# Istio Cert Manager Operator The Istio Cert Manager is an addon operator to support Cert-Manager's `ACME HTTP01` Issuer with Istio `Gateway` and `VirtualService` integration. ## Install Create the Custom Resource Definition: ``` kubectl apply -f crd.yaml ``` Grant permissions for the new operator: ``` kubectl apply -f rbac.yaml ``` Create the operator deployment: ``` kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml ``` ## Cleanup ``` kubectl -n cert-manager exec certman-istio-operator /cleanup.sh kubectl delete -f deployment.yaml kubectl delete -f rbac.yaml kubectl delete -f crd.yaml ``` ## Todo + check all namespaces for `gw` and `vs` * kucectl no stdout * explore https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/garbage-collection/