diff --git a/.circleci/integration-test.py b/.circleci/integration-test.py
index 731a78a..18dbeeb 100755
--- a/.circleci/integration-test.py
+++ b/.circleci/integration-test.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def show_logs(container_name):
     )
     run_container_command(
         container_name,
-        'systemctl --no-pager status jupyterhub configurable-http-proxy'
+        'systemctl --no-pager status jupyterhub traefik'
     )
 
 def main():
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index fd93238..166dd49 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 pytest
 pytest-cov
 codecov
-pytoml
+pytoml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration-tests/test_hub.py b/integration-tests/test_hub.py
index 6ee8661..c598667 100644
--- a/integration-tests/test_hub.py
+++ b/integration-tests/test_hub.py
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ async def test_user_code_execute():
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'set', 'auth.type', 'dummyauthenticator.DummyAuthenticator')).wait()
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'reload')).wait()
 
-    # FIXME: wait for reload to finish & hub to come up
-    # Should be part of tljh-config reload
-    await asyncio.sleep(1)
-
     async with User(username, hub_url, partial(login_dummy, password='')) as u:
             await u.login()
             await u.ensure_server()
@@ -62,9 +58,6 @@ async def test_user_admin_add():
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'add-item', 'users.admin', username)).wait()
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'reload')).wait()
 
-    # FIXME: wait for reload to finish & hub to come up
-    # Should be part of tljh-config reload
-    await asyncio.sleep(1)
     async with User(username, hub_url, partial(login_dummy, password='')) as u:
             await u.login()
             await u.ensure_server()
@@ -94,9 +87,6 @@ async def test_user_admin_remove():
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'add-item', 'users.admin', username)).wait()
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'reload')).wait()
 
-    # FIXME: wait for reload to finish & hub to come up
-    # Should be part of tljh-config reload
-    await asyncio.sleep(1)
     async with User(username, hub_url, partial(login_dummy, password='')) as u:
             await u.login()
             await u.ensure_server()
@@ -107,16 +97,14 @@ async def test_user_admin_remove():
             # Assert that the user has admin rights
             assert f'jupyter-{username}' in grp.getgrnam('jupyterhub-admins').gr_mem
 
-
             assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'remove-item', 'users.admin', username)).wait()
             assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'reload')).wait()
-            await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
             await u.stop_server()
             await u.ensure_server()
 
             # Assert that the user does *not* have admin rights
-            assert f'jupyter-{username}' in grp.getgrnam('jupyterhub-admins').gr_mem
+            assert f'jupyter-{username}' not in grp.getgrnam('jupyterhub-admins').gr_mem
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -132,9 +120,6 @@ async def test_long_username():
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'set', 'auth.type', 'dummyauthenticator.DummyAuthenticator')).wait()
     assert 0 == await (await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*TLJH_CONFIG_PATH, 'reload')).wait()
 
-    # FIXME: wait for reload to finish & hub to come up
-    # Should be part of tljh-config reload
-    await asyncio.sleep(1)
     try:
         async with User(username, hub_url, partial(login_dummy, password='')) as u:
                 await u.login()
diff --git a/integration-tests/test_proxy.py b/integration-tests/test_proxy.py
index a8e114d..1ee236f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/test_proxy.py
+++ b/integration-tests/test_proxy.py
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ def test_manual_https(preserve_config):
     # verify that our certificate was loaded by traefik
     assert server_cert == file_cert
 
-    # verify that we can still connect to the hub
-    r = requests.get("https://127.0.0.1/hub/api", verify=False)
+    for i in range(5):
+        time.sleep(i)
+        # verify that we can still connect to the hub
+        r = requests.get("https://127.0.0.1/hub/api", verify=False)
+        if r.status_code == 200:
+            break;
+
     r.raise_for_status()
 
