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# istio

* [Sidecar mode](/continuous-learning/tech/service-mesh/istio/sidecar.md)
* [Ambient Mesh](/continuous-learning/tech/service-mesh/istio/ambient-mesh.md)
* [Monitor and visualize your cluster](/continuous-learning/tech/service-mesh/istio/monitoring.md)
* \[Istio profiles]

![overview](https://763066343-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFdcbgrwEVnjUwN8PZJkV%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-92676f64ceab41ffcc24035a2af0cc7fd0c5bc61%2Foverview.png?alt=media)

## missing side car

Add istio injection label

When you set the `istio-injection=enabled` label on a namespace

## Prepare istio for demo

normal install with side car. show the traffic and iptables

ambient mesh, show the traffic and iptables

multi clusters

issues with sidecars:

* take more resources
* difficult to maintain-ish
* traffic take a different network path

## Questions for the end

Can we replace service mesh? maybe yes, with cilium