diff --git a/docs/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md b/docs/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9ab9e27d408 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +title: Kubernetes on the Desktop with Rancher Desktop +--- + +
+ + + +Developing and testing cloud-native applications on your desktop requires a set of foundational blocks such as a virtual machine (if on macOS or Windows), a container run time, Kubernetes, popular utilities, etc. Installing these components individually and getting them to work with each other can get pesky at times. Rancher Desktop nicely bundles all these essential building blocks into an easily installable and manageable desktop application that offers the key features below. + +- Simple and easy installation on macOS, Linux and Windows operating systems. +- A ready to use light weight Kubernetes distribution (K3s) and the ability to pick Kubernetes versions. +- GUI-based cluster dashboard powered by Rancher to explore your local cluster. +- Freedom to choose between multiple container engines (dockerd(moby) vs. containerd). +- Preferences settings to configure the application to fit your needs. +- Bundled tools required for your container, Kubernetes-based development, operations workflows. +- Periodic updates to maintain the bundled tools’ versions up to date. +- Integrates with proven tools/IDEs (VS Code extensions, Skaffold, etc). +- Image & Registry access control. +- Support for Docker extensions. + +To learn more about Rancher Desktop, visit https://rancherdesktop.io and read the docs at https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/ + +To install Rancher Desktop on your machine, refer to the [installation guide](https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/getting-started/installation). + +## Trying Rancher on Rancher Desktop + +Rancher Desktop offers all the necessary setup and tools to make it easy for you to try out containerized and Helm-based applications. For example, you can try out Rancher Kubernetes Management platform right on your desktop using Rancher Desktop by following this [How-to guide](https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/how-to-guides/rancher-on-rancher-desktop). diff --git a/sidebars.js b/sidebars.js index 71e5f0a46d6..f89aeeb289f 100644 --- a/sidebars.js +++ b/sidebars.js @@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ const sidebars = { type: 'category', label: 'Integrations in Rancher', items: [ + 'integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop', { type: 'category', label: 'Cloud Marketplace Integration', diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.7/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9ab9e27d408 --- /dev/null +++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.7/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +title: Kubernetes on the Desktop with Rancher Desktop +--- + + + + + +Developing and testing cloud-native applications on your desktop requires a set of foundational blocks such as a virtual machine (if on macOS or Windows), a container run time, Kubernetes, popular utilities, etc. Installing these components individually and getting them to work with each other can get pesky at times. Rancher Desktop nicely bundles all these essential building blocks into an easily installable and manageable desktop application that offers the key features below. + +- Simple and easy installation on macOS, Linux and Windows operating systems. +- A ready to use light weight Kubernetes distribution (K3s) and the ability to pick Kubernetes versions. +- GUI-based cluster dashboard powered by Rancher to explore your local cluster. +- Freedom to choose between multiple container engines (dockerd(moby) vs. containerd). +- Preferences settings to configure the application to fit your needs. +- Bundled tools required for your container, Kubernetes-based development, operations workflows. +- Periodic updates to maintain the bundled tools’ versions up to date. +- Integrates with proven tools/IDEs (VS Code extensions, Skaffold, etc). +- Image & Registry access control. +- Support for Docker extensions. + +To learn more about Rancher Desktop, visit https://rancherdesktop.io and read the docs at https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/ + +To install Rancher Desktop on your machine, refer to the [installation guide](https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/getting-started/installation). + +## Trying Rancher on Rancher Desktop + +Rancher Desktop offers all the necessary setup and tools to make it easy for you to try out containerized and Helm-based applications. For example, you can try out Rancher Kubernetes Management platform right on your desktop using Rancher Desktop by following this [How-to guide](https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/how-to-guides/rancher-on-rancher-desktop). diff --git a/versioned_docs/version-2.8/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9ab9e27d408 --- /dev/null +++ b/versioned_docs/version-2.8/integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +title: Kubernetes on the Desktop with Rancher Desktop +--- + + + + + +Developing and testing cloud-native applications on your desktop requires a set of foundational blocks such as a virtual machine (if on macOS or Windows), a container run time, Kubernetes, popular utilities, etc. Installing these components individually and getting them to work with each other can get pesky at times. Rancher Desktop nicely bundles all these essential building blocks into an easily installable and manageable desktop application that offers the key features below. + +- Simple and easy installation on macOS, Linux and Windows operating systems. +- A ready to use light weight Kubernetes distribution (K3s) and the ability to pick Kubernetes versions. +- GUI-based cluster dashboard powered by Rancher to explore your local cluster. +- Freedom to choose between multiple container engines (dockerd(moby) vs. containerd). +- Preferences settings to configure the application to fit your needs. +- Bundled tools required for your container, Kubernetes-based development, operations workflows. +- Periodic updates to maintain the bundled tools’ versions up to date. +- Integrates with proven tools/IDEs (VS Code extensions, Skaffold, etc). +- Image & Registry access control. +- Support for Docker extensions. + +To learn more about Rancher Desktop, visit https://rancherdesktop.io and read the docs at https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/ + +To install Rancher Desktop on your machine, refer to the [installation guide](https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/getting-started/installation). + +## Trying Rancher on Rancher Desktop + +Rancher Desktop offers all the necessary setup and tools to make it easy for you to try out containerized and Helm-based applications. For example, you can try out Rancher Kubernetes Management platform right on your desktop using Rancher Desktop by following this [How-to guide](https://docs.rancherdesktop.io/how-to-guides/rancher-on-rancher-desktop). diff --git a/versioned_sidebars/version-2.7-sidebars.json b/versioned_sidebars/version-2.7-sidebars.json index 2afa9c9297a..2702043ae28 100644 --- a/versioned_sidebars/version-2.7-sidebars.json +++ b/versioned_sidebars/version-2.7-sidebars.json @@ -1085,6 +1085,7 @@ "type": "category", "label": "Integrations in Rancher", "items": [ + "integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop", { "type": "category", "label": "Cloud Marketplace Integration", diff --git a/versioned_sidebars/version-2.8-sidebars.json b/versioned_sidebars/version-2.8-sidebars.json index a7d0f465b85..0781deca7ad 100644 --- a/versioned_sidebars/version-2.8-sidebars.json +++ b/versioned_sidebars/version-2.8-sidebars.json @@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ "type": "category", "label": "Integrations in Rancher", "items": [ + "integrations-in-rancher/rancher-desktop", { "type": "category", "label": "Cloud Marketplace Integration",