     # cleanup
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7dd7d81..61f8ead 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
         'ruamel.yaml==0.15.*',
         'jinja2',
-        'pluggy>0.7<1.0'
+        'pluggy>0.7<1.0',
+        'passlib',
+        'jupyterhub-traefik-proxy==0.1.*'
     ],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index f84582a..ce61330 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def test_add_to_config_zero_level():
         'a': ['b']
     }
 
+
 def test_add_to_config_multiple():
     conf = {}
 
@@ -116,16 +117,21 @@ def test_remove_from_config_error():
 
 
 def test_reload_hub():
-    with mock.patch('tljh.systemd.restart_service') as restart_service:
+    with mock.patch('tljh.systemd.restart_service') as restart_service, mock.patch(
+        'tljh.systemd.check_service_active'
+    ) as check_active, mock.patch('tljh.config.check_hub_ready') as check_ready:
         config.reload_component('hub')
     assert restart_service.called_with('jupyterhub')
+    assert check_active.called_with('jupyterhub')
 
 
 def test_reload_proxy(tljh_dir):
-    with mock.patch('tljh.systemd.restart_service') as restart_service:
+    with mock.patch("tljh.systemd.restart_service") as restart_service, mock.patch(
+        "tljh.systemd.check_service_active"
+    ) as check_active:
         config.reload_component('proxy')
-    assert restart_service.called_with('configurable-http-proxy')
     assert restart_service.called_with('traefik')
+    assert check_active.called_with('traefik')
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(config.STATE_DIR, 'traefik.toml'))
 
 
@@ -140,8 +146,8 @@ def test_cli_no_command(capsys):
     "arg, value",
     [
         ("true", True),
-        ("FALSE", False),
-    ],
+        ("FALSE", False)
+    ]
 )
 def test_cli_set_bool(tljh_dir, arg, value):
     config.main(["set", "https.enabled", arg])
diff --git a/tests/test_configurer.py b/tests/test_configurer.py
index a471098..98dd106 100644
--- a/tests/test_configurer.py
+++ b/tests/test_configurer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """
-Test
+Test configurer
 """
 
+import os
+
 from tljh import configurer
 
 
@@ -161,6 +163,43 @@ def test_auth_github():
     assert c.GitHubOAuthenticator.client_secret == 'something-else'
 
 
+def test_traefik_api_default():
+    """
+    Test default traefik api authentication settings with no overrides
+    """
+    c = apply_mock_config({})
+
+    assert c.TraefikTomlProxy.traefik_api_username == 'api_admin'
+    assert len(c.TraefikTomlProxy.traefik_api_password) == 0
+
+
+def test_set_traefik_api():
+    """
+    Test setting per traefik api credentials
+    """
+    c = apply_mock_config({
+        'traefik_api': {
+            'username': 'some_user',
+            'password': '1234'
+        }
+    })
+    assert c.TraefikTomlProxy.traefik_api_username == 'some_user'
+    assert c.TraefikTomlProxy.traefik_api_password == '1234'
+
+
+def test_load_secrets(tljh_dir):
+    """
+    Test loading secret files
+    """
+    with open(os.path.join(tljh_dir, 'state', 'traefik-api.secret'), 'w') as f:
+        f.write("traefik-password")
+
+    tljh_config = configurer.load_config()
+    assert tljh_config['traefik_api']['password'] == "traefik-password"
+    c = apply_mock_config(tljh_config)
+    assert c.TraefikTomlProxy.traefik_api_password == "traefik-password"
+
+    
 def test_auth_native():
     """
     Test setting Native Authenticator
@@ -175,3 +214,4 @@ def test_auth_native():
     })
     assert c.JupyterHub.authenticator_class == 'nativeauthenticator.NativeAuthenticator'
     assert c.NativeAuthenticator.open_signup == True
+
diff --git a/tests/test_traefik.py b/tests/test_traefik.py
index 0d811ec..4ef9065 100644
--- a/tests/test_traefik.py
+++ b/tests/test_traefik.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Test traefik configuration"""
 import os
+from unittest import mock
 
