 used a <a href=https://github.com/istio-ecosystem/istioctl-proxy-sample>sample proxy server</a> to configure <code>istioctl</code> to
work with an <a href=/v1.19/docs/setup/install/external-controlplane/>external control plane installation</a>.
We&rsquo;ve seen how some of the <code>istioctl</code> CLI commands don&rsquo;t work out of the box on a remote cluster managed
by an external control plane. Commands such as <code>istioctl proxy-status</code>, among others, need access to the <code>istiod</code> se