TestContainers approach testing Istio resources using K3S
07:22 20 Jan 2026

I'm trying to test embedded Lua script in an Istio resource as part of a Java integration test. Normally we deploy to live Kubernetes environments and test Istio manually which is very slow, especially catching regressions. I've noticed there is a K3S Testcontainers - just wondering if anyone has had success with spinning up a K3S test containers with Istio installed and testing e.g. a Lua script as part an Istio Envoy Filter?

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