 import pytoml as toml
 
@@ -27,12 +28,19 @@ def test_default_config(tmpdir, tljh_dir):
         print(toml_cfg)
         cfg = toml.loads(toml_cfg)
     assert cfg["defaultEntryPoints"] == ["http"]
-    assert cfg["entryPoints"] == {"http": {"address": ":80"}}
-    assert cfg["frontends"] == {
-        "jupyterhub": {"backend": "jupyterhub", "passHostHeader": True}
-    }
-    assert cfg["backends"] == {
-        "jupyterhub": {"servers": {"chp": {"url": "http://127.0.0.1:15003"}}}
+    assert len(cfg["entryPoints"]["auth_api"]["auth"]["basic"]["users"]) == 1
+    # runtime generated entry, value not testable
+    cfg["entryPoints"]["auth_api"]["auth"]["basic"]["users"] = [""]
+
+    assert cfg["entryPoints"] == {
+        "http": {"address": ":80"},
+        "auth_api": {
+            "address": "127.0.0.1:8099",
+            "auth": {
+                "basic": {"users": [""]}
+            },
+            "whiteList": {"sourceRange": ["127.0.0.1"]}
+        },
     }
 
 
@@ -55,9 +63,20 @@ def test_letsencrypt_config(tljh_dir):
         cfg = toml.loads(toml_cfg)
     assert cfg["defaultEntryPoints"] == ["http", "https"]
     assert "acme" in cfg
+    assert len(cfg["entryPoints"]["auth_api"]["auth"]["basic"]["users"]) == 1
+    # runtime generated entry, value not testable
+    cfg["entryPoints"]["auth_api"]["auth"]["basic"]["users"] = [""]
+
     assert cfg["entryPoints"] == {
         "http": {"address": ":80", "redirect": {"entryPoint": "https"}},
-        "https": {"address": ":443", "backend": "jupyterhub", "tls": {}},
+        "https": {"address": ":443", "tls": {}},
+        "auth_api": {
+            "address": "127.0.0.1:8099",
+            "auth": {
+                "basic": {"users": [""]}
+            },
+            "whiteList": {"sourceRange": ["127.0.0.1"]}
+        },
     }
     assert cfg["acme"] == {
         "email": "fake@jupyter.org",
@@ -83,15 +102,24 @@ def test_manual_ssl_config(tljh_dir):
         cfg = toml.loads(toml_cfg)
     assert cfg["defaultEntryPoints"] == ["http", "https"]
     assert "acme" not in cfg
+    assert len(cfg["entryPoints"]["auth_api"]["auth"]["basic"]["users"]) == 1
+    # runtime generated entry, value not testable
+    cfg["entryPoints"]["auth_api"]["auth"]["basic"]["users"] = [""]
     assert cfg["entryPoints"] == {
         "http": {"address": ":80", "redirect": {"entryPoint": "https"}},
         "https": {
             "address": ":443",
-            "backend": "jupyterhub",
             "tls": {
                 "certificates": [
                     {"certFile": "/path/to/ssl.cert", "keyFile": "/path/to/ssl.key"}
                 ]
             },
         },
+        "auth_api": {
+            "address": "127.0.0.1:8099",
+            "auth": {
+                "basic": {"users": [""]}
+            },
+            "whiteList": {"sourceRange": ["127.0.0.1"]}
+        },
     }
diff --git a/tljh/config.py b/tljh/config.py
index 9c862d5..39edbd3 100644
--- a/tljh/config.py
+++ b/tljh/config.py
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ tljh-config show firstlevel.second_level
 """
 
 import argparse
+import asyncio
 from collections import Sequence, Mapping
 from copy import deepcopy
 import os
 import re
 import sys
+import time
+
+import requests
 
 from .yaml import yaml
 
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ def add_item_to_config(config, property_path, value):
 
 def remove_item_from_config(config, property_path, value):
     """
-    Add an item to a list in config.
+    Remove an item from a list in config.
     """
     path_components = property_path.split('.')
 
