Updating site structure per feedback

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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ You can choose to not have any operator-level storage location configured. If yo
Installing the `rancher-backup` chart by selecting the StorageClass option will create a Persistent Volume Claim (PVC), and Kubernetes will in turn dynamically provision a Persistent Volume (PV) where all the backups will be saved by default.
For information about creating storage classes refer to [this section.](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/create-kubernetes-persistent-storage/manage-persistent-storage/dynamically-provision-new-storage.md)
For information about creating storage classes refer to [this section.](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/create-kubernetes-persistent-storage/manage-persistent-storage/dynamically-provision-new-storage.md)
:::note Important:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If no such StorageClass is available, after the PV is provisioned, make sure to
### Existing Persistent Volume
Select an existing Persistent Volume (PV) that will be used to store your backups. For information about creating PersistentVolumes in Rancher, refer to [this section.](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/create-kubernetes-persistent-storage/manage-persistent-storage/set-up-existing-storage.md#2-add-a-persistent-volume-that-refers-to-the-persistent-storage)
Select an existing Persistent Volume (PV) that will be used to store your backups. For information about creating PersistentVolumes in Rancher, refer to [this section.](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/create-kubernetes-persistent-storage/manage-persistent-storage/set-up-existing-storage.md#2-add-a-persistent-volume-that-refers-to-the-persistent-storage)
:::note Important:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ If Rancher Server uses a self-signed certificate, Rancher CLI prompts you to con
### Project Selection
Before you can perform any commands, you must select a Rancher project to perform those commands against. To select a [project](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md) to work on, use the command `./rancher context switch`. When you enter this command, a list of available projects displays. Enter a number to choose your project.
Before you can perform any commands, you must select a Rancher project to perform those commands against. To select a [project](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md) to work on, use the command `./rancher context switch`. When you enter this command, a list of available projects displays. Enter a number to choose your project.
**Example: `./rancher context switch` Output**
```
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ The following commands are available for use in Rancher CLI.
| `apps, [app]` | Performs operations on catalog applications (i.e., individual [Helm charts](https://docs.helm.sh/developing_charts/)) or Rancher charts. |
| `catalog` | Performs operations on [catalogs](../../pages-for-subheaders/helm-charts-in-rancher.md). |
| `clusters, [cluster]` | Performs operations on your [clusters](../../pages-for-subheaders/kubernetes-clusters-in-rancher-setup.md). |
| `context` | Switches between Rancher [projects](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md). For an example, see [Project Selection](#project-selection). |
| `inspect [OPTIONS] [RESOURCEID RESOURCENAME]` | Displays details about [Kubernetes resources](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/cheatsheet/#resource-types) or Rancher resources (i.e.: [projects](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md) and [workloads](../../pages-for-subheaders/workloads-and-pods.md)). Specify resources by name or ID. |
| `context` | Switches between Rancher [projects](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md). For an example, see [Project Selection](#project-selection). |
| `inspect [OPTIONS] [RESOURCEID RESOURCENAME]` | Displays details about [Kubernetes resources](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/cheatsheet/#resource-types) or Rancher resources (i.e.: [projects](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md) and [workloads](../../pages-for-subheaders/workloads-and-pods.md)). Specify resources by name or ID. |
| `kubectl` |Runs [kubectl commands](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/overview/#operations). |
| `login, [l]` | Logs into a Rancher Server. For an example, see [CLI Authentication](#cli-authentication). |
| `namespaces, [namespace]` |Performs operations on namespaces. |
| `nodes, [node]` |Performs operations on nodes. |
| `projects, [project]` | Performs operations on [projects](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md). |
| `projects, [project]` | Performs operations on [projects](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/projects-and-namespaces.md). |
| `ps` | Displays [workloads](../../pages-for-subheaders/workloads-and-pods.md) in a project. |
| `settings, [setting]` | Shows the current settings for your Rancher Server. |
| `ssh` | Connects to one of your cluster nodes using the SSH protocol. |
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ See [Amazon Documentation: Adding Permissions to a User (Console)](https://docs.
See our three example JSON policies:
- [Example IAM Policy](../../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/kubernetes-clusters-in-rancher-setup/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/create-an-amazon-ec2-cluster.md#example-iam-policy)
- [Example IAM Policy with PassRole](../../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/kubernetes-clusters-in-rancher-setup/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/create-an-amazon-ec2-cluster.md#example-iam-policy-with-passrole) (needed if you want to use [Kubernetes Cloud Provider](../../../../pages-for-subheaders/set-up-cloud-providers.md) or want to pass an IAM Profile to an instance)
- [Example IAM Policy to allow encrypted EBS volumes](../../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/kubernetes-clusters-in-rancher-setup/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/create-an-amazon-ec2-cluster.md#example-iam-policy-to-allow-encrypted-ebs-volumes) policy to an user.
- [Example IAM Policy](../../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/create-an-amazon-ec2-cluster.md#example-iam-policy)
- [Example IAM Policy with PassRole](../../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/create-an-amazon-ec2-cluster.md#example-iam-policy-with-passrole) (needed if you want to use [Kubernetes Cloud Provider](../../../../pages-for-subheaders/set-up-cloud-providers.md) or want to pass an IAM Profile to an instance)
- [Example IAM Policy to allow encrypted EBS volumes](../../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider/create-an-amazon-ec2-cluster.md#example-iam-policy-to-allow-encrypted-ebs-volumes) policy to an user.
