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[](https://caddyserver.com)
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[](https://godoc.org/github.com/mholt/caddy) [](https://travis-ci.org/mholt/caddy)
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Caddy is a lightweight, general-purpose web server for Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, and [Android](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/wiki/Running-Caddy-on-Android). It is a capable alternative to other popular web servers that is easy to use.
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The most notable features are HTTP/2, Virtual Hosts, TLS + SNI, and easy configuration with a [Caddyfile](https://caddyserver.com/docs/caddyfile). Usually, you have one Caddyfile per site. Most directives for the Caddyfile invoke a layer of middleware which can be [used in your own Go programs](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/wiki/Using-Caddy-Middleware-in-Your-Own-Programs).
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[Download](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/releases) · [User Guide](https://caddyserver.com/docs)
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### Menu
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- [Getting Caddy](#getting-caddy)
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- [Running from Source](#running-from-source)
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- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
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- [Contributing](#contributing)
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- [About the Project](#about-the-project)
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## Getting Caddy
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Caddy binaries have no dependencies and are available for nearly every platform.
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[Latest release](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/releases/latest)
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## Running from Source
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Note: You will need **[Go 1.4](https://golang.org/dl)** or newer
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1. `$ go get github.com/mholt/caddy`
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2. `cd` into your website's directory
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3. Run `caddy` (assumes `$GOPATH/bin` is in your `$PATH`)
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If you're tinkering, you can also use `go run main.go`.
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By default, Caddy serves the current directory at [localhost:2015](http://localhost:2015). You can place a Caddyfile to configure Caddy for serving your site.
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Caddy accepts some flags from the command line. Run `caddy -h` to view the help for flags. You can also pipe a Caddyfile into the caddy command.
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#### Docker Container
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Caddy is available as a Docker container from any of these sources:
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- [abiosoft/caddy](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/abiosoft/caddy/)
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- [darron/caddy](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/darron/caddy/)
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#### 3rd-party libraries
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Although Caddy's binaries are completely static, Caddy relies on some excellent libraries. [Godoc.org](https://godoc.org/github.com/mholt/caddy) shows the packages that each Caddy package imports.
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## Quick Start
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The website has [full documentation](https://caddyserver.com/docs) but this will get you started in about 30 seconds:
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Place a file named "Caddyfile" with your site. Paste this into it and save:
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```
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localhost
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gzip
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browse
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ext .html
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websocket /echo cat
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log ../access.log
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header /api Access-Control-Allow-Origin *
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```
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Run `caddy` from that directory, and it will automatically use that Caddyfile to configure itself.
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That simple file enables compression, allows directory browsing (for folders without an index file), serves clean URLs, hosts an echo server for WebSocket connections at /echo, logs accesses to access.log, and adds the coveted `Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` header for all responses from some API.
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Wow! Caddy can do a lot with just a few lines.
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#### Defining multiple sites
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You can run multiple sites from the same Caddyfile, too:
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```
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http://mysite.com,
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http://www.mysite.com {
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redir https://mysite.com
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}
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https://mysite.com {
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tls mysite.crt mysite.key
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# ...
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}
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```
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Note that the secure host will automatically be served with HTTP/2 if the client supports it.
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For more documentation, please view [the website](https://caddyserver.com/docs). You may also be interested in the [developer guide](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/wiki) on this project's GitHub wiki.
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## Contributing
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**[Join us on Slack](https://gophers.slack.com/messages/caddy/)** to chat with other Caddy developers! ([Request an invite](http://bit.ly/go-slack-signup), then join the #caddy channel.)
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This project would not be what it is without your help. Please see the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/mholt/caddy/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) if you haven't already.
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Thanks for making Caddy -- and the Web -- better!
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## About the project
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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 inspiration from [spark](https://github.com/rif/spark), nginx, lighttpd, Websocketd, and Vagrant, and provides a pleasant mixture of features from each of them.
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*Twitter: [@mholt6](https://twitter.com/mholt6)*
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