traefik-standalone/README.md

# Traefik Standalone

## Introduction

This project sets up a standalone Traefik reverse proxy using Docker Compose. Traefik is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and
load balancer that makes deploying microservices and integrating them with your existing infrastructure easy.

## Table of Contents

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [License](#license)

## Prerequisites

- Docker: Make sure Docker is installed and running on your system.
- Docker Compose: You also need Docker Compose to orchestrate the container setup.

## Installation

1. Clone the repository:

    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/your-repository-url/traefik-standalone.git
    cd traefik-standalone
    ```

2. Copy the environment variable template:

    ```bash
    cp .env.dist .env
    ```

3. Customize the `.env` file as necessary for your environment.

4. Touch acme.json on the parent folder and grant him the proper rights

   ```bash
   touch ../acme.json && chmod 600 ../acme.json
5. ```

## Usage

1. Start the Traefik service with Docker Compose:

    ```bash
    docker compose up -d
    ```
2. You can now start adding your services and configure Traefik to reverse proxy to them.

## License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.