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Caddy Caddy

Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Timezone
Caddy Host Port
Caddy /config Path
Caddy /data Path

Build Status Last Commit

Fast, multi-platform web server and reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS, written in Go.
Port 80
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/caddy
Daemonless daemonless/caddy
Source caddyserver/caddy
Website caddyserver.com

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
latest Official upstream Caddy FreeBSD binary (auto-tracks latest release). Most users — recommended.
pkg FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. Production stability.
pkg-latest FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Staying current.
Tag Description Best For
latest-aarch64 Official upstream Caddy FreeBSD binary (auto-tracks latest release). Most users — recommended.
pkg-aarch64 FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. Production stability.
pkg-latest-aarch64 FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Staying current.

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions, including the security model for host vs. container privileges.

Deployment

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services:
  caddy:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/caddy:latest"
    container_name: caddy
    environment:
      - TZ=UTC  # Timezone for the container
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/caddy:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/caddy/data:/data"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
      - "443:443"
    restart: unless-stopped

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podman run -d --name caddy \
  -p 80:80 \
  -p 443:443 \
  -p 443:443 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -v /path/to/containers/caddy:/config \
  -v /path/to/containers/caddy/data:/data \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/caddy:latest

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- name: Deploy caddy
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: caddy
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/caddy:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      TZ: "UTC"
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "443:443"
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/caddy:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/caddy/data:/data"

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# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=caddy
TZ=UTC

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# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  caddy:
    name: caddy
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '80:80 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '443:443 proto:tcp'
      - expose: '443:443 proto:udp'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
    volumes:
      - CADDY_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - CADDY_DATA_PATH: /data
volumes:
  CADDY_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/caddy'
  CADDY_DATA_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/caddy/data'

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# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/caddy:${tag}

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appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="80:80 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="443:443 proto:tcp" \
  -o expose="443:443 proto:udp" \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/caddy /config <pseudofs>" \
  -o fstab="/path/to/containers/caddy/data /data <pseudofs>" \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/caddy:latest caddy

Access at: http://localhost:80

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
TZ UTC Timezone for the container

Volumes

Path Description
/config Configuration directory (Caddyfile)
/data Persistent data (ACME certificates, OCSP staples)

Ports

Port Protocol Description
80 TCP HTTP
443 TCP HTTPS (TCP + UDP/HTTP-3)
443 UDP HTTPS (TCP + UDP/HTTP-3)

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64, aarch64
  • User: root (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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