Just has a quick read and you can, there’s a few examples online but nothing straight forward it seems. I might add it to my documentation if I get some time

Yes you can create static config files pointing to your services.

You can create a dynamic config and in the service section attach the ip port configuration

Few reasons, Cloudflare tunnels HTTPS ends on the Cloudflare side, so they can see your traffic. Traefik on the otherhand is managed by you and uses Lets Encrypt SSL for all HTTPS traffic and you have total control of this. Using Traefik and opening the ports to your specific device is opening your network up to the web but following security best practices, keeping routers and servers up to date you will be find.

@@Techdox I really appreciate your reply. I had both cloudflare and traefik setup, but took fear on opening ports up. So I just needed a better answer in my head as to my concerns. Thank you

@@neoflix59 it’s great to question these things, don’t just do things because someone on the interest said so haha. Good stuff

@@cholasimmons for what purpose?

@@bassam.2023 yeah that’s right, both are reverse proxies :) I honestly like NPM for the ease of config

Like Traefik and authentik? I do already have an authentik video

They don’t make money. It’s more Let’s encrypt is like the go to service for home labs etc

Their repo? Sure - github.com/traefik/traefik

Yeah can be done, but I’m still learning all the features of Traefik as well, so feel free to jump into the discord and we can try sort it together

Was just using an Nginx web server as an example, since it’s lightweight and simple to setup test websites to showcase

It's a reverse proxy, so it's more managing the traffic and flow for your microservices such as Docker and Kubernetes. Here's a bit of a breakdown A traditional router acts like a postal worker, directing letters (data packets) to their destination addresses across the internet. It's a key piece of your home or office network that helps connect your devices to the internet and each other, making decisions on where data should go on a larger, network-to-network level. A reverse proxy, like Traefik, is more like a receptionist at a big office. When someone comes in asking for a specific department or person, the receptionist directs them where to go within the building. The visitors don't need to know the office layout or where everyone sits; they just need to know they can get to the right place by asking the receptionist. In the digital world, Traefik receives requests from the internet and then decides which server within your network should handle them, often based on the content of the request or the requested URL. It's especially useful for managing traffic to multiple servers, ensuring requests are efficiently and securely handled. So, while both routers and reverse proxies deal with directing traffic, routers operate on a broader, network-wide scale, and reverse proxies specialize in managing web traffic to and from specific servers within a network.

@@Techdox as a reverse proxy does this offer anything more substantial then NGINX PM does? NPM is very easy to use and setup.

@@Sapious1 Traefik, as a reverse proxy, offers several features that distinguish it from NGINX Proxy Manager, particularly in environments with dynamic service discovery and automatic configuration. It's great in handling microservices architectures, with seamless integration into systems like Kubernetes and Docker, enabling it to automatically detect and route traffic to new services without manual configuration. Additionally, Traefik provides built-in Let's Encrypt support for automatic SSL certificate management and a user-friendly dashboard for real-time monitoring and configuration. These features make it especially suitable for more complex, scalable environments compared to NPM, which is more static but user-friendly for simpler setups.