---
title: Traefik
description: Traefik (pronounced traffic) is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy.
hero:
  tagline: Traefik (pronounced traffic) is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy.
  image:
    file: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons@main/webp/traefik.webp
  actions:
    - text: Source
      link: https://github.com/traefik/traefik
      icon: right-arrow
    - text: Deployment Chart
      link: https://gitea.alexlebens.dev/alexlebens/infrastructure/src/branch/main/clusters/cl01tl/helm/traefik
      icon: right-arrow
---

import { Aside } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Aside type="tip">Has an internal [Grafana Dashboard](https://grafana.alexlebens.net/goto/cfit9rqyd179cb?orgId=1).</Aside>

# Purpose

Gateway for the cluster, enables external access of the webpages for both host routing and TLS.

# Notes

Really want to swap it out for Cillium's built in Gateway implementation.
