ng a proxy server to support istioctl commands in a mesh with an external control plane.</p></div><p class=post-author>Mar 25, 2022 <span>| </span>By Frank Budinsky - IBM</p><div><p>When using the <code>istioctl</code> CLI on a <span class=term data-title="Remote Cluster" data-body='<p>A remote cluster is a <a href="/docs/reference/glossary/#cluster">cluster</a> that
connects to a <a href="/docs/reference/glossary/#control-plane">control plane</a>
residing outside of the cluster. A remote cluster can connec