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    caddyserver

    caddyserver/caddy

    Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS

    networking
    security
    cryptography
    acme
    automatic-https
    caddy
    caddyfile
    go
    Go
    Apache-2.0
    78.8K stars
    5.2K forks
    868 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    4 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 452 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #11 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 18, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Caddy is a fast, extensible multi-platform web server written in Go, supporting HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 with automatic HTTPS by default.
    • Key features include easy configuration via Caddyfile or JSON API, automatic TLS management with Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL, and a modular plugin architecture.
    • Strengths include high scalability, production readiness, no external dependencies, and strong memory safety due to Go; limitations may include learning curve for advanced config.
    • With over 66,000 stars and 4,470 forks since 2015, Caddy shows strong community adoption and active maintenance with frequent updates.
    • Ideal for developers and organizations needing secure, scalable, and easy-to-configure HTTPS web servers or reverse proxies across diverse platforms.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Every site on HTTPS Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default.

    Excerpt from the caddyserver/caddy README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

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    +4,037 stars over 89 days across 74 snapshot days; best day +524 on Oct 5.

    Forks

    5.2K+357

    Open issues

    271-18

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