Merge pull request #481 from cocap10/global-config-kv

Use KvStores as global config sources
2016-07-21 09:49:58 +02:00 · 2016-07-21 09:49:58 +02:00 · 686c23d25b
commit 686c23d25b
parent 9be0c67d5c b153e90ec5
28 changed files with 1150 additions and 214 deletions
--- a/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration.go
@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package main

 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/acme"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/provider"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ import (

 // TraefikConfiguration holds GlobalConfiguration and other stuff
 type TraefikConfiguration struct {
-	GlobalConfiguration
+	GlobalConfiguration `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	ConfigFile          string `short:"c" description:"Configuration file to use (TOML)."`
 }

@ -177,8 +179,46 @@ type TLS struct {
 }

 // Certificates defines traefik certificates type
+// Certs and Keys could be either a file path, or the file content itself
 type Certificates []Certificate

+//CreateTLSConfig creates a TLS config from Certificate structures
+func (certs *Certificates) CreateTLSConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
+	config := &tls.Config{}
+	config.Certificates = []tls.Certificate{}
+	certsSlice := []Certificate(*certs)
+	for _, v := range certsSlice {
+		isAPath := false
+		_, errCert := os.Stat(v.CertFile)
+		_, errKey := os.Stat(v.KeyFile)
+		if errCert == nil {
+			if errKey == nil {
+				isAPath = true
+			} else {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Bad TLS Certificate KeyFile format. Expected a path.")
+			}
+		} else if errKey == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Bad TLS Certificate KeyFile format. Expected a path.")
+		}
+
+		cert := tls.Certificate{}
+		var err error
+		if isAPath {
+			cert, err = tls.LoadX509KeyPair(v.CertFile, v.KeyFile)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		} else {
+			cert, err = tls.X509KeyPair([]byte(v.CertFile), []byte(v.KeyFile))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		config.Certificates = append(config.Certificates, cert)
+	}
+	return config, nil
+}
+
 // String is the method to format the flag's value, part of the flag.Value interface.
 // The String method's output will be used in diagnostics.
 func (certs *Certificates) String() string {
@ -209,6 +249,7 @@ func (certs *Certificates) Type() string {
 }

 // Certificate holds a SSL cert/key pair
+// Certs and Key could be either a file path, or the file content itself
 type Certificate struct {
 	CertFile string
 	KeyFile  string
--- a/docs/basics.md
+++ b/docs/basics.md
@ -253,9 +253,30 @@ Here is an example of backends and servers definition:
 - `backend2` will forward the traffic to two servers: `http://172.17.0.4:80"` with weight `1` and `http://172.17.0.5:80` with weight `2` using `drr` load-balancing strategy.
 - a circuit breaker is added on `backend1` using the expression `NetworkErrorRatio() > 0.5`: watch error ratio over 10 second sliding window

-# Launch
+# Configuration
+
+Træfɪk's configuration has two parts: 
+
+- The [static Træfɪk configuration](/basics#static-trfk-configuration) which is loaded only at the begining. 
+- The [dynamic Træfɪk configuration](/basics#dynamic-trfk-configuration) which can be hot-reloaded (no need to restart the process).
+
+
+## Static Træfɪk configuration
+
+The static configuration is the global configuration which setting up connections to configuration backends and entrypoints. 
+
+Træfɪk can be configured using many configuration sources with the following precedence order. 
+Each item takes precedence over the item below it:
+
+- [Key-value Store](/basics/#key-value-stores)
+- [Arguments](/basics/#arguments)
+- [Configuration file](/basics/#configuration-file)
+- Default
+
+It means that arguments overrides configuration file, and Key-value Store overrides arguments.
+
+### Configuration file

-Træfɪk can be configured using a TOML file configuration, arguments, or both.
 By default, Træfɪk will try to find a `traefik.toml` in the following places:

 - `/etc/traefik/`
@ -268,15 +289,40 @@ You can override this by setting a `configFile` argument:
 $ traefik --configFile=foo/bar/myconfigfile.toml
 ```

-Træfɪk uses the following precedence order. Each item takes precedence over the item below it:
+Please refer to the [global configuration](/toml/#global-configuration) section to get documentation on it.

- arguments
- configuration file
- default
+### Arguments

-It means that arguments overrides configuration file.
 Each argument is described in the help section:

 ```bash
 $ traefik --help
 ```
+
+Note that all default values will be displayed as well.
+
+### Key-value stores
+
+Træfɪk supports several Key-value stores:
+
+- [Consul](https://consul.io)
+- [etcd](https://coreos.com/etcd/)
+- [ZooKeeper](https://zookeeper.apache.org/) 
+- [boltdb](https://github.com/boltdb/bolt)
+
+Please refer to the [User Guide Key-value store configuration](/user-guide/kv-config/) section to get documentation on it.
+
+## Dynamic Træfɪk configuration
+
+The dynamic configuration concerns : 
+
+- [Frontends](/basics/#frontends)
+- [Backends](/basics/#backends) 
+- [Servers](/basics/#servers) 
+
+Træfɪk can hot-reload those rules which could be provided by [multiple configuration backends](/toml/#configuration-backends).
+
+We only need to enable `watch` option to make Træfɪk watch configuration backend changes and generate its configuration automatically.
+Routes to services will be created and updated instantly at any changes.
+
+Please refer to the [configuration backends](/toml/#configuration-backends) section to get documentation on it.
--- a/docs/toml.md
+++ b/docs/toml.md
@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ prefix = "traefik"
 # insecureskipverify = true
 ```

-Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation en traefik KV structure.
+Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](/user-guide/kv-config/#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation on traefik KV structure.

 ## Consul catalog backend

@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ prefix = "/traefik"
 # insecureskipverify = true
 ```

-Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation en traefik KV structure.
+Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](/user-guide/kv-config/#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation on traefik KV structure.


 ## Zookeeper backend
@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ prefix = "/traefik"
 # filename = "zookeeper.tmpl"
 ```

-Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation en traefik KV structure.
+Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](/user-guide/kv-config/#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation on traefik KV structure.

