What do you like best about the product?

Traefik makes setting up reverse proxies and load balancers super-easy to implement when using containerized infrastructure. If you're running Docker containers or Kubernetes clusters, the out-of-the-box integration is really solid and makes it so easy to configure once you know how it works. I use Traefik for both small homelabs and larger organizations, and it can fit well into these different environments.

One of the best parts about Traefik is that it includes a ton of functionality baked into the service, like automatic SSL certificate generation for your web applications and middleware to manipulate incoming requests. You don't need to deal with plugins or additional software nor modify your applications, and configuring them is straightforward. Having a lot of these systems in a single place helps managing things a breeze. The included dashboard is also useful to see your complete setup.

What do you dislike about the product?

The initial learning curve can feel a bit steep as you get used to learning how to use Docker labels to configure Traefik or setting up a new ingress controller on Kubernetes. Documentation is good enough and comprehensive, but in the beginning it can be difficult to navigate for those new to Traefik, mostly because of all the functionality it includes.

Debugging issues can be a bit of a challenge at times, especially when involving more complex setups of routers and middleware. With all the points where something can go wrong and sometimes-unclear error logs, fixing problems when they arise can take quite some time to deal with.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Traefik has helped me deal with a few things in my infrastructure:

- Managing routing rules for microservices to allow me to handle where my incoming traffic goes.
- Simple service discovery for new Docker containers which lets me add new microservices without needing additional configuration.
- Automatic SSL certificate generation so I don't have to worry about renewing them.
- Easy-to-add middleware options for rate limiting and basic authentication when needed.