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Setting up a reverse proxy for a small self-hosted application can feel disproportionate to the application itself. Before anyone can reach the service, there may be routing rules to define, HTTPS to configure, certificates to manage, and a reliable way to reload changes without interrupting the backend. The application is often the easy part.
If you’ve started exploring self-hosting, you’ve probably heard everyone talk about Docker. But there’s one tool that makes it 10x easier, and it’s the secret behind every smooth self-hosted setup: Docker Compose.
How I replaced my Nginx reverse proxy config with Traefik and got automatic SSL certificates, service discovery, and a dashboard — with a fraction of the config.
Everything I wish I knew before spinning up my first VPS — from picking a provider to running your first Docker container.