 ## BoltDB backend

@ -942,85 +942,4 @@ prefix = "/traefik"
 # filename = "boltdb.tmpl"
 ```

-Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation en traefik KV structure.
-
-## Key-value storage structure
-
-The Keys-Values structure should look (using `prefix = "/traefik"`):
-
- backend 1
-
-| Key                                                    | Value                       |
-|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-| `/traefik/backends/backend1/circuitbreaker/expression` | `NetworkErrorRatio() > 0.5` |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url`       | `http://172.17.0.3:80`      |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight`    | `1`                         |
-
- backend 2
-
-| Key                                                 | Value                  |
-|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
-| `/traefik/backends/backend2/maxconn/amount`         | `10`                   |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend2/maxconn/extractorfunc`  | `request.host`         |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend2/loadbalancer/method`    | `drr`                  |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/url`    | `http://172.17.0.4:80` |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/weight` | `1`                    |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/url`    | `http://172.17.0.5:80` |
-| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/weight` | `2`                    |
-
- frontend 1
-
-| Key                                               | Value                 |
-|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
-| `/traefik/frontends/frontend1/backend`            | `backend2`            |
-| `/traefik/frontends/frontend1/routes/test_1/rule` | `Host:test.localhost` |
-
- frontend 2
-
-| Key                                                | Value              |
-|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
-| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/backend`             | `backend1`         |
-| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/passHostHeader`      | `true`             |
-| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/priority`            | `10`               |
-| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/entrypoints`         | `http,https`       |
-| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule`  | `PathPrefix:/test` |
-
-## Atomic configuration changes
-
-The [Etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd/issues/860) and [Consul](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/886) backends do not support updating multiple keys atomically. As a result, it may be possible for Træfɪk to read an intermediate configuration state despite judicious use of the `--providersThrottleDuration` flag. To solve this problem, Træfɪk supports a special key called `/traefik/alias`. If set, Træfɪk use the value as an alternative key prefix.
-
-Given the key structure below, Træfɪk will use the `http://172.17.0.2:80` as its only backend (frontend keys have been omitted for brevity).
-
-| Key                                                                     | Value                       |
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-| `/traefik/alias`                                                        | `/traefik_configurations/1` |
-| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
-| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
-
-When an atomic configuration change is required, you may write a new configuration at an alternative prefix. Here, although the `/traefik_configurations/2/...` keys have been set, the old configuration is still active because the `/traefik/alias` key still points to `/traefik_configurations/1`:
-
-| Key                                                                     | Value                       |
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-| `/traefik/alias`                                                        | `/traefik_configurations/1` |
-| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
-| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `5`                        |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url`       | `http://172.17.0.3:80`      |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight`    | `5`                        |
-
-Once the `/traefik/alias` key is updated, the new `/traefik_configurations/2` configuration becomes active atomically. Here, we have a 50% balance between the `http://172.17.0.3:80` and the `http://172.17.0.4:80` hosts while no traffic is sent to the `172.17.0.2:80` host:
-
-| Key                                                                     | Value                       |
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
-| `/traefik/alias`                                                        | `/traefik_configurations/2` |
-| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
-| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.3:80`      |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `5`                        |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url`       | `http://172.17.0.4:80`      |
-| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight`    | `5`                        |
-
-Note that Træfɪk *will not watch for key changes in the `/traefik_configurations` prefix*. It will only watch for changes in the `/traefik` prefix. Further, if the `/traefik/alias` key is set, all other sibling keys with the `/traefik` prefix are ignored.
+Please refer to the [Key Value storage structure](/user-guide/kv-config/#key-value-storage-structure) section to get documentation on traefik KV structure.
--- a/docs/user-guide/examples.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/examples.md
@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ defaultEntryPoints = ["http", "https"]
      CertFile = "integration/fixtures/https/snitest.org.cert"
      KeyFile = "integration/fixtures/https/snitest.org.key"
 ```
+Note that we can either give path to certificate file or directly the file content itself ([like in this TOML example](/user-guide/kv-config/#upload-the-configuration-in-the-key-value-store)).

