Do you use a reverse proxy for your Docker Containers? You should. I really like Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM) for beginners. However, recently I have made the switch to Traefik and it has changed the game in terms of infrastructure as code and getting my home lab to a point where I can automate everything with my containers. In this video, I take a look at the differences between the two, and why I am making the switch to Traefik at this point in my home lab journey. Take a look at the written post for this comparison here: Take a look at this really great little mini PC for Proxmox: (amazon affiliate) Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: ★ Substack URL: ★ Subscribe to the channel: ★ My blog: ★ Twitter: ★ LinkedIn: ★ Github: ★ Facebook: ★ Discord: ★ Pinterest: Introduction - 0:00 NPM is still great! 0:50 Looking at Nginx Proxy Manager - 1:24 IaC and why Traefik makes sense - 3:46 Looking at Docker Compose file with Traefik labels - 5:11 All your configuration in the same code - 6:51 I like the development lifecycle of Traefik better han NPM - 7:23 Automation between the two - 8:02 Traefik includes Docker and Docker Swarm support - 8:38 Advanced routing capabilities in Traefik - 9:20 Traefik plugins - 9:35 Observability and Traefik dashboard - 9:45 NPM web UI - 10:05 Traefik is built for multiple hosts - 10:12 Community and ecosystem around Traefik - 10:44 Traefik has fewer moving parts with single container - 11:14 Wrapping up - 11:45