From b49081e24c6959918b99550d0073c1227f4128f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Catherine Luse Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 10:09:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify description of private registry RKE option (#1843) * Clarify description of private registry RKE option * Edit section for private registries in RKE config options --- .../cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/options/_index.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/options/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/options/_index.md index fae5d2f33ee..2ea0f598623 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/options/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/cluster-provisioning/rke-clusters/options/_index.md @@ -58,7 +58,14 @@ If you want to see all the configuration options for a cluster, please click **S _Available as of v2.2.0_ -If you are using a private registry with authentication for your Docker images, please configure the registry in this section to allow the nodes to pull images from this registry. See [Private Registries]({{< baseurl >}}/rke/latest/en/config-options/private-registries/) for more information. +The registry configuration here is applied during the provisioning of the cluster. This option tells Rancher where to pull the [system images]({{}}/rke/latest/en/config-options/system-images/) or [addon images.]({{}}/rke/latest/en/config-options/add-ons/) + +- **System images** are components needed to maintain the Kubernetes cluster. +- **Add-ons** are used to deploy several cluster components, including network plug-ins, the ingress controller, the DNS provider, or the metrics server. + +To deploy workloads that pull images from a private registry, you will need to [set up your own Kubernetes registry]({{}}rancher/v2.x/en/k8s-in-rancher/registries/) for your project. + +See the [RKE documentation on private registries]({{< baseurl >}}/rke/latest/en/config-options/private-registries/) for more information on the private registry for components applied during the provisioning of the cluster. ### Authorized Cluster Endpoint