From fe0ec9dd03cfbbdf988c196bd0bcad881a4c5cf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pipistrello <wkhooy@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 14:46:40 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] syntax

---
 traefik/README.md           | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 traefik/docker-compose.yaml | 10 ++++++++--
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/traefik/README.md b/traefik/README.md
index 8f9f7f3..376fe68 100644
--- a/traefik/README.md
+++ b/traefik/README.md
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ Replaces **nginx-proxy-manager** on serverweb. One `:443` entrypoint that does
 | `dynamic/passthrough.yml` | the TCP SNI-passthrough routers → Windows hosts |
 | `dynamic/web.yml` | HTTP routers (dashboards) + dashboard basic-auth |
 
-Routing config lives in git and redeploys on push (file provider, `watch: true`).
-`acme.json` is **not** in git — it holds private keys and persists on the host.
+Config files (`traefik.yml`, `dynamic/`) are the source of truth in git, but must be
+**placed on the host** at `/mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/` and mounted by
+**absolute path**. Portainer GitOps runs compose with paths relative to its own
+container (`/data/compose/<id>/…`), which the Docker daemon can't resolve — so relative
+`./` bind mounts silently become empty dirs (`is a directory` crash loop). Keep the host
+copies in sync with this repo; Traefik's `watch: true` still hot-reloads `dynamic/` when
+the host files change. `acme.json` is **not** in git (private keys) and persists on the host.
 
 ## One-time host prep (serverweb)
 
@@ -30,6 +35,14 @@ Routing config lives in git and redeploys on push (file provider, `watch: true`)
 mkdir -p /mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/acme
 touch    /mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/acme/acme.json
 chmod 600 /mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/acme/acme.json
+mkdir -p /mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/dynamic
+```
+
+Then copy the config from this repo onto the host (re-copy whenever they change):
+
+```bash
+scp traefik.yml   root@serverweb:/mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/traefik.yml
+scp dynamic/*.yml root@serverweb:/mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/dynamic/
 ```
 
 ## Before deploying — edit
diff --git a/traefik/docker-compose.yaml b/traefik/docker-compose.yaml
index 0f37161..ca4a95d 100644
--- a/traefik/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/traefik/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@ services:
     # Traefik replaces nginx-proxy-manager on 80/443. Decommission NPM before
     # deploying this (both can't bind 80/443). UDP/443 (SMB-over-QUIC) is NOT
     # handled here — the router forwards UDP/443 straight to serverfile.
+    #
+    # NOTE: absolute host paths (NOT ./relative). Portainer GitOps runs compose
+    # with paths relative to its own container (/data/compose/<id>/...), which
+    # the Docker daemon can't resolve — relative mounts silently become empty
+    # dirs. Config files live on the host; keep them in sync with this repo's
+    # traefik.yml / dynamic/ (source of truth).
     ports:
       - "80:80"
       - "443:443"
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
-      - ./traefik.yml:/etc/traefik/traefik.yml:ro,z
-      - ./dynamic:/etc/traefik/dynamic:ro,z
+      - /mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/traefik.yml:/etc/traefik/traefik.yml:ro,z
+      - /mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/dynamic:/etc/traefik/dynamic:ro,z
       - /mnt/containers/traefik/container-data/acme:/acme:z
     networks:
       - reverseproxy-nw