Helm install fails with "no matches for kind Certificate"

Problem Description

On helm install using charts from the AKO Repl you see the following message:

Error: INSTALLATION FAILED: unable to build kubernetes objects from release manifest: [resource mapping not found for name: "aerospike-operator-serving-cert" namespace: "default" from "": no matches for kind "Certificate" in version "cert-manager.io/v1"
ensure CRDs are installed first, resource mapping not found for name: "aerospike-operator-selfsigned-issuer" namespace: "default" from "": no matches for kind "Issuer" in version "cert-manager.io/v1"
ensure CRDs are installed first]

 

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Explanation

The cert-manager is missing from the cluster and it's a requirement to hold the certificates

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Solution

Install the cert-manager: https://cert-manager.io/docs/installation/helm/

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Applies To Earliest Version

4.9

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Applies To Latest Version

Current Version

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