys +- [Registries]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/registries/): files that carry credentials used to authenticate with private registries. + + ## Cluster Resources - node management @@ -121,15 +131,3 @@ Following a workload deployment, you can continue working with it. You can: - volumes - - -Within the context of a Rancher project or namespace, _resources_ are files and data that support operation of your pods. Within this scope, resources include: - -- [Certificates]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/certificates/) -- [ConfigMaps]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/configmaps/) -- [Secrets]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/secrets/) -- [Registries]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/registries/) - -Rancher extends the application of the Kubernetes namespace resources listed above to [projects]({{< baseurl >}}/rancher/v2.x/en/kubernetes-in-rancher/projects-and-namespaces/), which are Rancher-specific constructs. In the hierarchy of Rancher objects, projects contain namespaces. Therefore, any resources available within a project are available for all namespaces within that project. - -Within Kubernetes, certificates, registries, and secrets are all considered [secrets](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/). Therefore, within a single project or namespace, these resources must have unique names to avoid conflicts. Although secrets are primarily used to carry sensitive information, they have other uses as well.