Caddy Docker Proxy
Generate Caddy reverse proxy config from Docker labels
Caddy Docker Proxy is a Caddy plugin that generates the proxy configuration automatically from Docker container labels, similar to how Traefik works. It is self-hosted as a small container.
Key features
- Config from Docker labels
- Automatic HTTPS
- Caddy-based
- Lightweight
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (4.6k GitHub stars)
Caddy Docker Proxy replaces
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