Features

This section describes features and feature stages in Rancher Turtles.

List of Features

Feature Helm Feature Name Sub-Feature Default Stage

Day 2 Operations

day2operations

etcdBackupRestore

disabled

alpha

Add-on Provider Fleet

None

None

enabled

GA

Agent TLS Mode

agent-tls-mode

None

enabled

beta

Cluster Class Operations

clusterclass-operations

None

disabled

alpha

Feature Stages

Rancher Turtles follows the Kubernetes feature stages process. A feature can be in one of the following stages: Alpha, Beta, or General Availability (GA).

Alpha Stage

  • Disabled by default.

  • May be buggy, with no long-term support.

  • API may change without notice.

  • Recommended only for short-lived testing clusters.

Beta Stage

  • Always enabled by default.

  • Well-tested and considered safe.

  • Support is stable, but schema may change in future releases.

  • Recommended for non-business-critical uses due to potential incompatible changes.

Please provide feedback on Alpha and Beta features!

General Availability (GA) Stage

  • Always enabled, cannot be disabled.

  • No feature gate needed.

  • Stable, with long-term support in future releases.