Traefik Component for Diploi

NOTE! Experimental, not yet released

Launch a trial, no registration needed https://diploi.com/component/traefik

Uses the official Traefik Docker image.

This component provides Traefik as a reverse proxy and load balancer with file-based configuration support.

Operation

Getting started

1. Sign up at https://console.diploi.com/ using your GitHub account.
2. In your dashboard, click Create Project +
3. Under Pick Components, choose Traefik
   If you want to expand your Traefik setup with other tools, like databases or monitoring, here you can add them.
4. In Pick Add-ons, select any databases or tools supported on Diploi.
5. In Repository, choose Create Repository which will generate a new GitHub repo for you.
6. Click Launch Stack

Configuration

The base Traefik configuration is loaded from traefik.yml in the root of the component. This file contains:

• Entry point is HTTP on port 80 (Diploi will take care of https)
• API and Dashboard configuration (port 8080) (NOTE! Disabled)
• File provider for dynamic configuration
• Kubernetes provider for automatic service discovery
• Logging configuration

Customizing Configuration

You can customize the Traefik configuration by:

1. Editing traefik.yml: Modify the base static configuration file
2. Adding dynamic configuration: Place YAML files in the dynamic/ directory for routers, middlewares, and services

Development

Traefik runs with the same configuration in both development and production environments. The configuration file is mounted as a ConfigMap in Kubernetes.

Production

Traefik runs as a Deployment in production with the configuration loaded from the traefik.yml file. The dashboard is accessible on port 8080 (DISABLED FOR NOW).

Links

• Adding Traefik to a project
• Traefik documentation
• Traefik file provider