Installing Linkerd

Compared to the alternatives, Linkerd is much easier to get started with and manage, so it is my preferred service mesh.

Install the Linkerd control plane using the Linkerd CLI. This command will use the default options and install the linkerd components in the linkerd namespace:

$ linkerd install | kubectl apply -f -

Pulling all the container images may take a minute or so. After that, you can verify the health of the components by following the next recipe, Verifying a Linkerd deployment.