diverse language frameworks without relying on developers to manually instrument their applications.</p><h2 id="before-you-begin">Before you begin</h2><ul><li><p>Install the Istio control plane by following the instructions corresponding to your platform <a href="/v0.3/docs/setup/">installation guide</a>.</p></li><li><p>Run the Bookinfo sample application by following the applicable <a href="/v0.3/docs/guides/bookinfo.html#deploying-the-application">application deployment instructions</a>.</p></li></ul><h2 