### Authenticate & Configure Nodes
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If the cloud provider you want to use is not listed as an option, you will need
The cluster-level private registry configuration is only used for provisioning clusters.
There are two main ways to set up private registries in Rancher: by setting up the [global default registry](../../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/global-default-private-registry.md) through the **Settings** tab in the global view, and by setting up a private registry in the advanced options in the cluster-level settings. The global default registry is intended to be used for air-gapped setups, for registries that do not require credentials. The cluster-level private registry is intended to be used in all setups in which the private registry requires credentials.
There are two main ways to set up private registries in Rancher: by setting up the [global default registry](../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/global-default-private-registry.md) through the **Settings** tab in the global view, and by setting up a private registry in the advanced options in the cluster-level settings. The global default registry is intended to be used for air-gapped setups, for registries that do not require credentials. The cluster-level private registry is intended to be used in all setups in which the private registry requires credentials.
If your private registry requires credentials, you need to pass the credentials to Rancher by editing the cluster options for each cluster that needs to pull images from the registry.
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Each cloud provider capable of launching a cluster using RKE can collect metrics
### Pod Security Policy Support
Enables [pod security policies](../../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/create-pod-security-policies.md) for the cluster. After enabling this option, choose a policy using the **Default Pod Security Policy** drop-down.
Enables [pod security policies](../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/create-pod-security-policies.md) for the cluster. After enabling this option, choose a policy using the **Default Pod Security Policy** drop-down.
You must have an existing Pod Security Policy configured before you can use this option.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Option to enable or disable [recurring etcd snapshots](https://rancher.com/docs/
### Agent Environment Variables
Option to set environment variables for [rancher agents](../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/kubernetes-clusters-in-rancher-setup/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/about-rancher-agents.md). The environment variables can be set using key value pairs. If rancher agent requires use of proxy to communicate with Rancher server, `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY` and `NO_PROXY` environment variables can be set using agent environment variables.
Option to set environment variables for [rancher agents](../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/launch-kubernetes-with-rancher/about-rancher-agents.md). The environment variables can be set using key value pairs. If rancher agent requires use of proxy to communicate with Rancher server, `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY` and `NO_PROXY` environment variables can be set using agent environment variables.
### Updating ingress-nginx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ If the cloud provider you want to use is not listed as an option, you will need
#### Default Pod Security Policy
Choose the default [pod security policy](../../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/create-pod-security-policies.md) for the cluster. Please refer to the [RKE2 documentation](https://docs.rke2.io/security/policies/) on the specifications of each available policy.
Choose the default [pod security policy](../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/create-pod-security-policies.md) for the cluster. Please refer to the [RKE2 documentation](https://docs.rke2.io/security/policies/) on the specifications of each available policy.
#### Worker CIS Profile
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---
title: OpenLDAP Configuration Reference
---
This section is intended to be used as a reference when setting up an OpenLDAP authentication provider in Rancher.
For further details on configuring OpenLDAP, refer to the [official documentation.](https://www.openldap.org/doc/)
> Before you proceed with the configuration, please familiarize yourself with the concepts of [External Authentication Configuration and Principal Users](../../pages-for-subheaders/about-authentication.md#external-authentication-configuration-and-principal-users).
## Background: OpenLDAP Authentication Flow
1. When a user attempts to login with LDAP credentials, Rancher creates an initial bind to the LDAP server using a service account with permissions to search the directory and read user/group attributes.
2. Rancher then searches the directory for the user by using a search filter based on the provided username and configured attribute mappings.
3. Once the user has been found, they are authenticated with another LDAP bind request using the user's DN and provided password.
4. Once authentication succeeded, Rancher then resolves the group memberships both from the membership attribute in the user's object and by performing a group search based on the configured user mapping attribute.
# OpenLDAP Server Configuration
You will need to enter the address, port, and protocol to connect to your OpenLDAP server. `389` is the standard port for insecure traffic, `636` for TLS traffic.
> **Using TLS?**
>
> If the certificate used by the OpenLDAP server is self-signed or not from a recognized certificate authority, make sure have at hand the CA certificate (concatenated with any intermediate certificates) in PEM format. You will have to paste in this certificate during the configuration so that Rancher is able to validate the certificate chain.
If you are in doubt about the correct values to enter in the user/group Search Base configuration fields, consult your LDAP administrator or refer to the section [Identify Search Base and Schema using ldapsearch](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/about-authentication/authentication-config/configure-active-directory.md#annex-identify-search-base-and-schema-using-ldapsearch) in the Active Directory authentication documentation.
<figcaption>OpenLDAP Server Parameters</figcaption>
| Parameter | Description |
|:--|:--|
| Hostname | Specify the hostname or IP address of the OpenLDAP server |
| Port | Specify the port at which the OpenLDAP server is listening for connections. Unencrypted LDAP normally uses the standard port of 389, while LDAPS uses port 636.|
| TLS | Check this box to enable LDAP over SSL/TLS (commonly known as LDAPS). You will also need to paste in the CA certificate if the server uses a self-signed/enterprise-signed certificate. |
| Server Connection Timeout | The duration in number of seconds that Rancher waits before considering the server unreachable. |
| Service Account Distinguished Name | Enter the Distinguished Name (DN) of the user that should be used to bind, search and retrieve LDAP entries. |
| Service Account Password | The password for the service account. |
| User Search Base | Enter the Distinguished Name of the node in your directory tree from which to start searching for user objects. All users must be descendents of this base DN. For example: "ou=people,dc=acme,dc=com".|
| Group Search Base | If your groups live under a different node than the one configured under `User Search Base` you will need to provide the Distinguished Name here. Otherwise leave this field empty. For example: "ou=groups,dc=acme,dc=com".|
# User/Group Schema Configuration
If your OpenLDAP directory deviates from the standard OpenLDAP schema, you must complete the **Customize Schema** section to match it.
