I Replaced Nginx Proxy Manager with Traefik in My Home Lab (Here’s Why It’s Better in 2025)

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Do you use a reverse proxy for your Docker Containers? You should. I really like Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM) for beginners. However, recently I have made the switch to Traefik and it has changed the game in terms of infrastructure as code and getting my home lab to a point where I can automate everything with my containers. In this video, I take a look at the differences between the two, and why I am making the switch to Traefik at this point in my home lab journey. Take a look at the written post for this comparison here: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/09/i-replaced-nginx-proxy-manager-with-traefik-in-my-home-lab-and-it-changed-everything/ Take a look at this really great little mini PC for Proxmox: https://geni.us/geekoma52025-3 (amazon affiliate) Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/community/ https://www.skool.com/homelabexplorers/about?ref=25f64c297b724689ae81c7dd30ba2c21 ★ Substack URL: bleevht.substack.com ★ Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1 ★ My blog: https://www.virtualizationhowto.com ★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vspinmaster ★ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht/ ★ Github: https://github.com/brandonleegit ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326/ ★ Discord: https://discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3 ★ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brandonleevht/ Introduction - 0:00 NPM is still great! 0:50 Looking at Nginx Proxy Manager - 1:24 IaC and why Traefik makes sense - 3:46 Looking at Docker Compose file with Traefik labels - 5:11 All your configuration in the same code - 6:51 I like the development lifecycle of Traefik better han NPM - 7:23 Automation between the two - 8:02 Traefik includes Docker and Docker Swarm support - 8:38 Advanced routing capabilities in Traefik - 9:20 Traefik plugins - 9:35 Observability and Traefik dashboard - 9:45 NPM web UI - 10:05 Traefik is built for multiple hosts - 10:12 Community and ecosystem around Traefik - 10:44 Traefik has fewer moving parts with single container - 11:14 Wrapping up - 11:45