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Better options now:

Traefik: reverse proxy built in Go with dynamic backends and modern integrations, good replacement for most situations. https://traefik.io/

Envoy: fast C++ L3/L7 proxy with some great features, http/2 support both ways, websockets, grpc, advanced health checking and load balancing, lots of metrics and integrations, my default recommendation now. https://envoyproxy.github.io/ + good comparison page: https://envoyproxy.github.io/envoy/intro/comparison.html



I can't take Traefik seriously with that silly gopher on their page. Seems as if they are limiting it to the Go community with that move.


It just screams: "we wrote it in Go because we wanted to write something in Go".

You supposed pick the right tools for a project not a project for the tools.


To be fair, though, they're not the only project coming up in this space, and Go is a legit choice for systems programming.


It's just a logo, why does it matter? read the docs and see for yourself


Its not just any logo. its the Go mascot! If they want to be community agnostic I would recommend a different logo. Its confusing.


No kidding! I'm glad it exists, but Envoy seems like a much more legit / stable choice.




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