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title: "Traefik RateLimit Documentation"
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description: "Traefik Proxy's HTTP RateLimit middleware ensures Services receive fair amounts of requests. Read the technical documentation."
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---
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# RateLimit
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To Control the Number of Requests Going to a Service
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{: .subtitle }
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The RateLimit middleware ensures that services will receive a _fair_ amount of requests, and allows one to define what fair is.
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## Configuration Example
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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# Here, an average of 100 requests per second is allowed.
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# In addition, a burst of 50 requests is allowed.
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.average=100"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.burst=50"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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# Here, an average of 100 requests per second is allowed.
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# In addition, a burst of 50 requests is allowed.
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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average: 100
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burst: 50
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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# Here, an average of 100 requests per second is allowed.
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# In addition, a burst of 50 requests is allowed.
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.average=100"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.burst=50"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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# Here, an average of 100 requests per second is allowed.
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# In addition, a burst of 50 requests is allowed.
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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average: 100
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burst: 50
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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# Here, an average of 100 requests per second is allowed.
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# In addition, a burst of 50 requests is allowed.
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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average = 100
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burst = 50
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```
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## Configuration Options
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### `average`
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`average` is the maximum rate, by default in requests per second, allowed from a given source.
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It defaults to `0`, which means no rate limiting.
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The rate is actually defined by dividing `average` by `period`.
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So for a rate below 1 req/s, one needs to define a `period` larger than a second.
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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# 100 reqs/s
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.average=100"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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# 100 reqs/s
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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average: 100
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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# 100 reqs/s
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.average=100"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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# 100 reqs/s
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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average: 100
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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# 100 reqs/s
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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average = 100
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```
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### `period`
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`period`, in combination with `average`, defines the actual maximum rate, such as:
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```go
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r = average / period
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```
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It defaults to `1` second.
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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# 6 reqs/minute
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.average=6"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.period=1m"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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# 6 reqs/minute
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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period: 1m
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average: 6
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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# 6 reqs/minute
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.average=6"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.period=1m"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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# 6 reqs/minute
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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average: 6
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period: 1m
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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# 6 reqs/minute
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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average = 6
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period = "1m"
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```
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### `burst`
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`burst` is the maximum number of requests allowed to go through in the same arbitrarily small period of time.
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It defaults to `1`.
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.burst=100"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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burst: 100
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.burst=100"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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burst: 100
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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burst = 100
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```
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### `sourceCriterion`
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The `sourceCriterion` option defines what criterion is used to group requests as originating from a common source.
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If several strategies are defined at the same time, an error will be raised.
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If none are set, the default is to use the request's remote address field (as an `ipStrategy`).
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#### `sourceCriterion.ipStrategy`
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The `ipStrategy` option defines two parameters that configures how Traefik determines the client IP: `depth`, and `excludedIPs`.
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##### `ipStrategy.depth`
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The `depth` option tells Traefik to use the `X-Forwarded-For` header and select the IP located at the `depth` position (starting from the right).
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- If `depth` is greater than the total number of IPs in `X-Forwarded-For`, then the client IP is empty.
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- `depth` is ignored if its value is less than or equal to 0.
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!!! example "Example of Depth & X-Forwarded-For"
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If `depth` is set to 2, and the request `X-Forwarded-For` header is `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1,13.0.0.1"` then the "real" client IP is `"10.0.0.1"` (at depth 4) but the IP used as the criterion is `"12.0.0.1"` (`depth=2`).
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| `X-Forwarded-For` | `depth` | clientIP |
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|-----------------------------------------|---------|--------------|
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1,13.0.0.1"` | `1` | `"13.0.0.1"` |
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1,13.0.0.1"` | `3` | `"11.0.0.1"` |
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1,13.0.0.1"` | `5` | `""` |
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.ipstrategy.depth=2"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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ipStrategy:
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depth: 2
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.ipstrategy.depth=2"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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ipStrategy:
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depth: 2
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit.sourceCriterion.ipStrategy]
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depth = 2
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```
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##### `ipStrategy.excludedIPs`
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!!! important "Contrary to what the name might suggest, this option is _not_ about excluding an IP from the rate limiter, and therefore cannot be used to deactivate rate limiting for some IPs."
