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Chain

When One Isn't Enough

Chain

The Chain middleware enables you to define reusable combinations of other pieces of middleware. It makes reusing the same groups easier.

Configuration Example

Example "A Chain for WhiteList, BasicAuth, and HTTPS"

labels:
- "traefik.http.routers.router1.service=service1"
- "traefik.http.routers.router1.middlewares=secured"
- "traefik.http.routers.router1.rule=Host(`mydomain`)"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.secured.chain.middlewares=https-only,known-ips,auth-users"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.auth-users.basicauth.users=test:$apr1$H6uskkkW$IgXLP6ewTrSuBkTrqE8wj/"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.https-only.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.known-ips.ipwhitelist.sourceRange=192.168.1.7,127.0.0.1/32"
- "http.services.service1.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: IngressRoute
metadata:
  name: test
  namespace: default

spec:
  entryPoints:
    - web

  routes:
    - match: Host(`mydomain`)
      kind: Rule
      services:
        - name: whoami
          port: 80
      middlewares:
        - name: secured
---
apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: Middleware
metadata:
  name: secured
spec:
  chain:
    middlewares:
    - https-only
    - known-ips
    - auth-users
---
apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: Middleware
metadata:
  name: auth-users
spec:
  basicAuth:
    users:
    - test:$apr1$H6uskkkW$IgXLP6ewTrSuBkTrqE8wj/
---
apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: Middleware
metadata:
  name: https-only
spec:
  redirectScheme:
    scheme: https
---
apiVersion: traefik.containo.us/v1alpha1
kind: Middleware
metadata:
  name: known-ips
spec:
  ipWhiteList:
    sourceRange:
    - 192.168.1.7
    - 127.0.0.1/32
"labels": {
  "traefik.http.routers.router1.service": "service1",
  "traefik.http.routers.router1.middlewares": "secured",
  "traefik.http.routers.router1.rule": "Host(`mydomain`)",
  "traefik.http.middlewares.secured.chain.middlewares": "https-only,known-ips,auth-users",
  "traefik.http.middlewares.auth-users.basicauth.users": "test:$apr1$H6uskkkW$IgXLP6ewTrSuBkTrqE8wj/",
  "traefik.http.middlewares.https-only.redirectscheme.scheme": "https",
  "traefik.http.middlewares.known-ips.ipwhitelist.sourceRange": "192.168.1.7,127.0.0.1/32",
  "http.services.service1.loadbalancer.server.port": "80"
}
labels:
- "traefik.http.routers.router1.service=service1"
- "traefik.http.routers.router1.middlewares=secured"
- "traefik.http.routers.router1.rule=Host(`mydomain`)"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.secured.chain.middlewares=https-only,known-ips,auth-users"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.auth-users.basicauth.users=test:$apr1$H6uskkkW$IgXLP6ewTrSuBkTrqE8wj/"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.https-only.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
- "traefik.http.middlewares.known-ips.ipwhitelist.sourceRange=192.168.1.7,127.0.0.1/32"
- "http.services.service1.loadbalancer.server.port=80"
# ...    
[http.routers]
  [http.routers.router1]
    service = "service1"
    middlewares = ["secured"]
    rule = "Host(`mydomain`)"

[http.middlewares]
  [http.middlewares.secured.chain]
    middlewares = ["https-only", "known-ips", "auth-users"]

  [http.middlewares.auth-users.basicAuth]
    users = ["test:$apr1$H6uskkkW$IgXLP6ewTrSuBkTrqE8wj/"]

  [http.middlewares.https-only.redirectScheme]
    scheme = "https"

  [http.middlewares.known-ips.ipWhiteList]
    sourceRange = ["192.168.1.7", "127.0.0.1/32"]

[http.services]
  [http.services.service1]
    [http.services.service1.loadBalancer]
      [[http.services.service1.loadBalancer.servers]]
        url = "http://127.0.0.1:80"
# ...    
http:
  routers:
    router1:
      service: service1
      middlewares:
      - secured
      rule: "Host(`mydomain`)"

  middlewares:
    secured:
      chain:
        middlewares:
        - https-only
        - known-ips
        - auth-users

    auth-users:
      basicAuth:
        users:
        - "test:$apr1$H6uskkkW$IgXLP6ewTrSuBkTrqE8wj/"

    https-only:
      redirectScheme:
        scheme: https

    known-ips:
      ipWhiteList:
        sourceRange:
        - "192.168.1.7"
        - "127.0.0.1/32"

  services:
    service1:
      loadBalancer:
        servers:
        - url: "http://127.0.0.1:80"