traefik
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
Runssource: GitHubhomepageGoMITcommit f08964179357
Go, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: consul, docker, etcd, go, golang, kubernetes, letsencrypt and load balancer.
traefik runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 40 minutes and hit 3 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
Traefik binary builds successfully with Go 1.26.8 and all 108 unit test packages pass; the binary starts, listens on configured entry points, and serves the API (version, routers, and overview endpoints) returning valid JSON, dashboard WebUI is unavailable because Docker is absent for asset generation
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Go 1.26.x not found in PATH3 minutes
- Docker not available for WebUI build - make binary fails2 minutes
- git describe fails - no tags in shallow clone1 minute
- Install time
- 40 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 34 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 3 hit, 3 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- go test ./pkg/... ./cmd/... ./internal/... . exited 0 with 108 packages passing (0 failures); /work/repo/dist/traefik launched and curl http://127.0.0.1:9111/api/version returned 200 with JSON body {"Version":"test","Codename":"test",...} and curl http://127.0.0.1:9111/api/http/routers returned 200 with JSON array listing configured routers
- Model tokens used
- 383,214
- Exact commit tested
- f08964179357
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
exec /bin/sh -lc 'date +%s' in /work/repo succeeded in 0ms: 1790495350 All 108 test packages pass (zero failures). Let me compile the final report. exec /bin/sh -lc 'pkill -f "traefik" 2>/dev/null; echo "done"' in /work/repo exited 143 in 0ms: Now I have everything needed. Let me compile the final result. tokens used 383,214 Now I have everything needed. Let me compile the final result.
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Installed in 40 minutes.
- Recovered from all 3 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
Topics (from GitHub)
consuldockeretcdgogolangkubernetesletsencryptload-balancermarathonmesosmicroservicereverse-proxytraefikzookeeper
Embed the badge
Markdown for the project README. It links back here; terms on the terms page.
[](https://argusic.com/subject/traefik)Questions
- Does traefik run?
- Yes. traefik runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 40 minutes, hitting 3 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test traefik?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit f08964179357. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test traefik?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.11: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does traefik take to install?
- 40 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does traefik need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing traefik?
- 3 things broke in the recorded run, and 3 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- Where is the evidence for traefik?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.