p></li><li><p>Deploy the <a href=/v1.26/docs/examples/bookinfo/#deploying-the-application>Bookinfo</a> sample application.</p></li></ol><h2 id=configure-istio-for-distributed-tracing>Configure Istio for distributed tracing</h2><h3 id=configure-an-extension-provider>Configure an extension provider</h3><p>Install Istio with an <a href=/v1.26/docs/reference/config/istio.mesh.v1alpha1/#MeshConfig-ExtensionProvider>extension provider</a> referring to the Zipkin service:</p><pre><code class=language-bash data-exp