@@ -172,6 +176,12 @@ def remove_config_value(config_path, key_path, value):
     with open(config_path, 'w') as f:
         yaml.dump(config, f)
 
+def check_hub_ready():
+    try:
+        r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:80', verify=False)
+        return r.status_code == 200
+    except:
+        return False
 
 def reload_component(component):
     """
@@ -181,14 +191,20 @@ def reload_component(component):
     """
     # import here to avoid circular imports
     from tljh import systemd, traefik
+
     if component == 'hub':
         systemd.restart_service('jupyterhub')
-        # FIXME: Verify hub is back up?
+        # Ensure hub is back up
+        while not systemd.check_service_active('jupyterhub'):
+            time.sleep(1)
+        while not check_hub_ready():
+            time.sleep(1)
         print('Hub reload with new configuration complete')
     elif component == 'proxy':
         traefik.ensure_traefik_config(STATE_DIR)
-        systemd.restart_service('configurable-http-proxy')
         systemd.restart_service('traefik')
+        while not systemd.check_service_active('traefik'):
+            time.sleep(1)
         print('Proxy reload with new configuration complete')
 
 
diff --git a/tljh/configurer.py b/tljh/configurer.py
index e8526d9..491a5f8 100644
--- a/tljh/configurer.py
+++ b/tljh/configurer.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FIXME: A strong feeling that JSON Schema should be involved somehow.
 
 import os
 
-from .config import CONFIG_FILE
+from .config import CONFIG_FILE, STATE_DIR
 from .yaml import yaml
 
 # Default configuration for tljh
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ default = {
             'domains': [],
         },
     },
+    'traefik_api': {
+        'ip': "127.0.0.1",
+        'port': 8099,
+        'username': 'api_admin',
+        'password': '',
+    },
     'user_environment': {
         'default_app': 'classic',
     },
 }
 
-
 def load_config(config_file=CONFIG_FILE):
     """Load the current config as a dictionary
 
@@ -62,7 +67,11 @@ def load_config(config_file=CONFIG_FILE):
             config_overrides = yaml.load(f)
     else:
         config_overrides = {}
-    return _merge_dictionaries(dict(default), config_overrides)
+
+    secrets = load_secrets()
+    config = _merge_dictionaries(dict(default), secrets)
+    config = _merge_dictionaries(config, config_overrides)
+    return config
 
 
 def apply_config(config_overrides, c):
@@ -76,6 +85,7 @@ def apply_config(config_overrides, c):
     update_limits(c, tljh_config)
     update_user_environment(c, tljh_config)
     update_user_account_config(c, tljh_config)
+    update_traefik_api(c, tljh_config)
 
 
 def set_if_not_none(parent, key, value):
@@ -86,6 +96,30 @@ def set_if_not_none(parent, key, value):
         setattr(parent, key, value)
 
 
+def load_traefik_api_credentials():
+    """Load traefik api secret from a file"""
+    proxy_secret_path = os.path.join(STATE_DIR, 'traefik-api.secret')
+    if not os.path.exists(proxy_secret_path):
+        return {}
+    with open(proxy_secret_path,'r') as f:
+        password = f.read()
+    return {
+        'traefik_api': {
+            'password': password,
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def load_secrets():
+    """Load any secret values stored on disk
+
+    Returns dict to be merged into config during load
+    """
+    config = {}
+    config = _merge_dictionaries(config, load_traefik_api_credentials())
+    return config
+
+
 def update_auth(c, config):
     """
     Set auth related configuration from YAML config file
@@ -149,6 +183,14 @@ def update_user_account_config(c, config):
     c.SystemdSpawner.username_template = 'jupyter-{USERNAME}'
 
