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Rancher

Complete container management platform
25,806 stars3,220 forksGoUpdated 7/31/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Rancher is a complete container management platform that allows you to manage and orchestrate containers across multiple hosts and environments.

When to use it
  • •When you need to manage and scale multiple containerized applications across different environments
  • •When you require robust security, networking, and storage features for your containerized applications
  • •When you want to simplify the process of deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters
Ready-to-paste prompt
docker run -d --restart=unless-stopped -p 8080:8080 rancher/server:latest && sleep 60 && curl -X GET 'http://localhost:8080/v3-clusters'
Heads up: Rancher requires a supported version of Docker (minimum version 18.09.2) and a compatible Kubernetes version (minimum version 1.15.0) to function correctly
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Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/rancher && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/rancher/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/rancher/SKILL.md
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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Rancher works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Rancher is a very large Go project (~524k lines across 2478 code files, plus 120 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~524k lines · 2478 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
One-command install
Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.
Runs on
Go
No API keys detected
Go 99%Shell 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    main.go
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    go.mod
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    pkg/codegen/main.go
    Inside pkg/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
pkg/Core code — the actual logic2554 files
internal/Core code — the actual logic2 files
package/Sub-packages / plugins7 files
cmd/Command-line entry points2 files
docs/Documentation2 files
chart/Folder47 files
scripts/Helper scripts43 files
updatecli/Folder11 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
rancher
Language
Go
Category
devtools
Published
11/7/2014

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