Installing Istio on Kubesphere on the Server

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Carefully review these steps while installing Istio on Kubernetes and Kubesphere.

Steps

1. Install Istioctl

   • First, download and install the istioctl command-line tool on your system. This will allow you to manage Istio.

2. Install Istio on Kubernetes Clusters

   • Install Istio on your Kubernetes clusters with the default settings.

3. Namespace Labeling

   • Label the namespaces where you want Istio to automatically inject the sidecar.

4. Deploy Example Application

   • Deploy an example application to verify that Istio is working correctly. This will help you confirm that the installation is successful.

5. Monitoring and Observability

   • Install and integrate monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Kiali. These tools will help you monitor Istio's performance and health.

6. Traffic Management

   • Use Istio's traffic management features to implement advanced deployment strategies such as canary deployments, A/B testing, and blue/green deployments.

7. Replica

   • Configure Istio to consist of 1 replica.

8. Kind

   • Ensure you properly fill out the service and kind sections when creating your YAML files.