diff --git a/content/docs/tutorials/getting-started-with-cert-manager-on-google-kubernetes-engine-using-lets-encrypt-for-ingress-ssl/README.md b/content/docs/tutorials/getting-started-with-cert-manager-on-google-kubernetes-engine-using-lets-encrypt-for-ingress-ssl/README.md index 36d064447c1..9a367e63641 100644 --- a/content/docs/tutorials/getting-started-with-cert-manager-on-google-kubernetes-engine-using-lets-encrypt-for-ingress-ssl/README.md +++ b/content/docs/tutorials/getting-started-with-cert-manager-on-google-kubernetes-engine-using-lets-encrypt-for-ingress-ssl/README.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Deploy cert-manager on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and create SSL cert description: Learn how to deploy cert-manager on Google Kubernetes (GKE) Engine and then configure it to sign SSL certificates using Let's Encrypt --- -*Last Verified: 6 June 2025* +*Last Verified: 29 July 2026* In this tutorial you will learn how to deploy and configure cert-manager on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). You will learn how to configure cert-manager to get a signed SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt, @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Visit the [Get started with Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/docs/get-star **💻 Domain Name** -You will need a domain name and the ability to create DNS records in that domain. We will be getting a $12 domain name from Google Domains. Google Domains is one of the many possible "domain name registrars". NameCheap and GoDaddy are two other well-known registrars. +You will need a domain name and the ability to create DNS records in that domain. NameCheap and GoDaddy are two well-known registrars that may be used to register your domain name. > 💵 If you prefer not purchasing a domain name, it is also possible to adapt this tutorial to use the IP address to serve your website and for the SSL certificate. @@ -190,26 +190,16 @@ export IP_ADDRESS=192.0.2.100 # Replace with your IP address ## 4. Create a domain name for your website -You will need a domain name for your website and Let's Encrypt checks your domain before it signs your SSL certificate, +You will need a domain name for your website, this allows Let's Encrypt to check your domain before it signs your SSL certificate, so the domain name needs to be reachable from the Internet. -We will purchase a cheap domain name using a credit card. Go to https://domains.google.com, and type something in the search box. For the example, we searched for `hello-app.com` because the example container that we will be deploying is called `hello-app`. Most importantly, we make sure to sort the domain names by price: - -![](/images/getting-started/screenshot_google-domains_get-a-new-domain.png) - -We don't pick `hello-app.com` because it costs $2,800; instead, we go with the one at the top: `heyapp.net`. It looks good! We then click the cart button. On the next screen, you will want to disable the auto-renewal, since we don't want to pay for this domain every year: - -![](/images/getting-started/screenshot_google-domains_your-cart.png) - -Now that you know your domain name, save it in an environment variable: +Once you have purchased your desired domain name, save it in an environment variable: ```bash -export DOMAIN_NAME=heyapp.net +export DOMAIN_NAME=mydomain.net ``` -Next, you will need to create a new `A` record pointing at the IP address that we created above. Head back to https://domains.google.com/registrar, open your domain (here, `heyapp.net`) and click "DNS" on the left menu. You will see "Custom records". You want to add a new record of type `A` and put the IP address from the previous step into "data". You must leave "Host name" empty because we are configuring the top-level domain name: - -![](/images/getting-started/screenshot_google-domains_resource-records.png) +Next, you will need to create a new `A` record pointing at the IP address that we created above. Head back to your domain registrar and create a add a new record of type `A` that points to the IP address from the previous step. > 🔰 Learn more about [What is a DNS A record? from the Cloudflare DNS tutorial](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/dns/dns-records/dns-a-record/).