General FAQ

This FAQ is a work in progress designed to answer the questions most frequently asked about Rancher v2.x.

See the Technical FAQ for frequently asked technical questions.

Does Rancher support Istio?

Yes. Rancher supports Istio.

Will Rancher v2.x support Hashicorp’s Vault for storing secrets?

Secrets management is on our roadmap but we haven’t assigned it to a specific release yet.

Does Rancher v2.x support RKT containers as well?

At this time, we only support Docker.

Does Rancher v2.x support Calico, Contiv, Contrail, Flannel, Weave net, etc., for embedded and registered Kubernetes?

Out-of-the-box, Rancher provides the following CNI network providers for Kubernetes clusters: Canal, Flannel, Calico and Weave. Always refer to the Rancher Support Matrix for details about what is officially supported.

Are you planning on supporting Traefik for existing setups?

We don’t currently plan on providing embedded Traefik support, but we’re still exploring load-balancing approaches.

Can I import OpenShift Kubernetes clusters into v2.x?

Our goal is to run any Kubernetes clusters. Therefore, Rancher v2.x should work with OpenShift, but we haven’t tested it yet.

Is SUSE Storage integrated with Rancher?

Yes. Longhorn is integrated with Rancher v2.5 and later.