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Home / Migrations / Nginx → Caddy

Nginx → Caddy

easy

Caddy provides automatic HTTPS (Let's Encrypt), simpler config, and HTTP/3 out of the box. No more manual SSL cert management.

Estimated: 1-2h · 5 steps

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Step 1: Install Caddy

sudo apt install -y caddy  # or: brew install caddy

Step 2: Create Caddyfile

Caddy's config is dramatically simpler than nginx.conf.

example.com {
  reverse_proxy localhost:3000
}

Step 3: Migrate reverse proxy rules

nginx location blocks → Caddy route matchers. Most configs are 5-10x shorter.

Step 4: Start Caddy

Caddy auto-provisions SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt.

sudo systemctl enable caddy && sudo systemctl start caddy

Step 5: Remove Nginx

sudo systemctl stop nginx && sudo apt remove nginx

✓ Site loads with valid SSL on HTTPS