profile base to use as a starting point for customization. See the [API reference](https://github.com/istio/api/blob/master/operator/v1alpha1/operator.proto)
for details.

## Developer quick start

The quick start describes how to install and use the operator `mesh` CLI command and/or controller.

### CLI

To build the operator CLI, simply:

```bash
make build
```

In addition, here are some other documents you may wish to read:

- [Istio Community](https://github.com/istio/community#istio-community) - describes how to get involved and contribute to the Istio project
- [Istio Developer's Guide](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki/Preparing-for-Development) - explains how to set up and use an Istio development environment