How to start Caddy V2 Reverse Proxy as a Windows Service

[jc55 (Julio Ciamarra)]

1. Caddy version (caddy version): Caddy 2

2. How I run Caddy:

I’m running Caddy 2 successfully manually using the CMD steps “run caddy”

a. System environment:

Windows Essential Server

b. Command:

caddy start

c. Service/unit/compose file:

paste full file contents here

d. My complete Caddyfile or JSON config:

{
    email myemail@domain.com
 
}
 
jgcmedia.net {
    
   reverse_proxy http://192.168.1.99:80
 
}

3. The problem I’m having:

4. Error messages and/or full log output:

5. What I already tried:

6. Links to relevant resources:

Run caddy as a windows service

1. My Caddy version (caddy version): v2 2. How I run Caddy: i use nssm to set up the windows service. a. System environment: windows server 2016 b. Command: start reverse-proxy -host plexrequests.santech.xyz -agree -email=brianwaynesanders@gmail.com -conf c:\caddy\caddyfile -log c:\caddy\serverrun.log c. Service/unit/compose file: paste full file contents here d. My complete Caddyfile or JSON config: { email email@mail.com } (theheaders) { header_up X-Forwarded-Ssl on header_up H…

https://nssm.cc/download

I reviewed these links, but it still wasn’t clear to me on how to make this work. Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks

[jc55 (Julio Ciamarra)]

UPDATE: Solution

I used NSSM following these instructions that I found. Hope it helps others.
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