This text describes the process of building a REST API for tracking garden plants using Next.js and MongoDB, and then deploying it to a Kubernetes cluster using Rancher. The project involves creating an API with CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionality, containerizing the application, and configuring a Kubernetes deployment. The API is deployed to a local cluster using ngrok, which provides public access to the API without requiring additional configuration. Once the API is deployed, users can send requests to it via ngrok's cloud edge, creating, reading, updating, and deleting plant records in the MongoDB database. The project showcases the use of Kubernetes for container orchestration, Rancher for cluster management, and ngrok for providing public access to the API.