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Public GitHub footprint of Istio

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Connect, secure, control, and observe services.

41

Public repositories

45,734

Total stars

1,045

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The Istio organization on GitHub hosts a wide range of repositories focused on connecting, securing, controlling, and observing services. Key programming languages used include Go, C++, HTML, Shell, Makefile, and Rust. Notable repositories include istio, community, and proxy, which serve various aspects of service mesh functionality.

Top languages

Go 19C++ 3HTML 3Shell 3Makefile 2Rust 1Smarty 1JavaScript 1

Public repositories

istio

38,214

Connect, secure, control, and observe services.

Go
Updated Jun 13, 2026

community

3,086

Istio governance material.

Go
Updated Jun 11, 2026

proxy

894

The Istio proxy components.

C++
Updated Jun 10, 2026

istio.io

819

Source for the istio.io site

HTML
Updated Jun 11, 2026

api

512

API definitions for the Istio project

Go
Updated Jun 12, 2026

ztunnel

471

The `ztunnel` component of ambient mesh

Rust
Updated Jun 9, 2026

tools

372

Tools shared by several Istio repositories

Go
Updated Jun 9, 2026

client-go

274

Go client libraries for the Istio API.

Makefile
Updated Jun 12, 2026

operator

170

Istio operator provides user friendly options to operate the Istio service mesh

Go
Updated Feb 28, 2026

old_pilot_repo

139

Deprecated home of Istio's Pilot, now in istio/istio's pilot dir

Go
Updated Feb 23, 2026

cni

139

Istio CNI to setup kubernetes pod namespaces to redirect traffic to sidecar proxy.

Go
Updated Jan 6, 2026

installer

111

A modular, a-la-carte installer for Istio components. MOVED to https://github.com/istio/istio/tree/master/manifests

Smarty
Updated Jun 13, 2024

test-infra

84

No description provided for this repository.

Go
Updated Jun 11, 2026

old_auth_repo

73

Deprecated home of Istio authentication components, now in istio/istio's security dir

Go
Updated Jan 28, 2023

old_mixer_repo

67

Deprecated home of Istio's Mixer and its adapters, now in istio/istio's mixer dir

Go
Updated Dec 11, 2023

release-builder

62

Builds istio releases in a hermetic and reproducible environment

Go
Updated Jun 9, 2026

pkg

45

Common packages used by other repos.

Go
Updated Mar 19, 2026

envoy

36

Fork of Envoy used for testing and tinkering as part of the Istio dev process

C++
Updated Oct 17, 2025

old_issues_repo

34

Deprecated issue-tracking repo, please post new issues or feature requests to istio/istio instead.

Unknown Language
Updated Apr 7, 2026

glog

22

A replacement for the glog package that directs logging to zap.

Go
Updated Sep 8, 2023

enhancements

16

Enhancement Tracking and Backlog Repo for Istio Releases

Unknown Language
Updated Feb 27, 2026

old_mixerclient_repo

15

Deprecated home of the C++ client library for Mixer's API, now in istio/proxy

C++
Updated Dec 19, 2023

fortio-deployment

15

Deployment files for Fortio.

Makefile
Updated May 8, 2023

common-files

14

Contains build files shared by many Istio repos.

Shell
Updated Jun 9, 2026

bots

12

Source code for bots used by the Istio project.

Go
Updated Jun 9, 2026

gogo-genproto

8

Houses generated source code for imported libraries used within Istio.

Shell
Updated Dec 23, 2023

old_broker_repo

8

Deprecated home of Istio's Service Broker, now in istio/istio's broker dir

Go
Updated Dec 19, 2023

get-istioctl

7

No description provided for this repository.

JavaScript
Updated May 1, 2023

cri

5

Istio CRI

Shell
Updated Feb 16, 2023

klog

3

A replacement for the klog package that directs logging to zap.

Go
Updated Feb 16, 2023

old_vendor-istio_repo

2

(former) Vendored dependencies for the main istio repo

Go
Updated Jan 28, 2023

distroless

1

🥑 Language focused docker images, minus the operating system.

Unknown Language
Updated Jul 18, 2024

go-control-plane

1

Go implementation of data-plane-api

Unknown Language
Updated Jul 20, 2023

viper

1

Go configuration with fangs

Go
Updated Feb 16, 2023

bottestrepo

1

Used for testing the Istio bots

HTML
Updated Feb 16, 2023

old_manifest_repo

1

No description provided for this repository.

Unknown Language
Updated Jan 28, 2023

istio-events

0

No description provided for this repository.

HTML
Updated Aug 15, 2023

.github

0

No description provided for this repository.

Unknown Language
Updated Feb 16, 2023

.allstar

0

No description provided for this repository.

Unknown Language
Updated Feb 16, 2023

gateway-api

0

Repository for the next iteration of composite service (e.g. Ingress) and load balancing APIs.

Unknown Language
Updated Feb 16, 2023

go-junit-report

0

Convert go test output to junit xml

Go
Updated Dec 1, 2021

Frequently asked questions

What does istio build on GitHub?

Istio builds a robust service mesh on GitHub, with repositories focused on service connectivity, security, and observability. Key projects include istio for core functionality and community for governance materials.

Which programming languages does istio use?

Istio primarily uses Go and C++ for its core components, along with HTML for documentation, Shell and Makefile for tooling, and Rust for specific components like ztunnel.

Are istio's repositories public?

Yes, all of Istio's repositories are public on GitHub. This transparency allows developers and organizations to audit, contribute to, and utilize Istio's service mesh capabilities.

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