 ## HTTP redirect on HTTPS

--- a/docs/user-guide/kv-config.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kv-config.md
@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+
+# Key-value store configuration
+
+Both [static global configuration](/user-guide/kv-config/#static-configuration-in-key-value-store) and [dynamic](/user-guide/kv-config/#dynamic-configuration-in-key-value-store) configuration can be sorted in a Key-value store.
+
+This section explains how to launch Træfɪk using a configuration loaded from a Key-value store.
+
+Træfɪk supports several Key-value stores:
+
+- [Consul](https://consul.io)
+- [etcd](https://coreos.com/etcd/)
+- [ZooKeeper](https://zookeeper.apache.org/) 
+- [boltdb](https://github.com/boltdb/bolt)
+
+# Static configuration in Key-value store
+
+We will see the steps to set it up with an easy example. 
+Note that we could do the same with any other Key-value Store.
+
+## docker-compose file for Consul
+
+The Træfɪk global configuration will be getted from a [Consul](https://consul.io) store. 
+
+First we have to launch Consul in a container. 
+The [docker-compose file](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/) allows us to launch Consul and four instances of the trivial app [emilevauge/whoamI](https://github.com/emilevauge/whoamI) : 
+
+```yml
+consul:
+  image: progrium/consul
+  command: -server -bootstrap -log-level debug -ui-dir /ui
+  ports:
+    - "8400:8400"
+    - "8500:8500"
+    - "8600:53/udp"
+  expose:
+    - "8300"
+    - "8301"
+    - "8301/udp"
+    - "8302"
+    - "8302/udp"  
+    
+whoami1:
+  image: emilevauge/whoami
+  
+whoami2:
+  image: emilevauge/whoami
+  
+whoami3:
+  image: emilevauge/whoami
+  
+whoami4:
+  image: emilevauge/whoami
+```
+
+## Upload the configuration in the Key-value store
+
+We should now fill the store with the Træfɪk global configuration, as we do with a [TOML file configuration](/toml).
+To do that, we can send the Key-value pairs via [curl commands](https://www.consul.io/intro/getting-started/kv.html) or via the [Web UI](https://www.consul.io/intro/getting-started/ui.html) 
+
+Here the toml configuration we would like to store in the Key-value Store  :
+
+```toml
+logLevel = "DEBUG"
+
+defaultEntryPoints = ["http", "https"]
+
+[entryPoints]
+  [entryPoints.http]
+  address = ":80"
+  [entryPoints.https]
+  address = ":443"
+    [entryPoints.https.tls]
+      [[entryPoints.https.tls.certificates]]
+      CertFile = "integration/fixtures/https/snitest.com.cert"
+      KeyFile = "integration/fixtures/https/snitest.com.key"
+      [[entryPoints.https.tls.certificates]]
+      CertFile = """-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+                      <cert file content>
+                      -----END CERTIFICATE-----"""
+      KeyFile = """-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+                      <key file content>
+                      -----END CERTIFICATE-----"""
+
+
+[consul]
+  endpoint = "127.0.0.1:8500"
+  watch = true
+  prefix = "traefik"
+  
+[web]
+  address = ":8081"
+```
+
+And there, the same global configuration in the Key-value Store (using `prefix = "traefik"`): 
+
+| Key                                                       | Value                                                         |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `/traefik/loglevel`                                       | `DEBUG`                                                       |
+| `/traefik/defaultentrypoints/0`                           | `http`                                                        |
+| `/traefik/defaultentrypoints/1`                           | `https`                                                       |
+| `/traefik/entrypoints/http/address`                       | `:80`                                                         |
+| `/traefik/entrypoints/https/address`                      | `:443`                                                        |
+| `/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/0/certfile`  | `integration/fixtures/https/snitest.com.cert`                 |
+| `/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/0/keyfile`   | `integration/fixtures/https/snitest.com.key`                  |
+| `/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/1/certfile`  | `--BEGIN CERTIFICATE--<cert file content>--END CERTIFICATE--` |
+| `/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/1/keyfile`   | `--BEGIN CERTIFICATE--<key file content>--END CERTIFICATE--`  |
+| `/traefik/consul/endpoint`                                | `127.0.0.1:8500`                                              |
+| `/traefik/consul/watch`                                   | `true`                                                        |
+| `/traefik/consul/prefix`                                  | `traefik`                                                     |
+| `/traefik/web/address`                                    | `:8081`                                                       |
+
+Remember to specify the indexes (`0`,`1`, `2`, ... ) under prefixes `/traefik/defaultentrypoints/` and `/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/` in order to match the global configuration structure.
+
+Be careful to give the correct IP address and port on the key `/traefik/consul/endpoint`.
+
+Note that we can either give path to certificate file or directly the file content itself.
+
+## Launch Træfɪk
+
+We will now launch Træfɪk in a container.
+We use CLI flags to setup the connection between Træfɪk and Consul.
+All the rest of the global configuration is stored in Consul.
+
+Here the [docker-compose file](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/) :
+
+```yml
+traefik:
+  image: traefik
+  command: --consul --consul.endpoint=127.0.0.1:8500
+  ports:
+    - "80:80"
+    - "8080:8080"
+  volumes:
+    - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+```
+
+NB : Be careful to give the correct IP address and port in the flag `--consul.endpoint`.
+
+## TLS support
+
+So far, only [Consul](https://consul.io) and [etcd](https://coreos.com/etcd/) support TLS connections. 
+To set it up, we should enable [consul security](https://www.consul.io/docs/internals/security.html) (or [etcd security](https://coreos.com/etcd/docs/latest/security.html)).
+
+Then, we have to provide CA, Cert and Key to Træfɪk using `consul` flags :
+
+- `--consul.tls`
+- `--consul.tls.ca=path/to/the/file`
+- `--consul.tls.cert=path/to/the/file`
+- `--consul.tls.key=path/to/the/file` 
+
+Or etcd flags :
+
+- `--etcd.tls`
+- `--etcd.tls.ca=path/to/the/file`
+- `--etcd.tls.cert=path/to/the/file`
+- `--etcd.tls.key=path/to/the/file`
+
+Note that we can either give directly directly the file content itself (instead of the path to certificate) in a TOML file configuration.
+
+Remember the command `traefik --help` to display the updated list of flags.
+
+# Dynamic configuration in Key-value store
+Following our example, we will provide backends/frontends rules to Træfɪk.
+
+Note that this section is independent of the way Træfɪk got its static configuration. 
+It means that the static configuration can either come from the same Key-value store or from any other sources.
+
+## Key-value storage structure
+Here the toml configuration we would like to store in the store :
+
+```toml
+[file]
+
+# rules
+[backends]
+  [backends.backend1]
+    [backends.backend1.circuitbreaker]
+      expression = "NetworkErrorRatio() > 0.5"
+    [backends.backend1.servers.server1]
+    url = "http://172.17.0.2:80"
+    weight = 10
+    [backends.backend1.servers.server2]
+    url = "http://172.17.0.3:80"
+    weight = 1
+  [backends.backend2]
+    [backends.backend1.maxconn]
+      amount = 10
+      extractorfunc = "request.host"
+    [backends.backend2.LoadBalancer]
+      method = "drr"
+    [backends.backend2.servers.server1]
+    url = "http://172.17.0.4:80"
+    weight = 1
+    [backends.backend2.servers.server2]
+    url = "http://172.17.0.5:80"
+    weight = 2
+
+[frontends]
+  [frontends.frontend1]
+  backend = "backend2"
+    [frontends.frontend1.routes.test_1]
+    rule = "Host:test.localhost"
+  [frontends.frontend2]
+  backend = "backend1"
+  passHostHeader = true
+  priority = 10
+  entrypoints = ["https"] # overrides defaultEntryPoints
+    [frontends.frontend2.routes.test_1]
+    rule = "Host:{subdomain:[a-z]+}.localhost"
+  [frontends.frontend3]
+  entrypoints = ["http", "https"] # overrides defaultEntryPoints
+  backend = "backend2"
+    rule = "Path:/test"
+```
+
+And there, the same dynamic configuration in a KV Store (using `prefix = "traefik"`): 
+
