What is Caddy and how to install it?
Everyone who is at least a little interested in IT knows what a Web server is and today we will analyze one of them, namely the Caddy web server. We will tell you what it is, what advantages it has and how to install it on your server.
What is Caddy?
Caddy is an alternative to the Apache web server, which in turn has made a significant contribution to the development of websites. Caddy is a web server that can independently receive and update SSL/TLS certificates using the Let's Encrypt service. This web server is easily portable with minimal configuration, and its developers claim that it is a general-purpose server that can be managed by a simple user.
What features does it have?
There are many advantages in this web server and now we will give them.
- Fast processing of HTTP requests
- Just deploy and use
- Running multiple cores
- Full IPv6 protocol support
- Available for all operating systems
These are just some of the advantages that this web server provides. But the question of how it is better than the current leaders among other web servers remains open. Now we will find out how he is better than his predecessors.
What are the differences from the old web servers?
This web server provides Internet service as it should be in 2023, since traditional methods may not be enough. It includes the latest features and supports for various protocols, such as WebSockets, IPv6, various templates and much more, but this does not exclude standard features. Also, this web server has detailed documentation with the smallest possible technical description, which will allow even an ordinary user to understand it. Caddy development itself assumes that it will be used not only by system administrators and programmers, but also by ordinary bloggers, designers and just novice developers. It also doesn't matter which site you have static or dynamic, in any case, this web server will suit you. It is very easy to install, configure and start using. And you will find the installation method itself at the end of the article.
Installation method
As previously mentioned, this web server is available on various operating systems and in most Linux distribution repositories. For example, we installed it on our VPS with Ubuntu 22.04 distribution. You can find out exactly how to do this in this video.
Conclusion
Caddy is a modern web server that will allow a developer, blogger or just a novice user to start working in a web environment. This is a modern solution to problems that traditional web servers cannot provide. To test this web server yourself, you can rent a cheap VPS from us and start working.