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The following is a list of the feature flags available in Rancher:
- `dashboard`: This feature enables the new experimental UI that has a new look and feel. The dashboard also leverages a new API in Rancher which allows the UI to access the default Kubernetes resources without any intervention from Rancher.
- `fleet`: Rancher comes with [Fleet]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.5/en/deploy-across-clusters/fleet) preinstalled in v2.5+.
- `istio-virtual-service-ui`: This feature enables a [UI to create, read, update, and delete Istio virtual services and destination rules]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.5/en/installation/options/feature-flags/istio-virtual-service-ui), which are traffic management features of Istio.
- `proxy`: This feature enables Rancher to use a new simplified code base for the proxy, which can help enhance performance and security. The proxy feature is known to have issues with Helm deployments, which prevents any catalog applications to be deployed which includes Rancher's tools like monitoring, logging, Istio, etc.
- `unsupported-storage-drivers`: This feature [allows unsupported storage drivers.]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.5/en/installation/options/feature-flags/enable-not-default-storage-drivers) In other words, it enables types for storage providers and provisioners that are not enabled by default.
The below table shows the availability and default value for feature flags in Rancher:
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| Feature Flag Name | Default Value | Status | Available as of | Rancher Restart Required? |
| ----------------------------- | ------------- | ------------ | --------------- |---|
| `dashboard` | `true` | Experimental | v2.4.0 | x |
| `dashboard` | `true` | GA* | v2.5.0 | x |
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `false` | Experimental | v2.3.0 | |
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `true` | GA | v2.3.2 | |
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `true` | GA* | v2.3.2 | |
| `proxy` | `false` | Experimental | v2.4.0 | |
| `proxy` | N/A | Discontinued | v2.5.0 | |
| `unsupported-storage-drivers` | `false` | Experimental | v2.3.0 | |
| `fleet` | `true` | GA* | v2.5.0 | |
\* Generally Available. This feature is included in Rancher and it is not experimental.
# Enabling Features when Starting Rancher
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- `dashboard`: This feature enables the new experimental UI that has a new look and feel. The dashboard also leverages a new API in Rancher which allows the UI to access the default Kubernetes resources without any intervention from Rancher.
- `istio-virtual-service-ui`: This feature enables a [UI to create, read, update, and delete Istio virtual services and destination rules]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/options/feature-flags/istio-virtual-service-ui), which are traffic management features of Istio.
- `proxy`: This feature enables Rancher to use a new simplified code base for the proxy, which can help enhance performance and security. The proxy feature is known to have issues with Helm deployments, which prevents any catalog applications to be deployed which includes Rancher's tools like monitoring, logging, Istio, etc.
- `proxy`: This feature enables Rancher to use a new simplified code base for the proxy, which can help enhance performance and security. The proxy feature is known to have issues with Helm deployments, which prevents any catalog applications to be deployed which includes Rancher's tools like monitoring, logging, Istio, etc. It is discontinued in Rancher v2.5.
- `unsupported-storage-drivers`: This feature [allows unsupported storage drivers.]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/options/feature-flags/enable-not-default-storage-drivers) In other words, it enables types for storage providers and provisioners that are not enabled by default.
- `fleet`: Rancher comes with [Fleet]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.x/en/deploy-across-clusters/fleet/) preinstalled in v2.5+.
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? |
| ----------------------------- | ------------- | ------------ | --------------- |---|
| `dashboard` | `true` | Experimental | v2.4.0 | x |
| `dashboard` | `true` | GA* | v2.5.0 | x |
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `false` | Experimental | v2.3.0 | |
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `true` | GA | v2.3.2 | |
| `istio-virtual-service-ui` | `true` | GA* | v2.3.2 | |
| `proxy` | `false` | Experimental | v2.4.0 | |
| `proxy` | N/A | Discontinued | v2.5.0 | |
| `unsupported-storage-drivers` | `false` | Experimental | v2.3.0 | |
| `fleet` | `true` | GA* | v2.5.0 | |
\* Generally Available. This feature is included in Rancher and it is not experimental.
# Enabling Features when Starting Rancher