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Cloud-native reverse proxy and load balancer

What is Traefik on ManageStacks?

Traefik on ManageStacks is the cloud-native reverse proxy and ingress controller deployed to your own AWS, Azure, or GCP region — priced flat at $29 per instance per month, with auto-discovery from Docker and Kubernetes, Let's Encrypt SSL, middleware for auth/rate-limiting/headers, and Prometheus-based observability. Materially cheaper than AWS ALB + WAF or a managed CDN edge tier for high-request-count workloads, and configuration is dynamic — no config files to reload.

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About Traefik

What Traefik does, and why teams deploy it.

Traefik is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer designed for cloud-native environments. Unlike Nginx or HAProxy where you write config files, Traefik auto-discovers services from Docker labels, Kubernetes Ingress/Gateway API, Consul, ECS, or a static file — dynamically configuring routing rules without config reloads.

Traefik ships with Let's Encrypt integration for automatic HTTPS, a middleware system (BasicAuth, ForwardAuth, RateLimit, IPWhiteList, Headers, StripPrefix), canary deployments with weighted traffic splitting, and built-in Prometheus metrics, access logs, and OpenTelemetry tracing. HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket, gRPC, and TCP/UDP L4 all supported.

Traefik is Apache-2.0 licensed. Traefik Labs also offers a Business Edition with SSO for the dashboard and enterprise support. ManageStacks deploys the open-source binary; bring your own Business licence if you want enterprise features.

DIY vs ManageStacks

What running Traefik yourself looks like — and what it looks like with us.

DIY self-hosting

Install Traefik on a VM; configure static file, Docker socket, or K8s access
Set up Let's Encrypt integration + persistent cert storage
Configure middleware, rate limits, and observability separately
Track Traefik releases + handle major-version config migrations
Build request-rate + latency dashboards yourself

On ManageStacks

Subscribe through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace
Traefik comes up with Docker/K8s auto-discovery + Let's Encrypt + monitoring
Grafana dashboards ship for request rate, error rate, latency percentiles per route
Rolling version upgrades handled by us
OpenTelemetry tracing available and pre-integrated with Tempo/Jaeger on same account

Auto-discovery

Docker + K8s + Consul + more

$29/mo

Flat per instance regardless of request volume

HTTP/1-3

All versions + WebSocket + gRPC + TCP/UDP

Middleware

Auth, rate limit, headers, canary — no code

Key features

Everything Traefik ships with, running on our stack.

Auto-discovery from Docker, Kubernetes, Consul, ECS, or static file
Automatic HTTPS via Let's Encrypt with wildcard support
Middleware: BasicAuth, ForwardAuth, JWT, RateLimit, IPWhiteList, Headers
HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 (QUIC), WebSocket, gRPC — all supported
TCP + UDP L4 routing alongside HTTP L7
Canary deployments with weighted traffic splitting per route
Built-in dashboard with real-time request-rate + latency metrics
Prometheus-exporter metrics + Grafana dashboards pre-configured
OpenTelemetry tracing (Jaeger, Tempo, Zipkin, Datadog compatible)
Sticky sessions, session affinity, and health-checked upstream pools

How it deploys

From subscribe to live in minutes.

Subscribe to ManageStacks through your AWS, Azure, or GCP marketplace.

Provision

Traefik spins up with auto-discovery configured, Let's Encrypt ready, and Grafana monitoring — typically 3-5 minutes.

Register services

Add Docker labels or K8s Ingress annotations to your services. Traefik picks them up automatically.

Add middleware

Configure auth, rate limiting, headers, and canary weights per route. Live-update — no reloads.

Who this is for

Built for teams that want Traefik to just work.

Docker Compose stacks needing a real proxy

You're running docker-compose in production and Nginx feels heavy. Traefik reads container labels and just works.

Kubernetes teams choosing an ingress

Traefik as K8s ingress or Gateway API controller. Native support for the newer Gateway API is stronger than most alternatives.

Teams cutting ALB / LCU cost

Your AWS ALB bill compounds with request volume. Flat-priced Traefik on ManageStacks handles the L7 while cloud LBs handle L4.

Compliance & compatibility

What we handle, what Traefik runs on.

Compliance & operations

TLS via Let's Encrypt with automatic renewal + wildcard support
mTLS between Traefik and upstream services on Business+
Rate limiting middleware for abuse protection
OpenTelemetry tracing to your APM (Tempo, Jaeger, Zipkin, Datadog)
GDPR data-residency — deployment stays in your chosen cloud region
OS-level and Traefik security patches applied during your maintenance window

Compatibility

Version: Latest Traefik v3.x stable (validated before release)
Runtime: Traefik Go binary on containerised infrastructure
Dependencies: Docker socket or K8s API access (depending on provider config)
Min. resources: 0.5 vCPU / 512 MB RAM (dedicated); scales with request volume

How ManageStacks helps

We handle the parts you shouldn't be writing yourself.

