Overview

This section of the documentation contains in-depth information about advanced topics pertaining to both Linkerd and namerd. It is divided into the following subsections:

Deployment. Addresses typical deployment models for running Linkerd in your architecture.

Dtabs. Explains delegation tables and delegation rules, the primary mechanism by which Linkerd dynamically routes requests.

namerd. Introduces namerd as a service that helps route Linkerd requests and centralizes routing decisions to provide global Linkerd control.

Plugins. Sheds light on Linkerd's modular plugin system, and provides a detailed walkthrough for writing your own plugins.

Routing. Provides a comprehensive look at how Linkerd routes requests that it receives.

The Linkerd Discourse forum also documents:

• Network Performance: Common approaches to diagnosing network performance issues that can negatively impact Linkerd.

• Debugging a Linkerd setup: Common approaches to finding and fixing Linkerd configuration issues that may prevent it from working properly in your setup.