File (external) Tab
The File (external) tab shows routes from Traefik's file provider that are not managed by traefik-manager. Routes that traefik-manager manages (stored in dynamic.yml) are shown in the main Routes tab instead.
What it shows
- Route name, rule, status (enabled/disabled/error)
- Protocol (HTTP / TCP / UDP)
- TLS indicator
- Service name
- Entry points
- Full detail view via the info button
Routes are read-only - edit them directly in the relevant file provider configuration.
Enabling the tab
During setup wizard
Toggle File (external) on in the "Optional monitoring" step.
After setup
Go to Settings → Route Monitoring and enable File (external).
Requirements
Traefik must be configured with the file provider pointing to one or more external configuration files in your traefik.yml:
providers:
file:
directory: "/etc/traefik/conf.d"
watch: trueor:
providers:
file:
filename: "/etc/traefik/extra-routes.yml"No extra file mounts into the traefik-manager container are needed - data is pulled live from the Traefik API.
Note: traefik-manager's own
dynamic.ymlalso uses the file provider. Routes from that file are shown in the main Routes tab and are automatically excluded from this tab to avoid duplication.