"net.core.somaxconn": "500"
      },
      "type": "tuning"
    },
    {
      "kubernetes": {
        "cni_bin_dir": "/path/cni/bin",
        "kubeconfig": "/path/to/kubeconfig"
      },
      "name": "istio-cni",
      "plugin_log_level": "debug",
      "type": "istio-cni"
    }
  ]

      "dns": {},
      "exclude_namespaces": [
        ""
      ],
      "ipam": {},
      "name": "istio-cni",
      "plugin_log_level": "debug",
      "type": "istio-cni"
    }
  ]

      "cni_agent_run_dir": "/path/to/kubeconfig",
      "dns": {},
      "exclude_namespaces": [
        ""
      ],
      "ipam": {},
      "name": "istio-cni",
      "plugin_log_level": "debug",
      "type": "istio-cni"
    }
  ]

      "cni_agent_run_dir": "/path/to/kubeconfig",
      "dns": {},
      "exclude_namespaces": [
        ""
      ],
      "ipam": {},
      "name": "istio-cni",
      "plugin_log_level": "debug",
      "type": "istio-cni"
    }
  ]

{
  "cniVersion": "0.4.0",
  "name": "dbnet",
  "type": "bridge",
  "bridge": "cni0",
  "ipam": {
    "type": "host-local",
    "subnet": "10.1.0.0/16",
    "gateway": "10.1.0.1"
  },
  "dns": {
    "nameservers": [ "10.1.0.1" ]
  }

{
  "cniVersion": "0.4.0",
  "name": "dbnet",
  "plugins": [
    {
      "args": {
        "labels": {
          "appVersion": "1.0"
        }
      },
      "bridge": "cni0",
      "dns": {
        "nameservers": [
          "10.1.0.1"
        ]
      },
      "ipam": {
        "gateway": "10.1.0.1",
        "subnet": "10.1.0.0/16",
        "type": "host-local"
      },
      "type": "bridge"
    },
    {

{
  "cniVersion": "0.4.0",
  "name": "dbnet",
  "plugins": [
    {
      "type": "bridge",
      "bridge": "cni0",
      "args": {
        "labels" : {
            "appVersion" : "1.0"
        }
      },
      "ipam": {
        "type": "host-local",
        "subnet": "10.1.0.0/16",
        "gateway": "10.1.0.1"
      },
      "dns": {
        "nameservers": [ "10.1.0.1" ]
      }
    },
    {

At a high level, the relevant components look as such:

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    CNIP["CNI Plugin"]
    CNI["CNI Agent"]
    Z["Ztunnel"]
    Pods["Pods"]
    CNI --Programs--> Z
    CNI --Watches--> Pods
    Z --Runs Within--> Pods
    CNIP --Calls--> CNI
```

The CNI Plugin is a binary installed as a [CNI plugin](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/compute-storage-net/network-plugins/) on the node.

{
  "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
  "name": "istio-cni",
  "type": "istio-cni",
  "ipam": {},
  "dns": {},
  "plugin_log_level": "debug",
  "cni_agent_run_dir": "/path/to/kubeconfig",
  "ambient_enabled": false,
  "exclude_namespaces": [
    ""
  ]

FROM ${BASE_DISTRIBUTION:-debug}

LABEL description="Istio CNI plugin installer."

ARG TARGETARCH
COPY ${TARGETARCH:-amd64}/istio-cni /opt/cni/bin/istio-cni
COPY ${TARGETARCH:-amd64}/install-cni /usr/local/bin/install-cni

ENV PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/opt/cni/bin
WORKDIR /opt/cni/bin