MicroK8s

This page was last updated August 28, 2019.

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Follow these instructions to prepare MicroK8s for using Istio.

{{< warning >}} Administrative privileges are required to run MicroK8s. {{< /warning >}}

1. Install the latest version of MicroK8s using the command

   {{< text bash >}} $ sudo snap install microk8s --classic {{< /text >}}

2. Enable Istio with the following command:

   {{< text bash >}} $ microk8s.enable istio {{< /text >}}

3. 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:

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