MicroK8s

Follow these instructions to prepare MicroK8s for using Istio.

Administrative privileges are required to run MicroK8s.

  • Install the latest version of MicroK8s using the command
  1. $ sudo snap install microk8s --classic
  • Enable Istio with the following command:
  1. $ microk8s.enable istio
  • When prompted, choose whether to enforce mutual TLS authentication among sidecars.If you have a mixed deployment with non-Istio and Istio enabled services or you’re unsure, choose No.

Please run the following command to check deployment progress:

  1. $ watch microk8s.kubectl get all --all-namespaces