Install Caddy2 on Ubuntu 18.04

[awkwardthrust]

I’m stuck. On Install Step 2. caddy version results in -bash: /usr/local/bin/caddy: Permission denied. The directory is in my $PATH and the result is the same when caddy is placed in /usr/bin. Pretty sure I’m missing a step between downloading caddy2_beta20_linux_amd64 and Step 2 but I’m not sure where to look / what to look for. Any guidance is much appreciated!

What I’ve done: Guessed. Downloaded caddy2_beta20, renamed it to caddy, placed it in my $PATH. Searched for answers / clues. Turned to you.

Another question: I got Caddy2 running with Docker but am unclear about how one would use the Caddy API with a containerized Caddy. Being able to use the Caddy API is the reason for the first question and my attempt to use Caddy “uncontainered.”

Thanks again

[francislavoie]

You may have forgotten to give it executable permissions. Run chmod +x <your-Caddy-binary>

[awkwardthrust]

could have sworn I found that instruction elsewhere on here and tried it… but this time it worked. Thanks for that voodoo!

Update: It’s alive. Caddyfile:

localhost {
respond "It's Alive"
}

works.

[matt (Matt Holt)]

With a colon after the directive? That’s odd, that shouldnt work…

[awkwardthrust]

I believe you. It wasn’t in my Caddyfile and I’ve edited my edit. thanks and thanks for Caddy!