Traefik CLI

Traefik CLI is a lightweight command-line interface for interacting with a running Traefik instance over its HTTP API.
It supports listing routers, services, middlewares, and more, with output available in JSON or human-readable table formats.
Designed for self-hosters, DevOps engineers, and anyone who manages Traefik deployments.

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Major Libraries Used

• Typer — CLI building
• Requests — HTTP API communication
• Rich — Pretty printing tables and output

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Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/scandora/traefik-cli.git
cd traefik-cli

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .

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Usage

Make sure you have your Traefik API accessible (usually on port 8080 or 8081 depending on configuration).

You can pass the Traefik API URL at runtime:

traefik-cli --url http://localhost:8081 http list-routers

Or set the environment variable:

export TRAEFIK_API_URL=http://localhost:8081
traefik-cli http list-routers

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Output Formats

You can choose between:

• JSON (--output json)
• Table (--output table)

Example:

traefik-cli --url http://localhost:8081 http list-routers --output table

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License

MIT License