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!!! important "If `depth` is specified, `excludedIPs` is ignored."
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`excludedIPs` is meant to address two classes of somewhat distinct use-cases:
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1. Distinguish IPs which are behind the same (set of) reverse-proxies so that each of them contributes, independently to the others,
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to its own rate-limit "bucket" (cf the [leaky bucket analogy](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_bucket)).
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In this case, `excludedIPs` should be set to match the list of `X-Forwarded-For IPs` that are to be excluded,
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in order to find the actual clientIP.
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!!! example "Each IP as a distinct source"
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| X-Forwarded-For | excludedIPs | clientIP |
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|--------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1"` | `"11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1"` | `"10.0.0.1"` |
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| `"10.0.0.2,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1"` | `"11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1"` | `"10.0.0.2"` |
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2. Group together a set of IPs (also behind a common set of reverse-proxies) so that they are considered the same source,
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and all contribute to the same rate-limit bucket.
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!!! example "Group IPs together as same source"
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| X-Forwarded-For | excludedIPs | clientIP |
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|--------------------------------|--------------|--------------|
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1"` | `"12.0.0.1"` | `"11.0.0.1"` |
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| `"10.0.0.2,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1"` | `"12.0.0.1"` | `"11.0.0.1"` |
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| `"10.0.0.3,11.0.0.1,12.0.0.1"` | `"12.0.0.1"` | `"11.0.0.1"` |
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For completeness, below are additional examples to illustrate how the matching works.
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For a given request the list of `X-Forwarded-For` IPs is checked from most recent to most distant against the `excludedIPs` pool,
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and the first IP that is _not_ in the pool (if any) is returned.
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!!! example "Matching for clientIP"
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| X-Forwarded-For | excludedIPs | clientIP |
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|--------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,13.0.0.1"` | `"11.0.0.1"` | `"13.0.0.1"` |
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1,13.0.0.1"` | `"15.0.0.1,16.0.0.1"` | `"13.0.0.1"` |
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| `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1"` | `"10.0.0.1,11.0.0.1"` | `""` |
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.ipstrategy.excludedips=127.0.0.1/32, 192.168.1.7"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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ipStrategy:
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excludedIPs:
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- 127.0.0.1/32
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- 192.168.1.7
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.ipstrategy.excludedips=127.0.0.1/32, 192.168.1.7"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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ipStrategy:
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excludedIPs:
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- "127.0.0.1/32"
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- "192.168.1.7"
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit.sourceCriterion.ipStrategy]
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excludedIPs = ["127.0.0.1/32", "192.168.1.7"]
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```
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#### `sourceCriterion.requestHeaderName`
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Name of the header used to group incoming requests.
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.requestheadername=username"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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requestHeaderName: username
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.requestheadername=username"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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requestHeaderName: username
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit.sourceCriterion]
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requestHeaderName = "username"
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```
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#### `sourceCriterion.requestHost`
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Whether to consider the request host as the source.
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```yaml tab="Docker"
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labels:
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.requesthost=true"
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```
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```yaml tab="Kubernetes"
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apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
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kind: Middleware
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metadata:
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name: test-ratelimit
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spec:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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requestHost: true
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```
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```yaml tab="Consul Catalog"
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- "traefik.http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.ratelimit.sourcecriterion.requesthost=true"
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```
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```yaml tab="File (YAML)"
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http:
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middlewares:
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test-ratelimit:
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rateLimit:
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sourceCriterion:
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requestHost: true
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```
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```toml tab="File (TOML)"
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[http.middlewares]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit]
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[http.middlewares.test-ratelimit.rateLimit.sourceCriterion]
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requestHost = true
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```
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