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title: Getting Started
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description: Download and install Istio.
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weight: 5
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skip_toc: true
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keywords: [kubernetes]
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If you’re new to Istio and just want to try it out, the quickest way to get started is
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by downloading and installing Istio's built-in **demo** configuration.
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Istio can also be installed and customized in many other ways, depending on your platform and intended use.
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Check out our [general installation instructions](/docs/setup/) for details.
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To get started, proceed as follows:
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1. [Setup your platform](/docs/setup/kubernetes/platform-setup/)
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1. [Download the Istio release](/docs/setup/kubernetes/#downloading-the-release)
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1. [Follow the quick-start installation instructions](/docs/setup/kubernetes/install/kubernetes)
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Once you've installed Istio, a good way to start evaluating Istio's features is using our
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[Bookinfo sample application](/docs/examples/bookinfo/).
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You can use this sample to experiment with Istio’s features for traffic routing,
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fault injection, rate limiting, etc..
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1. [Deploy the Bookinfo sample](/docs/examples/bookinfo/#if-you-are-running-on-kubernetes)
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1. Explore various [Istio tasks](/docs/tasks/), depending on your interest.
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The following tasks are a good start for beginners:
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* [Request routing](/docs/tasks/traffic-management/request-routing/)
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* [Fault injection](/docs/tasks/traffic-management/fault-injection/)
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* [Traffic shifting](/docs/tasks/traffic-management/traffic-shifting/)
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* [Querying metrics](/docs/tasks/telemetry/metrics/querying-metrics/)
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* [Visualizing metrics](/docs/tasks/telemetry/metrics/using-istio-dashboard/)
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* [Collecting logs](/docs/tasks/telemetry/logs/collecting-logs/)
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* [Rate limiting](/docs/tasks/policy-enforcement/rate-limiting/)
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* [Ingress gateways](/docs/tasks/traffic-management/ingress/ingress-control/)
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* [Accessing external services](/docs/tasks/traffic-management/egress/egress-control/)
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* [Visualizing your mesh](/docs/tasks/telemetry/kiali/)
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After that, you will have a pretty good understanding of Istio's basic functionality and can then
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proceed to explore Istio's many other tasks or, even better, start to deploy your own applications.
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If you do continue to use Istio, we look forward to hearing from you.
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