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Traefik Has a Free Cloud-Native Reverse Proxy

via Dev.to DevOpsAlex Spinov

Traefik is a free, open-source reverse proxy and load balancer designed for cloud-native environments. It automatically discovers services and configures itself. What Is Traefik? Traefik is a modern reverse proxy that integrates with your existing infrastructure. It automatically discovers services from Docker, Kubernetes, and other providers — no manual configuration needed. Key features: Auto-discovery of services (Docker, K8s, etc.) Automatic HTTPS with Let's Encrypt Load balancing (round-robin, weighted, sticky sessions) Middleware (rate limiting, auth, headers, compression) Dashboard for monitoring Canary deployments and traffic mirroring TCP/UDP support gRPC support WebSocket support Quick Start with Docker # docker-compose.yml services : traefik : image : traefik:v3.2 command : - --api.dashboard=true - --providers.docker=true - --entrypoints.web.address=:80 - --entrypoints.websecure.address=:443 - --certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.email=you@email.com - --certificatesresol

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