caddyserver/caddy

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

DevOps & infrastructureGo#go#web-server#caddyfile#http#http-server

1.9 Steady Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 18, 2026.

About the project

Extensible multi-platform web server written in Go with automatic HTTPS by default, HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 support, and configuration via Caddyfile, JSON or API.

Useful for

Serve an HTTPS site with automatic Let's Encrypt certificates and no manual TLS setup
Configure a reverse proxy for multiple backends using the Caddyfile
Change server configuration at runtime via the JSON API without restarting

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

11 stars so far today, about 14 expected by the end of the day.

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 75,840
Stars in a day: 14
Forks: 4,970
Issues and pull requests: 7,741
Watchers: 865
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
Latest release: v2.11.4 · June 3, 2026
Created: January 13, 2015
Last push: September 17, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

Spotted in

September 17, 2026GitHub Trending Go today: #21, +25 stars
September 16, 2026GitHub Trending Go today: #21, +24 stars

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