cert-manager

helm install cert-manager . -n cert-manager
kubectl apply -f issuer.yaml
annotations:
  kubernetes.io/ingress.class: "nginx"
  cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod

Prerequisites

  • Kubernetes 1.11+

Installing the Chart

Full installation instructions, including details on how to configure extra functionality in cert-manager can be found in the installation docs.

Before installing the chart, you must first install the cert-manager CustomResourceDefinition resources. This is performed in a separate step to allow you to easily uninstall and reinstall cert-manager without deleting your installed custom resources.

$ kubectl apply -f https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.2.0/cert-manager.crds.yaml

To install the chart with the release name my-release:

## Add the Jetstack Helm repository
$ helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io

## Install the cert-manager helm chart
$ helm install --name my-release --namespace cert-manager jetstack/cert-manager

In order to begin issuing certificates, you will need to set up a ClusterIssuer or Issuer resource (for example, by creating a 'letsencrypt-staging' issuer).

More information on the different types of issuers and how to configure them can be found in our documentation.

For information on how to configure cert-manager to automatically provision Certificates for Ingress resources, take a look at the Securing Ingresses documentation.

Tip: List all releases using helm list

Upgrading the Chart

Special considerations may be required when upgrading the Helm chart, and these are documented in our full upgrading guide.

Please check here before performing upgrades!

Uninstalling the Chart

To uninstall/delete the my-release deployment:

$ helm delete my-release

The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and deletes the release.

If you want to completely uninstall cert-manager from your cluster, you will also need to delete the previously installed CustomResourceDefinition resources:

$ kubectl delete -f https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.2.0/cert-manager.crds.yaml

Configuration

The following table lists the configurable parameters of the cert-manager chart and their default values.

