diff --git a/src/config/config.go b/src/config/config.go
index ca0cceb..3b05e29 100644
--- a/src/config/config.go
+++ b/src/config/config.go
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ func (cfg *Config) Statistics() map[string]any {
 	}
 }
 
-func (cfg *Config) DumpEntries() map[string]*M.ProxyEntry {
-	entries := make(map[string]*M.ProxyEntry)
+func (cfg *Config) DumpEntries() map[string]*M.RawEntry {
+	entries := make(map[string]*M.RawEntry)
 	cfg.forEachRoute(func(alias string, r R.Route, p *PR.Provider) {
 		entries[alias] = r.Entry()
 	})
diff --git a/src/models/proxy_entry.go b/src/models/raw_entry.go
similarity index 89%
rename from src/models/proxy_entry.go
rename to src/models/raw_entry.go
index 8d5e5f5..25c8a15 100644
--- a/src/models/proxy_entry.go
+++ b/src/models/raw_entry.go
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type (
-	ProxyEntry struct { // raw entry object before validation
+	RawEntry struct {
+		// raw entry object before validation
+		// loaded from docker labels or yaml file
 		Alias        string            `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
 		Scheme       string            `yaml:"scheme" json:"scheme"`
 		Host         string            `yaml:"host" json:"host"`
@@ -24,12 +26,12 @@ type (
 		*D.ProxyProperties `yaml:"-" json:"proxy_properties"`
 	}
 
-	ProxyEntries = F.Map[string, *ProxyEntry]
+	RawEntries = F.Map[string, *RawEntry]
 )
 
-var NewProxyEntries = F.NewMapOf[string, *ProxyEntry]
+var NewProxyEntries = F.NewMapOf[string, *RawEntry]
 
-func (e *ProxyEntry) SetDefaults() {
+func (e *RawEntry) SetDefaults() {
 	if e.ProxyProperties == nil {
 		e.ProxyProperties = &D.ProxyProperties{}
 	}
diff --git a/src/proxy/entry.go b/src/proxy/entry.go
index e1ce85f..e4e6b23 100644
--- a/src/proxy/entry.go
+++ b/src/proxy/entry.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (rp *ReverseProxyEntry) UseIdleWatcher() bool {
 	return rp.IdleTimeout > 0 && rp.DockerHost != ""
 }
 
-func ValidateEntry(m *M.ProxyEntry) (any, E.NestedError) {
+func ValidateEntry(m *M.RawEntry) (any, E.NestedError) {
 	m.SetDefaults()
 	scheme, err := T.NewScheme(m.Scheme)
 	if err.HasError() {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func ValidateEntry(m *M.ProxyEntry) (any, E.NestedError) {
 	return entry, nil
 }
 
-func validateRPEntry(m *M.ProxyEntry, s T.Scheme, b E.Builder) *ReverseProxyEntry {
+func validateRPEntry(m *M.RawEntry, s T.Scheme, b E.Builder) *ReverseProxyEntry {
 	var stopTimeOut time.Duration
 
 	host, err := T.ValidateHost(m.Host)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func validateRPEntry(m *M.ProxyEntry, s T.Scheme, b E.Builder) *ReverseProxyEntr
 	}
 }
 
-func validateStreamEntry(m *M.ProxyEntry, b E.Builder) *StreamEntry {
+func validateStreamEntry(m *M.RawEntry, b E.Builder) *StreamEntry {
 	host, err := T.ValidateHost(m.Host)
 	b.Add(err)
 
diff --git a/src/proxy/provider/docker_provider.go b/src/proxy/provider/docker_provider.go
index 47beb95..dbfb2ec 100755
--- a/src/proxy/provider/docker_provider.go
+++ b/src/proxy/provider/docker_provider.go
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) LoadRoutesImpl() (routes R.Routes, err E.NestedError) {
 		// there may be some valid entries in `en`
 		dups := entries.MergeFrom(newEntries)
 		// add the duplicate proxy entries to the error
-		dups.RangeAll(func(k string, v *M.ProxyEntry) {
+		dups.RangeAll(func(k string, v *M.RawEntry) {
 			errors.Addf("duplicate alias %s", k)
 		})
 	}
 
