33rd of 102 in Backends, databases and hosting
traefik
HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that auto-discovers routes from orchestrators
- Stars
- 65.5k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- Nov 2026
- Language
- Go
62,310 on 21 Apr 202665,527 on 10 Nov 2026
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Overview
Traefik is a reverse proxy and load balancer written in Go. It watches providers such as Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, ECS, Consul, etcd or a file, and generates routes without restarts. It handles Let's Encrypt certificates, WebSocket, HTTP/2 and gRPC, and ships a web dashboard. It is not an AI project, so it fits this list only as infrastructure for hosting apps.
Who it is for: Self-hosters and platform engineers routing traffic to containerized services
Ranked among open-source alternatives to Firebase (#3 of 10).
Strengths
- Updates routes live from Docker, Kubernetes, ECS or file providers, no restarts
- Built-in Let's Encrypt HTTPS, including wildcard certificates
- Single Go binary plus official Docker image
- Exports metrics to Prometheus, Datadog, StatsD and InfluxDB 2.x
Weaknesses
- Not AI-specific; no model, agent or LLM features
- Major version upgrades have breaking changes, so the v2-to-v3 migration guide applies
- Web UI is described as simple; the README shows only a dashboard
- Commercial support is through Traefik.io; community support is a forum
What it needs
- no GPU
- Docker
- Needs Docker, Kubernetes, Let's Encrypt
- port 8080
What changed
- v3.7.17 ↗ (opens in a new tab)Security fix
GHSA-XV5X-242W-7HF7.
From the release notes. No flag means the note does not say so, not that the upgrade is safe.
Quick answers
Is traefik open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Can you run traefik with Docker?
Yes. Its repository has a Docker setup: a Dockerfile, a Compose file or a published image.
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