# CertManagerResource.addIssuer

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting.Kubernetes](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.kubernetes.md)
- Defined on: [CertManagerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.kubernetes/certmanagerresource.md)
- Version: `13.4.0-preview.1.26281.18`
- Kind: `method`

Adds a cert-manager `ClusterIssuer` to this cert-manager installation.

## Definition

```typescript
interface CertManagerResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addIssuer(name: string): CertManagerIssuerResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
addIssuer(name: string): CertManagerIssuerResource
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)

## Returns

[CertManagerIssuerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.kubernetes/certmanagerissuerresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [CertManagerResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.kubernetes/certmanagerresource.md) -- `handle`