+- backend 1
+
+| Key                                                    | Value                       |
+|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| `/traefik/backends/backend1/circuitbreaker/expression` | `NetworkErrorRatio() > 0.5` |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url`       | `http://172.17.0.3:80`      |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight`    | `1`                         |
+
+- backend 2
+
+| Key                                                 | Value                  |
+|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
+| `/traefik/backends/backend2/maxconn/amount`         | `10`                   |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend2/maxconn/extractorfunc`  | `request.host`         |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend2/loadbalancer/method`    | `drr`                  |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/url`    | `http://172.17.0.4:80` |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/weight` | `1`                    |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/url`    | `http://172.17.0.5:80` |
+| `/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/weight` | `2`                    |
+
+- frontend 1
+
+| Key                                               | Value                 |
+|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
+| `/traefik/frontends/frontend1/backend`            | `backend2`            |
+| `/traefik/frontends/frontend1/routes/test_1/rule` | `Host:test.localhost` |
+
+- frontend 2
+
+| Key                                                | Value              |
+|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
+| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/backend`             | `backend1`         |
+| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/passHostHeader`      | `true`             |
+| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/priority`            | `10`               |
+| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/entrypoints`         | `http,https`       |
+| `/traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule`  | `PathPrefix:/test` |
+
+## Atomic configuration changes
+
+Træfɪk can watch the backends/frontends configuration changes and generate its configuration automatically. 
+
+Note that only backends/frontends rules are dynamic, the rest of the Træfɪk configuration stay static. 
+
+The [Etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd/issues/860) and [Consul](https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/886) backends do not support updating multiple keys atomically. As a result, it may be possible for Træfɪk to read an intermediate configuration state despite judicious use of the `--providersThrottleDuration` flag. To solve this problem, Træfɪk supports a special key called `/traefik/alias`. If set, Træfɪk use the value as an alternative key prefix.
+
+Given the key structure below, Træfɪk will use the `http://172.17.0.2:80` as its only backend (frontend keys have been omitted for brevity).
+
+| Key                                                                     | Value                       |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| `/traefik/alias`                                                        | `/traefik_configurations/1` |
+| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
+| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
+
+When an atomic configuration change is required, you may write a new configuration at an alternative prefix. Here, although the `/traefik_configurations/2/...` keys have been set, the old configuration is still active because the `/traefik/alias` key still points to `/traefik_configurations/1`:
+
+| Key                                                                     | Value                       |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| `/traefik/alias`                                                        | `/traefik_configurations/1` |
+| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
+| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `5`                        |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url`       | `http://172.17.0.3:80`      |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight`    | `5`                        |
+
+Once the `/traefik/alias` key is updated, the new `/traefik_configurations/2` configuration becomes active atomically. Here, we have a 50% balance between the `http://172.17.0.3:80` and the `http://172.17.0.4:80` hosts while no traffic is sent to the `172.17.0.2:80` host:
+
+| Key                                                                     | Value                       |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| `/traefik/alias`                                                        | `/traefik_configurations/2` |
+| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.2:80`      |
+| `/traefik_configurations/1/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `10`                        |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url`       | `http://172.17.0.3:80`      |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight`    | `5`                        |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url`       | `http://172.17.0.4:80`      |
+| `/traefik_configurations/2/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight`    | `5`                        |
+
+Note that Træfɪk *will not watch for key changes in the `/traefik_configurations` prefix*. It will only watch for changes in the `/traefik/alias`. 
+Further, if the `/traefik/alias` key is set, all other configuration with `/traefik/backends` or `/traefik/frontends` prefix are ignored.
--- a/glide.lock
+++ b/glide.lock
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-hash: 22c20a7d7419e9624267d7f0041cd8ad87afc876d2738fa559527c74f9917c3a
-updated: 2016-07-05T14:48:30.023831407+02:00
+hash: 70ad4e576bc1fa845512cce6b4ade5c422ba4fb5bb0472b37e1d3a93f13809cd
+updated: 2016-07-07T17:33:16.358775373+02:00
 imports:
 - name: github.com/boltdb/bolt
  version: 3f7947a25d970e1e5f512276c14d5dcf731ccd5e
@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ imports:
 - name: github.com/containous/mux
  version: a819b77bba13f0c0cbe36e437bc2e948411b3996
 - name: github.com/containous/staert
-  version: e2aa88e235a02dd52aa1d5d9de75f9d9139d1602
+  version: 436a2f21e5e28c7c761130720befe05381db0765
 - name: github.com/coreos/etcd
  version: c400d05d0aa73e21e431c16145e558d624098018
  subpackages:
+  - client
  - Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/ugorji/go/codec
  - Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context
-  - client
  - pkg/pathutil
  - pkg/types
 - name: github.com/davecgh/go-spew
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ imports:
 - name: github.com/gorilla/context
  version: aed02d124ae4a0e94fea4541c8effd05bf0c8296
 - name: github.com/hashicorp/consul
-  version: 6e061b2d580d80347b7c5c4dfc8730de7403a145
+  version: 64e3033d3c7f80af3f925f4665a9bc1af75d6153
  subpackages:
  - api
 - name: github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp
@ -135,12 +135,14 @@ imports:
  version: ce2922f643c8fd76b46cadc7f404a06282678b34
 - name: github.com/miekg/dns
  version: 5d001d020961ae1c184f9f8152fdc73810481677
+- name: github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure
+  version: d2dd0262208475919e1a362f675cfc0e7c10e905
 - name: github.com/moul/http2curl
  version: b1479103caacaa39319f75e7f57fc545287fca0d
 - name: github.com/ogier/pflag
  version: 45c278ab3607870051a2ea9040bb85fcb8557481
 - name: github.com/opencontainers/runc
-  version: 7221e387826c9918fa9fd6e7975baf4d30c8fa54
+  version: 9d7831e41d3ef428b67685eeb27f2b4a22a92391
  subpackages:
  - libcontainer/user
 - name: github.com/parnurzeal/gorequest
@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ imports:
  subpackages:
  - acme
 - name: golang.org/x/crypto
-  version: 0c565bf13221fb55497d7ae2bb95694db1fd1bff
+  version: d81fdb778bf2c40a91b24519d60cdc5767318829
  subpackages:
  - ocsp
 - name: golang.org/x/net
--- a/glide.yaml
+++ b/glide.yaml
@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import:
  - stream
  - utils
 - package: github.com/containous/staert
-  version: e2aa88e235a02dd52aa1d5d9de75f9d9139d1602
+  version: 436a2f21e5e28c7c761130720befe05381db0765
 - package: github.com/docker/engine-api
  version: 3d3d0b6c9d2651aac27f416a6da0224c1875b3eb
  subpackages:
--- a/integration/consul_test.go
+++ b/integration/consul_test.go
@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (

