Caddy is a web server for your files like Apache, nginx, or lighttpd, but with different goals, features, and advantages.
*Note:* This software is pre-1.0. Don't use it in production (yet).
*Note:* This software is pre-1.0 and under rapid development. Don't use it in production (yet).
### Features
- HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2
- TLS
- FastCGI (mostly for PHP sites)
- FastCGI
- WebSockets
- Markdown
- IPv4 and IPv6 support
- Gzip
- Custom headers
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Caddy is designed to be super-easy to use and configure.
Caddy is designed to be super-easy to use and configure. Full documentation coming soon.
### Run Caddy
### Run Caddy in 10 Seconds
1.Download or build it
2.`cd` into a directory you want to serve
3.`./caddy`
1.Run `go get github.com/mholt/caddy`
2.`cd` into your website's directory
3.Run `caddy` (assumes `$GOPATH/bin` is in your `$PATH`)
Caddy will, by default, serve the current working directory on [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080)(the default port will change before version 1.0).
When announced, there will be builds of Caddy available for all platforms.
### Configuring Caddy
Use a Caddyfile to configure Caddy. If the current directory has a file called `Caddyfile`, it will be loaded and parsed and used as configuration.
Use a Caddyfile to configure Caddy. If the current directory has a file called `Caddyfile`, it will be loaded and parsed and used as configuration. Or you can specify the location of the file using the `-conf` flag.
A Caddyfile always starts with an address to bind to. The rest of the lines are configuration directives. Here's an example:
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gzip
ext .html
header /api Access-Control-Allow-Origin *
browse /files /home/myuser/template.tpl
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This simple file enables gzip compression, serves clean URLs, and adds the coveted `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` header to all requests starting with `/api`. Wow! Caddy can do a lot with just four lines.
This simple file enables compression, serves clean URLs, adds the coveted `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` header to all requests starting with `/api`, and enables file browsing in `/files` using a custom HTML template. Wow! Caddy can do a lot with just a few lines.
Maybe you want to serve both HTTP and HTTPS. You can define multiple (virtual) hosts using curly braces:
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mydomain.com:80 {
gzip
ext .html
header /api Access-Control-Allow-Origin *
}
mydomain.com:443 {
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}
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For more details, including which directives you can use to configure Caddy, see [the wiki](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/wiki).
Better documentation (and rigorous tests) are on their way as the program matures and leaves the experimental phase.
More documentation and rigorous tests are on their way as this program matures and leaves the experimental phase. Lots of refinements are planned and well on their way to becoming a reality.
### Contributing
Please get involved! Before adding a new feature or changing existing behavior, open an issue to discuss it. For other non-breaking changes and bug fixes, pull requests are accepted. You can also drop a quick [tweet to @mholt6](https://twitter.com/mholt6) for quick feedback or comments.
Please get involved! Before adding a new feature or changing existing behavior, open an issue to discuss it. For non-breaking changes and bug fixes, pull requests are accepted. You can also drop a quick [tweet to @mholt6](https://twitter.com/mholt6) for quick feedback or comments.
### About the project
Caddy was born out of the need for a lightweight but configurable web server that didn't have to be "installed" and was readily available for any platform. Caddy took some inspiration from nginx, lighttpd, Websocketd, and Vagrant, and provides a pleasant mixture of the handy features from each of them. Caddy is suitable for use in both dev and production environments.
Caddy was born out of the need for a "batteries-included" web server that runs anywhere and doesn't have to take its configuration with it. Caddy took some inspiration from nginx, lighttpd, Websocketd, and Vagrant, and provides a pleasant mixture of features from each of them. Once announced, Caddy will be suitable for use in both dev and production environments.
