Announcements for 2023: Sponsorships, New Logo, Swag Store, and Website/Docs!

[matt (Matt Holt)]

Did you see all our announcements for the new year? Here’s a roundup!

New logo

Our logo got a refresh! Certified AI-free.

The New Caddy Logo

Happy New Year! You may have noticed that Caddy has a new logo: [New Caddy logo] You’ll still see the old logo in various graphics while we transition. For reference, here are some variations on the old logo: [Old Caddy logo 1] [Old Caddy logo 2] [Old Caddy logo 3] A new logo was needed for several reasons: Technical: the old logo couldn’t be converted to a pure SVG. I’m not a pro graphic designer, but apparently Affinity Designer can’t export shadows, outlines, and layer clipping w…

Sponsorship goals

We aim to double our current sponsorships to sustain more helpers and maintainers on our growing project!

New Sponsorship Goals for 2023

Happy New Year! As you may know, the Caddy project’s ongoing progress is possible thanks to sponsorships from individuals, independent professionals, and companies of all sizes (including enterprises like Stripe), together with the devoted contributions of our developer, CI, and distribution teams. I want to thank everyone involved for making Caddy what it is! Currently, I work on Caddy full-time through sponsorships. Compare Caddy v1, which was cobbled together by a stressed and tired underg…

Website & docs focus

In 2023, I want to renew an effort to enhance the website and documentation. Submit your feedback!

Refreshing the Website and Docs in 2023

Happy New Year! Caddy is now on version 2.6 and, since its launch nearly 3 years ago, Caddy 2 development is starting to stabilize, as critical/urgent bugs are less common, and most new feature requests are best satisfied by plugins. There’s still substantial work to do to the Caddy core and the standard modules (see our open issues), but the majority of open issues are less urgent feature requests and non-critical bug reports that we can address in time as the best solutions are discovered. D…

Swag store

We are preparing to open a store where you can buy merchandise to show off your favorite web server! The store will not support the project financially (that’s what sponsorships are for) which will make our products the most affordable for you. But it’s fun nonetheless!

https://twitter.com/caddyserver/status/1609390589296140288

We’re currently in the “order samples” phase, to make sure we like the look and feel of the new products. Stay tuned for when we launch the store!