Traefik Has a Free Cloud-Native Reverse Proxy — Auto-Discovery for Docker and Kubernetes

Traefik Auto-Discovers Services in Docker and Kubernetes Nginx needs manual config updates every time you add a service. Traefik watches your Docker containers and Kubernetes pods — routes traffic automatically. What Makes Traefik Special Auto-discovery — detects new containers/pods automatically Lets Encrypt — automatic TLS certificates Middleware — rate limiting, auth, headers, compression Load balancing — round-robin, weighted, sticky sessions Dashboard — real-time traffic visibility Multi-provider — Docker, K8s, Consul, file Docker Compose Example services : traefik : image : traefik:v3.0 command : - --providers.docker=true - --entrypoints.web.address=:80 ports : - " 80:80" volumes : - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock app : image : myapp:latest labels : - traefik.http.routers.app.rule=Host(`app.example.com`) Add a new service with labels — Traefik picks it up instantly. Traefik vs Nginx Feature Traefik Nginx Auto-discovery Yes No Docker native Labels Config files Lets Encr