How to reload caddy so that it reads the /etc/caddy Caddyserver file changes and updates itself

luisalvarado · July 21, 2021, 6:55pm

Latest version of Caddy here. What I am trying to do is not do the following every time I update the Caddyfile in /etc/caddy:

killall caddy
rm ~/.config/caddy/caddyfile.json
caddy stop
caddy start

So like an option to change the Caddyfile and then do caddy reload without having to delete files or kill a process. The idea is for me to add a new domain or update an existing domain and then the reload or whatever command can refresh the current running process.

francislavoie · July 21, 2021, 7:18pm

You just need to run caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile

How did you install Caddy?

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luisalvarado · July 21, 2021, 7:20pm

Sorry, I installed it via the PPA in Ubuntu. This way:

francislavoie · July 21, 2021, 7:32pm

Then you should use sudo systemctl caddy reload if you’re running Caddy as a service (which the PPA automatically sets up)

luisalvarado · July 21, 2021, 7:33pm

And that would reload the Caddyserver file with the new changes? Also how would that differ just so I can understand from the reload option? Would the systemctl know where the Caddyfile is in the /etc/caddy folder?

francislavoie · July 21, 2021, 7:35pm

It’s defined in the service file:

github.com

caddyserver/dist/blob/master/init/caddy.service

# caddy.service
#
# For using Caddy with a config file.
#
# Make sure the ExecStart and ExecReload commands are correct
# for your installation.
#
# See https://caddyserver.com/docs/install for instructions.
#
# WARNING: This service does not use the --resume flag, so if you
# use the API to make changes, they will be overwritten by the
# Caddyfile next time the service is restarted. If you intend to
# use Caddy's API to configure it, add the --resume flag to the
# `caddy run` command or use the caddy-api.service file instead.

[Unit]
Description=Caddy
Documentation=https://caddyserver.com/docs/
After=network.target network-online.target
Requires=network-online.target

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luisalvarado · July 21, 2021, 8:59pm

OMG. Thank you buddy.