 	"errors"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/integration/utils"
+	"github.com/containous/traefik/provider"
 	checker "github.com/vdemeester/shakers"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ type ConsulSuite struct {
 	kv store.Store
 }

-func (s *ConsulSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
+func (s *ConsulSuite) setupConsul(c *check.C) {
 	s.createComposeProject(c, "consul")
 	s.composeProject.Start(c)

@ -52,7 +53,56 @@ func (s *ConsulSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 }

+func (s *ConsulSuite) setupConsulTLS(c *check.C) {
+	s.createComposeProject(c, "consul_tls")
+	s.composeProject.Start(c)
+
+	consul.Register()
+	clientTLS := &provider.ClientTLS{
+		CA:                 "resources/tls/ca.cert",
+		Cert:               "resources/tls/consul.cert",
+		Key:                "resources/tls/consul.key",
+		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+	}
+	TLSConfig, err := clientTLS.CreateTLSConfig()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	kv, err := libkv.NewStore(
+		store.CONSUL,
+		[]string{s.composeProject.Container(c, "consul").NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":8585"},
+		&store.Config{
+			ConnectionTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+			TLS:               TLSConfig,
+		},
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Fatal("Cannot create store consul")
+	}
+	s.kv = kv
+
+	// wait for consul
+	err = utils.Try(60*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := kv.Exists("test")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+}
+
+func (s *ConsulSuite) TearDownTest(c *check.C) {
+	// shutdown and delete compose project
+	if s.composeProject != nil {
+		s.composeProject.Stop(c)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *ConsulSuite) TearDownSuite(c *check.C) {}
+
 func (s *ConsulSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
+	s.setupConsul(c)
 	consulHost := s.composeProject.Container(c, "consul").NetworkSettings.IPAddress
 	file := s.adaptFile(c, "fixtures/consul/simple.toml", struct{ ConsulHost string }{consulHost})
 	defer os.Remove(file)
@ -70,6 +120,7 @@ func (s *ConsulSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
 }

 func (s *ConsulSuite) TestNominalConfiguration(c *check.C) {
+	s.setupConsul(c)
 	consulHost := s.composeProject.Container(c, "consul").NetworkSettings.IPAddress
 	file := s.adaptFile(c, "fixtures/consul/simple.toml", struct{ ConsulHost string }{consulHost})
 	defer os.Remove(file)
@ -190,3 +241,154 @@ func (s *ConsulSuite) TestNominalConfiguration(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, 404)
 }
+
+func (s *ConsulSuite) TestGlobalConfiguration(c *check.C) {
+	s.setupConsul(c)
+	consulHost := s.composeProject.Container(c, "consul").NetworkSettings.IPAddress
+	err := s.kv.Put("traefik/entrypoints/http/address", []byte(":8001"), nil)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// wait for consul
+	err = utils.Try(60*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := s.kv.Exists("traefik/entrypoints/http/address")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// start traefik
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/simple_web.toml", "--consul", "--consul.endpoint="+consulHost+":8500")
+	// cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	// cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
+
+	whoami1 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami1")
+	whoami2 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami2")
+	whoami3 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami3")
+	whoami4 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami4")
+
+	backend1 := map[string]string{
+		"traefik/backends/backend1/circuitbreaker/expression": "NetworkErrorRatio() > 0.5",
+		"traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url":       "http://" + whoami1.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight":    "10",
+		"traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url":       "http://" + whoami2.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight":    "1",
+	}
+	backend2 := map[string]string{
+		"traefik/backends/backend2/loadbalancer/method":    "drr",
+		"traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/url":    "http://" + whoami3.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/weight": "1",
+		"traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/url":    "http://" + whoami4.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/weight": "2",
+	}
+	frontend1 := map[string]string{
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend1/backend":            "backend2",
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend1/entrypoints":        "http",
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend1/priority":           "1",
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend1/routes/test_1/rule": "Host:test.localhost",
+	}
+	frontend2 := map[string]string{
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend2/backend":            "backend1",
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend2/entrypoints":        "http",
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend2/priority":           "10",
+		"traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule": "Path:/test",
+	}
+	for key, value := range backend1 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range backend2 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range frontend1 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range frontend2 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+
+	// wait for consul
+	err = utils.Try(60*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := s.kv.Exists("traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// wait for traefik
+	err = utils.TryRequest("http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/providers", 60*time.Second, func(res *http.Response) error {
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(string(body), "Path:/test") {
+			return errors.New("Incorrect traefik config")
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	//check
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1:8001/", nil)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	req.Host = "test.localhost"
+	response, err := client.Do(req)
+
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, checker.Equals, 200)
+}
+
+func (s *ConsulSuite) skipTestGlobalConfigurationWithClientTLS(c *check.C) {
+	c.Skip("wait for relative path issue in the composefile")
+	s.setupConsulTLS(c)
+	consulHost := s.composeProject.Container(c, "consul").NetworkSettings.IPAddress
+
+	err := s.kv.Put("traefik/web/address", []byte(":8081"), nil)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// wait for consul
+	err = utils.Try(60*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := s.kv.Exists("traefik/web/address")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// start traefik
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/simple_web.toml",
+		"--consul", "--consul.endpoint="+consulHost+":8585",
+		"--consul.tls.ca=resources/tls/ca.cert",
+		"--consul.tls.cert=resources/tls/consul.cert",
+		"--consul.tls.key=resources/tls/consul.key",
+		"--consul.tls.insecureskipverify")
+	// cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	// cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
+
+	// wait for traefik
+	err = utils.TryRequest("http://127.0.0.1:8081/api/providers", 60*time.Second, func(res *http.Response) error {
+		_, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+}
--- a/integration/etcd_test.go
+++ b/integration/etcd_test.go
@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (

