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Rancher Learning Roadmap

Multi-cluster Kubernetes management — provisioning, RBAC, and fleet operations.

Estimated time:3–4 weeks

1🌱

Phase 1 — Fundamentals

Rancher architecture (management vs downstream clusters)

Importing existing clusters

Provisioning clusters (RKE2/K3s)

UI/CLI (rancher cli) basics

2🌐

Cluster & project-level RBAC

Fleet for GitOps across clusters

App catalog (Helm charts via Rancher)

Node pools & cloud provider integration

3🔐

Pod Security Admission integration

OPA Gatekeeper / Kyverno policies

Centralized auth (SAML/OIDC)

Audit logging across clusters

4📈

advanced

Backup/restore (rancher-backup operator)

Monitoring & alerting integration

K3s for edge/lightweight clusters

Upgrade strategy across fleets

Begin with interview questions to assess your current level.