A simplified Linux distribution built from containers, for containers
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.
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.
Simplify your container environment
Boot containers in seconds
Decrease OS footprint by 3X or more
Automate OS configuration with cloud-init
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
Follow our quick start guide and get started with RancherOS.
Here's a wealth of information in the technical documents in case you need it.
RancherOS can be used to launch Rancher and be used as the OS to add hosts to Rancher.
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Learn how Rancher is different from other solutions like GKE, EKS, AKS, Kops, Kubespray, OpenShift, and more.
Our technical architecture paper explains the features and functionality of the container management platform.
Join us in this monthly training as we discuss basic Kubernetes concepts and demonstrate how to deploy and manage an application.
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