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Installation and Setup

istioctl install Install Istio with default configuration istioctl install --set profile=demo Install Istio with demo profile istioctl version Check Istio version istioctl verify-install Verify Istio installation

Traffic Management

kubectl apply -f Apply virtual service configuration kubectl apply -f Apply destination rules kubectl apply -f Apply gateway configuration istioctl analyze Analyze Istio configuration for potential issues

Observability

istioctl dashboard prometheus Launch Prometheus dashboard istioctl dashboard grafana Launch Grafana dashboard istioctl dashboard jaeger Launch Jaeger dashboard for tracing istioctl dashboard kiali Launch Kiali dashboard for service mesh visualization

Security

kubectl apply -f Apply authentication policy kubectl apply -f Apply authorization policy istioctl experimental authz check Check authorization policy for a pod

Troubleshooting

istioctl proxy-status Check synchronization status of Envoy proxies istioctl proxy-config clusters Inspect Envoy cluster configuration istioctl proxy-config routes Inspect Envoy route configuration istioctl proxy-config listeners Inspect Envoy listener configuration istioctl proxy-config endpoints Inspect Envoy endpoint configuration istioctl proxy-config log --level=debug Set Envoy log level

Misc

kubectl -n istio-system get pods List Istio system pods kubectl -n istio-system get svc List Istio system services istioctl x uninstall --purge Completely uninstall Istio