RancherOS makes it simple to run containers at scale in development, test and production. By containerizing system services and leveraging Docker for management, the operating system provides a very reliable and easy to manage container-ready environment.
System services are defined by Docker Compose and automatically configured using cloud-init, reducing administrative burden. Unneeded libraries and services are eliminated, resulting in a significantly reduced footprint and minimizing the hassle of updating, patching and maintaining a container host operating system.
Eliminates unnecessary libraries and services, reducing complexity and boot time
Uses Compose file format to define and deploy system services
Simplifies OS configuration by using cloud-init to parse the cloud-config file
Reduces the hassle of updating, patching, and maintaining host OS
Ensures you have access to support from Rancher Labs engineers when you need it
Everything in RancherOS is a container managed by Docker. It includes only the bare minimum amount of software needed to run Docker. Everything else can be pulled dynamically through Docker. Download RancherOS
Follow our quick start guide and get started with RancherOS. View the guide
Here's a wealth of information in the technical documents in case you need it. Read the docs
RancherOS can be used to launch Rancher and be used as the OS to add hosts to Rancher. Learn how
The forums are the best place to hear about the latest product releases as well as interact with your peers and Rancher engineers. Visit the forums
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