Kubectl apply
Installing with regular manifests
Prerequisites
- Install
kubectl
version>= v1.19.0-rc.1
. (otherwise, you will have issues updating the CRDs - see v0.16 upgrade notes) - Install a supported version of Kubernetes or OpenShift.
- Read Compatibility with Kubernetes Platform Providers if you are using Kubernetes on a cloud platform.
Steps
All resources (the CustomResourceDefinitions
and the cert-manager, cainjector and webhook components)
are included in a single YAML manifest file:
Install all cert-manager components:
$ kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.5.5/cert-manager.yaml
By default, cert-manager will be installed into the cert-manager
namespace. It is possible to run cert-manager in a different namespace, although
you'll need to make modifications to the deployment manifests.
Once you have deployed cert-manager, you can verify the installation.
Permissions Errors on Google Kubernetes Engine
When running on GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), you might encounter a 'permission denied' error when creating some
of the required resources. This is a nuance of the way GKE handles RBAC and IAM permissions,
and as such you might need to elevate your own privileges to that of a "cluster-admin" before
running kubectl apply
.
If you have already run kubectl apply
, you should run it again after elevating your permissions:
$ kubectl create clusterrolebinding cluster-admin-binding \--clusterrole=cluster-admin \--user=$(gcloud config get-value core/account)
Uninstalling
Warning: To uninstall cert-manager you should always use the same process for installing but in reverse. Deviating from the following process whether cert-manager has been installed from static manifests or Helm can cause issues and potentially broken states. Please ensure you follow the below steps when uninstalling to prevent this happening.
Before continuing, ensure that all cert-manager resources that have been created by users have been deleted. You can check for any existing resources with the following command:
$ kubectl get Issuers,ClusterIssuers,Certificates,CertificateRequests,Orders,Challenges --all-namespaces
Once all these resources have been deleted you are ready to uninstall cert-manager using the procedure determined by how you installed.
Uninstalling with regular manifests
Uninstalling from an installation with regular manifests is a case of running
the installation process, in reverse, using the delete command of kubectl
.
Delete the installation manifests using a link to your currently running version
vX.Y.Z
like so:
Warning: This command will also remove installed cert-manager CRDs. All cert-manager resources (e.g.
certificates.cert-manager.io
resources) will be removed by Kubernetes' garbage collector.
$ kubectl delete -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/vX.Y.Z/cert-manager.yaml
Namespace Stuck in Terminating State
If the namespace has been marked for deletion without deleting the cert-manager
installation first, the namespace may become stuck in a terminating state. This
is typically due to the fact that the APIService
resource still exists
however the webhook is no longer running so is no longer reachable. To resolve
this, ensure you have run the above commands correctly, and if you're still
experiencing issues then run:
$ kubectl delete apiservice v1beta1.webhook.cert-manager.io