Adding basic authentication to secure a service with Traefik

In this article I will show you how to secure a service in Traefik reverse proxy using basic authentication. You could use the authentication for example to secure your Traefik dashboard. The example can be executed locally which allows simple adjustment to your own needs. Technologies used are only docker and docker-compose. For the purpose of simpler declaration I will not make use of configuration files, but only use docker labels. ...

April 15, 2021 · Last updated on November 11, 2025