[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":159},["ShallowReactive",2],{"seo-verification":3,"blog-caddy-vs-nginx-en":6},{"google":4,"bing":5},"EycwPY2XMyTkVzas3n1ygeNJFGAH513qrMjfDljzsMQ","",{"id":7,"slug":8,"title":9,"excerpt":10,"readTime":11,"views":12,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":14,"category":15,"categories":20,"featuredImage":22,"bgImage":23,"posterImage":24,"relatedSolution":25,"intro":28,"sections":29,"ctaTitle":111,"ctaBody":112,"ctaButton":113,"ctaUrl":114,"relatedPosts":115},103,"caddy-vs-nginx","Caddy vs Nginx: Which Web Server \u002F Reverse Proxy for Your VPS?","Caddy vs Nginx on a VPS: automatic HTTPS, configuration, performance, and reverse proxy compared to choose your web server.",7,411,false,"2026-03-09T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},5,"Comparison","comparatif","bg-info\u002F10 text-info",[21],{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},null,"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fbg.svg","\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fcaddy-vs-nginx-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":26,"appSlug":27},"deploiement","caddy","Any VPS that serves HTTP needs a web server or a reverse proxy at the front. Caddy automates HTTPS and is configured in a few lines; Nginx dominates through its maturity and fine-tuning. Here's how to decide.",[30,34,44,47,69,108],{"type":31,"title":32,"body":33},"h2","Why Take Care of Your Reverse Proxy on a VPS","On a VPS, the front-end web server is the piece that orchestrates everything: it terminates TLS, distributes traffic to your containers (app, forge, media server, LLM), serves static files, and applies security headers. Well chosen, it radically simplifies enabling HTTPS on all your subdomains. Caddy obtains and renews Let's Encrypt certificates automatically, with no configuration, using a readable `Caddyfile` of a few lines. Nginx, the industry reference, offers extremely fine control (cache, rewrite rules, load balancing, rate limiting) but requires manual certificate management or management via Certbot. The choice pits modern automation against proven, total control.",{"type":35,"title":36,"items":37},"ul","What a Good Front End Brings to Your VPS",[38,39,40,41,42,43],"Centralized TLS termination for all your subdomains","A single reverse proxy to multiple Docker containers","Fast static file serving and compression (gzip\u002Fbrotli)","Security headers (HSTS, CSP) applied in the same place","With Caddy: Let's Encrypt certificates obtained and renewed all on their own","With Nginx: cache, rate limiting, and load balancing finely tuned",{"type":31,"title":45,"body":46},"Prerequisites: A Frugal Front End","A reverse proxy is very lightweight: both Caddy and Nginx run comfortably on 1 vCPU and 512 MB to 1 GB of RAM, even in front of several services. The resource to watch is rather the bandwidth and the number of simultaneous connections. You'll need a domain and its subdomains pointing to the VPS IP (A\u002FAAAA records), ports 80 and 443 open on the firewall (port 80 is required for certificate validation), and Docker if you containerize the proxy. No GPU or large storage: here, it's the configuration that makes the difference, not raw power.",{"type":48,"title":49,"steps":50},"steps","Set Up Caddy (or Nginx) as a Reverse Proxy",[51,54,57,60,63,66],{"title":52,"body":53},"Point the DNS","Create the A records (and AAAA if IPv6) for each subdomain (app, git, media) pointing to the VPS IP. Let's Encrypt validation will fail as long as DNS resolution isn't effective, so verify it first.",{"title":55,"body":56},"Open Ports 80 and 443","Allow only 80 and 443 on the firewall. Port 80 remains essential for the Let's Encrypt HTTP challenge and to automatically redirect traffic to HTTPS.",{"title":58,"body":59},"Write the Configuration","With Caddy, one block is enough: `app.yourdomain.com { reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:3000 }` and HTTPS is automatic. With Nginx, write one `server` block per subdomain with `proxy_pass` and the `X-Forwarded-*` headers, then obtain the certificate via Certbot.",{"title":61,"body":62},"Launch and Reload Without Downtime","Start the service (`docker compose up -d` or systemd). After