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Caddy

Deep Dive Analysis

Caddy is a web server that obtains and renews TLS certificates automatically, with a configuration file most people can read.

Target Audience

Anyone who wants a correctly configured HTTPS server without ceremony.

The Final Verdict

"The easiest path to good TLS defaults. nginx still wins on ecosystem and examples."

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What we checked

Public API
Offers a documented API you can build against.
Yes
Mobile app
Has a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.
No
Open source / self-hostable
Source is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.
Yes
SSO (SAML)
Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.
No

These are facts that can be checked, not opinions. Where we have not checked, it says so — we do not fill the gap with a guess.

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