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# Add-on: linkerd

Enabling this addon will deploy the necessary services and proxies for the
linkerd service mesh.

```
microk8s enable linkerd
```

Linkerd includes a command line utility. For convenience, MicroK8s ships
with this utility. You can verify that the utility and linkerd are
configured and working by running:

```
microk8s linkerd check
```

For more on linkerd, see the
[linkerd documentation](https://linkerd.io/2/overview/).

Last updated 6 years ago. [Help improve this document in the forum](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/add-on-linkerd/11285).