istio

# Istio

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Istio is an open source service mesh that layers transparently onto existing distributed applications. Istio’s powerful features provide a uniform and more efficient way to secure, connect, and monitor services. Istio is the path to load balancing, service-to-service authentication, and monitoring – with few or no service code changes.

- For in-depth information about how to use Istio, visit [istio.io](https://istio.io)
- To ask questions and get assistance from our community, visit [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/istio/istio/discussions)
- To learn how to participate in our overall community, visit [our community page](https://istio.io/about/community)

In this README:

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Repositories](#repositories)
- [Issue management](#issue-management)

In addition, here are some other documents you may wish to read:

- [Istio Community](https://github.com/istio/community#istio-community) - describes how to get involved and contribute to the Istio project
- [Istio Developer's Guide](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki/Preparing-for-Development) - explains how to set up and use an Istio development environment
- [Project Conventions](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki/Development-Conventions) - describes the conventions we use within the code base
- [Creating Fast and Lean Code](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki/Writing-Fast-and-Lean-Code) - performance-oriented advice and guidelines for the code base

You'll find many other useful documents on our [Wiki](https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki).

## Introduction

[Istio](https://istio.io/latest/docs/concepts/what-is-istio/) is an open platform for providing a uniform way to [integrate
microservices](https://istio.io/latest/docs/examples/microservices-istio/), manage [traffic flow](https://istio.io/latest/docs/concepts/traffic-management/) across microservices, enforce policies
and aggregate telemetry data. Istio's control plane provides an abstraction
layer over the underlying cluster management platform, such as Kubernetes.

Istio is composed of