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adamant-kite-43734
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able-apartment-15979
06/08/2026, 11:54 PMhttps://docs.rancherdesktop.io/ui/preferences/wsl/integrations/#kubeconfig
Rancher Desktop will create a symlink frominside the distro to the corresponding~/.kube/configfile on the Windows filesystem.%USERPROFILE%\.kube\config
If thefile already exists inside the distro and contains only~/.kube/configcontexts, users, and clusters then it will be deleted and replaced with the symlink.rancher-desktop
If it contains any other information then the file will not be modified and the user has to update the Rancher Desktop cluster information manually. In that case the "Kubernetes context" menu entry for the notification icon will show (and change) the context for the Win32 side only. The contexts inside distributions will need to be managed manually from a command prompt.
able-apartment-15979
06/08/2026, 11:56 PMSorry, that was the long answer. The short answer is: There's no kubeconfig download link in Rancher Desktop, it tries to manage that for you automatically.
able-apartment-15979
06/08/2026, 11:57 PM🤔 but it might be good to have a link in the UI too.
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powerful-monkey-12194
06/10/2026, 2:46 PMah ,, thanks a lot ... I have a several contexts in kubeconfig.. found it finally ... 👍
yes will be greate to a have a link in UI as well ..
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