 
+def update_traefik_api(c, config):
+    """
+    Set traefik api endpoint credentials
+    """
+    c.TraefikTomlProxy.traefik_api_username = config['traefik_api']['username']
+    c.TraefikTomlProxy.traefik_api_password = config['traefik_api']['password']
+
+
 def _merge_dictionaries(a, b, path=None, update=True):
     """
     Merge two dictionaries recursively.
diff --git a/tljh/installer.py b/tljh/installer.py
index af6adb8..3c8f222 100644
--- a/tljh/installer.py
+++ b/tljh/installer.py
@@ -99,15 +99,25 @@ sckuXINIU3DFWzZGr0QrqkuE/jyr7FXeUJj9B7cLo+s/TXo+RaVfi3kOc9BoxIvy
     apt.add_source('nodesource', 'https://deb.nodesource.com/node_10.x', 'main')
     apt.install_packages(['nodejs'])
 
-
-def ensure_chp_package(prefix):
+def remove_chp():
     """
-    Ensure CHP is installed
+    Ensure CHP is not running
     """
-    if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(prefix, 'node_modules', '.bin', 'configurable-http-proxy')):
-        subprocess.check_output([
-            'npm', 'install', 'configurable-http-proxy@3.1.0'
-        ], cwd=prefix, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    if os.path.exists("/etc/systemd/system/configurable-http-proxy.service"):
+        if systemd.check_service_active('configurable-http-proxy.service'):
+            try:
+                systemd.stop_service('configurable-http-proxy.service')
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                logger.info("Cannot stop configurable-http-proxy...")
+        if systemd.check_service_enabled('configurable-http-proxy.service'):
+            try:
+                systemd.disable_service('configurable-http-proxy.service')
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+                logger.info("Cannot disable configurable-http-proxy...")
+        try:
+            systemd.uninstall_unit('configurable-http-proxy.service')
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            logger.info("Cannot uninstall configurable-http-proxy...")
 
 
 def ensure_jupyterhub_service(prefix):
@@ -117,15 +127,22 @@ def ensure_jupyterhub_service(prefix):
 
     os.makedirs(STATE_DIR, mode=0o700, exist_ok=True)
 
+    remove_chp()
+    systemd.reload_daemon()
+
     with open(os.path.join(HERE, 'systemd-units', 'jupyterhub.service')) as f:
         hub_unit_template = f.read()
 
-    with open(os.path.join(HERE, 'systemd-units', 'configurable-http-proxy.service')) as f:
-        proxy_unit_template = f.read()
 
     with open(os.path.join(HERE, 'systemd-units', 'traefik.service')) as f:
         traefik_unit_template = f.read()
 
+    #Set up proxy / hub secret token if it is not already setup
+    proxy_secret_path = os.path.join(STATE_DIR, 'traefik-api.secret')
+    if not os.path.exists(proxy_secret_path):
+        with open(proxy_secret_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(secrets.token_hex(32))
+
     traefik.ensure_traefik_config(STATE_DIR)
 
     unit_params = dict(
@@ -133,28 +150,16 @@ def ensure_jupyterhub_service(prefix):
         jupyterhub_config_path=os.path.join(HERE, 'jupyterhub_config.py'),
         install_prefix=INSTALL_PREFIX,
     )
-    systemd.install_unit('configurable-http-proxy.service', proxy_unit_template.format(**unit_params))
     systemd.install_unit('jupyterhub.service', hub_unit_template.format(**unit_params))
     systemd.install_unit('traefik.service', traefik_unit_template.format(**unit_params))
     systemd.reload_daemon()
 
-    # Set up proxy / hub secret oken if it is not already setup
-    proxy_secret_path = os.path.join(STATE_DIR, 'configurable-http-proxy.secret')
-    if not os.path.exists(proxy_secret_path):
-        with open(proxy_secret_path, 'w') as f:
-            f.write('CONFIGPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=' + secrets.token_hex(32))
-        # If we are changing CONFIGPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN, restart configurable-http-proxy!
-        systemd.restart_service('configurable-http-proxy')
-
-    # Start CHP if it has already not been started
-    systemd.start_service('configurable-http-proxy')
     # If JupyterHub is running, we want to restart it.
     systemd.restart_service('jupyterhub')
     systemd.restart_service('traefik')
 
