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Managing Nginx Ingress Removal and Reinstallation on Rancher-Managed RKE Clusters

This document (000021855) is provided subject to the disclaimer at the end of this document.

Environment

Rancher : Any

Downstream clusters : RKE1 


Situation

Incorrect modifications to the default Nginx Ingress can cause pods to enter a CrashLoop.

Resolution

To Remove 

Go to Rancher UI > Edit config of DS cluster -> Advance options -> Nginx Ingress -> Click Disabled >  Save ( Cluster will go for a reconcile)

Once completed, make sure all Ingress components are removed from the Ingress namespace.

To Reinstall 

Go to Rancher UI > Edit config of the cluster -> Advance options -> Nginx Ingress -> Click Enabled >  Save ( Cluster will go for a reconcile)


Restart DeamonSets

Go to the cluster explorer > Workloads > Click on DeamonSets > Selet the Ingress Controller > Restart 

Downgrade the Nginx Version

Go to the cluster explorer > Workloads > Click on DeamonSets > Selet the Ingress Controller > Edit as YAML > Change the Image version > Save

 

Status

Top Issue

Additional Information

Please take all the necessary backups

Disclaimer

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  • Document ID:000021855
  • Creation Date: 29-May-2025
  • Modified Date:25-Aug-2025
    • SUSE Rancher

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