Kubernetes Certificates and cert-manager Monitoring
Last updated on 23 July, 2024A Kubernetes certificate is used to secure and encrypt communication within a Kubernetes cluster. For more information, see Certificate resource from cert-manager.
cert-manager is an add-on that creates TLS certificates for workloads in your Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster and renews them before expiration. For more information, see cert-manager from cert-manager.
Requirements for Monitoring Kubernetes Certificates and cert-manager
- Ensure you have LM Container enabled.
- Install cert-manager Helm chart. For more information, see Installing with Helm from cert-manager.
- Install LM Container Helm Charts 8.1.0 or later.
- Enabled the Kubernetes_Certificate and Kubernetes_Certificate_Manager datasources.
Note: These are multi-instance datasources, with each instance indicating Kubernetes certificate and cert-manager respectively. You can download these datasources from LM Exchange.
Setting up Kubernetes Certificates and cert-manager Monitoring
Installation
You do not need a separate installation on your server to use the Kubernetes certificates and cert-manager. For more information on LM Container installation, see Installing the LM Container Helm Chart or Installing LM Container Chart using CLI.
Configuration
The Kubernetes certificates and cert-manager are pre-configured for monitoring and do not need additional configurations.
Viewing Kubernetes Certificate and cert-manager Details
After you have installed and configured the Kubernetes Certificate and cert-manager on your server, you can view all the relevant data on the Resources page.