# Install caddy

Powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS. Version 2.11.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:caddy
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install caddy
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install caddy
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/caddy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add caddy
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: caddy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install caddy
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: caddy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install caddy
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: caddy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#caddy
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/caddy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S caddy
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: caddy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install caddy
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: caddy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install caddy
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: caddy from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','bluejeansapp'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/caddy
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/caddy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id CaddyServer.Caddy -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: CaddyServer.Caddy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:caddy
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/caddy>
- **Version:** 2.11.4
- **Source summary:** Powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS
- **Homepage:** <https://caddyserver.com/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://caddyserver.com/docs>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/archive/refs/tags/v2.11.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-03T09:52:05Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- caddy (cli)
- caddy (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Caveats: When running the provided service, caddy's data dir will be set as `$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/lib` instead of the default location found at https://caddyserver.com/docs/conventions#data-directory
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.11.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-03
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy
- Upstream latest detected: v2.11.4 (current)

## Sicherheitshinweise

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** caddy
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - caddy - 2.6.2-12+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: caddy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Fast, lightweight web server with automatic HTTPS | https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy
- Nix - caddy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/caddy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - caddy - 2.6.2-6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: caddy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Fast, lightweight web server with automatic HTTPS | https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy
- apk - caddy - 2.11.2-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: caddy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fast, multi-platform web server with automatic HTTPS | https://caddyserver.com/
- apk - caddy-openrc - 2.11.2-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: caddy-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fast, multi-platform web server with automatic HTTPS (OpenRC init scripts) | https://caddyserver.com/
- dnf - caddy - 2.10.2-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: caddy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Web server with automatic HTTPS | https://caddyserver.com
- pacman - caddy - 2.11.2-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: caddy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Fast web server with automatic HTTPS | https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy
- zypper - caddy - 2.11.3-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: caddy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Fast, multi-platform web server with automatic HTTPS | https://caddyserver.com/
- zypper - caddy-bash-completion - 2.11.3-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: caddy-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for caddy | https://caddyserver.com/
- zypper - caddy-fish-completion - 2.11.3-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: caddy-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for caddy | https://caddyserver.com/
- zypper - caddy-zsh-completion - 2.11.3-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: caddy-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | ZSH Completion for caddy | https://caddyserver.com/
- MacPorts - caddy: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/caddy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - caddy: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: caddy from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','bluejeansapp'
- Scoop - main/caddy: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/caddy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - CaddyServer.Caddy: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: CaddyServer.Caddy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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