=/v1.23/docs/releases/supported-releases/#support-status-of-istio-releases>supported version</a> of Kubernetes (1.27, 1.28, 1.29, 1.30).</p><h2 id=download-the-istio-cli>Download the Istio CLI</h2><p>Istio is configured using a command line tool called <code>istioctl</code>. Download it, and the Istio sample applications:</p><pre><code class=language-bash data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>$ curl -L https://istio.io/downloadIstio | sh -
$ cd istio-1.23.3
$ export PATH=$PWD/bin:$PATH
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