 	checker "github.com/vdemeester/shakers"

+	"crypto/tls"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/integration/utils"
@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ type EtcdSuite struct {
 	kv store.Store
 }

-func (s *EtcdSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
+func (s *EtcdSuite) SetUpTest(c *check.C) {
 	s.createComposeProject(c, "etcd")
 	s.composeProject.Start(c)

@ -54,6 +55,15 @@ func (s *EtcdSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 }

+func (s *EtcdSuite) TearDownTest(c *check.C) {
+	// shutdown and delete compose project
+	if s.composeProject != nil {
+		s.composeProject.Stop(c)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *EtcdSuite) TearDownSuite(c *check.C) {}
+
 func (s *EtcdSuite) TestSimpleConfiguration(c *check.C) {
 	etcdHost := s.composeProject.Container(c, "etcd").NetworkSettings.IPAddress
 	file := s.adaptFile(c, "fixtures/etcd/simple.toml", struct{ EtcdHost string }{etcdHost})
@ -193,3 +203,231 @@ func (s *EtcdSuite) TestNominalConfiguration(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(resp.StatusCode, checker.Equals, 404)
 }
+
+func (s *EtcdSuite) TestGlobalConfiguration(c *check.C) {
+	etcdHost := s.composeProject.Container(c, "etcd").NetworkSettings.IPAddress
+	err := s.kv.Put("/traefik/entrypoints/http/address", []byte(":8001"), nil)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// wait for etcd
+	err = utils.Try(60*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := s.kv.Exists("/traefik/entrypoints/http/address")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// start traefik
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/simple_web.toml", "--etcd", "--etcd.endpoint="+etcdHost+":4001")
+	// cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	// cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
+
+	whoami1 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami1")
+	whoami2 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami2")
+	whoami3 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami3")
+	whoami4 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami4")
+
+	backend1 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/circuitbreaker/expression": "NetworkErrorRatio() > 0.5",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url":       "http://" + whoami1.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight":    "10",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url":       "http://" + whoami2.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight":    "1",
+	}
+	backend2 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/loadbalancer/method":    "drr",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/url":    "http://" + whoami3.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/weight": "1",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/url":    "http://" + whoami4.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/weight": "2",
+	}
+	frontend1 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/backend":            "backend2",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/entrypoints":        "http",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/priority":           "1",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/routes/test_1/rule": "Host:test.localhost",
+	}
+	frontend2 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/backend":            "backend1",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/entrypoints":        "http",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/priority":           "10",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule": "Path:/test",
+	}
+	for key, value := range backend1 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range backend2 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range frontend1 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range frontend2 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+
+	// wait for etcd
+	err = utils.Try(60*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := s.kv.Exists("/traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// wait for traefik
+	err = utils.TryRequest("http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/providers", 60*time.Second, func(res *http.Response) error {
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(string(body), "Path:/test") {
+			return errors.New("Incorrect traefik config")
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	//check
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://127.0.0.1:8001/", nil)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	req.Host = "test.localhost"
+	response, err := client.Do(req)
+
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, checker.Equals, 200)
+}
+
+func (s *EtcdSuite) TestCertificatesContentstWithSNIConfigHandshake(c *check.C) {
+	etcdHost := s.composeProject.Container(c, "etcd").NetworkSettings.IPAddress
+	// start traefik
+	cmd := exec.Command(traefikBinary, "--configFile=fixtures/simple_web.toml", "--etcd", "--etcd.endpoint="+etcdHost+":4001")
+	// cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	// cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	whoami1 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami1")
+	whoami2 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami2")
+	whoami3 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami3")
+	whoami4 := s.composeProject.Container(c, "whoami4")
+
+	//Copy the contents of the certificate files into ETCD
+	snitestComCert, err := ioutil.ReadFile("fixtures/https/snitest.com.cert")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	snitestComKey, err := ioutil.ReadFile("fixtures/https/snitest.com.key")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	snitestOrgCert, err := ioutil.ReadFile("fixtures/https/snitest.org.cert")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	snitestOrgKey, err := ioutil.ReadFile("fixtures/https/snitest.org.key")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	globalConfig := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/entrypoints/https/address":                     ":4443",
+		"/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/0/certfile": string(snitestComCert),
+		"/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/0/keyfile":  string(snitestComKey),
+		"/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/1/certfile": string(snitestOrgCert),
+		"/traefik/entrypoints/https/tls/certificates/1/keyfile":  string(snitestOrgKey),
+		"/traefik/defaultentrypoints/0":                          "https",
+	}
+
+	backend1 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/circuitbreaker/expression": "NetworkErrorRatio() > 0.5",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/url":       "http://" + whoami1.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server1/weight":    "10",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/url":       "http://" + whoami2.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend1/servers/server2/weight":    "1",
+	}
+	backend2 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/loadbalancer/method":    "drr",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/url":    "http://" + whoami3.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server1/weight": "1",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/url":    "http://" + whoami4.NetworkSettings.IPAddress + ":80",
+		"/traefik/backends/backend2/servers/server2/weight": "2",
+	}
+	frontend1 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/backend":            "backend2",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/entrypoints":        "http",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/priority":           "1",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend1/routes/test_1/rule": "Host:snitest.com",
+	}
+	frontend2 := map[string]string{
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/backend":            "backend1",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/entrypoints":        "http",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/priority":           "10",
+		"/traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule": "Host:snitest.org",
+	}
+	for key, value := range globalConfig {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range backend1 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range backend2 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range frontend1 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+	for key, value := range frontend2 {
+		err := s.kv.Put(key, []byte(value), nil)
+		c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	}
+
+	// wait for etcd
+	err = utils.Try(60*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := s.kv.Exists("/traefik/frontends/frontend2/routes/test_2/rule")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
+
+	// wait for traefik
+	err = utils.TryRequest("http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/providers", 60*time.Second, func(res *http.Response) error {
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(string(body), "Host:snitest.org") {
+			return errors.New("Incorrect traefik config")
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	//check
+	tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+		ServerName:         "snitest.com",
+	}
+	conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", "127.0.0.1:4443", tlsConfig)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("failed to connect to server"))
+
+	defer conn.Close()
+	err = conn.Handshake()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("TLS handshake error"))
+
+	cs := conn.ConnectionState()
+	err = cs.PeerCertificates[0].VerifyHostname("snitest.com")
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil, check.Commentf("certificate did not match SNI servername"))
+}
--- a/integration/resources/compose/consul_tls.yml
+++ b/integration/resources/compose/consul_tls.yml
@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+consul:
+  image: progrium/consul
+  command: -server -bootstrap -log-level debug -ui-dir /ui -config-dir /configs
+  ports:
+    - "8500:8500"
+    - "8585:8585"
+  expose:
+    - "8300"
+    - "8301"
+    - "8301/udp"
+    - "8302"
+    - "8302/udp"  
+  volumes:
+    - ../tls:/configs
--- a/integration/resources/tls/ca.cert
+++ b/integration/resources/tls/ca.cert
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
--- a/integration/resources/tls/consul.cert
+++ b/integration/resources/tls/consul.cert
@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDBDCCAeygAwIBAgIBEDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBtMQswCQYDVQQGEwJGUjEP
+MA0GA1UECAwGRnJhbmNlMQ0wCwYDVQQHDARMeW9uMQ8wDQYDVQQKDAZaZW5pa2Ex
+DTALBgNVBAMMBHRlc3QxHjAcBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWD3Rlc3RAemVuaWthLmNvbTAe
+Fw0xNjA3MDYxMzMzMTJaFw0yNjA3MDQxMzMzMTJaMBQxEjAQBgNVBAMMCWxvY2Fs
+aG9zdDCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAyOvmLF7FLDur27bX7OYo
+lh3RF/9Bo0Eq1+uFbqs7/KNVp66njn4QYT+OLcRTovoCIbTqaFT7jeqIKxpJ+DWL
+n61BENZvsfSPkxTyF/zekarMHhvrMSpPqEP+NFnfmEVQ4kUELAyREmq6qkZloavV
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+JDlR7lT+uWQkPGXuXuATYKOt2fnqYFQ3z3jzP2Og8mR/iZJm85GvsN7CyfVi8hZL
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+PWXF9EyO+vLhpkPzCXG7CkJdakWfJX/83C7xfC+wOpyeGG89IW2l4W6yofLV88hL
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+JKhxFO9i714+0MKQMEWAvAFcTw8I9ddkQ4cWs9YoYKYdF/cxowAxGYuykI+H92PO
+ABAA2aH8ilE=
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
--- a/integration/resources/tls/consul.key
+++ b/integration/resources/tls/consul.key
@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
+MIICdgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCAmAwggJcAgEAAoGBAMjr5ixexSw7q9u2
+1+zmKJYd0Rf/QaNBKtfrhW6rO/yjVaeup45+EGE/ji3EU6L6AiG06mhU+43qiCsa
+Sfg1i5+tQRDWb7H0j5MU8hf83pGqzB4b6zEqT6hD/jRZ35hFUOJFBCwMkRJquqpG
+ZaGr1fF/KG0YxmzRrlqTSwJTtIOvAgMBAAECgYB2kymK4/8vRKP/DeBOkeI//abJ
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+4naKuWct6EOcxSLhdFyCFLPY+0ggl3F9oG92D02H/3oU7ORBNFBaigSYRSP8EieT
+5LxCkM2L1cElMJ/6cQJBAP901eNQZSvikAPma+9oPySD01e9yr0AE06wBxGNMkHH
+OS07WknvIdJAMDKng5Umbp4EG/3UbV5ED/y3NoO22YkCQQDJWVrP5nEx53EXCENb
+LWDA7SBxjBX60pqvuguDZSjsONQJUlMlqebZSzf/ezLGRUhkzRek8uOwz8MGKnTV
+sf13AkAGvE3ncHc6cP7bG3g9F8KSc+deqOJvmVDpAjste0uX8GjRiH8Y8/UwVgDv
+VPtjM2A3SmRyjOdVVPYW8728O1YBAkEAl4aPOPYLKasrCFJHnk5ACfBqAgmSYPgt
+QSGZmICAk4UQzRMPT8DU4aIhujpUs7FgEbvml1PS1jUEZ5d75XXVcQJAZI50y14r
+LJ4H+Q2NvvmeyuI8csX+63IGGd/Zt9/EYj4TQnKISnTV3cr/vkmsdoCevC4dT8rS
+0d1rqCvfNzBUPA==
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
--- a/integration/resources/tls/consul_config.json
+++ b/integration/resources/tls/consul_config.json
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "ports": {
+        "https": 8585
+    },
+    "ca_file": "/configs/ca.cert",
+    "cert_file": "/configs/consul.cert",
+    "key_file": "/configs/consul.key",
+    "verify_outgoing": true
+}
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ pages:
      - 'Configuration examples': 'user-guide/examples.md'
      - 'Swarm cluster': 'user-guide/swarm.md'
      - 'Kubernetes': 'user-guide/kubernetes.md'
-  - Benchmarks: benchmarks.md
+      - 'Key-value store configuration': 'user-guide/kv-config.md'
--- a/provider/boltdb.go
+++ b/provider/boltdb.go
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package provider

 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/safe"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv/store"
@ -9,13 +10,23 @@ import (

 // BoltDb holds configurations of the BoltDb provider.
 type BoltDb struct {
-	Kv
+	Kv `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }

 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *BoltDb) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, pool *safe.Pool, constraints []types.Constraint) error {
-	provider.storeType = store.BOLTDB
-	boltdb.Register()
+	store, err := provider.CreateStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to Connect to KV store: %v", err)
+	}
+	provider.kvclient = store
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan, pool, constraints)
 }
+
+// CreateStore creates the KV store
+func (provider *BoltDb) CreateStore() (store.Store, error) {
+	provider.storeType = store.BOLTDB
+	boltdb.Register()
+	return provider.createStore()
+}
--- a/provider/consul.go
+++ b/provider/consul.go
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package provider

 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/safe"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv/store"
@ -9,13 +10,23 @@ import (

 // Consul holds configurations of the Consul provider.
 type Consul struct {
-	Kv
+	Kv `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }

 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *Consul) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, pool *safe.Pool, constraints []types.Constraint) error {
-	provider.storeType = store.CONSUL
-	consul.Register()
+	store, err := provider.CreateStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to Connect to KV store: %v", err)
+	}
+	provider.kvclient = store
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan, pool, constraints)
 }
+
+// CreateStore creates the KV store
+func (provider *Consul) CreateStore() (store.Store, error) {
+	provider.storeType = store.CONSUL
+	consul.Register()
+	return provider.createStore()
+}
--- a/provider/consul_catalog.go
+++ b/provider/consul_catalog.go
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const (

