https://staging--kiali.netlify.app/docs/architecture/Recent content in Architecture and Terms on KialiHugoenhttps://staging--kiali.netlify.app/docs/architecture/architecture/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://staging--kiali.netlify.app/docs/architecture/architecture/<h2 id="kiali-architecture">Kiali architecture</h2> <p>Kiali is composed of two components: a back-end application running in the container application platform, and a user-facing front-end application. Kiali depends on external services and components provided by the container application platform and Istio.</p> <p>The following diagram illustrates the components involved in Kiali and its interactions:</p> <p><img src="https://staging--kiali.netlify.app/images/documentation/architecture/arch.png" alt="Kiali architecture"></p> <h3 id="kiali-back-end">Kiali back-end</h3> <p>The back-end is the application that runs in the container application platform. It&rsquo;s written in <a href="http://golang.org/">Go</a>. The code can be found at <a href="https://github.com/kiali/kiali">kiali/kiali GitHub repository</a>.</p>