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Caddy Course

Learn to serve websites and proxy applications with Caddy, automatic HTTPS, safe routing, health checks, logs, metrics, and recovery practices.

5 modules · 25 lessons · No signup

Prerequisites: Shell Commands, Linux Basics, HTTP, DNS and TLS and Certificates

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What you'll learn

Configure, secure, and operate a Caddy server that serves files, proxies applications, manages HTTPS, reloads safely, and recovers predictably.

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Course contents

  1. Caddy foundations

    Install Caddy, run disposable servers, write a Caddyfile, and validate the effective configuration.

    1. ✓ Install and inspect Caddy
    2. ✓ Run disposable servers
    3. ✓ Write your first Caddyfile
    4. ✓ Format, adapt, and validate
    5. ✓ Check your understanding: caddy foundations

  2. Serve and route requests

    Serve static files, match requests, control path handling, and add deliberate response behavior.

    1. ✓ Serve a static site
    2. ✓ Match and handle requests
    3. ✓ Strip a path prefix
    4. ✓ Shape the response
    5. ✓ Check your understanding: serve and route requests

  3. Automatic HTTPS

    Use local and public HTTPS, understand certificate requirements, and protect advanced certificate automation.

    1. ✓ Activate automatic HTTPS
    2. ✓ Use local HTTPS
    3. ✓ Prepare public certificate issuance
    4. ✓ Choose advanced certificate automation
    5. ✓ Check your understanding: automatic https

  4. Proxy applications

    Proxy applications, preserve trustworthy client identity, secure upstream TLS, and handle backend failure.

    1. ✓ Proxy a local application
    2. ✓ Preserve client identity safely
    3. ✓ Secure an HTTPS upstream
    4. ✓ Balance and check upstreams
    5. ✓ Check your understanding: proxy applications

  5. Operate Caddy

    Run Caddy as a service, reload safely, use logs and metrics, protect the API, and preserve recovery data.

    1. ✓ Run Caddy as a service
    2. ✓ Reload without downtime
    3. ✓ Observe requests and runtime
    4. ✓ Protect configuration and recovery state
    5. ✓ Check your understanding: operate caddy