ISTIOCTL-MANIFEST-GENERATE(1)

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version 1.31.3 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

💖 istioctl-manifest-generate(1) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the section 1 of the manual — this is the istioctl manifest generate page and honestly? it's a whole vibe. it makes manifests. it's giving "I just build the yaml and hand it to you". let's get into it 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

istioctl manifest generate [flags]

that's it, that's the whole entry point. flags go after, manifest comes out. slay.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the generate subcommand generates an Istio install manifest, and by default it just outputs it to the console. no cap, that's literally it. it writes the yaml, you look at the yaml. main character behavior fr fr 💅

🦋 OPTIONS 🦋

  • --charts="" — ok so this one is deprecated, use --manifests instead. i'm telling you this because I care 🫶
  • --cluster-specific[=false] — if you enable this, the current cluster gets checked for cluster-specific setting detection. like a lil vibe check on your cluster 👀
  • --dry-run[=false] — console/log output only, makes no changes. all the tea, zero consequences ✨
  • -f, --filename=[] — path to a file containing an IstioOperator custom resource. you can pass this flag multiple times to overlay multiple files, and multiple files are overlaid in left to right order. stack 'em like pancakes 🥞
  • --force[=false] — proceed even with validation errors. bold. iconic. slightly unhinged 😭
  • -h, --help[=false] — help for generate. the classic.
  • -d, --manifests="" — specify a path to a directory of charts and profiles (e.g. ~/Downloads/istio-1.31.3/manifests). point it at the goods 📁
  • -o, --output="" — path of the file to write the generated manifest to. if it's empty, it writes to stdout. your choice bestie 💖
  • -r, --revision="" — target control plane revision for the command. versioning matters ✨
  • -s, --set=[] — override an IstioOperator value! examples of the range: to choose a profile (--set profile=demo), enable or disable components (--set components.cni.enabled=true), or override Istio settings (--set meshConfig.enableTracing=true). see the documentation for more info: https://istio.io/v1.31/docs/reference/config/istio.operator.v1alpha1/#IstioOperatorSpec — go read it, iykyk 📚

👑 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 👑

these are the ones you didn't ask for but got anyway, handed down from the parent command like family heirlooms 💜

  • --as="" — username to impersonate for the operation. user could be a regular user or a service account in a namespace.
  • --as-group=[] — group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups. repeat it, go off 🌈
  • --as-uid="" — UID to impersonate for the operation.
  • --context="" — Kubernetes configuration context.
  • -i, --istioNamespace="istio-system" — Istio system namespace. default is istio-system, as it should be 💅
  • --kubeclient-timeout="15s" — Kubernetes client timeout as a time.Duration string, defaults to 15 seconds. patience is a virtue but 15s is the limit ⏳
  • -c, --kubeconfig="" — Kubernetes configuration file.
  • -n, --namespace="" — Kubernetes namespace.
  • --vklog=0 — number for the log level verbosity. like the -v flag. ex: --vklog=9. turn it up when things get mysterious 🔥

🌟 EXAMPLE 🌟

copied exactly, character for character, because these are sacred bestie 🙏

   # Generate a default Istio installation
   istioctl manifest generate

   # Enable Tracing
   istioctl manifest generate --set meshConfig.enableTracing=true

   # Generate the demo profile
   istioctl manifest generate --set profile=demo

   # Write the manifest to a file instead of stdout (avoids shell redirection; works where no shell is available)
   istioctl manifest generate -o /shared/istio.yaml

   # To override a setting that includes dots, escape them with a backslash (\).  Your shell may require enclosing quotes.
   istioctl manifest generate --set "values.sidecarInjectorWebhook.injectedAnnotations.container\.apparmor\.security\.beta\.kubernetes\.io/istio-proxy=runtime/default"
⚠️ real talk: that last one — if your setting has dots in it, escape them with a backslash (\). and your shell may still require enclosing quotes. don't skip the escape, it will not slay, it will break 💀

🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

okay and for the cute sign-off: this page was auto generated by spf13/cobra, and the date on it is Jan 1980 (iconic timestamp, no notes). that's the whole footer, folded into a lil goodbye 🎀✨ bye bestie, go generate some manifests 💖

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