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---
title: Installation with Helm
description: Install Istio with the included Helm chart.
weight: 20
keywords: [kubernetes,helm]
aliases:
    - /docs/setup/kubernetes/helm.html
    - /docs/tasks/integrating-services-into-istio.html
icon: helm
---
Quick start instructions for the setup and configuration of Istio using Helm.
This is the recommended install method for installing Istio to your
production environment as it offers rich customization to the Istio control
plane and the sidecars for the Istio data plane.

## Prerequisites

1. Perform any necessary [platform-specific setup](/docs/setup/kubernetes/platform-setup/).

1. Check the [Requirements for Pods and Services](/docs/setup/kubernetes/spec-requirements/) on Pods and Services.

1. [Install a Helm client with a version higher than 2.10](https://github.com/helm/helm/blob/master/docs/install.md).

1. Istio by default uses `LoadBalancer` service object types.  Some platforms do not support `LoadBalancer`
   service objects.  For platforms lacking `LoadBalancer` support, install Istio with `NodePort` support
   instead with the flags `--set gateways.istio-ingressgateway.type=NodePort --set gateways.istio-egressgateway.type=NodePort`
   appended to the end of the Helm instructions in the installation steps below.

## Installation steps

The following commands may be run from any directory. We use Helm to obtain the charts via a secure
HTTPS endpoint hosted in Istio's infrastructure throughout this document.

{{< tip >}}
The techniques in this document use Istio's daily build of Istio 1.1 Helm packages.  These
Helm charts may be slightly ahead of any particular snapshot as the project finishes the release
candidates prior to 1.1 release. To use a snapshot-specific release, change the repo add URL to
the appropriate snapshot.  For example, if you want to run with snapshot 6, use the
[URL](https://gcsweb.istio.io/gcs/istio-prerelease/prerelease/1.1.0-snapshot.6/charts) in installation step 1 below.
{{< /tip >}}

1.  Update Helm's local package cache with the location of the Helm daily release:

    {{< text bash >}}

    $ helm repo add istio.io "https://gcsweb.istio.io/gcs/istio-prerelease/daily-build/release-1.1-latest-daily/charts/"<commit_msg>remove the portion for egress gateway exposed as nodeport (#3255)<commit_after>
---
title: Installation with Helm
description: Install Istio with the included Helm chart.
weight: 20
keywords: [kubernetes,helm]
aliases:
    - /docs/setup/kubernetes/helm.html
    - /docs/tasks/integrating-services-into-istio.html
icon: helm
---
Quick start instructions for the setup and configuration of Istio using Helm.
This is the recommended install method for installing Istio to your
production environment as it offers rich customization to the Istio control
plane and the sidecars for the Istio data plane.

## Prerequisites

1. Perform any necessary [platform-specific setup](/docs/setup/kubernetes/platform-setup/).

1. Check the [Requirements for Pods and Services](/docs/setup/kubernetes/spec-requirements/) on Pods and Services.

1. [Install a Helm client with a version higher than 2.10](https://github.com/helm/helm/blob/master/docs/install.md).

1. Istio by default uses `LoadBalancer` service object types.  Some platforms do not support `LoadBalancer`
   service objects.  For platforms lacking `LoadBalancer` support, install Istio with `NodePort` support
   instead with the flags `--set gateways.istio-ingressgateway.type=NodePort`
   appended to the end of the Helm instructions in the installation steps below.

## Installation steps

The following commands may be run from any directory. We use Helm to obtain the charts via a secure
HTTPS endpoint hosted in Istio's infrastructure throughout this document.

{{< tip >}}
The techniques in this document use Istio's daily build of Istio 1.1 Helm packages.  These
Helm charts may be slightly ahead of any particular snapshot as the project finishes the release
candidates prior to 1.1 release. To use a snapshot-specific release, change the repo add URL to
the appropriate snapshot.  For example, if you want to run with snapshot 6, use the
[URL](https://gcsweb.istio.io/gcs/istio-prerelease/prerelease/1.1.0-snapshot.6/charts) in installation step 1 below.
{{< /tip >}}

1.  Update Helm's local package cache with the location of the Helm daily release:

    {{< text bash >}}

    $ helm repo add istio.io "https://gcsweb.istio.io/gcs/istio-prerelease/daily-build/release-1.1-latest-daily/charts/"
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