Deploy cert-manager on Google Kubernetes Engine Tutorial - remove google domains

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@@ -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
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-*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:
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-![](/images/getting-started/screenshot_google-domains_get-a-new-domain.png)
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-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:
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-![](/images/getting-started/screenshot_google-domains_your-cart.png)
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-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:
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-![](/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/).