# SUSE Rancher Prime

**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/c/rancher-2x/18.md

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## [About the SUSE Rancher Prime category](https://forums.suse.com/t/about-the-suse-rancher-prime-category/10376)

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**Author:** [@vincent](https://forums.suse.com/u/vincent)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/about-the-suse-rancher-prime-category/10376 "2018-10-26T16:12:19Z")

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This is a discussion area for Rancher 2.x. In addition to the discussions here, you can contact us in other ways: GitHub: All development goes on in GitHub. You can contribute code and find or submit file issues. S…

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## [Re-importing an existing k3s cluster into a new Rancher instance after old Rancher was lost](https://forums.suse.com/t/re-importing-an-existing-k3s-cluster-into-a-new-rancher-instance-after-old-rancher-was-lost/46503)

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**Author:** [@Anton\_Satskiy](https://forums.suse.com/u/Anton_Satskiy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/re-importing-an-existing-k3s-cluster-into-a-new-rancher-instance-after-old-rancher-was-lost/46503 "2026-10-08T11:10:49Z")

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k3s cluster (single node, running fine, hosts other workloads including Longhorn for storage) Was previously imported into a Rancher instance (v2.14.2) that no longer exists (no backup taken) Cluster still has leftover …

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## [Rancher 2.9.3 update from v1.27.16+rke2r2 to v1.28.15+rke2r1 or v1.30.9+rke2r1 quest](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-2-9-3-update-from-v1-27-16-rke2r2-to-v1-28-15-rke2r1-or-v1-30-9-rke2r1-quest/45220)

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**Author:** [@rancheruser33](https://forums.suse.com/u/rancheruser33)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-2-9-3-update-from-v1-27-16-rke2r2-to-v1-28-15-rke2r1-or-v1-30-9-rke2r1-quest/45220 "2026-07-29T11:40:09Z")

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Hello dear all! In short problem is - waiting for kubelet to update. Installation type - docker, single master, few workers. (Yes, this is a crappy method, but it works quite stably and does not fail surprisingly, and …

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## [How to use container runtime as CRI-O](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-use-container-runtime-as-cri-o/19857)

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**Author:** [@11122](https://forums.suse.com/u/11122)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-use-container-runtime-as-cri-o/19857 "2026-07-28T13:12:59Z")

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Hi! I installed rancher version 2.5.7 and formed a kubernetes cluster with it. Is there a way to check the current container runtime? what is the default? and because docker being deprecated in k8s, I’m trying to cha…

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## [Leap Micro is supported or not for Rancher](https://forums.suse.com/t/leap-micro-is-supported-or-not-for-rancher/46451)

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**Author:** [@blenkey95](https://forums.suse.com/u/blenkey95)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/leap-micro-is-supported-or-not-for-rancher/46451 "2026-07-23T06:40:54Z")

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Hello, Could you please help me to get a verification the Leap Micro is a supported OS for Rancher? As I know the Leap Micro is the community version of SL Micro, I tested and k3s and RKE2 are working fine with that im…

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## [Gateway API with Traefik](https://forums.suse.com/t/gateway-api-with-traefik/46442)

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**Author:** [@markusamshove](https://forums.suse.com/u/markusamshove)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/gateway-api-with-traefik/46442 "2026-07-01T11:51:25Z")

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Hello, we’ve changed the Ingress implementation on our Rancher Kubernetes cluster from “Ingress-NGINX” to “Traefik” through the cluster config ui. All our ingresses do work after recreating them. However, one applicat…

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## [Rancher gui stops responding - v1/management.cattle.io.setting hangs](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-gui-stops-responding-v1-management-cattle-io-setting-hangs/43171)

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**Author:** [@carylewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/carylewis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-gui-stops-responding-v1-management-cattle-io-setting-hangs/43171 "2026-05-08T08:09:38Z")

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I am running rancher as a container within a vm (Oracle 9 and Ubuntu 20.04.6). Rancher installs and runs fine but after a period of time (hours) the GUI no longer works. The intiial resources load, the spinner starts,…

