How to setup cert-manager in microk8s

1. Install microk8s

sudo snap install microk8s --classic --channel=1.28

2. Grant access to kubectl

sudo usermod -a -G microk8s $USER
sudo chown -f -R $USER ~/.kube
su - $USER

3. optionally enable remote access

sudo apt-get install ssh
cd .kube
microk8s kubectl config view --raw > config
# then copy the .kube folder to your remote machine

4. enable dashboard

microk8s enable dashboard
microk8s kubectl describe secret -n kube-system microk8s-dashboard-token
kubectl port-forward -n kube-system service/kubernetes-dashboard 11443:443

5. enable cert-manager

microk8s enable cert-manager

6. Follow the instructions in either istio-ingress or the nginx-ingress folder
7. Install ingress

microk8s enable ingress

8. Install load balancer, and specify the ip range of the load balancer

microk8s enable metallb

9. Enable registry

microk8s enable registry

10. Follow the instructions here

11. Edit your docker config on your local machine

sudo nano /etc/docker/daemon.json

{
  "insecure-registries" : ["10.141.241.175:32000"]
}

sudo systemctl restart docker