Revisiting Caddy

May 19, 2022

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ANECDOTE

Early Web Servers

Matt Holt's early web server experience involved using IIS or Apache, whichever had better copy-paste examples.
He found Apache difficult to configure.

INSIGHT

Caddy's Automatic HTTPS

Caddy's automatic HTTPS setup is a key differentiator from other web servers like Nginx or Apache.
This feature simplifies the process of securing websites, which has historically been complex and cumbersome.

ADVICE

Extending Caddy

Focus on core logic when extending Caddy, like authentication or session management.
Leverage Caddy's existing infrastructure for listeners, config management, and reloading.

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Matt Holt & Mohammed S. Al Sahaf sit down with Natalie & Jon to discuss every gopher’s favorite open source web server with automatic HTTPS!

In addition to laying out what Caddy is and why it’s interesting, we dive deep into how you can (and why you might want to) extend Caddy as a result of its modular architecture.

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Matt Holt – Website, GitHub, X
Mohammed S. Al Sahaf – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
Natalie Pistunovich – GitHub, X
Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X

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