Caddy is a modern, open-source, and easy-to-use web server that can serve HTTPS by default. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps required to install Caddy on a Windows 11 machine.
Before proceeding with the installation of Caddy, ensure that your Windows 11 machine meets the following requirements:
Open a web browser and go to the Caddy website.
Click the "Download" button on the homepage.
Select the appropriate version of Caddy for Windows 11 from the downloads page.
Once the download is complete, extract the contents of the Caddy archive to a folder on your Windows 11 machine.
Open the Command Prompt as an Administrator.
Navigate to the folder where you extracted the Caddy binary using the cd command.
cd C:\Path\To\Caddy
Install Caddy as a service by running the following command:
caddy.exe service install
This will install the Caddy binary as a service on your Windows 11 machine, which will enable it to start automatically whenever your machine reboots.
After the installation is complete, you can start the Caddy service by running the following command:
net start caddy
This will start the Caddy service, and you can now access the web server by opening a web browser and entering "https://localhost:443" as the URL.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps required to install Caddy on a Windows 11 machine. Caddy is an easy-to-use web server that allows you to serve your website over HTTPS by default. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you will be able to install Caddy on your Windows 11 machine and get up and running with a web server in no time.
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