- it also sets up a UDS socket for istio-cni to send logs to this container.
    - based on config, it may run the 'repair' controller that detects pods where istio setup fails and restarts them, or created in corner cases.
    - if ambient is enabled, also runs an ambient controller, watching Pod, Namespace

- `istio-cni`
    - CNI plugin executable copied to `/opt/cni/bin`
    - currently implemented for k8s only

```bash
HUB=docker.io/<your-account> TAG=latest make docker.operator
```

This builds the controller binary and docker file, and pushes the image to the specified hub with the `latest` tag.
Once the images are pushed, configure kubectl to point to your cluster and install the controller.

Install the controller manifest:

```bash
istioctl operator init --hub docker.io/<your-account> --tag latest