Note that the attribute mappings configured in this section are used by Rancher to construct search filters and resolve group membership. It is therefore always recommended to verify that the configuration here matches the schema used in your OpenLDAP.
If you are unfamiliar with the user/group schema used in the OpenLDAP server, consult your LDAP administrator or refer to the section [Identify Search Base and Schema using ldapsearch](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/about-authentication/authentication-config/configure-active-directory.md#annex-identify-search-base-and-schema-using-ldapsearch) in the Active Directory authentication documentation.
### User Schema Configuration
The table below details the parameters for the user schema configuration.
<figcaption>User Schema Configuration Parameters</figcaption>
| Parameter | Description |
|:--|:--|
| Object Class | The name of the object class used for user objects in your domain. If defined, only specify the name of the object class - *don't* include it in an LDAP wrapper such as &(objectClass=xxxx) |
| Username Attribute | The user attribute whose value is suitable as a display name. |
| Login Attribute | The attribute whose value matches the username part of credentials entered by your users when logging in to Rancher. This is typically `uid`. |
| User Member Attribute | The user attribute containing the Distinguished Name of groups a user is member of. Usually this is one of `memberOf` or `isMemberOf`. |
| Search Attribute | When a user enters text to add users or groups in the UI, Rancher queries the LDAP server and attempts to match users by the attributes provided in this setting. Multiple attributes can be specified by separating them with the pipe ("\|") symbol. |
| User Enabled Attribute | If the schema of your OpenLDAP server supports a user attribute whose value can be evaluated to determine if the account is disabled or locked, enter the name of that attribute. The default OpenLDAP schema does not support this and the field should usually be left empty. |
| Disabled Status Bitmask | This is the value for a disabled/locked user account. The parameter is ignored if `User Enabled Attribute` is empty. |
### Group Schema Configuration
The table below details the parameters for the group schema configuration.
<figcaption>Group Schema Configuration Parameters</figcaption>
| Parameter | Description |
|:--|:--|
| Object Class | The name of the object class used for group entries in your domain. If defined, only specify the name of the object class - *don't* include it in an LDAP wrapper such as &(objectClass=xxxx) |
| Name Attribute | The group attribute whose value is suitable for a display name. |
| Group Member User Attribute | The name of the **user attribute** whose format matches the group members in the `Group Member Mapping Attribute`. |
| Group Member Mapping Attribute | The name of the group attribute containing the members of a group. |
| Search Attribute | Attribute used to construct search filters when adding groups to clusters or projects in the UI. See description of user schema `Search Attribute`. |
| Group DN Attribute | The name of the group attribute whose format matches the values in the user's group membership attribute. See `User Member Attribute`. |
| Nested Group Membership | This settings defines whether Rancher should resolve nested group memberships. Use only if your organization makes use of these nested memberships (ie. you have groups that contain other groups as members). This option is disabled if you are using Shibboleth. |
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---
title: Feature Flags
---
Feature flags were introduced to allow you to try experimental features that are not enabled by default.
To learn about feature values and how to enable features, refer [here](../../pages-for-subheaders/enable-experimental-features.md).
:::note
There are some feature flags that may require a restart of the Rancher server container. These features that require a restart are marked in the table of these docs and in the UI.
:::
The following is a list of the feature flags available in Rancher:
- `harvester`: This feature flag is available starting in v2.6.1. It is used to manage access to the Virtualization Management page where users can navigate directly to Harvester clusters and access the Harvester UI. For more information, see [this page](../../explanations/integrations-in-rancher/harvester.md#feature-flag/).
- `rke2`: Used to enable the ability to provision RKE2 clusters. By default, this feature flag is enabled, which allows users to attempt to provision these type of clusters.
- `fleet`: The previous `fleet` feature flag is now required to be enabled as the Fleet capabilities are leveraged within the new provisioning framework. If you had this feature flag disabled in earlier versions, upon upgrading to Rancher v2.6, the flag will automatically be enabled. See this [page](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/deploy-apps-across-clusters/fleet.md) for more information.
- `continuous-delivery`: In Rancher v2.5.x, Fleet came with a GitOps feature that could not be disabled separately from Fleet. In Rancher v2.6, the `continuous-delivery` feature flag was introduced to allow the GitOps feature of Fleet to be disabled. For more information, see [this page.](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/advanced-options/enable-experimental-features/continuous-delivery.md).
- `legacy`: There are a set of features from previous versions that are slowly being phased out of Rancher for newer iterations of the feature. This is a mix of deprecated features as well as features that will eventually be moved to newer variations in Rancher. By default, this feature flag is disabled for new installations. If you are upgrading from a previous version, this feature flag would be enabled.