Parameter Description Default
global.imagePullSecrets Reference to one or more secrets to be used when pulling images []
global.rbac.create If true, create and use RBAC resources (includes sub-charts) true
global.priorityClassName Priority class name for cert-manager and webhook pods ""
global.podSecurityPolicy.enabled If true, create and use PodSecurityPolicy (includes sub-charts) false
global.podSecurityPolicy.useAppArmor If true, use Apparmor seccomp profile in PSP true
global.leaderElection.namespace Override the namespace used to store the ConfigMap for leader election kube-system
global.leaderElection.leaseDuration The duration that non-leader candidates will wait after observing a leadership renewal until attempting to acquire leadership of a led but unrenewed leader slot. This is effectively the maximum duration that a leader can be stopped before it is replaced by another candidate
global.leaderElection.renewDeadline The interval between attempts by the acting master to renew a leadership slot before it stops leading. This must be less than or equal to the lease duration
global.leaderElection.retryPeriod The duration the clients should wait between attempting acquisition and renewal of a leadership
installCRDs If true, CRD resources will be installed as part of the Helm chart. If enabled, when uninstalling CRD resources will be deleted causing all installed custom resources to be DELETED false
image.repository Image repository quay.io/jetstack/cert-manager-controller
image.tag Image tag v1.2.0
image.pullPolicy Image pull policy IfNotPresent
replicaCount Number of cert-manager replicas 1
clusterResourceNamespace Override the namespace used to store DNS provider credentials etc. for ClusterIssuer resources Same namespace as cert-manager pod
featureGates Comma-separated list of feature gates to enable on the controller pod ``
extraArgs Optional flags for cert-manager []
extraEnv Optional environment variables for cert-manager []
serviceAccount.create If true, create a new service account true
serviceAccount.name Service account to be used. If not set and serviceAccount.create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
serviceAccount.annotations Annotations to add to the service account
volumes Optional volumes for cert-manager []
volumeMounts Optional volume mounts for cert-manager []
resources CPU/memory resource requests/limits {}
securityContext Optional security context. The yaml block should adhere to the SecurityContext spec {}
securityContext.enabled Deprecated (use securityContext) - Enable security context false
containerSecurityContext Security context to be set on the controller component container {}
nodeSelector Node labels for pod assignment {}
affinity Node affinity for pod assignment {}
tolerations Node tolerations for pod assignment []
ingressShim.defaultIssuerName Optional default issuer to use for ingress resources
ingressShim.defaultIssuerKind Optional default issuer kind to use for ingress resources
ingressShim.defaultIssuerGroup Optional default issuer group to use for ingress resources
prometheus.enabled Enable Prometheus monitoring true
prometheus.servicemonitor.enabled Enable Prometheus Operator ServiceMonitor monitoring false
prometheus.servicemonitor.namespace Define namespace where to deploy the ServiceMonitor resource (namespace where you are deploying)
prometheus.servicemonitor.prometheusInstance Prometheus Instance definition default
prometheus.servicemonitor.targetPort Prometheus scrape port 9402
prometheus.servicemonitor.path Prometheus scrape path /metrics
prometheus.servicemonitor.interval Prometheus scrape interval 60s
prometheus.servicemonitor.labels Add custom labels to ServiceMonitor
prometheus.servicemonitor.scrapeTimeout Prometheus scrape timeout 30s
podAnnotations Annotations to add to the cert-manager pod {}
deploymentAnnotations Annotations to add to the cert-manager deployment {}
podDnsPolicy Optional cert-manager pod DNS policy
podDnsConfig Optional cert-manager pod DNS configurations
podLabels Labels to add to the cert-manager pod {}
http_proxy Value of the HTTP_PROXY environment variable in the cert-manager pod
https_proxy Value of the HTTPS_PROXY environment variable in the cert-manager pod
no_proxy Value of the NO_PROXY environment variable in the cert-manager pod
webhook.replicaCount Number of cert-manager webhook replicas 1
webhook.timeoutSeconds Seconds the API server should wait the webhook to respond before treating the call as a failure. 10
webhook.podAnnotations Annotations to add to the webhook pods {}
webhook.podLabels Labels to add to the cert-manager webhook pod {}
webhook.deploymentAnnotations Annotations to add to the webhook deployment {}
webhook.mutatingWebhookConfigurationAnnotations Annotations to add to the mutating webhook configuration {}
webhook.validatingWebhookConfigurationAnnotations Annotations to add to the validating webhook configuration {}
webhook.extraArgs Optional flags for cert-manager webhook component []
webhook.serviceAccount.create If true, create a new service account for the webhook component true
webhook.serviceAccount.name Service account for the webhook component to be used. If not set and webhook.serviceAccount.create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
webhook.serviceAccount.annotations Annotations to add to the service account for the webhook component
webhook.resources CPU/memory resource requests/limits for the webhook pods {}
webhook.nodeSelector Node labels for webhook pod assignment {}
webhook.affinity Node affinity for webhook pod assignment {}
webhook.tolerations Node tolerations for webhook pod assignment []
webhook.image.repository Webhook image repository quay.io/jetstack/cert-manager-webhook
webhook.image.tag Webhook image tag v1.2.0
webhook.image.pullPolicy Webhook image pull policy IfNotPresent
webhook.securePort The port that the webhook should listen on for requests. 10250
webhook.securityContext Security context for webhook pod assignment {}
webhook.containerSecurityContext Security context to be set on the webhook component container {}
webhook.hostNetwork If true, run the Webhook on the host network. false
webhook.livenessProbe.failureThreshold The livneness probe failure threshold 3
webhook.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds The livneness probe initial delay (in seconds) 60
webhook.livenessProbe.periodSeconds The livneness probe period (in seconds) 10
webhook.livenessProbe.successThreshold The livneness probe success threshold 1
webhook.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds The livneness probe timeout (in seconds) 1
webhook.readinessProbe.failureThreshold The readiness probe failure threshold 3
webhook.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds The readiness probe initial delay (in seconds) 5
webhook.readinessProbe.periodSeconds The readiness probe period (in seconds) 5
webhook.readinessProbe.successThreshold The readiness probe success threshold 1
webhook.readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds The readiness probe timeout (in seconds) 1
cainjector.enabled Toggles whether the cainjector component should be installed (required for the webhook component to work) true
cainjector.replicaCount Number of cert-manager cainjector replicas 1
cainjector.podAnnotations Annotations to add to the cainjector pods {}
cainjector.podLabels Labels to add to the cert-manager cainjector pod {}
cainjector.deploymentAnnotations Annotations to add to the cainjector deployment {}
cainjector.extraArgs Optional flags for cert-manager cainjector component []
cainjector.serviceAccount.create If true, create a new service account for the cainjector component true
cainjector.serviceAccount.name Service account for the cainjector component to be used. If not set and cainjector.serviceAccount.create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
cainjector.serviceAccount.annotations Annotations to add to the service account for the cainjector component
cainjector.resources CPU/memory resource requests/limits for the cainjector pods {}
cainjector.nodeSelector Node labels for cainjector pod assignment {}
cainjector.affinity Node affinity for cainjector pod assignment {}
cainjector.tolerations Node tolerations for cainjector pod assignment []
cainjector.image.repository cainjector image repository quay.io/jetstack/cert-manager-cainjector
cainjector.image.tag cainjector image tag v1.2.0
cainjector.image.pullPolicy cainjector image pull policy IfNotPresent
cainjector.securityContext Security context for cainjector pod assignment {}
cainjector.containerSecurityContext Security context to be set on cainjector component container {}

Specify each parameter using the --set key=value[,key=value] argument to helm install.

Alternatively, a YAML file that specifies the values for the above parameters can be provided while installing the chart. For example,

$ helm install --name my-release -f values.yaml .

Tip: You can use the default values.yaml

Contributing

This chart is maintained at github.com/jetstack/cert-manager.