Caddy is an open-source HTTP/2 web server that uses HTTPS automatically and is easy to configure. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Caddy on Linux Mint Latest.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
The first step is to download Caddy using the following command:
$ curl https://getcaddy.com | bash -s personal
Once the download is complete, you can install Caddy using the following command:
$ sudo cp /usr/local/bin/caddy /usr/local/bin/
$ sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/caddy
$ sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/caddy
Next, create a Caddyfile configuration file at /etc/caddy/Caddyfile by typing the following command:
$ sudo nano /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
Add the following content to the file:
your-domain.com {
root /var/www/html
tls email@your-domain.com
}
Replace your-domain.com with your domain name, /var/www/html with the root directory of your website, and email@your-domain.com with your Email address.
Finally, start Caddy using the following command:
$ sudo systemctl start caddy
If you want Caddy to start automatically at boot time, use the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable caddy
In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Caddy, create a configuration file, and start the Caddy service on Linux Mint Latest. You can now configure Caddy for your website or application.
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