- `token-hashing`: Used to enable new token-hashing feature. Once enabled, existing tokens will be hashed and all new tokens will be hashed automatically using the SHA256 algorithm. Once a token is hashed it cannot be undone. Once this feature flag is enabled, it cannot be disabled. See [hashing of tokens](../../reference-guides/about-the-api/api-tokens.md) for more information.
- `unsupported-storage-drivers`: This feature [allows unsupported storage drivers.](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/advanced-options/enable-experimental-features/unsupported-storage-drivers.md). In other words, it enables types for storage providers and provisioners that are not enabled by default.
- `istio-virtual-service-ui`: This feature enables a [UI to create, read, update, and delete Istio virtual services and destination rules,](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/advanced-options/enable-experimental-features/istio-traffic-management-features.md) which are traffic management features of Istio.
- `multi-cluster-management`: Used for multi-cluster provisioning and management of Kubernetes clusters. This feature flag can only be set at install time and not changed afterwards.
The below table shows the availability and default value for feature flags in Rancher:
| Feature Flag Name | Default Value | Status | Available as of | Rancher Restart Required? |
| ----------------------------- | ------------- | ------------ | --------------- |---|
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `false` | Experimental | v2.3.0 | |
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `true` | GA* | v2.3.2 | |
| `unsupported-storage-drivers` | `false` | Experimental | v2.3.0 | |
| `fleet` | `true` | GA* | v2.5.0 | |
| `fleet` | `true` | Can no longer be disabled | v2.6.0 | N/A |
| `continuous-delivery` | `true` | GA* | v2.6.0 | |
| `token-hashing` | `false` for new installs, `true` for upgrades | GA* | v2.6.0 | |
| `legacy` | `false` for new installs, `true` for upgrades | GA* | v2.6.0 | |
| `multi-cluster-management` | `false` | GA* | v2.5.0 | |
| `harvester` | `true` | Experimental | v2.6.1 | |
| `rke2` | `true` | Experimental | v2.6.0 | |
\* Generally Available. This feature is included in Rancher and it is not experimental.
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---
title: Rancher Helm Chart Options
---
This page is a configuration reference for the Rancher Helm chart.
For help choosing a Helm chart version, refer to [this page.](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/choose-a-rancher-version.md)
For information on enabling experimental features, refer to [this page.](../../pages-for-subheaders/enable-experimental-features.md)
## Common Options
| Option | Default Value | Description |
| ------------------------- | ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `bootstrapPassword` | " " | `string` - Set the [bootstrap password](#bootstrap-password) for the first admin user. After logging in, the admin will need to reset their password. A randomly generated bootstrap password is used if this value is not set.
| `hostname` | " " | `string` - the Fully Qualified Domain Name for your Rancher Server |
| `ingress.tls.source` | "rancher" | `string` - Where to get the cert for the ingress. - "rancher, letsEncrypt, secret" |
| `letsEncrypt.email` | " " | `string` - Your email address |
| `letsEncrypt.environment` | "production" | `string` - Valid options: "staging, production" |
| `privateCA` | false | `bool` - Set to true if your cert is signed by a private CA |
<br/>
## Advanced Options
| Option | Default Value | Description |
| ------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `additionalTrustedCAs` | false | `bool` - See [Additional Trusted CAs](#additional-trusted-cas) |
| `addLocal` | "true" | `string` - Have Rancher detect and import the "local" Rancher server cluster. _Note: This option is no longer available in v2.5.0. Consider using the `restrictedAdmin` option to prevent users from modifying the local cluster._ |
| `antiAffinity` | "preferred" | `string` - AntiAffinity rule for Rancher pods - "preferred, required" |
| `auditLog.destination` | "sidecar" | `string` - Stream to sidecar container console or hostPath volume - "sidecar, hostPath" |
| `auditLog.hostPath` | "/var/log/rancher/audit" | `string` - log file destination on host (only applies when `auditLog.destination` is set to `hostPath`) |
| `auditLog.level` | 0 | `int` - set the [API Audit Log](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/advanced-options/advanced-use-cases/enable-api-audit-log.md) level. 0 is off. [0-3] |
| `auditLog.maxAge` | 1 | `int` - maximum number of days to retain old audit log files (only applies when `auditLog.destination` is set to `hostPath`) |
| `auditLog.maxBackup` | 1 | `int` - maximum number of audit log files to retain (only applies when `auditLog.destination` is set to `hostPath`) |
| `auditLog.maxSize` | 100 | `int` - maximum size in megabytes of the audit log file before it gets rotated (only applies when `auditLog.destination` is set to `hostPath`) |
| `busyboxImage` | "busybox" | `string` - Image location for busybox image used to collect audit logs |
| `certmanager.version` | "" | `string` - set cert-manager compatibility |
| `debug` | false | `bool` - set debug flag on rancher server |
| `extraEnv` | [] | `list` - set additional environment variables for Rancher |
| `imagePullSecrets` | [] | `list` - list of names of Secret resource containing private registry credentials |
| `ingress.configurationSnippet` | "" | `string` - Add additional Nginx configuration. Can be used for proxy configuration. |
| `ingress.extraAnnotations` | {} | `map` - additional annotations to customize the ingress |
| `ingress.enabled` | true | When set to false, Helm will not install a Rancher ingress. Set the option to false to deploy your own ingress. |
