In this tutorial, we will be walking through the steps needed to install Caddy server on Alpine Linux Latest. Caddy is a powerful and easy-to-use HTTP/2 enabled web server that is customizable and supports various features like reverse proxy, TLS (Transport Layer Security), and more.
Before getting started, make sure that you have the following:
First, make sure that your Alpine package manager is up to date. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo apk update
Once your package manager is up to date, you can install Caddy by running the following command:
sudo apk add caddy
After installation completes, start the Caddy service by running this command:
sudo rc-service caddy start
You can also enable startup of Caddy service on boot by running:
sudo rc-update add caddy default
To verify that Caddy is installed correctly, run the following command:
caddy -version
This will check the version of Caddy on your system. If it returns a valid version number, then you have successfully installed Caddy.
In this tutorial, we have covered the steps needed to install Caddy server on Alpine Linux Latest. With Caddy server, you can enjoy the benefits of HTTP/2, reverse proxy, TLS, and many other features.
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