caddy-from-source

Builds a docker image containing a caddy server from source code, as opposed to using an official release binary

Getting Started

$ docker run -d -p 2015:2015 linuxpete/caddy-from-source

Point your browser to http://127.0.0.1:2015.

Be aware! If you don't bind mount the location certificates are saved to, you may hit Let's Encrypt rate limits rending further certificate generation or renewal disallowed (for a fixed period)! See "Saving Certificates" below!

Saving Certificates

Save certificates on host machine to prevent regeneration every time container starts. Let's Encrypt has rate limit.

$ docker run -d \
    -v $(pwd)/Caddyfile:/etc/Caddyfile \
    -v $HOME/.caddy:/root/.caddy \
    -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
    linuxpete/caddy-from-source

Here, /root/.caddy is the location inside the container where caddy will save certificates.

Additionally, you can use an environment variable to define the exact location caddy should save generated certificates:

$ docker run -d \
    -e "CADDYPATH=/etc/caddycerts" \
    -v $HOME/.caddy:/etc/caddycerts \
    -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
    linuxpete/caddy-from-source

Above, we utilize the CADDYPATH environment variable to define a different location inside the container for certificates to be stored. This is probably the safest option as it ensures any future docker image changes don't interfere with your ability to save certificates!

Usage

Default Caddyfile

The image contains a default Caddyfile.

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Paths in container

Caddyfile: /etc/Caddyfile

Sites root: /srv

Using local Caddyfile and sites root

Replace /path/to/Caddyfile and /path/to/sites/root accordingly.

$ docker run -d \
    -v /path/to/sites/root:/srv \
    -v path/to/Caddyfile:/etc/Caddyfile \
    -p 2015:2015 \
    linuxpete/caddy-from-source

Let's Encrypt Auto SSL

Note that this does not work on local environments.

Use a valid domain and add email to your Caddyfile to avoid prompt at runtime. Replace mydomain.com with your domain and user@host.com with your email.

mydomain.com
tls user@host.com

Run the image

You can change the the ports if ports 80 and 443 are not available on host. e.g. 81:80, 444:443

$ docker run -d \
    -v $(pwd)/Caddyfile:/etc/Caddyfile \
    -p 80:80 -p 443:443 \
    linuxpete/caddy-from-source