# redhat-scholars/istio-tutorial

Istio Tutorial for https://dn.dev/master

Repository: https://github.com/redhat-scholars/istio-tutorial
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/istio-tutorial
Homepage: https://redhat-scholars.github.io/istio-tutorial/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: istio, kubernetes, openshift, envoy, microservices, tracing
Last push: 2024-10-17T11:00:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3212, "days_push": 685, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1205, forks 695 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:59.224276+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source hands-on tutorial teaching Istio service mesh concepts on Kubernetes and OpenShift, built around a Java microservices demo application. It covers traffic management, tracing, and other Istio features through guided step-by-step exercises.

## Use cases
- learn istio service mesh basics
- hands-on istio tutorial for kubernetes
- understand istio traffic management and routing
- set up distributed tracing with istio and jaeger
- deploy microservices on openshift with istio
- learn envoy sidecar concepts

## When to choose
- you want a guided, step-by-step introduction to Istio on Kubernetes or OpenShift
- you prefer learning through a runnable Java microservices example
- you need to teach or onboard a team on service mesh fundamentals

## When to avoid
- you need production Istio configuration guidance rather than a learning tutorial
- you work outside Kubernetes/OpenShift environments
- you need up-to-date coverage of the latest Istio versions, as the tutorial targets older releases

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, tracing, microservices
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, microservices
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: istio, service-mesh, kubernetes, openshift, envoy, tutorial, java, tracing, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- redhat-scholars/istio-tutorial (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:59.224276+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:19:36.733172+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://redhat-scholars.github.io/istio-tutorial/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:27:09.078907+00:00, sha 4d896fc31a90)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.