Anyone Else Struggle with Middleware Order in Traefik v3?

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Hey everyone,

I've been using Traefik v3 for a few weeks now, and while I love the features, I keep second guessing myself when setting up middleware chains. Every time I configure authentication, rate limiting, or compression, I wonder am I putting these in the right order? Should the auth come before or after compression? Does the order of my headers middleware even matter?

Is this just a normal learning curve with Traefik v3? How did you all figure out the optimal middleware sequences for your deployments?

Thanks!

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I would do compression last, as it is only relevant when you get a real response. Auth and rate limit first, those will interrupt the process flow when not ok.