Effortless Deployment of RKE2, Rancher, Longhorn, and NeuVector

In this deployment guide, we will be effortlessly installing the core Rancher Stack, including Rancher Kubernetes, Rancher Multi-Cluster Manger, Rancher Longhorn, and Rancher NeuVector. In about 15 minutes, we will have a three-node Kubernetes Cluster (RKE2), with lifecycle management (Rancher Manager), persistent storage (Longhorn), and cluster security (NeuVector). Thank you for watching and stay tuned for more guides on Kubernetes and the rest of the Rancher ecosystem!

// T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - Introduction
1:25 - Getting Started
2:20 - Deploying/Installing RKE2
8:45 - Deploying/Installing Rancher
13:55 - Deploying/Installing Longhorn
16:20 - Deploying/Installing NeuVector
19:00 - Conclusion

// C O N T A C T

[ezin]

this is an excellent tutorial, I have modified it for my homelab for use with a 3 node ha cluster as a playing field which was pretty easy to adapt based on this tutorial

[peterk]

Nicely done tutorial. It would be nice to see how to do a proper HA install. I am unclear on what the loadbalancer configuration should look like.

[ozie]

This is a great tutorial to follow and effortless to follow. I am trying to get letsEncrypt working but seems the certificate is not getting issued using the default

[ryddo]

Would you be able to help with or have any instructions on installing a rke2/rancher/longhorn install on a RHEL8 CIS Level1 STIG?

[arielleadams]

How would you specify Calico as the CNI during the installation?