Traefik Has a Free API — Heres How to Route Traffic With Auto-Discovery

Traefik is a modern reverse proxy that auto-discovers services from Docker, Kubernetes, and other providers. No config files to update — add a container, Traefik routes to it. Why Traefik? Auto-discovery : Detects new services from Docker labels Auto HTTPS : Let's Encrypt certificates Dashboard : Real-time monitoring UI Middleware : Rate limiting, auth, headers, circuit breaker Multiple providers : Docker, K8s, Consul, file HTTP/3 : Built-in QUIC support Docker Compose Setup services : traefik : image : traefik:v3.0 command : - --api.dashboard=true - --providers.docker=true - --entrypoints.web.address=:80 - --entrypoints.websecure.address=:443 - --certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.email=you@example.com - --certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.storage=/acme.json - --certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.httpchallenge.entrypoint=web ports : - ' 80:80' - ' 443:443' volumes : - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock - ./acme.json:/acme.json Auto-Discover Docker Services my-app :