How to Install and Configure the Caddy Web Server on CentOS 8
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Caddy is a fast, open-source, and security-focused web server written in Go. Caddy includes modern features such as support for virtual hosts, minification of static files, and HTTP/2. Caddy is also the first web-server that can obtain and renew SSL/TLS certificates automatically using Let’s Encrypt.
Before You Begin
Familiarize yourself with our Getting Started guide and complete the steps for setting your Linode’s hostname and timezone.
Complete the sections of our Securing Your Server guide to create a standard user account, harden SSH access, and remove unnecessary network services.
Register (purchase) your site’s domain name and follow our DNS Manager Overview guide to point the domain to your Linode.
Update your system:
sudo yum updateInstall the SELinux core policy Python utilities. This gives you the ability to manage SELinux settings in a fine-grained way.
sudo yum install -y policycoreutils-python-utils
Install Caddy
Install the
dnf-command(cpor)plugin and enablecaddy:sudo dnf install 'dnf-command(copr)' sudo dnf copr enable @caddy/caddyInstall Caddy:
sudo dnf install caddyTo verify the installation of caddy type: caddy version An output similar to the following appears:
v2.4.3 h1:Y1FaV2N4WO3rBqxSYA8UZsZTQdN+PwcoOcAiZTM8C0I=
Allow HTTP and HTTPS Connections
Caddy serves websites using HTTP and HTTPS protocols, so you need to allow access to the ports 80, and 443.
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
Add Web Content
Set up a home directory, web root, for your website:
sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/example.comUse SELinux’s
chconcommand to change the file security context for web content:sudo chcon -t httpd_sys_content_t /var/www/example.com -R sudo chcon -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t /var/www/example.com -RCreate a test page:
echo '<!doctype html><head><title>Caddy Test Page</title></head><body><h1>Hello, World!</h1></body></html>' > /var/www/html/example.com/index.html
Configure the Caddyfile
Add your hostname and web root to the Caddy configuration. Use an editor of your choice and replace :80 with your domain name. Set the root directory of the site to /var/www/html/example.com Replace example.com with your site’s domain name:
- File: /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
1 2 3 4example.com { root * /var/www/html/example.com file_server }
Start and Enable the Caddy Service
Temporarily set SELinux to permissive mode in order to start the Caddy service.
sudo setenforce 0Enable the Caddy service:
sudo systemctl start caddyVerify that the service is active:
sudo systemctl status caddyAn output similar to the following appears:
● caddy.service - Caddy Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/caddy.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Thu 2021-09-02 18:25:29 IST; 4s ago Docs: https://caddyserver.com/docs/ Main PID: 19314 (caddy) CGroup: /system.slice/caddy.service └─19314 /usr/bin/caddy run --environ --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile... Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: SHELL=/sbin/nologin Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1270738..."} Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy systemd[1]: Started Caddy. Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1316314...]} Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1317837...0} Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1324193..."} Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1324632..."} Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1325648..."} Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1326034..."} Sep 02 18:25:29 caddy caddy[19314]: {"level":"info","ts":1630587329.1326299..."} Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
To check the latest logs without truncation use sudo journalctl -u caddy --no-pager | less +G.
Set SELinux back to enforcing mode once you have successfully started the Caddy service.
sudo setenforce 1Type your domain in the browser on your local machine and you should see the test page. If everything is configured correctly, you should see a green lock symbol in the URL bar, indicating that your connection is secure.
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