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Caddy seems to good to be true? I just set it up and it works perfect, straight out of the box (alien.top)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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This seems too straightforward, what's the catch?

Like how secure is it? Should I be turning it off (and disabling the port forwarding) when not using it?

Do I need any additional security? Mainly just want to use it for Jellyfin

Thanks

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I switched from Traefik to Caddy a few years ago and have no ragrets. The only complaints I have about Caddy:

  • It doesn't support configuring virtual hosts automatically via docker labelsl (like Traefik).
  • Many features (like DNS auth for certs) require compiling Caddy. Which is easy but annoying.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you are using Docker, check out this repository for Caddy builds with different plugins https://github.com/serfriz/caddy-custom-builds

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Nice!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

You mean using dns providers like cloud flare?

It’s very easy just don’t this

caddy add-package github.com/caddy-dns/cloudflare

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't support configuring virtual hosts automatically via docker labelsl (like Traefik).

Here you go: https://github.com/lucaslorentz/caddy-docker-proxy. No more extra Caddy configuration file.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Whoa, just when I thought I had completed my setup haha

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Random question from a noobie…. Why do you use something like Traefik versus something like Cloudflare Zero Access? (Again sorry if question is dumb). I’m just a new guy to this learning as I go and after getting up zero access with a $8 domain and now being able to securely access everything via subdomains it seems confusing why apps like Traefik are still so popular? I know I’m missing something there but hoping someone points it out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Because this is r/selfhosted. :-)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I use Caddy and agree with your last point in the context of Crowdsec

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I wrote something that can setup caddy automatically from docker labels.

It's not well documented as I mostly wrote it for myself. https://hub.docker.com/r/mheys1/docker-dynamic-caddy https://github.com/mattheys/ddc

It basically acts like a DNS server serving up SRV records that caddy can use for dynamic configuration, I added in an on_demand_tls endpoint as well so that you don't get spammed for non existent TLS records.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Anyone know if Caddy would be a good pick for a reverse proxy on a public subnet to distribute traffic to a bunch of subdomains in low traffic settings? I figure it could be a single source for all HTTPS stuff in my stack.

Or is it really just for like single applications running through Docker? Sorry, I haven’t played with it too much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, it excels at that usecase. Caddy will automatically set up and manage certificates for each subdomain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't hate me but I use Apache2, why would use caddy?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I used Apache for many years. It’s great! But Caddy is simpler, easier and lighter weight.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I have not tested it, but someone did auto discovery for caddy

https://github.com/lucaslorentz/caddy-docker-proxy