Rancher Desktop Configure

Configuring Rancher Desktop is done using a YAML configuration file. This step is necessary in order to disable the default CNI and replace it with Cilium.

Next you need to start Rancher Desktop with containerd and create a :download:override.yaml </installation/rancher-desktop-override.yaml>:

.. literalinclude:: /installation/rancher-desktop-override.yaml :language: yaml

After the file is created move it into your Rancher Desktop's lima/_config directory:

.. tabs:: .. group-tab:: Linux

.. code-block:: shell-session

  cp override.yaml ~/.local/share/rancher-desktop/lima/_config/override.yaml

.. group-tab:: macOS

.. code-block:: shell-session

  cp override.yaml ~/Library/Application\ Support/rancher-desktop/lima/_config/override.yaml

Finally, open the Rancher Desktop UI and go to the Troubleshooting panel and click "Reset Kubernetes".

After a few minutes Rancher Desktop will start back up prepared for installing Cilium.