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Gao Hongtao b39c4306a8 Observing Istio control plane (#5835 ) * Add Istio control plane otel MAL expressions and UI template * Remove OpenCensus receiver, add OpenTelemetry receiver * Transfer oc receiver to ot receiver * Create indices on boot * Document istio metrics and otel receiver * Update CHANGES.md * Fix potential NPE * Add group to meter and cleanup istio mixer * Update e2e case due to the change of meter metric name * Update prometheus fetcher config, fix sql builder issue of h2 * Disable istio and so11y metrics by default. * Fix micrometer testcase		2020-11-25 21:07:03 +08:00
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README.md	Observing Istio control plane (#5835 )	2020-11-25 21:07:03 +08:00

README.md

Setup

The document explains how to install Skywalking based on the kind of probes you are going to use. If you don't understand, please read Concepts and Designs first.

Important: Don't forget to configure the timezone on your UI, and you also need to be sure your OAP backend servers are also using the same timezone.

If you have any issues, please check that your issue is not already described in the FAQ.

Download official releases

Backend, UI and Java agent are Apache official release, you can find them on the Apache SkyWalking download page.

Language agents in Service

Java agent. Introduces how to install java agent to your service, without any impact in your code.
LUA agent. Introduce how to install the lua agent in Nginx + LUA module or OpenResty.
Python Agent. Introduce how to install the Python Agent in a Python service.
Node.js agent. Introduce how to install the NodeJS Agent in a NodeJS service.

The following agents and SDKs are compatible with the SkyWalking's data formats and network protocols, but are maintained by 3rd-parties. You can go to their project repositories for additional info about guides and releases.

SkyAPM .NET Core agent. See .NET Core agent project document for more details.
SkyAPM Node.js agent. See Node.js server side agent project document for more details.
SkyAPM PHP SDK. See PHP agent project document for more details.
SkyAPM GO2Sky. See GO2Sky project document for more details.

Browser Monitoring

Apache SkyWalking Client JS. Support collecting metrics and error logs for the Browser or JavaScript based mobile app.

Note, make sure the receiver-browser has been opened, default is ON since 8.2.0.

Service Mesh

Istio
- SkyWalking on Istio. Introduces how to analyze Istio metrics.
Envoy
- Use ALS (access log service) to observe service mesh, without Mixer. Follow document for guides.

Proxy

Envoy Proxy
- Sending metrics to Skywalking from Envoy. How to send metrics from Envoy to SkyWalking using Metrics service.

Setup backend

Follow backend and UI setup document to understand how the backend and UI configuration works. Different scenarios and advanced features are also explained.

Changes log

Backend, UI and Java agent changes are available here.