| `letsEncrypt.ingress.class` | "" | `string` - optional ingress class for the cert-manager acmesolver ingress that responds to the Let's Encrypt ACME challenges. Options: traefik, nginx. | |
| `noProxy` | "127.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16,.svc,.cluster.local,cattle-system.svc" | `string` - comma separated list of hostnames or ip address not to use the proxy | |
| `proxy` | "" | `string` - HTTP[S] proxy server for Rancher |
| `rancherImage` | "rancher/rancher" | `string` - rancher image source |
| `rancherImagePullPolicy` | "IfNotPresent" | `string` - Override imagePullPolicy for rancher server images - "Always", "Never", "IfNotPresent" |
| `rancherImageTag` | same as chart version | `string` - rancher/rancher image tag |
| `replicas` | 3 | `int` - Number of Rancher server replicas. Setting to -1 will dynamically choose 1, 2, or 3 based on the number of available nodes in the cluster. |
| `resources` | {} | `map` - rancher pod resource requests & limits |
| `restrictedAdmin` | `false` | `bool` - When this option is set to true, the initial Rancher user has restricted access to the local Kubernetes cluster to prevent privilege escalation. For more information, see the section about the [restricted-admin role.](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/manage-role-based-access-control-rbac/global-permissions.md#restricted-admin) |
| `systemDefaultRegistry` | "" | `string` - private registry to be used for all system container images, e.g., registry.example.com |
| `tls` | "ingress" | `string` - See [External TLS Termination](#external-tls-termination) for details. - "ingress, external" |
| `useBundledSystemChart` | `false` | `bool` - select to use the system-charts packaged with Rancher server. This option is used for air gapped installations. |
### Bootstrap Password
When Rancher starts for the first time, a password is randomly generated for the first admin user. When the admin first logs in to Rancher, the UI shows commands that can be used to retrieve the bootstrap password. The admin needs to run those commands and log in with the bootstrap password. Then Rancher gives the admin an opportunity to reset the password.
If you want to use a specific bootstrap password instead of a randomly generated one, provide the password.
```plain
--set bootstrapPassword="rancher"
```
The password, whether provided or generated, will be stored in a Kubernetes secret. After Rancher is installed, the UI will show instructions for how to retrieve the password using kubectl:
```
kubectl get secret --namespace cattle-system bootstrap-secret -o go-template='{{ .data.bootstrapPassword|base64decode}}{{ "\n" }}'
```
### API Audit Log
Enabling the [API Audit Log](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/advanced-options/advanced-use-cases/enable-api-audit-log.md)
You can collect this log as you would any container log. Enable [logging](../../pages-for-subheaders/logging.md) for the `System` Project on the Rancher server cluster.
```plain
--set auditLog.level=1
```
By default enabling Audit Logging will create a sidecar container in the Rancher pod. This container (`rancher-audit-log`) will stream the log to `stdout`. You can collect this log as you would any container log. When using the sidecar as the audit log destination, the `hostPath`, `maxAge`, `maxBackups`, and `maxSize` options do not apply. It's advised to use your OS or Docker daemon's log rotation features to control disk space use. Enable [logging](../../pages-for-subheaders/logging.md) for the Rancher server cluster or System Project.
Set the `auditLog.destination` to `hostPath` to forward logs to volume shared with the host system instead of streaming to a sidecar container. When setting the destination to `hostPath` you may want to adjust the other auditLog parameters for log rotation.
### Setting Extra Environment Variables
You can set extra environment variables for Rancher server using `extraEnv`. This list uses the same `name` and `value` keys as the container manifest definitions. Remember to quote the values.
```plain
--set 'extraEnv[0].name=CATTLE_TLS_MIN_VERSION'
--set 'extraEnv[0].value=1.0'
```
### TLS Settings
When you install Rancher inside of a Kubernetes cluster, TLS is offloaded at the cluster's ingress controller. The possible TLS settings depend on the used ingress controller.
See [TLS settings](tls-settings.md) for more information and options.
### Import `local` Cluster
By default Rancher server will detect and import the `local` cluster it's running on. User with access to the `local` cluster will essentially have "root" access to all the clusters managed by Rancher server.
:::caution
If you turn addLocal off, most Rancher v2.5 features won't work, including the EKS provisioner.
:::
If this is a concern in your environment you can set this option to "false" on your initial install.
This option is only effective on the initial Rancher install. See [Issue 16522](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/issues/16522) for more information.
```plain
--set addLocal="false"
```
### Customizing your Ingress
To customize or use a different ingress with Rancher server you can set your own Ingress annotations.
Example on setting a custom certificate issuer:
```plain
--set ingress.extraAnnotations.'cert-manager\.io/cluster-issuer'=issuer-name
```
Example on setting a static proxy header with `ingress.configurationSnippet`. This value is parsed like a template so variables can be used.
```plain
--set ingress.configurationSnippet='more_set_input_headers X-Forwarded-Host {{ .Values.hostname }};'
```
### HTTP Proxy
Rancher requires internet access for some functionality (helm charts). Use `proxy` to set your proxy server.
Add your IP exceptions to the `noProxy` list. Make sure you add the Pod cluster IP range (default: `10.42.0.0/16`), Service cluster IP range (default: `10.43.0.0/16`), the internal cluster domains (default: `.svc,.cluster.local`) and any worker cluster `controlplane` nodes. Rancher supports CIDR notation ranges in this list.
