General
https://istio.io/docs/setup/install/istioctl/
Install istioctl client
Option 1
brew install istioctl
Option 2
Download the latest Istio version from GitHub.
curl -L https://istio.io/downloadIstio | sh -
cd istio-1.10.2
sudo cp ./bin/istioctl /usr/local/bin/istioctl
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/istioctl
Optional
Enable command-line completion within zshrc.
{
mkdir -p ~/completions && istioctl collateral --zsh -o ~/completions
source ~/completions/_istioctl
echo "source ~/completions/_istioctl" >> ~/.zshrc
}
Verify before installation
istioctl verify-install
Download Istio
Download the latest Istio version from GitHub.
curl -L https://istio.io/downloadIstio | sh -
OR download a specific version.
curl -L https://git.io/getLatestIstio | ISTIO_VERSION=1.7.5 sh
Change directory into the Istio package directory.
cd istio-1.7.5
Export $PATH.
export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
Install Istio
View profiles.
https://istio.io/docs/setup/additional-setup/config-profiles/
istioctl profile list
I will be installing profile default. If you don’t specify a profile, the default is used.
Note: SDS is enabled by default from Version 1.5 and above.
istioctl install --set profile=default
Verify after installation
Generate your manifest. Use the same options that you used during the initial installation.
istioctl manifest generate --set profile=default > istio-ingressgateway.yaml
Verify.
istioctl verify-install -f istio-ingressgateway.yaml
Overview
Get an overview of your mesh.
istioctl proxy-status
Uninstall
istioctl manifest generate --set profile=default | kubectl delete -f -