## Other Reference

The framework for this implementation of the CNI plugin is based on the
[containernetworking sample plugin](https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins/tree/main/plugins/sample)

The details for the deployment & installation of this plugin were pretty much lifted directly from the
[Calico CNI plugin](https://github.com/projectcalico/cni-plugin).

Specifically:

- [affinity and anti-affinity](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity)
- [deployment strategy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/)
- [service annotations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/)
- [service spec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/)

fork of the Istio helm templates, refactored to increase modularity and isolation.

Goals:
- Improve upgrade experience: users should be able to gradually roll upgrades, with proper
canary deployments for Istio components. It should be possible to deploy a new version while keeping the
stable version in place and gradually migrate apps to the new version.

# Istiod Helm Chart

This chart installs an Istiod deployment.

## Setup Repo Info

```console
helm repo add istio https://istio-release.storage.googleapis.com/charts
helm repo update
```

_See [helm repo](https://helm.sh/docs/helm/helm_repo/) for command documentation._

## Installing the Chart

Before installing, ensure CRDs are installed in the cluster (from the `istio/base` chart).

following the guidance below.
If you are able to, a clean installation is simpler. However, this often requires an external IP migration which can be challenging.

WARNING: when installing over an existing deployment, the two deployments will be merged together by Helm, which may lead to unexpected results.

#### Legacy Gateway Helm charts