```plain
--set proxy="http://<username>:<password>@<proxy_url>:<proxy_port>/"
--set noProxy="127.0.0.0/8\,10.0.0.0/8\,172.16.0.0/12\,192.168.0.0/16\,.svc\,.cluster.local"
```
### Additional Trusted CAs
If you have private registries, catalogs or a proxy that intercepts certificates, you may need to add additional trusted CAs to Rancher.
```plain
--set additionalTrustedCAs=true
```
Once the Rancher deployment is created, copy your CA certs in pem format into a file named `ca-additional.pem` and use `kubectl` to create the `tls-ca-additional` secret in the `cattle-system` namespace.
```plain
kubectl -n cattle-system create secret generic tls-ca-additional --from-file=ca-additional.pem=./ca-additional.pem
```
### Private Registry and Air Gap Installs
For details on installing Rancher with a private registry, see the [air gap installation docs.](../../pages-for-subheaders/air-gapped-helm-cli-install.md)
# External TLS Termination
We recommend configuring your load balancer as a Layer 4 balancer, forwarding plain 80/tcp and 443/tcp to the Rancher Management cluster nodes. The Ingress Controller on the cluster will redirect http traffic on port 80 to https on port 443.
You may terminate the SSL/TLS on a L7 load balancer external to the Rancher cluster (ingress). Use the `--set tls=external` option and point your load balancer at port http 80 on all of the Rancher cluster nodes. This will expose the Rancher interface on http port 80. Be aware that clients that are allowed to connect directly to the Rancher cluster will not be encrypted. If you choose to do this we recommend that you restrict direct access at the network level to just your load balancer.
:::note
If you are using a Private CA signed certificate, add `--set privateCA=true` and see [Adding TLS Secrets - Using a Private CA Signed Certificate](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/resources/add-tls-secrets.md) to add the CA cert for Rancher.
:::
Your load balancer must support long lived websocket connections and will need to insert proxy headers so Rancher can route links correctly.
### Configuring Ingress for External TLS when Using NGINX v0.25
In NGINX v0.25, the behavior of NGINX has [changed](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/blob/master/Changelog.md#0220) regarding forwarding headers and external TLS termination. Therefore, in the scenario that you are using external TLS termination configuration with NGINX v0.25, you must edit the `cluster.yml` to enable the `use-forwarded-headers` option for ingress:
```yaml
ingress:
provider: nginx
options:
use-forwarded-headers: 'true'
```
### Required Headers
- `Host`
- `X-Forwarded-Proto`
- `X-Forwarded-Port`
- `X-Forwarded-For`
### Recommended Timeouts
- Read Timeout: `1800 seconds`
- Write Timeout: `1800 seconds`
- Connect Timeout: `30 seconds`
### Health Checks
Rancher will respond `200` to health checks on the `/healthz` endpoint.
### Example NGINX config
This NGINX configuration is tested on NGINX 1.14.
:::caution
This NGINX configuration is only an example and may not suit your environment. For complete documentation, see [NGINX Load Balancing - HTTP Load Balancing](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/load-balancer/http-load-balancer/).
:::
- Replace `IP_NODE1`, `IP_NODE2` and `IP_NODE3` with the IP addresses of the nodes in your cluster.
- Replace both occurrences of `FQDN` to the DNS name for Rancher.
- Replace `/certs/fullchain.pem` and `/certs/privkey.pem` to the location of the server certificate and the server certificate key respectively.
```
worker_processes 4;
worker_rlimit_nofile 40000;
events {
worker_connections 8192;
}
http {
upstream rancher {
server IP_NODE_1:80;
server IP_NODE_2:80;
server IP_NODE_3:80;
}
map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
default Upgrade;
'' close;
}
server {
listen 443 ssl http2;
server_name FQDN;
ssl_certificate /certs/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /certs/privkey.pem;
location / {
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Port $server_port;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_pass http://rancher;
proxy_http_version 1.1;
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
# This allows the ability for the execute shell window to remain open for up to 15 minutes. Without this parameter, the default is 1 minute and will automatically close.
proxy_read_timeout 900s;
proxy_buffering off;
}
}
server {
listen 80;
server_name FQDN;
return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}
}
```
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
---
title: TLS Settings
---
Changing the default TLS settings depends on the chosen installation method.
# Running Rancher in a highly available Kubernetes cluster
When you install Rancher inside of a Kubernetes cluster, TLS is offloaded at the cluster's ingress controller. The possible TLS settings depend on the used ingress controller:
* nginx-ingress-controller (default for RKE1 and RKE2): [Default TLS Version and Ciphers](https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/user-guide/tls/#default-tls-version-and-ciphers).
* traefik (default for K3s): [TLS Options](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/https/tls/#tls-options).
# Running Rancher in a single Docker container
The default TLS configuration only accepts TLS 1.2 and secure TLS cipher suites. You can change this by setting the following environment variables:
| Parameter | Description | Default | Available options |
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| `CATTLE_TLS_MIN_VERSION` | Minimum TLS version | `1.2` | `1.0`, `1.1`, `1.2`, `1.3` |
| `CATTLE_TLS_CIPHERS` | Allowed TLS cipher suites | `TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256`,<br/>`TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384`,<br/>`TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305`,<br/>`TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256`,<br/>`TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384`,<br/>`TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305` | See [Golang tls constants](https://golang.org/pkg/crypto/tls/#pkg-constants) |
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ If the scrape configuration you want cannot be specified via a ServiceMonitor or
A [scrape_config section](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/configuration/configuration/#scrape_config) specifies a set of targets and parameters describing how to scrape them. In the general case, one scrape configuration specifies a single job.
