caddy/dist/init/linux-sysvinit

SysVinit conf for Caddy

Usage

• Download the appropriate Caddy binary in /usr/local/bin/caddy or use curl https://getcaddy.com | bash.
• Save the SysVinit config file in /etc/init.d/caddy.
• Ensure that the folder /etc/caddy exists and that the folder /etc/ssl/caddy is owned by www-data.
• Create a Caddyfile in /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
• Now you can use service caddy start|stop|restart|reload|status as root.

Init script manipulation

The init script supports configuration via the following files:

• /etc/default/caddy ( Debian based https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch03.en.html#_the_default_parameter_for_each_init_script )
• /etc/sysconfig/caddy ( CentOS based https://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.2/Deployment_Guide/s1-sysconfig-files.html )

The following variables can be changed:

• DAEMON: path to the caddy binary file (default: /usr/local/bin/caddy)
• DAEMONUSER: user used to run caddy (default: www-data)
• PIDFILE: path to the pidfile (default: /var/run/$NAME.pid)
• LOGFILE: path to the log file for caddy daemon (not for access logs) (default: /var/log/$NAME.log)
• CONFIGFILE: path to the caddy configuration file (default: /etc/caddy/Caddyfile)
• CADDYPATH: path for SSL certificates managed by caddy (default: /etc/ssl/caddy)
• ULIMIT: open files limit (default: 8192)