-    # Mark JupyterHub & CHP to start at boot time
+    # Mark JupyterHub & traefik to start at boot time
     systemd.enable_service('jupyterhub')
-    systemd.enable_service('configurable-http-proxy')
     systemd.enable_service('traefik')
 
 
@@ -276,7 +281,7 @@ def ensure_admins(admins):
         yaml.dump(config, f)
 
 
-def ensure_jupyterhub_running(times=4):
+def ensure_jupyterhub_running(times=20):
     """
     Ensure that JupyterHub is up and running
 
@@ -433,7 +438,6 @@ def main():
     logger.info("Setting up JupyterHub...")
     ensure_node()
     ensure_jupyterhub_package(HUB_ENV_PREFIX)
-    ensure_chp_package(HUB_ENV_PREFIX)
     ensure_jupyterlab_extensions()
     ensure_jupyterhub_service(HUB_ENV_PREFIX)
     ensure_jupyterhub_running()
diff --git a/tljh/jupyterhub_config.py b/tljh/jupyterhub_config.py
index 5012fcc..ff1a34a 100644
--- a/tljh/jupyterhub_config.py
+++ b/tljh/jupyterhub_config.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from tljh import configurer, user
 from tljh.config import INSTALL_PREFIX, USER_ENV_PREFIX, CONFIG_DIR
 from tljh.normalize import generate_system_username
 from tljh.yaml import yaml
-
+from jupyterhub_traefik_proxy import TraefikTomlProxy
 
 class UserCreatingSpawner(SystemdSpawner):
     """
@@ -43,21 +43,19 @@ c.JupyterHub.cleanup_servers = False
 # Use a high port so users can try this on machines with a JupyterHub already present
 c.JupyterHub.hub_port = 15001
 
-c.ConfigurableHTTPProxy.should_start = False
-c.ConfigurableHTTPProxy.api_url = 'http://127.0.0.1:15002'
+c.TraefikTomlProxy.should_start = False
+
+dynamic_conf_file_path = os.path.join(INSTALL_PREFIX, 'state', 'rules.toml')
+c.TraefikTomlProxy.toml_dynamic_config_file = dynamic_conf_file_path
+c.JupyterHub.proxy_class = TraefikTomlProxy
 
 c.SystemdSpawner.extra_paths = [os.path.join(USER_ENV_PREFIX, 'bin')]
 c.SystemdSpawner.default_shell = '/bin/bash'
 # Drop the '-singleuser' suffix present in the default template
 c.SystemdSpawner.unit_name_template = 'jupyter-{USERNAME}'
 
-config_overrides_path = os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, 'config.yaml')
-if os.path.exists(config_overrides_path):
-    with open(config_overrides_path) as f:
-        config_overrides = yaml.load(f)
-else:
-    config_overrides = {}
-configurer.apply_config(config_overrides, c)
+tljh_config = configurer.load_config()
+configurer.apply_config(tljh_config, c)
 