ManageStacks deploys Traefik with Docker or K8s auto-discovery, Let's Encrypt SSL provisioning, Prometheus metrics + Grafana dashboards, and OpenTelemetry tracing wired in. Middleware for auth, rate limiting, and headers is available out of the box. We handle version upgrades and platform maintenance while your services register themselves automatically.

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How it compares

Traefik on ManageStacks vs the alternatives.

How Traefik on ManageStacks compares to the traditional reverse proxies and the hyperscaler load balancers.

Comparison of Traefik on ManageStacks against publicly-documented alternatives across deployment model, data residency, pricing basis, custom domain support, open-source status, and data export.
Property	Traefik on ManageStacksUs	AWS ALB + WAF	GCP Cloud Load Balancer	Nginx / HAProxy (self-hosted)
Deployment	Managed on your AWS, Azure, or GCP	AWS-managed	GCP-managed	You provision + operate
Data residency	Your cloud region	AWS region	GCP region	Your cloud region
Pricing basis	Flat per instance	Per hour + LCU + GB-processed	Per hour + per-rule + GB	Your compute cost
Auto-discovery	Docker + K8s + more	Target groups (manual)	Backend services (manual)	Config-file based
Open source	Yes (Apache 2.0)	No (proprietary)	No (proprietary)	Yes (BSD-style)
L7 middleware	Extensive	WAF rules	Cloud Armor	Config-file middleware

Comparison focuses on architectural properties (deployment model, pricing basis, open-source status) that don't change with vendor pricing pages. Verify current pricing on each vendor's own site.

FAQ

Common questions about Traefik on ManageStacks.

How does Traefik compare to Nginx or HAProxy?

Traefik's key differentiator is dynamic configuration — services auto-register via Docker labels or K8s Ingress annotations without config reloads or downtime. Nginx and HAProxy are more mature (been around 20+ years), have better raw performance per CPU for static workloads, and richer feature sets for complex Layer-7 logic. For containerised, service-mesh-adjacent, or highly-dynamic environments, Traefik is the modern pick. For static high-traffic web serving, Nginx or HAProxy still win.

How does this compare to AWS ALB / API Gateway or a Cloud Load Balancer?

AWS ALB is per-hour + per-LCU + per-GB-processed. GCP Cloud Load Balancer is similar. Both grow with traffic. ManageStacks Traefik is flat $29 per instance. For high-request-count workloads (100M+ requests/month), self-hosted Traefik is materially cheaper. AWS/GCP LBs win on tight VPC integration, managed DDoS protection (AWS Shield), and vendor SLAs; Traefik on flat cost + programmable middleware.

Does Traefik on ManageStacks provision SSL certificates automatically?

Yes. Let's Encrypt integration with HTTP-01 or DNS-01 challenge is configured by default. Certificates persist on storage and renew before expiration. Wildcard certificates supported with DNS-01 challenge (requires cloud DNS provider credentials).

How does auto-discovery work?

Docker: Traefik reads container labels (`traefik.http.routers.myapp.rule=Host(\`myapp.example.com\`)`). Kubernetes: standard Ingress resources or the newer Gateway API. Consul: service registrations. New services show up in Traefik's routing table within seconds — no config file edits.

Can Traefik do canary or blue/green deployments?

Yes. Weighted traffic splitting per route lets you send 10% to a canary and 90% to stable; adjust the weights and Traefik reroutes without reloading. For blue/green, use two service names with weights of 100/0 and swap when ready.

Does ManageStacks provide monitoring for Traefik?

Yes. Prometheus metrics export is enabled by default, with pre-built Grafana dashboards for request rate, error rate, latency percentiles per route, and upstream health. Alertmanager rules for high error rates or slow upstreams ship as templates.

What about rate limiting and DDoS protection?

Rate-limit middleware handles per-source-IP or per-route limits (bursts + sustained rates). For DDoS protection at scale, front Traefik with a CDN or the cloud's DDoS service (AWS Shield, GCP Cloud Armor, Cloudflare) — Traefik focuses on the L7 routing + middleware layer.

What if I want to migrate off?

Traefik config (or K8s Ingress/Gateway resources) is portable. If you move to Nginx, you'll need to translate the routing rules (Nginx uses config files, not labels), but the Ingress spec is portable to Nginx Ingress Controller directly. Migration off is a supported operation.

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