Install

Instructions for installing Aeraki.

Requirements

MetaProtocol and Istio compatiblity

Before installing Aeraki, please check the supported Istio versions and the corresponding Proxy version:

Aeraki MetaProtocol Proxy Istio
1.4.x 1.4.x 1.18.x
1.3.x 1.3.x 1.16.x
1.2.x 1.2.x 1.14.x
1.1.x 1.1.x 1.12.x
1.0.x 1.0.x 1.10.x

Modify Istio configuration

Please modify the istio ConfigMap to add the following content.

  • Enable Istio DNS catpure
  • Turn on metrics for Aeraki managed protocols
kubectl edit cm istio -n istio-system

apiVersion: v1
data:
  mesh: |-
    defaultConfig:
      proxyMetadata:
        ISTIO_META_DNS_CAPTURE: "true"
      proxyStatsMatcher:
        inclusionPrefixes:
        - thrift
        - dubbo
        - kafka
        - meta_protocol
        inclusionRegexps:
        - .*dubbo.*
        - .*thrift.*
        - .*kafka.*
        - .*zookeeper.*
        - .*meta_protocol.*

Install Aeraki

git clone https://github.com/aeraki-mesh/aeraki.git
cd aeraki
export AERAKI_TAG=1.3.0
make install

Install AerakiCtl(Optional)

You can choose to install aerakictl tool for debug purpose.

git clone https://github.com/aeraki-mesh/aerakictl.git ~/aerakictl;source ~/aerakictl/aerakictl.sh

Use Aeraki in TCM(Tencent Cloud Mesh)

If you want to use Aeraki with Tencent Cloud Mesh TCM, please contact TCM’s sales team or business advisors.


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