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 # traefik-docker-compose
-Run traefik:2.1 load balancer/reverse proxy server using docker-compose.
+
+Run traefik:2.1 load balancer and reverse proxy server using docker-compose.
+
+## Instructions
+
+1. Copy `env.example` to `.env`
+2. Change `.env` variable values as needed
+3. To generate a new `username:password`, use `htpasswd -nb user pass`, then copy user to `DASHBOARD_USER` and pass to `DASHBOARD_PASSWORD` in .env file
+4. Change `docker-compose.yml` if necessary
+5. To validate and view the Compose file run `docker-compose config`
+6. Create a network `doccker network create net` as defined `NETWORK` in .env
+7. Start the container using `docker-compose up` or `docker-compose up -d`
+8. Browse to `dashboard.localhost` or the dashboard url you defined (see in .env)
+9. If you are using localhost, allow the self-signed certificate on your browser (Accept/Proceed in advanced option)
+10. Login using `user:pass` (or what you have set in `.env` file)
+11. To stop (`docker-compose stop`) and remove the containers run `docker-compose down`
+
+## Træfɪk
+
+![](https://docs.traefik.io/assets/img/traefik.logo.png)
+
+[Træfɪk](https://github.com/containous/traefik) is a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy.
+Træfik integrates with your existing infrastructure components ([Docker](https://www.docker.com/), [Swarm mode](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/), [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io), [Marathon](https://mesosphere.github.io/marathon/), [Consul](https://www.consul.io/), [Etcd](https://coreos.com/etcd/), [Rancher](https://rancher.com), [Amazon ECS](https://aws.amazon.com/ecs), ...) and configures itself automatically and dynamically.
+Telling Træfik where your orchestrator is could be the _only_ configuration step you need to do.
+
+## Docker Compose
+
+![Docker Compose](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/compose/master/logo.png "Docker Compose Logo")
+
+[Compose](https://github.com/docker/compose) is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.
+With Compose, you use a Compose file to configure your application's services.
+Then, using a single command, you create and start all the services
+from your configuration. To learn more about all the features of Compose
+see [the list of features](https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/master/compose/index.md#features).
+
+Compose is great for development, testing, and staging environments, as well as
+CI workflows. You can learn more about each case in
+[Common Use Cases](https://github.com/docker/docker.github.io/blob/master/compose/index.md#common-use-cases).