<p>Project is a Rancher specific concept. A Project can have multiple Kubernetes namespaces.</p>

<p>The System Project has all the Kubernetes system components like kube-dns, ingress etc. Think of it like System Services running on a machine/laptop.</p>

<p>Default project is where you can launch your workloads to start with. Similar to a scratchpad.</p>

<p>You can create new projects too. For example, Web App, Database, etc. Or it could be based on different users using the cluster. Project-For-Bob, Project-For-John.</p>

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2019-04-12T01:33:26.003Z
2019-04-12T01:33:26.003Z
leodotcloud
<p>During login after initial setup, Rancher CLI asks the following:</p>

<pre><code>Do you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
NUMBER    CLUSTER NAME                          PROJECT ID        PROJECT NAME   PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1         xxx                                   c-5tcls:p-b4r55   System         System project created for the cluster
2         xxx                                   c-5tcls:p-tmx85   Default        Default project created for the cluster
</code></pre>

<p>What is the difference and is there a way to make this choice non-interactively in a headless environment?</p>

<p><em>Note</em>. For some reason, 1 and 2 get randomly swapped from time to time we run this.</p>

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Ta Mu
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What are the two project layouts offered by Rancher on installation?
Ta Mu
# What are the two project layouts offered by Rancher on installation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-20)

During login after initial setup, Rancher CLI asks the following:
Do you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
NUMBER    CLUSTER NAME                          PROJECT ID        PROJECT NAME   PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1         xxx                                   c-5tcls:p-b4r55   System         System project created for the cluster
2         xxx                                   c-5tcls:p-tmx85   Default        Default project created for the cluster

What is the difference and is there a way to make this choice non-interactively in a headless environment?
Note. For some reason, 1 and 2 get randomly swapped from time to time we run this.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Bounty message edit: headless AND non-interactive method.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-12. Score: 1

Project is a Rancher specific concept. A Project can have multiple Kubernetes namespaces.

The System Project has all the Kubernetes system components like kube-dns, ingress etc. Think of it like System Services running on a machine/laptop.

Default project is where you can launch your workloads to start with. Similar to a scratchpad.

You can create new projects too. For example, Web App, Database, etc. Or it could be based on different users using the cluster. Project-For-Bob, Project-For-John.


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