defines install time parameters like component and enablement and namespace, and K8s settings like resources, HPA spec etc. in a structured way.
The simplest customization is to turn components on and off. For example, to turn on cni ([samples/cni-on.yaml](samples/cni-on.yaml):

```yaml
apiVersion: install.istio.io/v1alpha1
kind: IstioOperator
spec:

# Architecture of Istiod

This document describes the high level architecture of the Istio control plane, Istiod.
Istiod is structured as a modular monolith, housing a wide range of functionality from certificate signing, proxy configuration (XDS), traditional Kubernetes controllers, and more.

## Proxy Configuration

[default profile](../manifests/profiles/default.yaml) is used. Each profile is defined as a
set of defaults for `IstioOperatorSpec`, for both the restructured fields (K8s settings, namespaces and enablement)
and the Helm values (Istio behavior configuration).

1. The fields defined in the user CR override any values defined in the configuration profile CR.  The