13.1.3 Install Kiali

When you download the Istio installation bundle, it contains kiali.yaml, a basic sample installation to quickly get Kiali up and running. The kiali.yaml file is available in the samples/addon folder at the location where you have downloaded the Istio installation files.

Alternatively, install Kiali separately. See https://kiali.io/docs/installation/.

To install Kiali using the YAML file that is available in the Istio package directory:

1. Move to the Istio package directory. For example, if the package is istio-1.15.0:

   cd istio-1.15.0

2. Install Kiali.

   kubectl apply -f samples/addons/kiali.yaml

   Sample response

   serviceaccount/kiali created
   configmap/kiali created
   clusterrole.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/kiali-viewer created
   clusterrole.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/kiali created
   clusterrolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/kiali created
   role.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/kiali-controlplane created
   rolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/kiali-controlplane created
   service/kiali created
   deployment.apps/kiali created

3. Run the following command to verify that Kiali was installed.

   kubectl -n istio-system get svc kiali

   Sample response

   NAME    TYPE        CLUSTER-IP      EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)              AGE
   kiali   ClusterIP   10.100.214.26   <none>        20001/TCP,9090/TCP   62s

4. Open the Kiali dashboard.

   istioctl dashboard kiali