Istio Wasm Extensions Workshop

To help you take full advantage of Wasm in Istio, we’re offering a free workshop on how to create
your own Wasm plugins as well as how to use off-the-shelf plugins from any OCI registry to
expand the capabilities of the mesh.

Workshop curriculum will include:

• How Istio manages plugin configuration, acquisition, and deployment

• An overview of Proxy-Wasm, the application binary interface (ABI) for Wasm plugins in Istio
  and Envoy

• Best practices for writing plugins and plugin lifecycle management

• Hands-on labs where you’ll build and deploy your own plugin

• A chance to talk to the experts in Wasm extensions for proxies

Workshop details

Duration: 2 hours

Prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of Envoy and Istio
• Basic understanding of Golang

To follow along with the workshop, you’ll also need the following: 

• Kubernetes cluster with Istio 1.13 (installation instructions)

• func-e CLI (installation instructions)
• Access to a Docker registry

Agenda:

• Introduction to Wasm
• Importance of Wasm in Envoy and Istio
• What is Proxy-Wasm and Proxy Wasm Go SDK?
• Deploying and running Wasm plugins in Istio using WasmPlugin resource