# Integration with cert-manager - custom issuer

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/integration-with-cert-manager-custom-issuer/40739>\
**Category:** Percona Operator for PostgreSQL\
**Created:** [May 3, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/integration-with-cert-manager-custom-issuer/40739 "2026-05-03T17:01:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![spronin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/spronin/32/22828_2.png) [@spronin](https://forums.percona.com/u/spronin)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/integration-with-cert-manager-custom-issuer/40739/1 "2026-05-03T17:01:41Z")

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## Description:

I want to use my own `Issuer` and cert-manager with PostgreSQL Operator. Right now when I have cert-manager deployed, Operator creates the `Issuer` , `Certificate` resources and Secrets for me. All self-signed. It looks ok, but what if I want to use my own CA and Issuer that I already have in the k8s cluster?

For other Percona Operators (like PSMDB) there is a custom field:

```auto
issuerConf:
# name: special-selfsigned-issuer
# kind: ClusterIssuer
# group: cert-manager.io

```

Even they are not documented in the docs, I see they are present in the CR. Is it that it is supported in PostgreSQL Operator, but not documented?

## Version:

2.9.0

## Expected Result:

Allow users to use custom Issuer and CA with cert-manager.

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**Author:** ![Slava\_Sarzhan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/slava_sarzhan/32/3196_2.png) [@Slava\_Sarzhan](https://forums.percona.com/u/Slava_Sarzhan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/integration-with-cert-manager-custom-issuer/40739/2 "2026-05-03T17:11:09Z")

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Hi @Sergey_DSV, we will add this feature under [Jira](https://perconadev.atlassian.net/browse/K8SPG-951) task. I hope it will be available in Q3.

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**Author:** ![spronin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/spronin/32/22828_2.png) [@spronin](https://forums.percona.com/u/spronin)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/integration-with-cert-manager-custom-issuer/40739/3 "2026-05-03T17:25:46Z")

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Thank you, @Slava_Sarzhan . Appreciate it.