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# Istio Setup Helm

Step1: Download the Helm and Setup

[Download from Here](https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.7.1-windows-amd64.zip)

Unzip the Helm Binary and place the Binary into Desktop -> kubetool folder

Note: this folder is being used through out our lab

Step2: Download the Istio Repository from the Internet.

[Download from Here](https://github.com/istio/istio/releases/download/1.11.4/istio-1.11.4-win.zip)

Step1: Create a namespace istio-system for Istio components:

```bash
kubectl create namespace istio-system
```

Step3: Install the Istio base chart which contains cluster-wide resources used by the Istio control plane:

Switch to the Istio Directory

```bash
cd istio-1.11.4
```

```bash
helm install istio-base manifests/charts/base -n istio-system
```

Step4: Install the Istio discovery chart which deploys the istiod service:

```bash
helm install istiod manifests/charts/istio-control/istio-discovery -n istio-system
```

Step5: Install the Istio ingress gateway chart which contains the ingress gateway components:

```bash
helm install istio-ingress manifests/charts/gateways/istio-ingress -n istio-system
```

Step6: Install the Istio egress gateway chart which contains the egress gateway components:

```bash
helm install istio-egress manifests/charts/gateways/istio-egress -n istio-system
```

### Verifying the installation

Ensure all Kubernetes pods in istio-system namespace are deployed and have a STATUS of Running:

kubectl get pods -n istio-system


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