How to define additional static pods on an RKE2 cluster node

Article Number: 000020834

Situation

Is it possible to define additional static Pods to start on an RKE2 during RKE2 node initialization?

Resolution

• Yes, you can define additional static Pods on an RKE2 host by placing the manifests into the directory /var/lib/rancher/rke2/agent/pod-manifests/
• Any Pod manifests within this directory will be created by the kubelet, as static pods, during the RKE2 node agent startup.