 // ConsulCatalog holds configurations of the Consul catalog provider.
 type ConsulCatalog struct {
-	BaseProvider
+	BaseProvider `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	Endpoint     string `description:"Consul server endpoint"`
 	Domain       string `description:"Default domain used"`
 	client       *api.Client
--- a/provider/docker.go
+++ b/provider/docker.go
@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	eventtypes "github.com/docker/engine-api/types/events"
 	"github.com/docker/engine-api/types/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/sockets"
-	"github.com/docker/go-connections/tlsconfig"
 	"github.com/vdemeester/docker-events"
 )

@ -29,21 +28,13 @@ const DockerAPIVersion string = "1.21"

 // Docker holds configurations of the Docker provider.
 type Docker struct {
-	BaseProvider
+	BaseProvider     `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	Endpoint         string     `description:"Docker server endpoint. Can be a tcp or a unix socket endpoint"`
 	Domain           string     `description:"Default domain used"`
-	TLS              *DockerTLS `description:"Enable Docker TLS support"`
+	TLS              *ClientTLS `description:"Enable Docker TLS support"`
 	ExposedByDefault bool       `description:"Expose containers by default"`
 }

-// DockerTLS holds TLS specific configurations
-type DockerTLS struct {
-	CA                 string `description:"TLS CA"`
-	Cert               string `description:"TLS cert"`
-	Key                string `description:"TLS key"`
-	InsecureSkipVerify bool   `description:"TLS insecure skip verify"`
-}
-
 func (provider *Docker) createClient() (client.APIClient, error) {
 	var httpClient *http.Client
 	httpHeaders := map[string]string{
@ -51,13 +42,7 @@ func (provider *Docker) createClient() (client.APIClient, error) {
 		"User-Agent": "Traefik",
 	}
 	if provider.TLS != nil {
-		tlsOptions := tlsconfig.Options{
-			CAFile:             provider.TLS.CA,
-			CertFile:           provider.TLS.Cert,
-			KeyFile:            provider.TLS.Key,
-			InsecureSkipVerify: provider.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify,
-		}
-		config, err := tlsconfig.Client(tlsOptions)
+		config, err := provider.TLS.CreateTLSConfig()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@ -74,6 +59,7 @@ func (provider *Docker) createClient() (client.APIClient, error) {
 		httpClient = &http.Client{
 			Transport: tr,
 		}
+
 	}
 	return client.NewClient(provider.Endpoint, DockerAPIVersion, httpClient, httpHeaders)
 }
--- a/provider/etcd.go
+++ b/provider/etcd.go
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package provider

 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/safe"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv/store"
@ -9,13 +10,23 @@ import (

 // Etcd holds configurations of the Etcd provider.
 type Etcd struct {
-	Kv
+	Kv `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }

 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *Etcd) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, pool *safe.Pool, constraints []types.Constraint) error {
-	provider.storeType = store.ETCD
-	etcd.Register()
+	store, err := provider.CreateStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to Connect to KV store: %v", err)
+	}
+	provider.kvclient = store
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan, pool, constraints)
 }
+
+// CreateStore creates the KV store
+func (provider *Etcd) CreateStore() (store.Store, error) {
+	provider.storeType = store.ETCD
+	etcd.Register()
+	return provider.createStore()
+}
--- a/provider/file.go
+++ b/provider/file.go
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (

 // File holds configurations of the File provider.
 type File struct {
-	BaseProvider
+	BaseProvider `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }

 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
--- a/provider/kubernetes.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes.go
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (ns *Namespaces) SetValue(val interface{}) {

 // Kubernetes holds configurations of the Kubernetes provider.
 type Kubernetes struct {
-	BaseProvider
+	BaseProvider           `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	Endpoint               string     `description:"Kubernetes server endpoint"`
 	DisablePassHostHeaders bool       `description:"Kubernetes disable PassHost Headers"`
 	Namespaces             Namespaces `description:"Kubernetes namespaces"`
--- a/provider/kv.go
+++ b/provider/kv.go
@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 package provider

 import (
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"crypto/x509"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
@ -22,20 +19,32 @@ import (

 // Kv holds common configurations of key-value providers.
 type Kv struct {
-	BaseProvider
+	BaseProvider `mapstructure:",squash"`
 	Endpoint     string     `description:"Comma sepparated server endpoints"`
 	Prefix       string     `description:"Prefix used for KV store"`
-	TLS       *KvTLS `description:"Enable TLS support"`
+	TLS          *ClientTLS `description:"Enable TLS support"`
 	storeType    store.Backend
 	kvclient     store.Store
 }

-// KvTLS holds TLS specific configurations
-type KvTLS struct {
-	CA                 string `description:"TLS CA"`
-	Cert               string `description:"TLS cert"`
-	Key                string `description:"TLS key"`
-	InsecureSkipVerify bool   `description:"TLS insecure skip verify"`
+func (provider *Kv) createStore() (store.Store, error) {
+	storeConfig := &store.Config{
+		ConnectionTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+		Bucket:            "traefik",
+	}
+
+	if provider.TLS != nil {
+		var err error
+		storeConfig.TLS, err = provider.TLS.CreateTLSConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return libkv.NewStore(
+		provider.storeType,
+		strings.Split(provider.Endpoint, ","),
+		storeConfig,
+	)
 }

 func (provider *Kv) watchKv(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, prefix string, stop chan bool) error {
@ -74,50 +83,10 @@ func (provider *Kv) watchKv(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, prefix
 }

 func (provider *Kv) provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, pool *safe.Pool, constraints []types.Constraint) error {
-	storeConfig := &store.Config{
-		ConnectionTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
-		Bucket:            "traefik",
-	}
-
-	if provider.TLS != nil {
-		caPool := x509.NewCertPool()
-
-		if provider.TLS.CA != "" {
-			ca, err := ioutil.ReadFile(provider.TLS.CA)
-
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("Failed to read CA. %s", err)
-			}
-
-			caPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(ca)
-		}
-
-		cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(provider.TLS.Cert, provider.TLS.Key)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to load TLS keypair: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		storeConfig.TLS = &tls.Config{
-			Certificates:       []tls.Certificate{cert},
-			RootCAs:            caPool,
-			InsecureSkipVerify: provider.TLS.InsecureSkipVerify,
-		}
-	}
-
 	operation := func() error {
-		kv, err := libkv.NewStore(
-			provider.storeType,
-			strings.Split(provider.Endpoint, ","),
-			storeConfig,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to Connect to KV store: %v", err)
-		}
-		if _, err := kv.Exists("qmslkjdfmqlskdjfmqlksjazçueznbvbwzlkajzebvkwjdcqmlsfj"); err != nil {
+		if _, err := provider.kvclient.Exists("qmslkjdfmqlskdjfmqlksjazçueznbvbwzlkajzebvkwjdcqmlsfj"); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Failed to test KV store connection: %v", err)
 		}
-		provider.kvclient = kv
 		if provider.Watch {
 			pool.Go(func(stop chan bool) {
 				err := provider.watchKv(configurationChan, provider.Prefix, stop)
--- a/provider/marathon.go
+++ b/provider/marathon.go
@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"

