RKE2

Support Lifecycle

We support other Kubernetes distributions such as K3s, Microk8s, and RKE2 until their official EOL. The EOL is set by the respective owner. Once we stop supporting the minor version, we initiate the deprecation process. Refer to the

Kubernetes Support Lifecycle guide to learn more.

warning

Once you upgrade your cluster to a new Kubernetes version, you will not be able to downgrade. We recommend that, before upgrading, you review the information provided in the Kubernetes Upgrades section.

Review the Maintenance Policy to learn about pack update and deprecation schedules.

Versions Supported

1.29.x

You can add RKE2 to an Edge cluster profile as the Kubernetes layer. Refer to the Create an Infrastructure Profile guide to learn more.

RKE2 offers several customization options, ranging from networking to security. We recommend you review the following RKE2 documentation:

• Configuration Options

• Inbound Network Rules

• Registries Configuration

• Advanced Options

Many of the Day-2 cluster management responsibilities are handled by Palette. Review the Cluster Management reference resource to learn more about Palette and Day-2 operations.

1.28.x

You can add RKE2 to an Edge cluster profile as the Kubernetes layer. Refer to the Create an Infrastructure Profile guide to learn more.

RKE2 offers several customization options, ranging from networking to security. We recommend you review the following RKE2 documentation:

• Configuration Options

• Inbound Network Rules

• Registries Configuration

• Advanced Options

Many of the Day-2 cluster management responsibilities are handled by Palette. Review the Cluster Management reference resource to learn more about Palette and Day-2 operations.

1.27.x

You can add RKE2 to an Edge cluster profile as the Kubernetes layer. Refer to the Create an Infrastructure Profile guide to learn more.

RKE2 offers several customization options, ranging from networking to security. We recommend you review the following RKE2 documentation:

• Configuration Options

• Inbound Network Rules

• Registries Configuration

• Advanced Options

Many of the Day-2 cluster management responsibilities are handled by Palette. Review the Cluster Management reference resource to learn more about Palette and Day-2 operations.

Terraform

data "spectrocloud_registry" "public_registry" {
  name = "Public Repo"
}

data "spectrocloud_pack_simple" "k8s" {
  name    = "kubernetes-rke2"
  version = "1.29.5-rke2r1-build20240515"
  type = "helm"
  registry_uid = data.spectrocloud_registry.public_registry.id
}