- [Project Conventions](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki/Development-Conventions) - describes the conventions we use within the code base
- [Creating Fast and Lean Code](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki/Writing-Fast-and-Lean-Code) - performance-oriented advice and guidelines for the code base

You'll find many other useful documents on our [Wiki](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki).

## Introduction

you get all CRDs.  CRDs are separated by release and by component type in the CRD directory.

Istio has strong integration with certmanager.  Some operators may want to keep their current certmanager
CRDs in place and not have Istio modify them. In this case, it is necessary to apply CRD files individually.

```bash
kubectl apply -k github.com/istio/installer/base
```

or

```bash

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).

To install the chart with the release name `istiod`:

```console
kubectl create namespace istio-system
helm install istiod istio/istiod --namespace istio-system
```

helm install istio-base istio/base -n istio-system
```

### Profiles

Istio Helm charts have a concept of a `profile`, which is a bundled collection of value presets.
These can be set with `--set profile=<profile>`.
For example, the `demo` profile offers a preset configuration to try out Istio in a test environment, with additional features enabled and lowered resource requirements.

system-installed Python packages. \
Instead, an independent Python toolchain is registered, ensuring the right
dependencies are always used. \
See https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/ for more details.

### Specifying the Python version

Note: Only a number of minor Python versions are supported at any given time.

By default, the lowest supported version is used.

Example:

```sh
minio server /data{1...4}
```