How do I deploy Caddy on Railway?

You can deploy Caddy on Railway by clicking the "Deploy Now" button on this page. Railway will automatically set up all the necessary services and configurations for you.

What are the system requirements?

Railway handles all the infrastructure requirements. You only need a web browser to deploy and manage your application.

Is this template free to use?

Yes, this template is free to use within your existing Railway account.

Can I customize this template?

Yes, you can fully customize this template. After deployment, you will have full control of what you've deployed in your Railway project.

How do I get support for this template?

You can get support through our community forum: caddy-2202a347, or click "Get template help" for this template for more assistance.

Deploy and Host Caddy on Railway

The official template for Caddy: a popular, powerful web server that supports numerous plugins and configuration modes. It is written in Go, making it more memory-safe than traditional web servers.

Common Use Cases

Static websites
Proxying to services or backends
Compressing content
Managing certificates
Security/auth
So much more

About Hosting Caddy

This starter template runs a vanilla build and serves a static page as a welcome message.

Customize the build using Railway environment variables. You can also edit the Caddyfile directly from your own repo to have more control over the configuration.

Caddy configuration is famously simple.

Dependencies for Caddy Hosting

None

Caddy does not have any external dependencies after a static compilation.

Deployment Dependencies

A Docker container is used to build a custom Caddy image, then another image is used to run it. Within the container,

Go is used for compilation
xcaddy is used for a custom static build

Why Deploy Caddy on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying Caddy on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.

In addition, custom builds with plugins are hassle-free on Railway.