How to Set Up Traefik as Reverse Proxy for Docker

Traefik automatically discovers Docker containers and configures routing and SSL certificates dynamically.

Deploy Traefik

docker network create traefik-proxy
docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443   -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro   -v traefik-certs:/certs   traefik:v3.0   --providers.docker=true   --entrypoints.web.address=:80   --entrypoints.websecure.address=:443   --certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.email=admin@yourdomain.com   --certificatesresolvers.letsencrypt.acme.storage=/certs/acme.json

Deploy App with Labels

labels:
  - "traefik.enable=true"
  - "traefik.http.routers.myapp.rule=Host('app.yourdomain.com')"
  - "traefik.http.routers.myapp.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"

Conclusion

Traefik eliminates manual reverse proxy configuration for Docker. Our team deploys Traefik and container infrastructure.