Rancher Labs
Usama Bin Zahid
Aug 10, 2021
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Rancher
Container RegistryWhat is Rancher?
Rancher is an open source container management platform that includes full distributions of Kubernetes, Apache Mesos and Docker Swarm, and makes it simple to operate container clusters on any cloud or infrastructure platform.
Rancher is a tool in the Container Registry category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Manage Hosts, Deploy Containers, Monitor ResourcesUser Management & CollaborationNative Docker APIs & ToolsMonitoring and LoggingConnect Containers, Manage Disks, Deploy Load BalancersDocker App CatalogIncluded Kubernetes DistributionIncluded Docker Swarm DistributionIncluded Mesos DistributionInfrastructure Management
Rancher Pros & Cons
Pros of Rancher
- ✓Easy to use
- ✓Open source and totally free
- ✓Multi-host docker-compose support
- ✓Load balancing and health check included
- ✓Simple
- ✓Rolling upgrades, green/blue upgrades feature
- ✓Dns and service discovery out-of-the-box
- ✓Only requires docker
- ✓Multitenant and permission management
- ✓Easy to use and feature rich
Cons of Rancher
- ✗Hosting Rancher can be complicated
Rancher Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Rancher?
Docker
The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is an open source orchestration system for Docker containers. It handles scheduling onto nodes in a compute cluster and actively manages workloads to ensure that their state matches the users declared intentions.
Docker Compose
With Compose, you define a multi-container application in a single file, then spin your application up in a single command which does everything that needs to be done to get it running.
