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---
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title: Zipkin
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description: Learn how to configure the proxies to send tracing requests to Zipkin.
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weight: 10
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keywords: [telemetry,tracing,zipkin,span,port-forwarding]
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aliases:
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- /docs/tasks/zipkin-tracing.html
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---
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To learn how Istio handles tracing, visit this task's [overview](../overview/).
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## Before you begin
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1. To set up Istio, follow the instructions in the [Installation guide](/docs/setup/kubernetes/install/helm).
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Use the following Helm install options to enable tracing and to select the `zipkin` tracing provider:
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* `--set tracing.enabled=true`
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* `--set tracing.provider=zipkin`
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{{< warning >}}
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When you enable tracing, you can set the sampling rate that Istio uses for tracing.
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Use the `pilot.traceSampling` option to set the sampling rate. The default sampling rate is 1%.
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{{< /warning >}}
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1. Deploy the [Bookinfo](/docs/examples/bookinfo/#deploying-the-application) sample application.
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## Accessing the dashboard
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1. To setup access to the tracing dashboard, use port forwarding:
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{{< text bash >}}
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$ kubectl -n istio-system port-forward $(kubectl -n istio-system get pod -l app=istio-ingressgateway -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}') 15032:15032 &
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{{< /text >}}
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Open your browser to [http://localhost:15032](http://localhost:15032).
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1. To use a Kubernetes ingress, specify the Helm chart option `--set tracing.ingress.enabled=true`.
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## Generating traces using the Bookinfo sample
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1. When the Bookinfo application is up and running, access `http://$GATEWAY_URL/productpage` one or more times
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to generate trace information.
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{{< boilerplate trace-generation >}}
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1. From the top panel, select a service of interest (or 'all') from the **Service Name** drop-down list and click
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**Find Traces**:
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{{< image link="./istio-tracing-list-zipkin.png" caption="Tracing Dashboard" >}}
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1. Click on the most recent trace at the top to see the details corresponding to the
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latest request to the `/productpage`:
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{{< image link="./istio-tracing-details-zipkin.png" caption="Detailed Trace View" >}}
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1. The trace is comprised of a set of spans,
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where each span corresponds to a Bookinfo service, invoked during the execution of a `/productpage` request, or
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internal Istio component, for example: `istio-ingressgateway`, `istio-mixer`, `istio-policy`.
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## Cleanup
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1. Remove any `kubectl port-forward` processes that may still be running:
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{{< text bash >}}
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$ killall kubectl
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{{< /text >}}
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1. If you are not planning to explore any follow-on tasks, refer to the
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[Bookinfo cleanup](/docs/examples/bookinfo/#cleanup) instructions
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to shutdown the application.
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