[![Build Status SemaphoreCI](https://semaphoreci.com/api/v1/containous/traefik/branches/master/shields_badge.svg)](https://semaphoreci.com/containous/traefik) [![Docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-current-brightgreen.svg)](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik) [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/traefik/traefik)](https://goreportcard.com/report/traefik/traefik) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/traefik/traefik/blob/master/LICENSE.md) [![Join the community support forum at https://community.traefik.io/](https://img.shields.io/badge/style-register-green.svg?style=social&label=Discourse)](https://community.traefik.io/) [![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/traefik.svg?style=social)](https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=traefik) Traefik (pronounced _traffic_) is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy. Traefik integrates with your existing infrastructure components ([Docker](https://www.docker.com/), [Swarm mode](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/), [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io), [Consul](https://www.consul.io/), [Etcd](https://coreos.com/etcd/), [Rancher v2](https://rancher.com), [Amazon ECS](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs), ...) and configures itself automatically and dynamically. Pointing Traefik at your orchestrator should be the _only_ configuration step you need. --- . **[Overview](#overview)** . **[Features](#features)** . **[Supported backends](#supported-backends)** . **[Quickstart](#quickstart)** . **[Web UI](#web-ui)** . **[Documentation](#documentation)** . . **[Support](#support)** . **[Release cycle](#release-cycle)** . **[Contributing](#contributing)** . **[Maintainers](#maintainers)** . **[Credits](#credits)** . --- :warning: Please be aware that the old configurations for Traefik v1.x are NOT compatible with the v2.x config as of now. If you're running v2, please ensure you are using a [v2 configuration](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/). ## Overview Imagine that you have deployed a bunch of microservices with the help of an orchestrator (like Swarm or Kubernetes) or a service registry (like etcd or consul). Now you want users to access these microservices, and you need a reverse proxy. Traditional reverse-proxies require that you configure _each_ route that will connect paths and subdomains to _each_ microservice. In an environment where you add, remove, kill, upgrade, or scale your services _many_ times a day, the task of keeping the routes up to date becomes tedious. **This is when Traefik can help you!** Traefik listens to your service registry/orchestrator API and instantly generates the routes so your microservices are connected to the outside world -- without further intervention from your part. **Run Traefik and let it do the work for you!** _(But if you'd rather configure some of your routes manually, Traefik supports that too!)_ ![Architecture](docs/content/assets/img/traefik-architecture.png) ## Features - Continuously updates its configuration (No restarts!) - Supports multiple load balancing algorithms - Provides HTTPS to your microservices by leveraging [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org) (wildcard certificates support) - Circuit breakers, retry - See the magic through its clean web UI - Websocket, HTTP/2, gRPC ready - Provides metrics (Rest, Prometheus, Datadog, Statsd, InfluxDB 2.X) - Keeps access logs (JSON, CLF) - Fast - Exposes a Rest API - Packaged as a single binary file (made with :heart: with go) and available as an [official](https://hub.docker.com/r/_/traefik/) docker image ## Supported Backends - [Docker](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/providers/docker/) / [Swarm mode](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/providers/docker/) - [Kubernetes](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/providers/kubernetes-crd/) - [File](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/providers/file/) ## Quickstart To get your hands on Traefik, you can use the [5-Minute Quickstart](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/getting-started/quick-start/) in our documentation (you will need Docker). ## Web UI You can access the simple HTML frontend of Traefik. ![Web UI Providers](docs/content/assets/img/webui-dashboard.png) ## Documentation You can find the complete documentation of Traefik v2 at [https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/). A collection of contributions around Traefik can be found at [https://awesome.traefik.io](https://awesome.traefik.io). ## Support To get community support, you can: - join the Traefik community forum: [![Join the chat at https://community.traefik.io/](https://img.shields.io/badge/style-register-green.svg?style=social&label=Discourse)](https://community.traefik.io/) If you need commercial support, please contact [Traefik.io](https://traefik.io) by mail: