Installation Configuration Profiles

    • demo: configuration designed to showcase Istio functionality with modest resource requirements.It is suitable to run the Bookinfo application and associated tasks.This is the configuration that is installed with the instructions,but you can later customize the configurationto enable additional features if you wish to explore more advanced tasks.

    This profile enables high levels of tracing and access logging so it is not suitable for performance tests.

    • sds: similar to the default profile, but also enables Istio’s .This profile comes with additional authentication features enabled by default (Strict Mutual TLS).

    To further customize Istio and install addons, you can add one or more options in theistioctl manifest command that you use when installing Istio.Refer to customizing the configuration for details.

    Details the Helm chart installation options differences between Istio 1.2 and Istio 1.3.

    Helm Changes

    Details the Helm chart installation options differences between Istio 1.0 and Istio 1.1.

    Introducing the Istio Operator

    Introduction to Istio's new operator-based installation and control plane management feature.

    Install and configure Istio for in-depth evaluation or production use.

    Getting Started

    Download, install, and learn how to evaluate and try Istio’s basic features quickly.