An example of where this might be used is with Istio. For more information, see [this section.](../../explanations/integrations-in-rancher/istio/configuration-options/selectors-and-scrape-configurations.md)
An example of where this might be used is with Istio. For more information, see [this section.](../../integrations-in-rancher/istio/configuration-options/selectors-and-scrape-configurations.md)
## Configuring Applications Packaged within Monitoring v2
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The [Alertmanager Config](https://prometheus.io/docs/alerting/latest/configurati
:::note
This section assumes familiarity with how monitoring components work together. For more information about Alertmanager, see [this section.](../../explanations/integrations-in-rancher/monitoring-and-alerting/how-monitoring-works.md#3-how-alertmanager-works)
This section assumes familiarity with how monitoring components work together. For more information about Alertmanager, see [this section.](../../integrations-in-rancher/monitoring-and-alerting/how-monitoring-works.md#3-how-alertmanager-works)
:::
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ For more information about configuring routes, refer to the [official Alertmanag
:::note
This section assumes familiarity with how monitoring components work together. For more information, see [this section.](../../explanations/integrations-in-rancher/monitoring-and-alerting/how-monitoring-works.md)
This section assumes familiarity with how monitoring components work together. For more information, see [this section.](../../integrations-in-rancher/monitoring-and-alerting/how-monitoring-works.md)
:::
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ServiceMonitors are more commonly used than PodMonitors, and we recommend them f
:::note
This section assumes familiarity with how monitoring components work together. For more information about Alertmanager, see [this section.](../../explanations/integrations-in-rancher/monitoring-and-alerting/how-monitoring-works.md)
This section assumes familiarity with how monitoring components work together. For more information about Alertmanager, see [this section.](../../integrations-in-rancher/monitoring-and-alerting/how-monitoring-works.md)
:::
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
The pipelines' internal Docker registry and the Minio workloads use ephemeral volumes by default. This default storage works out-of-the-box and makes testing easy, but you lose the build images and build logs if the node running the Docker Registry or Minio fails. In most cases this is fine. If you want build images and logs to survive node failures, you can configure the Docker Registry and Minio to use persistent volumes.
This section assumes that you understand how persistent storage works in Kubernetes. For more information, refer to the section on [how storage works.](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/create-kubernetes-persistent-storage/manage-persistent-storage/about-persistent-storage.md)
This section assumes that you understand how persistent storage works in Kubernetes. For more information, refer to the section on [how storage works.](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/create-kubernetes-persistent-storage/manage-persistent-storage/about-persistent-storage.md)
:::note Prerequisites for both parts A and B:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Rancher's integration with Istio was improved in Rancher v2.5.
For more information, refer to the Istio documentation [here.](../pages-for-subheaders/istio.md)
## OPA Gatekeeper
[OPA Gatekeeper](https://github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper) is an open-source project that provides integration between OPA and Kubernetes to provide policy control via admission controller webhooks. For details on how to enable Gatekeeper in Rancher, refer to the [OPA Gatekeeper section.](../explanations/integrations-in-rancher/opa-gatekeeper.md)
[OPA Gatekeeper](https://github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper) is an open-source project that provides integration between OPA and Kubernetes to provide policy control via admission controller webhooks. For details on how to enable Gatekeeper in Rancher, refer to the [OPA Gatekeeper section.](../integrations-in-rancher/opa-gatekeeper.md)
## CIS Scans
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ For more best practices for downstream clusters, refer to the [production checkl
If you are using an [authorized cluster endpoint (ACE),](../../pages-for-subheaders/rancher-manager-architecture.md#4-authorized-cluster-endpoint) we recommend creating an FQDN pointing to a load balancer which balances traffic across your nodes with the `controlplane` role.
If you are using private CA signed certificates on the load balancer, you have to supply the CA certificate, which will be included in the generated kubeconfig file to validate the certificate chain. See the documentation on [kubeconfig files](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md) and [API keys](../user-settings/api-keys.md#creating-an-api-key) for more information.
If you are using private CA signed certificates on the load balancer, you have to supply the CA certificate, which will be included in the generated kubeconfig file to validate the certificate chain. See the documentation on [kubeconfig files](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md) and [API keys](../user-settings/api-keys.md#creating-an-api-key) for more information.
As of Rancher v2.6.3, ACE support is available for registered RKE2 and K3s clusters. To view the manual steps to perform on the downstream cluster to enable the ACE, click [here](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/kubernetes-clusters-in-rancher-setup/register-existing-clusters.md#authorized-cluster-endpoint-support-for-rke2-and-k3s-clusters).
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The authentication proxy forwards all Kubernetes API calls to downstream cluster
Rancher communicates with Kubernetes clusters using a [service account,](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/) which provides an identity for processes that run in a pod.
By default, Rancher generates a [kubeconfig file](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md) that contains credentials for proxying through the Rancher server to connect to the Kubernetes API server on a downstream user cluster. The kubeconfig file (`kube_config_rancher-cluster.yml`) contains full access to the cluster.
