# Open Source & Collaborative Security with CrowdSec and Traefik - CrowdSec & Traefik Tutorial

DevFeed: [Open Source & Collaborative Security with CrowdSec and Traefik - CrowdSec & Traefik Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/open-source-collaborative-security-with-crowdsec-and-traefik-crowdsec-traefik-tutorial-10522.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/crowdsec-traefik/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2022-02-12T13:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [traefik](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/traefik.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-hosted.md>), [Homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homelab.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [free](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/free.md>), [homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homelab.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [proxy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [traefik](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/traefik.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explains how to use CrowdSec with the Traefik reverse proxy to detect and block threats, share threat signals, and manage bans through a self-hosted setup. It also considers CrowdSec as a possible alternative to fail2ban.

## Source excerpt

CrowdSec is a free, open-source and collaborative IPS. Analyze behaviors, respond to attacks & share signals across the community.With CrowdSec, you can set up your own intrusion detection system that parses logs, detects and blocks threats, and shares bad actors with the larger CrowdSec community.It works great with a reverse proxy like traefik to help keep hackers at bay.Could this be a v...