diff --git a/docs/getting-started/quick-start-guides/deploy-rancher-manager/helm-cli.md b/docs/getting-started/quick-start-guides/deploy-rancher-manager/helm-cli.md index ec47ac7df19..7093fd95f44 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started/quick-start-guides/deploy-rancher-manager/helm-cli.md +++ b/docs/getting-started/quick-start-guides/deploy-rancher-manager/helm-cli.md @@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ The full installation requirements are [here](../../../pages-for-subheaders/inst ## Install K3s on Linux +Rancher needs to be installed on a supported Kubernetes version. To specify the K3s version, use the INSTALL_K3S_VERSION (e.g., `INSTALL_K3S_VERSION="v1.24.10+k3s1"`) environment variable when running the K3s installation script. Refer to the [support maintenance terms](https://rancher.com/support-maintenance-terms/). + Install a K3s cluster by running this command on the Linux machine: ``` -curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | INSTALL_K3S_VERSION="***" sh -s - server --cluster-init +curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | INSTALL_K3S_VERSION= sh -s - server --cluster-init ``` -Rancher needs to be installed on a supported Kubernetes version. To specify the K3s version, use the INSTALL_K3S_VERSION environment variable when running the K3s installation script. Refer to the [support maintenance terms](https://rancher.com/support-maintenance-terms/). - Using `--cluster-init` allows K3s to use embedded etcd as the datastore and has the ability to convert to an HA setup. Refer to [High Availability with Embedded DB](https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/installation/ha-embedded/). Save the IP of the Linux machine. @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ The kubeconfig file is important for accessing the Kubernetes cluster. Copy the scp root@:/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml ~/.kube/config ``` +In some cases it may need to make sure that your shell has the environment variable `KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/config` defined, for instance, it can be exported in your profile or rc files. +