-	"crypto/tls"
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/ty/fun"
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff"
@ -27,8 +26,8 @@ type Marathon struct {
 	ExposedByDefault   bool       `description:"Expose Marathon apps by default"`
 	GroupsAsSubDomains bool       `description:"Convert Marathon groups to subdomains"`
 	DCOSToken          string     `description:"DCOSToken for DCOS environment, This will override the Authorization header"`
+	TLS                *ClientTLS `description:"Enable Docker TLS support"`
 	Basic              *MarathonBasic
-	TLS                *tls.Config
 	marathonClient     marathon.Marathon
 }

@ -58,9 +57,13 @@ func (provider *Marathon) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage,
 		if len(provider.DCOSToken) > 0 {
 			config.DCOSToken = provider.DCOSToken
 		}
+		TLSConfig, err := provider.TLS.CreateTLSConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		config.HTTPClient = &http.Client{
 			Transport: &http.Transport{
-				TLSClientConfig: provider.TLS,
+				TLSClientConfig: TLSConfig,
 			},
 		}
 		client, err := marathon.NewClient(config)
--- a/provider/provider.go
+++ b/provider/provider.go
@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 	"unicode"

+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/autogen"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/safe"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
+	"os"
 )

 // Provider defines methods of a provider.
@ -92,3 +96,61 @@ func normalize(name string) string {
 	// get function
 	return strings.Join(strings.FieldsFunc(name, fargs), "-")
 }
+
+// ClientTLS holds TLS specific configurations as client
+// CA, Cert and Key can be either path or file contents
+type ClientTLS struct {
+	CA                 string `description:"TLS CA"`
+	Cert               string `description:"TLS cert"`
+	Key                string `description:"TLS key"`
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool   `description:"TLS insecure skip verify"`
+}
+
+// CreateTLSConfig creates a TLS config from ClientTLS structures
+func (clientTLS *ClientTLS) CreateTLSConfig() (*tls.Config, error) {
+	var err error
+	caPool := x509.NewCertPool()
+	if clientTLS.CA != "" {
+		var ca []byte
+		if _, errCA := os.Stat(clientTLS.CA); errCA == nil {
+			ca, err = ioutil.ReadFile(clientTLS.CA)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read CA. %s", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			ca = []byte(clientTLS.CA)
+		}
+		caPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(ca)
+	}
+
+	cert := tls.Certificate{}
+	_, errKeyIsFile := os.Stat(clientTLS.Key)
+
+	if _, errCertIsFile := os.Stat(clientTLS.Cert); errCertIsFile == nil {
+		if errKeyIsFile == nil {
+			cert, err = tls.LoadX509KeyPair(clientTLS.Cert, clientTLS.Key)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to load TLS keypair: %v", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("tls cert is a file, but tls key is not")
+		}
+	} else {
+		if errKeyIsFile != nil {
+			cert, err = tls.X509KeyPair([]byte(clientTLS.Cert), []byte(clientTLS.Key))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to load TLS keypair: %v", err)
+
+			}
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("tls key is a file, but tls cert is not")
+		}
+	}
+
+	TLSConfig := &tls.Config{
+		Certificates:       []tls.Certificate{cert},
+		RootCAs:            caPool,
+		InsecureSkipVerify: clientTLS.InsecureSkipVerify,
+	}
+	return TLSConfig, nil
+}
--- a/provider/zk.go
+++ b/provider/zk.go
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package provider

 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/safe"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
 	"github.com/docker/libkv/store"
@ -9,13 +10,23 @@ import (

 // Zookepper holds configurations of the Zookepper provider.
 type Zookepper struct {
-	Kv
+	Kv `mapstructure:",squash"`
 }

 // Provide allows the provider to provide configurations to traefik
 // using the given configuration channel.
 func (provider *Zookepper) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, pool *safe.Pool, constraints []types.Constraint) error {
-	provider.storeType = store.ZK
-	zookeeper.Register()
+	store, err := provider.CreateStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to Connect to KV store: %v", err)
+	}
+	provider.kvclient = store
 	return provider.provide(configurationChan, pool, constraints)
 }
+
+// CreateStore creates the KV store
+func (provider *Zookepper) CreateStore() (store.Store, error) {
+	provider.storeType = store.ZK
+	zookeeper.Register()
+	return provider.createStore()
+}
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@ -290,15 +290,10 @@ func (server *Server) createTLSConfig(entryPointName string, tlsOption *TLS, rou
 		return nil, nil
 	}

-	config := &tls.Config{}
-	config.Certificates = []tls.Certificate{}
-	for _, v := range tlsOption.Certificates {
-		cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(v.CertFile, v.KeyFile)
+	config, err := tlsOption.Certificates.CreateTLSConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-		config.Certificates = append(config.Certificates, cert)
-	}

 	if len(tlsOption.ClientCAFiles) > 0 {
 		pool := x509.NewCertPool()
--- a/traefik.go
+++ b/traefik.go
@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/middlewares"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/provider"
 	"github.com/containous/traefik/types"
+	"github.com/docker/libkv/store"
 	fmtlog "log"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
@ -111,6 +112,19 @@ Complete documentation is available at https://traefik.io`,

 	traefikConfiguration.ConfigFile = toml.ConfigFileUsed()

+	kv, err := CreateKvSource(traefikConfiguration)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmtlog.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
+
+	if kv != nil {
+		s.AddSource(kv)
+		if _, err := s.LoadConfig(); err != nil {
+			fmtlog.Println(err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := s.Run(); err != nil {
 		fmtlog.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(-1)
@ -180,3 +194,39 @@ func run(traefikConfiguration *TraefikConfiguration) {
 	defer server.Close()
 	log.Info("Shutting down")
 }
+
+// CreateKvSource creates KvSource
+// TLS support is enable for Consul and ects backends
+func CreateKvSource(traefikConfiguration *TraefikConfiguration) (*staert.KvSource, error) {
+	var kv *staert.KvSource
+	var store store.Store
+	var err error
+
+	switch {
+	case traefikConfiguration.Consul != nil:
+		store, err = traefikConfiguration.Consul.CreateStore()
+		kv = &staert.KvSource{
+			Store:  store,
+			Prefix: traefikConfiguration.Consul.Prefix,
+		}
+	case traefikConfiguration.Etcd != nil:
+		store, err = traefikConfiguration.Etcd.CreateStore()
+		kv = &staert.KvSource{
+			Store:  store,
+			Prefix: traefikConfiguration.Etcd.Prefix,
+		}
+	case traefikConfiguration.Zookeeper != nil:
+		store, err = traefikConfiguration.Zookeeper.CreateStore()
+		kv = &staert.KvSource{
+			Store:  store,
+			Prefix: traefikConfiguration.Zookeeper.Prefix,
+		}
+	case traefikConfiguration.Boltdb != nil:
+		store, err = traefikConfiguration.Boltdb.CreateStore()
+		kv = &staert.KvSource{
+			Store:  store,
+			Prefix: traefikConfiguration.Boltdb.Prefix,
+		}
+	}
+	return kv, err
+}