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## Quickstart and documentation

You can run Linkerd on any Kubernetes 1.21+ cluster in a matter of seconds. See
the [Linkerd Getting Started Guide][getting-started] for how.

For more comprehensive documentation, start with the [Linkerd
docs][linkerd-docs].

## Prerequisite: Linkerd Core Control-Plane

Before installing the Linkerd Viz extension, The core control-plane has to
be installed first by following the [Linkerd Install
Guide](https://linkerd.io/2/tasks/install/).

## Adding Linkerd's Helm repository

```bash
# To add the repo for Linkerd stable releases:
helm repo add linkerd https://helm.linkerd.io/stable
# To add the repo for Linkerd edge releases:
helm repo add linkerd-edge https://helm.linkerd.io/edge
```

The following instructions use the `linkerd` repo. For installing an edge
release, just replace with `linkerd-edge`.

## Installing the Viz Extension Chart

```bash
helm install linkerd-viz -n linkerd-viz --create-namespace linkerd/linkerd-viz
```

## Get involved

* Check out Linkerd's source code at [GitHub][linkerd2].
* Join Linkerd's [user mailing list][linkerd-users], [developer mailing
  list][linkerd-dev], and [announcements mailing list][linkerd-announce].
* Follow [@linkerd][twitter] on Twitter.
* Join the [Linkerd Slack][slack].

[getting-started]: https://linkerd.io/2/getting-started/
[linkerd2]: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2
[linkerd-announce]: https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-linkerd-announce
[linkerd-dev]: https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-linkerd-dev
[linkerd-docs]: https://linkerd.io/2/overview/
[linkerd-users]: https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-linkerd-users
[slack]: http://slack.linkerd.io
[twitter]: https://twitter.com/linkerd

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