Setting up Cert-Manager

The Platformer Console uses Jetstack Cert-Manager to create and rotate SSL/TLS certificates for your internet-facing applications and workloads.

Before you begin

• Ensure that you have a cluster connected at Platformer Console. Read more on Cluster Connection here

Using Platformer Shell

1. Access Kubectl Shell from the Console

2. Run the following commands

   helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io

   kubectl create namespace cert-manager
   

   helm install \
   cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager \
   --namespace cert-manager \
   --version v0.16.0 \
   --set installCRDs=true
   

3. Create a the following ClusterIssuer resource using kubectl apply -f <filename>.

   apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1alpha3
   kind: ClusterIssuer
   metadata:
     name: letsencrypt-prod
   spec:
     acme:
       # update email
       email: <Your support email>
       privateKeySecretRef:
         name: letsencrypt-prod
       server: https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory
       solvers:
       - http01:
           ingress:
             # update ingress class based on which ingress controller you installed
             class: nginx
   

   Hint

   With Cert manager you can do wildcard and dns ssl certificates as well. Please refer Official Documentation

Manual Installation

Install cert-manager on your Cluster by following the instructions here: Cert Manager Installation Guide