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Apache-2.0 reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS by default

DevOps / Proxy · Apache-2.0 · 75.5k

What's Good

Apache-2.0. Automatic HTTPS (Let us Encrypt / ZeroSSL) by default. Reverse proxy, static file server, extensible with modules. One binary. Coolify/CapRover assume a proxy — this is often that proxy.

The Catch

Encyclopedia-adjacent but was absent while Coolify/CapRover assume a proxy. Caddy is the proxy, not the PaaS. Not nginx with a friendlier name — ACME-first defaults are the product.

Verdict

Apache-2.0 auto-HTTPS proxy. The missing piece under self-host PaaS.

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