Traefik

Modern reverse proxy and load balancer with auto HTTPS

🐧 Linux🍎 Mac🪟 Windows

Reviewed: 2026-06|Tested on: Kubernetes 1.29 · Terraform 1.8 · Ubuntu 22.04

What is this?

Traefik routes web traffic to your apps and can obtain HTTPS certificates automatically.

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Config files for Traefik

Where to create or edit the main configuration — paths below match the setup steps.

traefik.yml
Location: Static config file or Docker mount
Entry points, providers, and certificates
docker-compose labels
Location: Compose service labels
Dynamic routing rules (Docker provider)

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Step 01

Linux

1docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 8080:8080 --name traefik traefik:v3.0

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Step 02

Linux

1# traefik.yml + docker labels for auto-discovery
2# Dashboard: http://localhost:8080

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Step 03

Linux

1curl http://localhost:8080/dashboard/