 # Load arbitrary .py config files if they exist.
 # This is our escape hatch
diff --git a/tljh/systemd-units/configurable-http-proxy.service b/tljh/systemd-units/configurable-http-proxy.service
deleted file mode 100644
index d782380..0000000
--- a/tljh/systemd-units/configurable-http-proxy.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for Configurable HTTP Proxy systemd service
-# Uses simple string.format() for 'templating'
-[Unit]
-# Wait for network stack to be fully up before starting CHP
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-User=nobody
-Restart=always
-# chp process should have no write access anywhere on disk
-ProtectHome=tmpfs
-ProtectSystem=strict
-PrivateTmp=yes
-PrivateDevices=yes
-ProtectKernelTunables=yes
-ProtectKernelModules=yes
-EnvironmentFile={install_prefix}/state/configurable-http-proxy.secret
-ExecStart={install_prefix}/hub/node_modules/.bin/configurable-http-proxy \
-            --ip 127.0.0.1 \
-            --port 15003 \
-            --api-ip 127.0.0.1 \
-            --api-port 15002 \
-            --error-target http://127.0.0.1:15001/hub/error
-
-[Install]
-# Start service when system boots
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/tljh/systemd-units/jupyterhub.service b/tljh/systemd-units/jupyterhub.service
index dd94868..e766e20 100644
--- a/tljh/systemd-units/jupyterhub.service
+++ b/tljh/systemd-units/jupyterhub.service
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for JupyterHub systemd service
 # Uses simple string.format() for 'templating'
 [Unit]
-# CHP must have successfully started *before* we launch JupyterHub
-Requires=configurable-http-proxy.service
-After=configurable-http-proxy.service
+# Traefik must have successfully started *before* we launch JupyterHub
+Requires=traefik.service
+After=traefik.service
 
 [Service]
 User=root
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ PrivateTmp=yes
 PrivateDevices=yes
 ProtectKernelTunables=yes
 ProtectKernelModules=yes
-# Source CONFIGPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN from here!
-EnvironmentFile={install_prefix}/state/configurable-http-proxy.secret
 Environment=TLJH_INSTALL_PREFIX={install_prefix}
 ExecStart={python_interpreter_path} -m jupyterhub.app -f {jupyterhub_config_path}
 
diff --git a/tljh/systemd-units/traefik.service b/tljh/systemd-units/traefik.service
index 01da967..04f37ee 100644
--- a/tljh/systemd-units/traefik.service
+++ b/tljh/systemd-units/traefik.service
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 User=root
 Restart=always
-# process only needs to write state/acme.json file, no other files
 ProtectHome=tmpfs
 ProtectSystem=strict
 PrivateTmp=yes
 PrivateDevices=yes
 ProtectKernelTunables=yes
 ProtectKernelModules=yes
+ReadWritePaths={install_prefix}/state/rules.toml
 ReadWritePaths={install_prefix}/state/acme.json
 WorkingDirectory={install_prefix}/state
 ExecStart={install_prefix}/hub/bin/traefik \
diff --git a/tljh/systemd.py b/tljh/systemd.py
index 2d11934..fe85321 100644
--- a/tljh/systemd.py
+++ b/tljh/systemd.py
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ def start_service(name):
     ], check=True)
 
 
+def stop_service(name):
+    """
+    Start service with given name.
+    """
+    subprocess.run([
+        'systemctl',
+        'stop',
+        name
+    ], check=True)
+
+
 def restart_service(name):
     """
     Restart service with given name.
@@ -70,3 +81,45 @@ def enable_service(name):
         'enable',
         name
     ], check=True)
+
+
+def disable_service(name):
+    """
+    Enable a service with given name.
+
+    This most likely makes the service start on bootup
+    """
+    subprocess.run([
+        'systemctl',
+        'disable',
+        name
+    ], check=True)
+
+
+def check_service_active(name):
+    """
+    Check if a service is currently active (running)
+    """
+    try:
+        subprocess.run([
+            'systemctl',
+            'is-active',
+            name
+        ], check=True)
+        return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+
+def check_service_enabled(name):
+    """
+    Check if a service is enabled
+    """
+    try:
+        subprocess.run([
+            'systemctl',
+            'is-enabled',
+            name
+        ], check=True)
+        return True
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
diff --git a/tljh/traefik.py b/tljh/traefik.py
index 6fee96f..4581953 100644
--- a/tljh/traefik.py
+++ b/tljh/traefik.py
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@ import os
 from urllib.request import urlretrieve
 
