INITIAL SETUP

• Copy this folder to /etc so that you have the following layout:

/etc/traefik 
   |- bootstrap/
       |- dc-template.yml
       |- new.sh
       |- .env
   |- config/
       |- docker-compose.yml 
       |- dynamic/
           |- dynamic.yml
       |- traefik.yml
       |- .env

• Next, you will want your certs available inside the dynamic directory (changes made to files in this directory are updated on save).

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Setup

• To be able to start from /etc/traefik, link the 3 files inside /etc/traefik/config/ one directory up.
• Your dynamic directory should not watch /etc/traefik/ (configured in traefik.yml under providers.file.directory) or else you will duplicate all of your container volumes.
• Only Traefik should have the additional port declaration or (depending on how you decide to lay it out) the additional subdirectory /config
• Ensure the path / name of your certs in /etc/traefik/config/dynamic/ are listed correctly inside /etc/traefik/config/dynamic/dynamic.yml
• Create the traefik network: docker network create traefik.
• Set your ENV's in /etc/traefik/config/.env

Start Traefik

cd /etc/traefik
docker compose up -d
docker logs traefik

• Doulbe check for any config errors.
• Try visiting http://service.domain.name - it should redirect you to https and show trusted certs

Start a New Proxied Service

If you already have a service defined in a docker-compose.yml, you can just copy the labels section of /etc/traefik/bootstrap/dc-template.yml into your file and either make replacements directly or use the .env file in the same directory.

• To bootstrap a service, you can read the script in bootstrap/new.sh or get the TL;DR with:

/etc/traefik/bootstrap/new.sh --help

• I personally linked this as a binary, so I can run the script as traefik

ln -s /etc/traefik/bootstrap/new.sh /usr/local/bin/traefik

• Example:

traefik -s 'homebridge' -i 'onzu/homebridge:latest' -p '8581' -h 'hb' -r 'home' -d 'domain.name'

• Only -s, -i, and -p are required. -h is interpreted, and -d can be set in /etc/traefik/bootstrap/.env.
• New services will get their own directory in /etc/traefik/<service>/
• You will have to manually configure / customize the docker-compose.yml for any additional ports / mounts / volumes you need.

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Poxy an existing service on the host machine

See /etc/traefik/config/dynamic/dynamic.yml for an example of this configuration. There you can define hhtp routers, middlewares, and services to proxy local ports through traefik. Make sure your hosts file / DNS server includes the records you want proxied.

Example Directory Structure

/etc/traefik 
    |- bootstrap/
        |- dc-template.yml
        |- new.sh
        |- .env
    |- homebridge/
        |- docker-compose.yml
        |- .env
    |- plex/
        |- config/
        |- media/
        |- transcode/
        |- docker-compose.yml
        |- .env
    |- config/
        |- docker-compose.yml 
        |- dynamic/
            |- fullchain.pem
            |- privkey.pem
            |- dynamic.yml
        |- traefik.yml
        |- .env
    |- docker-compose.yml => config/docker-compose.yml
    |- traefik.yml => config/traefik.yml
    |- .env => config/.env

Useful aliases

echo "alias dcud='docker compose up -d'" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "alias dcd='docker compose down'" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "alias dcr='dcd && dcud'" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "alias dlt='docker logs traefik'" >> ~/.bashrc