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+# Traefik config
+
+This repo contains the config for a Traefik reverse proxy. To use:
+
+ - clone this repository to the server
+ - Create an application token with DigitalOcean and write it to `config/do-auth.token`.
+ - Create an empty file for the file configuration: `touch config/traefik_dynamic.yaml`
+ - Run `docker-compose up -d`
+
+See the [Wiki page](https://git.tams.tech/TWS/meta/wiki/infrastructure%2Freverse-proxy.-)