CDN using Caddy on Ubuntu 24.04

Caddy CDN is a versatile, high-performance content delivery solution powered by the open-source Caddy web server. Designed to distribute and cache content efficiently, Caddy CDN offers fast, secure, and reliable delivery of static and dynamic web assets. With its caching, SSL, and reverse proxy capabilities, Caddy CDN optimizes web performance and scales content delivery without complex setups.

Caddy CDN Features

• Automatic HTTPS with SSL/TLS – Ensures secure content delivery through built-in automatic HTTPS support, using Let’s Encrypt for certificate management.
• Flexible Caching Options – Configurable caching for static assets like images, CSS, and JavaScript to reduce load times and improve user experience.
• Reverse Proxy – Distributes requests across multiple origin servers or data centers, balancing the load and ensuring content redundancy.
• HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 Support – Caddy’s support for HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 ensures faster and more efficient content delivery, especially for mobile users and high-traffic sites.
• Edge Caching with Plugin Support – Leverages Caddy plugins like `cache-handler` for edge caching, allowing flexible cache control and persistent caching.
• Simple Configuration – The Caddyfile simplifies configuration, reducing the complexity of managing and deploying content delivery rules.
• Load Balancing – Distributes traffic across multiple servers, enhancing reliability and improving response times under heavy loads.
• Multi-Region Support – Supports multiple server deployments, enabling distributed content delivery closer to end-users.

Caddy CDN Use cases

• Static Content Delivery – Accelerate the delivery of static assets, such as images, CSS, and JavaScript files, by caching them close to the user.
• High-Performance E-commerce – Reduce latency and improve security for e-commerce sites that need fast, reliable content delivery for global audiences.
• Distributed Web Applications – Host and distribute assets across multiple Caddy servers, improving load times and reducing server load.
• Content Management Systems – Serve CMS content faster by caching frequently accessed pages and assets, ideal for blogs, news sites, and knowledge bases.
• Data-Driven Web Applications – Distribute and cache dynamic content with custom caching policies to meet the needs of real-time web applications and dashboards.
• Mobile Application Backends – Cache responses to reduce response times for mobile applications with high traffic and global audiences.

Caddy CDN is a flexible alternative to traditional CDNs like Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront, Fastly, Akamai & Varnish providing a self-hosted solution for content delivery with simplified setup, enhanced caching, and complete control over your content.

Getting started documentation and support from: Caddy CDN on Azure

Disclaimer: Caddy® is a registered trademark of Light Code Labs, LLC and is licensed under Apache License 2.0 license. The license comes with a "no warranty" clause, meaning the software is provided "as-is" without any guarantees or liability for issues that may arise.