-	entries.RangeAll(func(_ string, e *M.ProxyEntry) {
+	entries.RangeAll(func(_ string, e *M.RawEntry) {
 		e.DockerHost = p.dockerHost
 	})
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) OnEvent(event W.Event, routes R.Routes) (res EventResul
 	entries, err := p.entriesFromContainerLabels(cont)
 	b.Add(err)
 
-	entries.RangeAll(func(alias string, entry *M.ProxyEntry) {
+	entries.RangeAll(func(alias string, entry *M.RawEntry) {
 		if routes.Has(alias) {
 			b.Add(E.AlreadyExist("alias", alias))
 		} else {
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) OnEvent(event W.Event, routes R.Routes) (res EventResul
 
 // Returns a list of proxy entries for a container.
 // Always non-nil
-func (p *DockerProvider) entriesFromContainerLabels(container D.Container) (M.ProxyEntries, E.NestedError) {
+func (p *DockerProvider) entriesFromContainerLabels(container D.Container) (M.RawEntries, E.NestedError) {
 	entries := M.NewProxyEntries()
 
 	// init entries map for all aliases
 	for _, a := range container.Aliases {
-		entries.Store(a, &M.ProxyEntry{
+		entries.Store(a, &M.RawEntry{
 			Alias:           a,
 			Host:            p.hostname,
 			ProxyProperties: container.ProxyProperties,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) entriesFromContainerLabels(container D.Container) (M.Pr
 	return entries, errors.Build().Subject(container.ContainerName)
 }
 
-func (p *DockerProvider) applyLabel(container D.Container, entries M.ProxyEntries, key, val string) (res E.NestedError) {
+func (p *DockerProvider) applyLabel(container D.Container, entries M.RawEntries, key, val string) (res E.NestedError) {
 	b := E.NewBuilder("errors in label %s", key)
 	defer b.To(&res)
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (p *DockerProvider) applyLabel(container D.Container, entries M.ProxyEntrie
 	}
 	if lbl.Target == D.WildcardAlias {
 		// apply label for all aliases
-		entries.RangeAll(func(a string, e *M.ProxyEntry) {
+		entries.RangeAll(func(a string, e *M.RawEntry) {
 			if err = D.ApplyLabel(e, lbl); err.HasError() {
 				b.Add(err.Subject(lbl.Target))
 			}
diff --git a/src/route/route.go b/src/route/route.go
index e3c9209..ae1f92a 100755
--- a/src/route/route.go
+++ b/src/route/route.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 type (
 	Route interface {
 		RouteImpl
-		Entry() *M.ProxyEntry
+		Entry() *M.RawEntry
 		Type() RouteType
 		URL() *url.URL
 	}
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type (
 	route struct {
 		RouteImpl
 		type_ RouteType
-		entry *M.ProxyEntry
+		entry *M.RawEntry
 	}
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const (
 // function alias
 var NewRoutes = F.NewMapOf[string, Route]
 
-func NewRoute(en *M.ProxyEntry) (Route, E.NestedError) {
+func NewRoute(en *M.RawEntry) (Route, E.NestedError) {
 	rt, err := P.ValidateEntry(en)
 	if err.HasError() {
 		return nil, err
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func NewRoute(en *M.ProxyEntry) (Route, E.NestedError) {
 	return &route{RouteImpl: rt.(RouteImpl), entry: en, type_: t}, err
 }
 
-func (rt *route) Entry() *M.ProxyEntry {
+func (rt *route) Entry() *M.RawEntry {
 	return rt.entry
 }
 
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ func (rt *route) URL() *url.URL {
 	return url
 }
 
-func FromEntries(entries M.ProxyEntries) (Routes, E.NestedError) {
+func FromEntries(entries M.RawEntries) (Routes, E.NestedError) {
 	b := E.NewBuilder("errors in routes")
 
 	routes := NewRoutes()
-	entries.RangeAll(func(alias string, entry *M.ProxyEntry) {
+	entries.RangeAll(func(alias string, entry *M.RawEntry) {
 		entry.Alias = alias
 		r, err := NewRoute(entry)
 		if err.HasError() {