Rancher Desktop is an Electron-based application that wraps other tools while providing a simple user experience. On macOS and Linux, Rancher Desktop uses a virtual machine to run …

Find the version of Rancher Desktop you want to download. Expand the Assets section and download the Windows installer. It will be called Rancher.Desktop.Setup.X.Y.Z.msi, where …

Rancher Desktop is an app that provides container management and Kubernetes on the desktop. It is available for Mac (both on Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux.

This FAQ is a work in progress designed to answer the questions our users most frequently ask about Rancher Desktop. Q: Is Rancher Desktop a desktop version of Rancher? A: No. …

A Rancher Desktop installation comes with command-line utilities that are used to interface with its various features. Some examples of these utilities are docker , nerdctl , kubectl , and helm . …

This tutorial will demonstrate how to get started with Rancher Desktop by pushing an app to a local Kubernetes cluster. Rancher Desktop works with two container engines, containerd and …

Rancher Desktop uses K3s under the hood, which in turn uses Traefik as the default Ingress controller for your Kubernetes cluster. As an example, the below steps outline creating simple …

Rancher Desktop now allows local, corporate, or VPN proxy server support for Windows users. The implementation can be enabled or disabled through the Proxy tab to capture network …

The Integrations tab allows for the option to make the Rancher Desktop Kubernetes configuration accessible to any Linux distributions configured for WSL. Once enabled, you can communicate …

Rancher Desktop provides the ability to build, push, and pull images via the NERDCTL project and the Docker CLI. Note, both nerdctl and docker are put into the path automatically. This …