<use xlink:href="/v1.2/img/icons.svg#setup"/></svg></i><div><h1 id=title>Setup</h1></div></div><p>How to deploy and upgrade Istio in various environments such as Kubernetes and Consul.</p><div class=section-index><div class=entry><h5><a href=/v1.2/docs/setup/kubernetes/><i class=page-icon><svg class="icon"><use xlink:href="/v1.2/img/icons.svg#kubernetes"/></svg></i>Installing on Kubernetes</a></h5><p>Instructions for installing the Istio control plane on Kubernetes and adding virtual machines into the mesh.