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title: "Traefik Plugins Documentation"
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description: "Learn how to use Traefik Plugins. Read the technical documentation."
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# Traefik Plugins and the Plugin Catalog
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Plugins are a powerful feature for extending Traefik with custom features and behaviors.
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The [Plugin Catalog](https://plugins.traefik.io/) is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides an exhaustive list of the existing plugins.
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??? note "Plugin Catalog Access"
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You can reach the [Plugin Catalog](https://plugins.traefik.io/) from the Traefik Dashboard using the `Plugins` menu entry.
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To add a new plugin to a Traefik instance, you must change that instance's static configuration.
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Each plugin's **Install** section provides a static configuration example.
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Many plugins have their own section in the Traefik dynamic configuration.
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To learn more about Traefik plugins, consult the [documentation](https://plugins.traefik.io/install).
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!!! danger "Experimental Features"
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Plugins can change the behavior of Traefik in unforeseen ways.
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Exercise caution when adding new plugins to production Traefik instances.
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## Build Your Own Plugins
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Traefik users can create their own plugins and share them with the community using the Plugin Catalog.
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Traefik will load plugins dynamically.
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They need not be compiled, and no complex toolchain is necessary to build them.
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The experience of implementing a Traefik plugin is comparable to writing a web browser extension.
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To learn more about Traefik plugin creation, please refer to the [developer documentation](https://plugins.traefik.io/create).
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