Cert-manager
cert-manager is a Kubernetes add-on that automates obtaining, issuing, renewing, and deploying TLS certificates from certificate authorities and other issuers.
Server-Side WebAssembly
cert-manager is a Kubernetes add-on that automates the issuance and renewal of TLS certificates.
- How it is used
- Secures SpinKube admission webhooks so Kubernetes can validate and default Spin application resources over HTTPS.
- How deep it goes
- Explains its purpose, webhook relationship, installation command, and readiness check without detailing certificate-resource internals.
- Examples
- Uses a kubectl manifest installation and waits for the cert-manager-webhook deployment in the cert-manager namespace.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure cert-manager before deploying SpinKube components that require secure admission webhooks.
gRPC Microservices in Go
cert-manager is a Kubernetes add-on that automates obtaining, renewing, and deploying TLS certificates from certificate authorities and other issuers.
- How it is used
- Automates TLS certificate issuance, renewal, and deployment for Kubernetes workloads and Ingress-based microservice endpoints.
- How deep it goes
- Explains installation, CRDs, ClusterIssuers, self-signed certificates, and workload injection, but does not detail issuer-specific production configuration.
- Examples
- Uses Helm installation, a self-signed ClusterIssuer, an Ingress endpoint, the Order service, and grpcurl.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure Kubernetes TLS by installing cert-manager, defining an issuer, and attaching generated certificates to Ingress-based services.
Related concepts
- certificateuses · A digital certificate is a digitally signed credential that binds an identity to a public key and supports authentication or secure communication.
- custom resource definitionproduces · A CustomResourceDefinition is a Kubernetes API object that defines a custom resource type and its schema.
- SpinKubeuses · SpinKube is an integration that runs and orchestrates Spin applications on Kubernetes.
- Kubernetesuses · Kubernetes is an open-source platform for orchestrating and automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized workloads across computing clusters.
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