 from jinja2 import Template
+from passlib.apache import HtpasswdFile
 
 from tljh.configurer import load_config
 
 # FIXME: support more than one platform here
 plat = "linux-amd64"
-traefik_version = "1.6.5"
+traefik_version = "1.7.5"
 
 # record sha256 hashes for supported platforms here
 checksums = {
-    "linux-amd64": "9e77c7664e316953e3f5463c323dffeeecbb35d0b1db7fb49f52e1d9464ca193"
+    "linux-amd64": "4417a9d83753e1ad6bdd64bbbeaeb4b279bcc71542e779b7bcb3b027c6e3356e"
 }
 
 
@@ -55,9 +56,23 @@ def ensure_traefik_binary(prefix):
         raise IOError(f"Checksum failed {traefik_bin}: {checksum} != {checksums[plat]}")
 
 
+def compute_basic_auth(username, password):
+    """Generate hashed HTTP basic auth from traefik_api username+password"""
+    ht = HtpasswdFile()
+    # generate htpassword
+    ht.set_password(username, password)
+    hashed_password = str(ht.to_string()).split(":")[1][:-3]
+    return username + ":" + hashed_password
+
+
 def ensure_traefik_config(state_dir):
     """Render the traefik.toml config file"""
     config = load_config()
+    config['traefik_api']['basic_auth'] = compute_basic_auth(
+        config['traefik_api']['username'],
+        config['traefik_api']['password'],
+    )
+
     with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "traefik.toml.tpl")) as f:
         template = Template(f.read())
     new_toml = template.render(config)
@@ -75,9 +90,12 @@ def ensure_traefik_config(state_dir):
         ):
             raise ValueError("Both email and domains must be set for letsencrypt")
     with open(os.path.join(state_dir, "traefik.toml"), "w") as f:
-        os.fchmod(f.fileno(), 0o744)
+        os.fchmod(f.fileno(), 0o600)
         f.write(new_toml)
 
+    with open(os.path.join(state_dir, "rules.toml"), "w") as f:
+        os.fchmod(f.fileno(), 0o600)
+
     # ensure acme.json exists and is private
     with open(os.path.join(state_dir, "acme.json"), "a") as f:
         os.fchmod(f.fileno(), 0o600)
diff --git a/tljh/traefik.toml.tpl b/tljh/traefik.toml.tpl
index 40f71b4..2b88b77 100644
--- a/tljh/traefik.toml.tpl
+++ b/tljh/traefik.toml.tpl
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ idleTimeout = "10m0s"
   {% if https['enabled'] %}
   [entryPoints.https]
   address = ":{{https['port']}}"
-  backend = "jupyterhub"
   [entryPoints.https.tls]
   {% if https['tls']['cert'] %}
     [[entryPoints.https.tls.certificates]]
@@ -41,6 +40,19 @@ idleTimeout = "10m0s"
       keyFile = "{{https['tls']['key']}}"
   {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
+  [entryPoints.auth_api]
+  address = "127.0.0.1:{{traefik_api['port']}}"
+  [entryPoints.auth_api.whiteList]
+  sourceRange = ['{{traefik_api['ip']}}']
+  [entryPoints.auth_api.auth.basic]
+  users = ['{{ traefik_api['basic_auth'] }}']
+
+[wss]
+protocol = "http"
+
+[api]
+dashboard = true
+entrypoint = "auth_api"
 
 {% if https['enabled'] and https['letsencrypt']['email'] %}
 [acme]
@@ -57,13 +69,5 @@ entryPoint = "https"
 {% endif %}
 
 [file]
-
-[frontends]
-  [frontends.jupyterhub]
-  backend = "jupyterhub"
-  passHostHeader = true
-[backends]
-  [backends.jupyterhub]
-    [backends.jupyterhub.servers.chp]
-    url = "http://127.0.0.1:15003"
-
+filename = "rules.toml"
+watch = true