Containous Traefik by containous
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
About Containous Traefik
From the project's README at github.com/containous/traefik. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Traefik (pronounced traffic_) is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy. Traefik integrates with your existing infrastructure components (Docker, Swarm mode, Kubernetes, Consul, Etcd, Rancher v2, Amazon ECS, ...) and configures itself aut
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 63k | github.com/containous/traefik |
| GitHub forks | 6.0k | github.com/containous/traefik |
| Docker Hub pulls | 11820k | hub.docker.com / containous |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.7 years | since Sep 2015 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 523 | last: 8 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: Recursant – service mesh for governing AI agents
- Blocking Traffic to Docker Containers
- TrustAgentAI – Cryptographic receipts for MCP tool calls (non-repudiation layer)
- AI coding agents accidentally introduced vulnerable dependencies
- Show HN: Pragmatica Aether – a distributed Java runtime that replaces Kubernetes
Ready to self-host Containous Traefik?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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