Istio is designed for setting up a service mesh, a low-latency infrastructure layer for handling a large amount of network communications across services in Yandex Managed Service for Kubernetes clusters.
Istio provides multiple features:
- Encrypted service-to-service communication in a cluster
- Authentication across services
- Load balancing for HTTP, TCP, gRPC, and WebSocket traffic
- Detailed traffic monitoring based on extensive routing rules
The application contains Istio Ingress Gateway, a component for setting up an entry point for external traffic.
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Create a node group with at least 6 GB of RAM.
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Configure the application:
- Namespace: Select or create a namespace for Istio. We do not recommend installing the application in the
default
namespace. - Application name: Enter an application name.
- Install add-ons: Select this option to automatically install add-ons: the Kiali management console and components such as Grafana, Prometheus, Jaeger, and Loki.
- Namespace: Select or create a namespace for Istio. We do not recommend installing the application in the
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Click Install.
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Wait for the application status to change to
Deployed
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- Network traffic monitoring
- Cluster data observability and service monitoring
- Security and policy management
Yandex Cloud technical support responds to requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The types of requests available and their response time depend on your pricing plan. You can activate paid support in the management console. Learn more about requesting technical support.
Helm chart | Version | Pull-command | Documentation |
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yandex-cloud/istio/istio | 1.21.2-1 | Open |
Docker image | Version | Pull-command |
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yandex-cloud/istio/pilot1713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | 1.21.2 | |
yandex-cloud/istio/proxyv21713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | 1.21.2 | |
yandex-cloud/istio/grafana1713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | 10.1.5 | |
yandex-cloud/istio/jaeger1713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | 1.46 | |
yandex-cloud/istio/kiali1713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | v1.79 | |
yandex-cloud/istio/loki1713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | 2.7.3 | |
yandex-cloud/istio/prometheus1713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | v2.48.0 | |
yandex-cloud/istio/prometheus-config-reloader1713957614912092482950314831822912157540135512399 | v0.67.0 |