2.7 KiB
		
	
	
	
	
	
			
		
		
	
	| title | overview | order | layout | type | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Start on Docker | Quick Start instructions to setup the Istio service mesh with Docker Compose. | 10 | docs | markdown | 
{% include home.html %}
Quick Start instructions to install and configure Istio in a Docker Compose setup.
Prerequisites
Installation steps
- 
Go to the Istio release page to download the installation file corresponding to your OS. If you are using a MacOS or Linux system, you can also run the following command to download and extract the latest release automatically:
curl -L https://git.io/getLatestIstio | sh - - 
Extract the installation file and change the directory to the file location. The installation directory contains:
- Sample applications in 
samples/ - The 
istioctlclient binary in thebin/directory.istioctlis used for creating routing rules and policies. - The 
istio.VERSIONconfiguration file 
 - Sample applications in 
 - 
Add the
istioctlclient to your PATH. For example, run the following command on a MacOS or Linux system:export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH - 
Change directory to the root of the Istio installation directory.
 - 
Bring up the Istio control plane containers:
docker-compose -f install/eureka/istio.yaml up -d - 
Confirm that all docker containers are running:
docker ps -aIf the Istio Pilot container terminates, ensure that you run the
istioctl context-createcomamnd and re-run the command from the previous step. - 
Configure
istioctlto use mapped local port for the Istio API server:istioctl context-create --context istio-local --api-server http://localhost:8080 
Deploy your application
You can now deploy your own application or one of the sample applications provided with the installation like Bookinfo.
Note 1: Since there is no concept of pods in a Docker setup, the Istio sidecar runs in the same container as the application. We will use Registrator to automatically register instances of services in the Consul service registry.
Note 2: the application must use HTTP/1.1 or HTTP/2.0 protocol for all its HTTP traffic because HTTP/1.0 is not supported.
docker-compose -f <your-app-spec>.yaml up -d
Uninstalling
- Uninstall Istio core components by removing the docker containers:
 
docker-compose -f install/eureka/istio.yaml down
What's next
- See the sample Bookinfo application.