Download the Istio release
Get the files required to install and explore Istio.
More Guides
More information on additional setup tasks.
Installation Configuration Profiles
Describes the built-in Istio installation configuration profiles.
Compatibility Versions
How to configure "compatibility versions", to decouple behavioral changes from releases.
Installing Gateways
Install and customize Istio Gateways.
Installing the Sidecar
Install the Istio sidecar in application pods automatically using the sidecar injector webhook or manually using istioctl CLI.
Customizing the installation configuration
Describes how to customize installation configuration options.
Advanced Helm Chart Customization
Describes how to customize installation configuration options when installing with helm.
Install Istio in Dual-Stack mode
Install and use Istio in Dual-Stack mode running on a Dual-Stack Kubernetes cluster.
Install Istio with Pod Security Admission
Install and use Istio with the Pod Security admission controller.
Install the Istio CNI node agent
Install and use the Istio CNI node agent, allowing operators to deploy workloads with lower privilege.
Getting Started without the Gateway API
Try Istio’s features with the legacy Istio APIs.