What is cert-manager?
A Kubernetes controller for automating TLS certificate management. cert-manager can issue certificates from Let's Encrypt, Vault, or internal CAs, and automatically renews them.
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Calculate when your Kubernetes certificates expire and whether you need to renew them. kubeadm certificates are valid for 1 year — missing renewal breaks the cluster.
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Calculate the monthly cost of running a self-managed Kubernetes cluster on Hetzner Cloud, Vultr, or DigitalOcean. Choose server types for control planes, workers, and load balancers with HA mode.
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