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Serve websites with Caddy, an HTTP server that supports automatic HTTPS.
About Caddy
Caddy is a web server written in Go. It serves sites over HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, and TLS is on by default. For public names it can obtain certificates from Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL. It can also run a local certificate authority for internal names and IP addresses. You can configure it with a Caddyfile, native JSON or a JSON API for dynamic changes. The source code is under the Apache-2.0 license. You can install it by downloading an executable from GitHub Releases, or build it from source with Go 1.26.0 or newer.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Automatic HTTPS by default
- Certificates from Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL for public names
- Local certificate authority for internal names and IP addresses
- Caddyfile, native JSON config and JSON API
- Config adapters for other formats
- HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 by default
- Modular architecture for extending the server
- No external dependencies
Watch out for
- Binding to low ports may require elevated privileges
- Building from source requires Go 1.26.0 or newer
Caddy at a glance
- Website
- github.com/caddyserver/caddy
- Category
- Development › Web Development
- Type
- App
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Caddy FAQ
Do I need Go installed to run Caddy?
No. You can download the executable from GitHub Releases. Go 1.26.0 or newer is needed when you build from source.
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