Caddy¶

Caddy is a web server that we use as a reverse-proxy for various self-hosted apps.

Install on Debian¶

Follow these steps to install Caddy on Debian. Based on the Caddy documentation¹. 1. Add the Caddy apt repo to the system:

sudo apt install -y debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring apt-transport-https curl
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/gpg.key' | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/caddy-stable-archive-keyring.gpg
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/debian.deb.txt' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list
sudo chmod o+r /usr/share/keyrings/caddy-stable-archive-keyring.gpg
sudo chmod o+r /etc/apt/sources.list.d/caddy-stable.list
sudo apt update

sudo apt install caddy

sudo systemctl status caddy

Edit the Caddyfile¶

The Caddyfile is used to configure the operation of Caddy. The Caddyfile is located at /etc/caddy/Caddyfile.

1. Open the Caddyfile:

   sudo nano /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
   

2. Edit to the Caddyfile to your needs.
3. Save and close the file with Ctrl+X, Y to confirm, and Enter to select the save location.
4. Reload Caddy to load the updated config:

   sudo systemctl reload caddy