Install Caddy on Fedora / RHEL

Modern web server with automatic HTTPS, usable as a reverse proxy and file server.

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Installation

COPR repository · dnf

sudo dnf install -y 'dnf-command(copr)'
sudo dnf copr enable -y @caddy/caddy
sudo dnf install -y caddy

Caddy is provided through the official @caddy/caddy COPR, with a systemd service.

Verify the installation

Verify

$ caddy version

Service

Start

$ sudo systemctl start caddy

Stop

$ sudo systemctl stop caddy

Status

$ sudo systemctl status caddy

Restart

$ sudo systemctl restart caddy

On boot

$ sudo systemctl enable caddy

Important files

Type	Path	Description
config	/etc/caddy/Caddyfile	Main configuration file read by the systemd service.
data	/var/lib/caddy	State directory where TLS certificates are stored.

Default ports

80443

Command-line tools

caddyServer and CLI; the package also installs the caddy systemd unit.

Uninstall

sudo systemctl stop caddy
sudo dnf remove -y caddy
sudo dnf copr remove -y @caddy/caddy

Good to know

Open the firewall for HTTP/HTTPS: sudo firewall-cmd --add-service={http,https} --permanent && sudo firewall-cmd --reload.
Edit /etc/caddy/Caddyfile, then apply with sudo systemctl reload caddy.
Certificates and state live under /var/lib/caddy.

Installation on Fedora

Fedora does not ship Caddy in its main repositories; use the official @caddy/caddy COPR. The commands above enable the COPR plugin, add the repository, and install Caddy together with a systemd service.

Firewall

Fedora's firewall blocks inbound traffic by default. Open HTTP and HTTPS with sudo firewall-cmd --add-service={http,https} --permanent && sudo firewall-cmd --reload so Caddy can serve and complete the ACME challenge for automatic certificates.

Configuration

Edit /etc/caddy/Caddyfile, then apply with sudo systemctl reload caddy. Automatically issued certificates and state are stored under /var/lib/caddy.