Install Caddy on Rocky Linux 8.x

Alternative Web Server besides Apache and Nginx. Installation on Rocky Linux 8.x

Preparation

You can connect to the server via SSH or console.

ssh [username]@[ip_server] -p [ssh_port]

Update the system

sudo dnf update

Add caddy repository

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

Installation

Install Caddy

sudo dnf install caddy

Check Caddy Version

caddy version

Sample Output of Caddy version

Set Firewall

Allow HTTP & HTTPS

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=http
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=https

Restart Firewall

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Start Service

sudo systemctl enable --now caddy
sudo systemctl start caddy
sudo systemctl status caddy

Sample Output of Service status.

Access the sample page

Open http://localhost or http://your-server-ip to access the sample page.

Output of Caddy sample page.