This course offers a deep dive into Istio, a powerful open-source service mesh solution designed to manage and secure communications between services in microservices architectures. You will learn about Istio’s architecture, which includes the control plane and sidecar proxies, and how it compares with other service mesh tools.

The course covers the installation and configuration of Istio on Kubernetes clusters, allowing you to verify your setup and configure its essential resources. Key Istio concepts such as services, virtual services, destinations, and gateways are explained in depth, giving you the knowledge needed to manage traffic and control service interactions.

You’ll explore advanced topics like traffic management (load balancing, circuit breakers), telemetry, monitoring, security policies, and fault tolerance. Custom resources and multi-cluster configurations will also be covered, helping you extend Istio’s capabilities for complex environments.

What You’ll Learn

• Istio Fundamentals: Understand Istio architecture (control plane, sidecar proxies) and its key concepts.
• Installation and Configuration: Install and configure Istio on Kubernetes clusters and verify installation.
• Traffic Management: Implement routing, load balancing, and traffic policies (timeouts, circuit breakers) for managing service interactions.
• Service Mesh Features: Enable telemetry, monitoring, fault tolerance, and security (authentication, encryption) between services.
• Istio Custom Resources: Create and manage custom Istio resources to extend its functionality for your specific use case.
• Advanced Features: Learn about multi-cluster configurations, Istio performance optimization, and security best practices.
• Practical Applications: Deploy and manage microservices, implement security policies, monitor traffic, and troubleshoot issues within Istio-managed environments.