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Traefik is an open-source reverse proxy and load balancer that helps in managing and routing incoming network traffic to multiple backend services or servers. The traefik command refers to the executable or binary file of the Traefik software.
When executed, the traefik command starts the Traefik server, which initializes the reverse proxy and load balancing functionality. It reads the configuration from a file (often called traefik.toml or traefik.yaml) to determine how to handle incoming requests and where to forward them.
The traefik command typically accepts parameters or flags to customize its behavior, such as specifying the configuration file path, enabling specific features or plugins, setting log levels, or defining middleware rules.
Overall, the traefik command is the entry point to start the Traefik server and manage the reverse proxy and load balancer functionality it provides.