Rancher

Rancher 2.13.5 is a web-based Kubernetes management platform that allows developers, DevOps engineers, and administrators to deploy, manage, monitor, and secure Kubernetes clusters from a centralized dashboard. It provides an intuitive interface to manage multiple Kubernetes environments without relying only on command-line operations.

This solution includes Rancher version 2.13.5 installed on Ubuntu 26.04 for Azure. It supports common Kubernetes management workflows including cluster monitoring, workload deployment, user management, role-based access control, namespace management, application deployment, and centralized cluster administration. It is ideal for DevOps teams, Kubernetes administrators, container platform management, testing environments, and enterprise Kubernetes operations.

Features of Rancher 2.13.5:

• Centralized web-based dashboard for managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Supports importing and managing multiple Kubernetes clusters.
• Workload, namespace, service, ingress, and storage management.
• User management with authentication and role-based access control.
• Integrated monitoring, cluster health overview, and resource visibility.

Usage instructions for Rancher 2.13.5
$ sudo su
$ export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
$ kubectl get nodes
$ kubectl -n cattle-system get pods
$ kubectl -n cattle-system get deploy rancher -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}{"\n"}'

Credentials Saved in: cat /var/rancher/credentials.txt

Access the Rancher dashboard:
Open your browser and navigate to:

https://your-server-ip.sslip.io

Example:
https://20.127.9.170.sslip.io

Default port:
443 HTTPS

Default Login:
Username: admin
Password: Check credentials file using: cat /var/rancher/credentials.txt

Version: Rancher 2.13.5

Disclaimer: Rancher 2.13.5 is provided “as is” under applicable open-source and vendor licenses. Users are responsible for proper configuration, secure access control, TLS certificate management, Kubernetes cluster security, and validation of workloads before production use. This solution is best suited for Kubernetes management, container platform administration, DevOps workflows, development, testing, and production Kubernetes environments.