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## [Upgrading Rancher (via fleet)](https://forums.suse.com/t/upgrading-rancher-via-fleet/46234)

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**Author:** [@Cogitri](https://forums.suse.com/u/Cogitri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/upgrading-rancher-via-fleet/46234 "2026-03-31T17:18:33Z")

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Hi! I’ve been using Rancher for a while now, mainly utilizing fleet. It works pretty well for my small cluster :slight\_smile: I’m also managing my Rancher deployment via Fleet: defaultNamespace: cattle-system helm: re…

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## [Convert rancher provisioned cluster to custom cluster?](https://forums.suse.com/t/convert-rancher-provisioned-cluster-to-custom-cluster/46041)

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**Author:** [@ranchom](https://forums.suse.com/u/ranchom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/convert-rancher-provisioned-cluster-to-custom-cluster/46041 "2026-03-20T19:54:28Z")

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I would like to know if it is possible to convert one Racher provisioned cluster in VMware (Rancher manages nodes creation and deletion in addition to the RKE2 kubernetes) to a custom cluster (Rancher only managed RKE2 k…

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## [Access token in Rancher OIDC](https://forums.suse.com/t/access-token-in-rancher-oidc/46204)

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**Author:** [@HEI204](https://forums.suse.com/u/HEI204)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/access-token-in-rancher-oidc/46204 "2026-03-20T10:58:35Z")

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Hi, I am creating OIDC App in rancher and want to build some tool to leverage the rancher RBAC, may I ask about can we use the access token from Rancher OIDC App to call rancher api?

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## [Missing etcd snapshot tab on imported clusters](https://forums.suse.com/t/missing-etcd-snapshot-tab-on-imported-clusters/46133)

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**Author:** [@kim-bjoern](https://forums.suse.com/u/kim-bjoern)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/missing-etcd-snapshot-tab-on-imported-clusters/46133 "2026-02-09T14:13:03Z")

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We are experimenting with Rancher, and have discovered that the snapshot GUI functionality seems to be missing on imported clusters? Clusters created in Rancher has the snapshot tab and snapshot in the Explore dropdown. …

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## [Regarding issues with the generated systemd files when installing RKE2 offline.](https://forums.suse.com/t/regarding-issues-with-the-generated-systemd-files-when-installing-rke2-offline/46120)

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**Author:** [@Yo0kii](https://forums.suse.com/u/Yo0kii)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/regarding-issues-with-the-generated-systemd-files-when-installing-rke2-offline/46120 "2026-01-16T11:37:10Z")

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Why do both ‘rke2-server.service’ and ‘rke2-agent.service’ be generated when specifying the ‘INSTALL\_RKE2\_TYPE’ variable as ‘server’ or ‘agent’ during deployment using install.sh?

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## [Discussions related to SUSE 16](https://forums.suse.com/t/discussions-related-to-suse-16/46112)

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**Author:** [@souvik\_acharya](https://forums.suse.com/u/souvik_acharya)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/discussions-related-to-suse-16/46112 "2026-01-09T18:40:39Z")

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I have been through the official release of sles 16 but i am actually focused on release notes for oracle \>19 version . we are working on the standard deployment of sles on azure cloud Additionally I am also interested …

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## [Reasoning for no Project Network Isolation support for RKE2](https://forums.suse.com/t/reasoning-for-no-project-network-isolation-support-for-rke2/46090)

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**Author:** [@BrandHauser](https://forums.suse.com/u/BrandHauser)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/reasoning-for-no-project-network-isolation-support-for-rke2/46090 "2025-12-22T12:46:34Z")

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Hi All, On RKE1 there was support for Project Network Isolation in Rancher. This support is not available through the web interface nor the Terraform Provider for RKE2 imported clusters. We now enable it manually by ed…

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## [Clarification on Rancher Upgrade Path for Managing a Kubernetes Cluster](https://forums.suse.com/t/clarification-on-rancher-upgrade-path-for-managing-a-kubernetes-cluster/46049)

