><a title="How to prepare various Kubernetes platforms before installing Istio." href=/v1.21/docs/setup/platform-setup/>Platform Setup</a><ul role=group aria-expanded=false class=leaf-section><li role=none><a role=treeitem title="Prerequisites for platform setup for Istio." href=/v1.21/docs/setup/platform-setup/prerequisites/>Platform Prerequisites</a></li><li role=none><a role=treeitem title="Instructions to set up an Alibaba Cloud Kubernetes cluster for Istio." href=/v1.21/docs/setup/platform-setup/aliclo