Traefik on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS — Support & Quick Start

At a glance

Application ports	80 (web entrypoint), 443 (websecure entrypoint); dashboard/API on 127.0.0.1:8080 only (not exposed)
Open in browser	http://<VM-IP>/
Sign in as	none — the dashboard is loopback-only; reach it over an SSH tunnel
Service(s)	traefik
Configuration	/etc/traefik/traefik.yml (static); /etc/traefik/dynamic/*.yml (routers/services, hot-reloaded); quick-start notes: sudo cat /root/TRAEFIK-README.txt
Logs	journalctl -u traefik -f
Version	Traefik 3.7.6
Platform	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Quick start

1. Deploy from the Azure Marketplace (Get It Now → Create), choosing your SSH key at the Administration step.
2. Allow inbound SSH (22) for yourself plus the application port(s): 80 and 443 (entrypoints) — restrict to your own IP where possible. The in-image firewall already allows them; only the Network Security Group (NSG) keeps them closed.
3. Drop your first router/service YAML into /etc/traefik/dynamic/ — it is picked up without a restart (see First login below).
4. Configure ACME in /etc/traefik/traefik.yml and point DNS at the VM for automatic HTTPS.

First login

1. No credential is generated. Until you add routes, :80 and :443 answer with Traefik's default 404 — that is expected.
2. Dashboard: ssh -L 8080:127.0.0.1:8080 <user>@<VM-IP>, then open http://localhost:8080/dashboard/ (never expose it without auth).
3. Add a route by dropping a YAML file into /etc/traefik/dynamic/ (example in /root/TRAEFIK-README.txt); add a certificatesResolvers (ACME) block to traefik.yml for HTTPS.

Still stuck?

Email support@dcassociatesgroup.com (response within 1 business day) or send a message via the contact form. Include the offer name, VM size, region, and any log output — sudo journalctl -u <service> -n 100 usually tells the story.