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**Author:** [@Giovanni\_Usai](https://forums.suse.com/u/Giovanni_Usai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/clarification-on-rancher-upgrade-path-for-managing-a-kubernetes-cluster/46049 "2025-12-10T10:17:56Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m currently running Rancher 2.5.8, which is managing a Kubernetes cluster, and I’m planning an upgrade to the latest supported Rancher version. Based on the official documentation, it seems that the recom…

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## [Upcoming retirement of Ingress NGINX](https://forums.suse.com/t/upcoming-retirement-of-ingress-nginx/46018)

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**Author:** [@soren.roug](https://forums.suse.com/u/soren.roug)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/upcoming-retirement-of-ingress-nginx/46018 "2025-11-25T16:43:19Z")

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On the 12th, Kubernetes SIG Network and the Security Response Committee announced the upcoming retirement of Ingress NGINX. You can read the announcement at https://www.kubernetes.dev/blog/2025/11/12/ingress-nginx-retire…

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## [Error when registering nodes for RKE2 cluster through Rancher UI](https://forums.suse.com/t/error-when-registering-nodes-for-rke2-cluster-through-rancher-ui/44957)

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**Author:** [@Akini\_Karunarathne](https://forums.suse.com/u/Akini_Karunarathne)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/error-when-registering-nodes-for-rke2-cluster-through-rancher-ui/44957 "2025-11-12T02:13:33Z")

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I have installed rancher UI on a RKE2 three node HA cluster. I am trying to create another RKE 2 cluster through the UI. I have run the generated command on the new machine. However, the node is not being properly regist…

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## [Getting multiple helm operations pods](https://forums.suse.com/t/getting-multiple-helm-operations-pods/45872)

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**Author:** [@Abhinav\_Prince](https://forums.suse.com/u/Abhinav_Prince)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/getting-multiple-helm-operations-pods/45872 "2025-09-18T03:50:07Z")

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RKE2 and rancher v2.12.1 i am doing HA airgapp installation i am getting multiple helm operations pods and in side the pod below is teh error how to fix the helm operations pods issue centos 8.10 helm upgrade --history…

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## [Questions About Rolling Upgrades of Rancher and Availability](https://forums.suse.com/t/questions-about-rolling-upgrades-of-rancher-and-availability/45801)

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**Author:** [@Seth\_Duke](https://forums.suse.com/u/Seth_Duke)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/questions-about-rolling-upgrades-of-rancher-and-availability/45801 "2025-08-07T15:50:16Z")

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I manage several Rancher instances at my organization, and I have noticed many times in the past, during random errors or even upgrades, that the entire Rancher UI becomes unavailable and no longer reachable. While I can…

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## [Rancher Cluster Management: Inject Helm Charts on Provisioning Time](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-inject-helm-charts-on-provisioning-time/45665)

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**Author:** [@sam-robovision](https://forums.suse.com/u/sam-robovision)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-inject-helm-charts-on-provisioning-time/45665 "2025-07-29T20:09:17Z")

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Hello, I’m provisioning a single-node K3s cluster via Rancher on a machine equipped with NVIDIA GPUs. To expose the GPU to the cluster, I need to deploy the nvdp/nvidia-device-plugin Helm chart. While this can be done …

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## [Struggling with Go-based services in Rancher— I want advice](https://forums.suse.com/t/struggling-with-go-based-services-in-rancher-i-want-advice/45699)

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**Author:** [@Sofiaya](https://forums.suse.com/u/Sofiaya)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/struggling-with-go-based-services-in-rancher-i-want-advice/45699 "2025-07-29T20:03:01Z")

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Hey everyone, I have started working on a small project where I am deploying a few microservices built in Go (Golang) using Rancher 2.x. While I am familiar with the basics of containerization & Kubernetes, I am finding…

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## [Registering to cluster does not work](https://forums.suse.com/t/registering-to-cluster-does-not-work/40881)

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**Author:** [@Ilia](https://forums.suse.com/u/Ilia)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/registering-to-cluster-does-not-work/40881 "2025-07-24T09:16:15Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m seeking assistance in investigating the reason behind the failure of new nodes to register to cluster, some background: rancher is stable version on fresh ubuntu 22.04 vm (installation is based on …

