Traefik Use Cases
- Reverse Proxy
- API Gateway
- Load Balancing
- Certificate Management
- Kubernetes Ingress
- a provider links an infrastructure component (Orchestrator, Container Engine, Key-Value store, or File to Traefik)
- Configure Traefik to connect to the Provider
- Traefik detects configuration changes and events from the Provider
| Provider | Type | Configuration Type | Provider Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docker | Orchestrator | Label | docker |
| Kubernetes IngressRoute | Orchestrator | Custom Resource | kubernetescrd |
| Kubernetes Ingress | Orchestrator | Ingress | kubernetes |
| Kubernetes Gateway API | Orchestrator | Gateway API Resource | kubernetesgateway |
| Consul Catalog | Orchestrator | Label | consulcatalog |
| Nomad | Orchestrator | Label | nomad |
| ECS | Orchestrator | Label | ecs |
| Marathon | Orchestrator | Label | marathon |
| Rancher | Orchestrator | Label | rancher |
| File | Manual | YAML/TOML format | file |
| Consul | KV | KV | consul |
| Etcd | KV | KV | etcd |
| ZooKeeper | KV | KV | zookeeper |
| Redis | KV | KV | redis |
| HTTP | Manual | JSON format | http |