Rancher Kubernetes Overview

Rancher Kubernetes is a Kubernetes management platform provided by Rancher that helps organizations deploy, manage, and secure multiple Kubernetes clusters, whether they’re running on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge.

Rancher simplifies Kubernetes by:

• Providing a centralized UI to manage different clusters from various environments.

• Offering built-in authentication, access control, and policy enforcement.

• Supporting multi-cluster monitoring, logging, and upgrades.

• Allowing deployment of applications to any connected cluster through a catalog or Helm charts.

It’s widely used because it eliminates much of the complexity in running Kubernetes at scale and works with all CNCF-certified Kubernetes distributions.