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Traefik

traefik/traefik

A modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer for microservices.

  • Active
  • MIT
  • Go
Traefik card: A modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer.
65.5kGitHub stars
6.3kForks
415Contributors
v3.7.18latest release

In short

Traefik is a GitHub project in the DevOps category, written mainly in Go. It is released under the MIT licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 10 Nov 2026. It has 65,522 GitHub stars.

What it does

Standout capabilityAutomatically and dynamically configures itself from your orchestrator
Best forDeploying microservices with orchestrators

Maintenance

1 dsince last commit
1 dsince last release
980open issues
11 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday

Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 10 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v3.7.18 · 10 Nov 2026. How we score this

Licence in plain words

Permissive · MIT

Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.

A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗

Traefik compared with alternatives

ProjectStarsLicenceStatusLast commit
Uptime Kuma93.5kMITActive11 Nov 2026
Traefik (this page)65.5kMITActive10 Nov 2026
Ruff51.2kMITActive11 Nov 2026
Portainer38.8kZlibActive11 Nov 2026
husky35.4kMITQuiet19 Mar 2026
Dokku32.2kMITActive10 Nov 2026

Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 11 Nov 2026.

Questions

Is Traefik free and open source?

Yes. Traefik is published on GitHub under the MIT licence (permissive). Use, copy, modify and sell it, including in closed-source products. Keep the copyright and licence notice.

Is Traefik still maintained?

Active: the last commit was on 10 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v3.7.18, came out on 10 Nov 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.

What is Traefik written in?

Traefik is mainly written in Go.

How popular is Traefik?

As of 11 Nov 2026, Traefik has 65,522 GitHub stars, 6,312 forks and 415 contributors.

What are some alternatives to Traefik?

Other DevOps projects on Repoworthy include Portainer, Dokku, Uptime Kuma, Ruff and husky.

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Numbers from the GitHub API, checked 11 Nov 2026. Text summarised from the project's README. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.