08 Create Stack From a Custom Catalog

This page details how to register a custom catalog into a running instance of Rancher server and how to create a stack based on this catalog.
Catalogs allow packing complex Docker Compose setups which can easily be started even by non-technical persons using a wizard-like setup form.

More information can be found here and here.

1. Go to Rancher UI

2. Go to menu → Catalog → All

3. Click the top right "Manage" button

4. Click the "Add Catalog" link and fill in the fields accordingly

   1. Name: tgd
   2. URL: https://github.com/satrapu/rancher-workshop.git
   3. Branch: master

   

5. Click "Save" button and you should now see a new catalog, "tgd"

6. Filter catalog items by text "Alpine"

7. Click "View Details"

8. Fill in the mandatory and optional fields as you see fit; play around to see how this UI behaves

9. Click the "Launch" button and see the new stack being created and started