Introduction to Rancher
Workshop
Most teams reliably operate a single Kubernetes cluster after a short learning curve. But what happens when two, five, or ten clusters come into play? Who has access to which cluster? How do you roll out changes consistently across all environments? This is exactly where Rancher comes in. On the first day, you learn Rancher's architecture, install Rancher Manager via Helm, and compare the Kubernetes distributions RKE2 and K3s hands-on. By the afternoon, you provision and import your first downstream clusters. On the second day, you deploy workloads through the Rancher UI and kubectl, configure
Workshop overview
Duration, per-participant price and logistics for Introduction to Rancher.
Introduction to Rancher
Duration: 3 days (09:00 – 16:00 CET/CEST)
Participants: Max. 8 people
Format: Online or on-site
Language: German (English on request)
Certificate: ayedo certificate of attendance
On-site options
Live online or on-site at your location
In-house: content, duration and focus can be tailored
Flexible dates, from 1 participant
German; English on request
Preconfigured cloud lab (also on-site)
Open groups: max. 8 people
Seat price same as online: €721.50 × days, excl. VAT
On-site in-house: individual quote (travel/logistics as incurred)
No published flat on-site surcharge
You provide the training room and internet
Open sessions: 09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)
Curriculum
Topics by day at a glance.
Day 1: Understand Rancher, install it, and provision your first clusters
Day 2: Deploy workloads, set up storage, and manage access
Day 3: Set up GitOps with Fleet, configure monitoring, and secure Day-2 operations
Workshop schedule
Published daily rhythm. Topics are listed in the curriculum.
09:00–16:00 (CET/CEST)
Official window for open sessions.
09:00 – Introductions
On day 1: meet the instructor and participants, plus the agenda and workshop structure.
09:00 – Q&A
On later days, resolve open questions from the previous day before the day’s topics (usually 09:00–09:30 or 09:00–10:00).
Content blocks follow the curriculum
Theory and hands-on in the morning and afternoon blocks. The topic list is in the curriculum above.
12:00–13:00 – Lunch
A shared break before the afternoon.
16:00–16:30 – Q&A
End of the day: questions, exchange and wrap-up.
Prerequisites
What participants should bring.
Hardware
Your own notebook (Linux, macOS or Windows) with permission to install software. Devices available at extra cost.
Environment
Each participant works in a provided cloud lab. Local installation of the training stack is not required.
Prerequisites
Basic Linux/terminal skills are helpful.
Related workshops
Suggested follow-on courses from the catalog.
Introduction to OpenShift
Duration: 3 days
Introduction to Kubernetes
Duration: 3 days