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About Rancher Desktop

Rancher Desktop is an open-source project to bring Kubernetes and container management to the desktop. Windows, macOS and Linux versions of Rancher Desktop are available for download, though do note that the Linux version is considered a tech preview.

What's new in 1.23.1

This is the 1.23.1 release of Rancher Desktop, an open source desktop application to bring Kubernetes and container management to macOS, Windows, and Linux. Installers - Windows - macOS x86_64 - macOS aarch64 - Linux install notes Rancher Desktop 2.0 Alpha 1 is available The first alpha of Rancher Desktop 2.0 is out: a ground-up rewrite that runs with or without the GUI and installs alongside Rancher Desktop without touching it. It is an early tech preview, not for production. For what it is and how to try it, see Welcome to Rancher Desktop 2.0 on our blog. New Contributors Thank you to our new contributors: @linghengqian, @endemics, @cm-iwata, @maximumschmidt, @immanuwell, @officialasishkumar, and @edwinbalani! Release Notes for 1.23.1 Kubernetes portforwarding on macOS and Linux has been fixed In the 1.23.0 release Kubernetes port were not being forwarded to the host. This has been fixed. Release Notes for 1.23.0 What's New Dark mode preference Rancher Desktop now lets you choose between dark, light, and system themes under Preferences > Behavior. Previous versions always followed the OS theme. (#5905) Container dashboard improvements Thanks to @endemics, the container detail page now includes a Shell tab that opens an interactive terminal session inside a running container. The session persists across tab switches, so you can check logs and return to your shell without losing context. (#9925) @endemics also added an Inspect tab that displays key container metadata pulled from docker inspect: name, image, IP address, creation date, and collapsible sections for mounts, env...

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