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## [Rancher Cluster Management: Configuring Insecure Container Registries](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-configuring-insecure-container-registries/45669)

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**Author:** [@sam-robovision](https://forums.suse.com/u/sam-robovision)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-configuring-insecure-container-registries/45669 "2025-06-30T12:17:03Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to configure an insecure container registry when provisioning a new K3s cluster via Rancher? Currently, we’re manually creating the following file on the provisioned node: /etc/rancher/k3s/regist…

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## [Deploying Rancher Without DNS](https://forums.suse.com/t/deploying-rancher-without-dns/45668)

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**Author:** [@sam-robovision](https://forums.suse.com/u/sam-robovision)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/deploying-rancher-without-dns/45668 "2025-06-30T08:49:01Z")

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Hello, We’re currently deploying Rancher using Helm with the following setup: helm install rancher rancher-stable/rancher \\ --namespace cattle-system \\ --create-namespace \\ --set hostname=192.168.0.88.sslip.io \\ …

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## [Rancher Cluster Management: Run Custom Scripts on Provisioning Time](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-run-custom-scripts-on-provisioning-time/45666)

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**Author:** [@sam-robovision](https://forums.suse.com/u/sam-robovision)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-run-custom-scripts-on-provisioning-time/45666 "2025-06-30T08:13:35Z")

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Hello, I’m provisioning a single-node K3s cluster via Rancher and would like to run a custom Bash script on the node during or just before provisioning. For example, installing GPU drivers or configuring a network devic…

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## [How to Configure App Repositories for All Clusters](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-configure-app-repositories-for-all-clusters/45667)

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**Author:** [@sam-robovision](https://forums.suse.com/u/sam-robovision)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-configure-app-repositories-for-all-clusters/45667 "2025-06-30T08:22:42Z")

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Hello, I’m provisioning a single-node K3s cluster via Rancher and would like to have a Helm chart repository configured automatically as part of the provisioning process. Ideally, we’d prefer to configure this reposito…

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## [Rancher Cluster Management: How to Set NVIDIA as the Default Container Runtime](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-how-to-set-nvidia-as-the-default-container-runtime/45660)

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**Author:** [@sam3](https://forums.suse.com/u/sam3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-how-to-set-nvidia-as-the-default-container-runtime/45660 "2025-06-30T07:58:01Z")

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I’m trying to provision a new K3s Kubernetes cluster through the Rancher UI and would like to configure it to use the NVIDIA container runtime (nvidia) as the default runtime. In standalone K3s setups, I’m used to addin…

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## [Rancher Cluster Management: pre-configure node labels](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-pre-configure-node-labels/45659)

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**Author:** [@sam3](https://forums.suse.com/u/sam3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-cluster-management-pre-configure-node-labels/45659 "2025-06-30T07:55:14Z")

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Hello, I’m provisioning a single-node K3s cluster via Rancher on a node equipped with NVIDIA GPUs. To simplify installation of the NVIDIA device plugin (without modifying the Helm chart extensively), the node needs to h…

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## [How to troubleshoot Custom RKE2 Cluster creation](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-troubleshoot-custom-rke2-cluster-creation/44719)

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**Author:** [@vonhutrong](https://forums.suse.com/u/vonhutrong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/how-to-troubleshoot-custom-rke2-cluster-creation/44719 "2025-06-21T18:44:43Z")

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Hello everyone, With Rancher v2.8.5 and 4 Oracle Linux Server 9.4 nodes. I would like to create a Kubernetes cluster with 1 master and 3 workers. Selected options via Rancher UI Kubernetes: v1.28.15+rke2r1 Cloud Provi…

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## [Rancher autoscaler](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-autoscaler/45535)

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**Author:** [@oshratl](https://forums.suse.com/u/oshratl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/rancher-autoscaler/45535 "2025-05-22T07:54:02Z")

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Hello, Im trying to apply autoscaler on my enviorment. i got rancher prime installed on vmware (vsphere), is there any way to do so.

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