Get a caddy ( web server )

The needs typically arises sometime for a simple & lite-weight   http daemon. The caddy  webserver which is simple and very easily to manipulate  has  been available.

https://caddyserver.com

The cool thing about the caddy is; "  you can customize build it for your OSversion and defined  various plugins of interest  or required ".

Here's a macosx  build where I have selected 9 of the  available plugins. By hovering over each plugin you can get a summary  detail on what that plugin does.




















Here's how to check what plugins you have installed in a build binary.


macbook:caddy kfelix$ sudo ./caddy -plugins
Server types:
  net
  http

Caddyfile loaders:
  short
  flag
  default

Other plugins:
  http.basicauth
  http.bind
  http.browse
  http.datadog
  http.errors
  http.expires
  http.expvar
  http.ext
  http.fastcgi
  http.gzip
  http.header
  http.index
  http.internal
  http.ipfilter
  http.limits
  http.log
  http.markdown
  http.mime
  http.nobots
  http.pprof
  http.proxy
  http.proxyprotocol
  http.push
  http.realip
  http.reauth
  http.redir
  http.request_id
  http.rewrite
  http.root
  http.status
  http.templates
  http.timeouts
  http.webdav
  http.websocket
  net.host
  shutdown
  startup
  tls
  tls.storage.file
 A simple caddy conf file can be crafted for  defined various webserver details and upon launch you can use  cUrl to validate






The above gives a simple example as to  what ou can do from defining   certificate+key or even  custom X headers.

The access.log follows the  simple  Apache Style





If your ever in a crunch and need a simple  webserver, do not over look caddyserver

Ken Felix

NSE ( network security expert) and Route/Switching Engineer

kfelix  -----a----t---- socpuppets ---dot---com

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