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blog/2021-10-09-playing-with-istio.md

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+title: "Playing with ISTIO"
+tags: [kubernetes, istio, servicemesh]
+---
+
+
+In this blog post, I will explain how to install and use ISTIO with very basic application. Then in a second post you will see how you can use GitHub Actions to deploy, test and use ISTIO to implement various dployment patterm.
+
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Kubernetes Cluster running  release 1.19 or later (or Minikube)
+    - _In this example I am using a managed Kubernetes cluster on [Azure Kubernetes Service](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/) and [Minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/)_
+
+
+
+- Optionally: [Kiali](https://kiali.io/) for vizualization
+
+
+
+### Minikube
+
+If you are using Minikube, be sure you check the requirements for this platform:
+- https://istio.io/latest/docs/setup/platform-setup/minikube/
+
+On my machine I have used the following commands:
+
+
+```bash
+
+brew install hyperkit
+
+
+minikube start --memory=16384 --cpus=4 --kubernetes-version=v1.20.2
+```
+
+_I am running on Mac and to avoid network issue with Docker, I am using Hyperkit._