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Dev tools · May 4, 2020

C2

Caddy 2

Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

Caddy 2 launched on May 4, 2020 with 778 votes, #7 of 4,813 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

In plain words

Caddy 2 is a web server software that automates HTTPS encryption and configuration. It is designed for developers and system administrators who need to quickly deploy web applications with minimal setup. The server handles SSL certificates automatically, reducing manual configuration work compared to traditional web servers.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

The secret sauce of almost every white-label SaaS is Caddy's original On-Demand TLS feature. Grow your SaaS business by orders of magnitude with ease! With On-Demand TLS, only Caddy obtains, renews, and maintains certificates on-the-fly during TLS handshakes. Perfect for customer-owned domains. Other web servers and scripted certificate tools fall over with hundreds of thousands of sites or thousands of instances. Caddy is designed to manage certificates reliably at this scale. Caddy is free software and relies on sponsorships to survive. Not just donations: sponsorships ensure ongoing development and provide your business with tangible benefits. Caddy securely serves all sites with TLS by…from caddyserver.com

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