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caddy/dist/init/linux-systemd/README.md
Andreas Linz 6c2bf36dab Add systemd unit file and some usage instructions 
Add systemd service file for caddy

Add some README with basic setup instructions

Explain how to view the service configuration

Add a note about permissions

Add a comment about run user and group

service->service unit

A systemd service can consist of different units. A unit configuration
file has the `.service` file ending which is a bit confusing, so please
be considerate if I'm confusing `service` and `unit` in the README

Fix typos/reword

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2016-03-17 17:39:50 +01:00

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systemd unit for caddy

Please do not hesitate to ask me if you've any questions.

Quickstart

  • install the unit configuration file: cp caddy@.service /etc/systemd/system
  • reload the systemd daemon: systemctl deamon-reload
  • make sure to configure the service unit before starting caddy
  • start caddy: systemctl start caddy@someuser
  • enable the service (automatically start on boot): systemctl enable caddy@someuser
  • the .caddy folder will be created inside the users home directory that runs caddy, i.e. /home/someuser/.caddy for systemctl start caddy@someuser

Configuration

  • do not edit the systemd unit directly, use systemd's builtin tools:
    • systemctl edit caddy@ to make user local modifications to the service unit
    • systemctl edit --full caddy@ to make system-wide modifications
  • in most cases it's enough to adapt the ExecStart directive:
    • systemctl edit caddy@
    • systemd needs absolute paths, therefore make sure that the path to caddy is correct
    • example:
[Service]
; reset the original setting
ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/bin/caddy -conf="/etc/caddy/myCaddy.conf" -agree -email="my@mail.address"
  • to view your configuration use systemctl cat caddy@
  • double check the permissions of your web root path to make sure that caddy can access it as its run user and group

Tips

  • use log stdout and errors stderr in your Caddyfile to make use of journalctl
  • journalctl is systemd's log query tool
  • lets say you want all the log entries for caddy since the last boot beginning from the last entry: journalctl --reverse --boot --unit caddy@someuser
  • maybe you want to follow caddys log output: journalctl -fu caddy@someuser
  • to send a signal to a service units main PID, e.g. let caddy reload its config: systemctl kill --signal=USR1 caddy@someuser