By default, Rancher generates a [kubeconfig file](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md) that contains credentials for proxying through the Rancher server to connect to the Kubernetes API server on a downstream user cluster. The kubeconfig file (`kube_config_rancher-cluster.yml`) contains full access to the cluster.
### 2. Cluster Controllers and Cluster Agents
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Like the authorized cluster endpoint, the `kube-api-auth` authentication service
With this endpoint enabled for the downstream cluster, Rancher generates an extra Kubernetes context in the kubeconfig file in order to connect directly to the cluster. This file has the credentials for `kubectl` and `helm`.
You will need to use a context defined in this kubeconfig file to access the cluster if Rancher goes down. Therefore, we recommend exporting the kubeconfig file so that if Rancher goes down, you can still use the credentials in the file to access your cluster. For more information, refer to the section on accessing your cluster with [kubectl and the kubeconfig file.](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md)
You will need to use a context defined in this kubeconfig file to access the cluster if Rancher goes down. Therefore, we recommend exporting the kubeconfig file so that if Rancher goes down, you can still use the credentials in the file to access your cluster. For more information, refer to the section on accessing your cluster with [kubectl and the kubeconfig file.](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md)
# Important Files
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The files mentioned below are needed to maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade your
> **Note:** The "rancher-cluster" parts of the two latter file names are dependent on how you name the RKE cluster configuration file.
For more information on connecting to a cluster without the Rancher authentication proxy and other configuration options, refer to the [kubeconfig file](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md) documentation.
For more information on connecting to a cluster without the Rancher authentication proxy and other configuration options, refer to the [kubeconfig file](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/manage-clusters/access-clusters/use-kubectl-and-kubeconfig.md) documentation.
# Tools for Provisioning Kubernetes Clusters
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ For more details about evaluating a hardened cluster against the official CIS be
#### Known Issues
- Rancher **exec shell** and **view logs** for pods are **not** functional in a CIS v1.6 hardened setup when only public IP is provided when registering custom nodes. This functionality requires a private IP to be provided when registering the custom nodes.
- When setting the `default_pod_security_policy_template_id:` to `restricted` or `restricted-noroot`, based on the pod security policies (PSP) [provided](../../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/create-pod-security-policies.md) by Rancher, Rancher creates **RoleBindings** and **ClusterRoleBindings** on the default service accounts. The CIS v1.6 check 5.1.5 requires that the default service accounts have no roles or cluster roles bound to it apart from the defaults. In addition the default service accounts should be configured such that it does not provide a service account token and does not have any explicit rights assignments.
- When setting the `default_pod_security_policy_template_id:` to `restricted` or `restricted-noroot`, based on the pod security policies (PSP) [provided](../../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/create-pod-security-policies.md) by Rancher, Rancher creates **RoleBindings** and **ClusterRoleBindings** on the default service accounts. The CIS v1.6 check 5.1.5 requires that the default service accounts have no roles or cluster roles bound to it apart from the defaults. In addition the default service accounts should be configured such that it does not provide a service account token and does not have any explicit rights assignments.
### Configure Kernel Runtime Parameters
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The API Audit Log records all the user and system transactions made through Ranc
The API Audit Log writes to `/var/log/auditlog` inside the rancher container by default. Share that directory as a volume and set your `AUDIT_LEVEL` to enable the log.
See [API Audit Log](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/advanced-options/advanced-use-cases/enable-api-audit-log.md) for more information and options.
See [API Audit Log](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/enable-api-audit-log.md) for more information and options.
Privileged access is [required.](../../pages-for-subheaders/rancher-on-a-single-node-with-docker.md#privileged-access-for-rancher)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped \
Privileged access is [required.](../../pages-for-subheaders/rancher-on-a-single-node-with-docker.md#privileged-access-for-rancher)
See [TLS settings](../installation-references/tls-settings.md) for more information and options.
See [TLS settings](../../getting-started/installation-and-upgrade/installation-references/tls-settings.md) for more information and options.
### Air Gap
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ All cloud credentials are bound to the user profile of who created it. They **ca
1. Click **☰ > Cluster Management**.
1. Click **Cloud Credentials**.
1. Click **Create**.
1. Click a cloud credential type. The values of this dropdown is based on the `active` [node drivers](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/about-provisioning-drivers/manage-node-drivers.md) in Rancher.
1. Click a cloud credential type. The values of this dropdown is based on the `active` [node drivers](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/about-provisioning-drivers/manage-node-drivers.md) in Rancher.
1. Enter a name for the cloud credential.
1. Based on the selected cloud credential type, enter the required values to authenticate with the infrastructure provider.
1. Click **Create**.
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ When you create a node template, it is bound to your user profile. Node template
1. Choose the node template that you want to edit and click the **⋮ > Edit**.
:::note
The default `active` [node drivers](../../how-to-guides/advanced-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/about-provisioning-drivers/manage-node-drivers.md) and any node driver, that has fields marked as `password`, are required to use [cloud credentials](../../pages-for-subheaders/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#cloud-credentials).
The default `active` [node drivers](../../how-to-guides/new-user-guides/authentication-permissions-and-global-configuration/about-provisioning-drivers/manage-node-drivers.md) and any node driver, that has fields marked as `password`, are required to use [cloud credentials](../../pages-for-subheaders/use-new-nodes-in-an-infra-provider.md#cloud-credentials).
:::