each change, validate the config (`nginx -t` or `caddy validate`), then hot-reload (`nginx -s reload` \u002F `caddy reload`) to never interrupt traffic.",{"title":64,"body":65},"Harden Security","Enable HSTS, hide the server version, enforce TLS 1.2+, and add basic rate limiting. Centralize these headers at the proxy level so that they apply to all downstream services.",{"title":67,"body":68},"Set Up Logs and Monitoring","Enable access and error logs, and watch for 502\u002F504 codes that reveal an unreachable downstream container. A healthy front end with 502 errors always points to the proxied service, not to the proxy.",{"type":70,"headers":71,"rows":75},"comparison",[72,73,74],"Criterion","Caddy","Nginx",[76,80,84,88,92,96,100,104],[77,78,79],"HTTPS \u002F certificates","Automatic, zero config","Manual or via Certbot",[81,82,83],"Configuration syntax","Caddyfile, very concise","More verbose, very expressive",[85,86,87],"Learning curve","Low","Moderate to high",[89,90,91],"Fine-grained control (cache, rewrite, LB)","Good, sometimes via plugins","Very complete and proven",[93,94,95],"Static performance","Excellent","Excellent, the reference",[97,98,99],"HTTP\u002F3 \u002F QUIC","Enabled by default","Supported depending on version",[101,102,103],"Ecosystem \u002F documentation","Recent, growing","Vast, very mature",[105,106,107],"Ideal for","Quick HTTPS setup, multi-subdomain","Advanced tuning, high traffic",{"type":109,"body":110},"tip","If you're hesitating, know that they're not mutually exclusive: a common pattern places Caddy as the very first front end to automatically manage TLS for all your subdomains, then leaves Nginx downstream for fine caching and rewrite rules of a specific service. This way you combine automatic certificates with tuning control, without picking a side for good.","An HTTPS Front End Ready in a Few Lines","The ServOrbit Cloud VPS with a Docker template lets you deploy Caddy or Nginx as a reverse proxy, with automatic SSL for all your subdomains and services.","Configure My Reverse Proxy","\u002Fvps-cloud",[116,130,144],{"id":117,"slug":118,"title":119,"excerpt":120,"readTime":121,"views":122,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":123,"category":124,"categories":125,"featuredImage":22,"bgImage":23,"posterImage":127,"relatedSolution":128},4,"coolify-vs-dokploy","Coolify vs Dokploy: which tool should you choose to deploy on your VPS?","A complete Coolify vs Dokploy comparison: features, simplicity, use cases. Which tool should you choose to host and deploy your applications on a VPS?",8,2600,"2026-06-07T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},[126],{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fcoolify-vs-dokploy-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":26,"appSlug":129},"coolify",{"id":131,"slug":132,"title":133,"excerpt":134,"readTime":121,"views":135,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":136,"category":137,"categories":138,"featuredImage":22,"bgImage":23,"posterImage":140,"relatedSolution":141},93,"n8n-vs-node-red","n8n vs Node-RED: which self-hosted automation tool to choose?","n8n or Node-RED to automate your workflows on a VPS? Technical comparison, Docker prerequisites and self-hosted deployment guide.",641,"2026-03-19T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},[139],{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fn8n-vs-node-red-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":142,"appSlug":143},"automatisation","n8n",{"id":145,"slug":146,"title":147,"excerpt":148,"readTime":149,"views":150,"isPinned":13,"publishedAt":151,"category":152,"categories":153,"featuredImage":22,"bgImage":23,"posterImage":155,"relatedSolution":156},94,"supabase-vs-appwrite","Supabase vs Appwrite: which self-hosted backend for your VPS?","Supabase or Appwrite self-hosted on a VPS? Backend comparison (auth, DB, storage), Docker prerequisites and complete deployment guide.",9,678,"2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00",{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},[154],{"id":16,"name":17,"slug":18,"color":19,"icon":18},"\u002Fblog\u002Fcovers\u002Fsupabase-vs-appwrite-poster.svg",{"categorySlug":157,"appSlug":158},"bases-de-donnees","supabase",1785628421799]