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Caddy

Caddy

The ultimate server with automatic HTTPS

Caddy is a web server written in Go with automatic HTTPS, reverse proxy, and simple configuration. The modern alternative to Nginx and Apache.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Automatic HTTPS and the Caddyfile syntax make web server config trivial. Reverse proxy setup is one line.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Automatic HTTPS alone justifies switching from Nginx. The Caddyfile is infinitely more readable than nginx.conf.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Ship

Caddy proves that web servers can be simple. Automatic HTTPS should have always been the default.

Community Sentiment

Overall2,478 mentions
74% positive17% neutral9% negative
Hacker News531 mentions
77%15%8%

Auto HTTPS with zero-config Let's Encrypt is worth switching from Nginx alone

Reddit720 mentions
74%17%9%

The Caddyfile syntax is so much friendlier than Nginx — set up a reverse proxy in 5 lines

Twitter/X980 mentions
71%19%10%

Replaced my entire Nginx + Certbot setup with 10 lines of Caddyfile, no regrets

Product Hunt247 mentions
82%12%6%

Written in Go, automatic HTTPS, and a config format humans can actually read — it's the future