#1
Caddy is a fast, extensible Go web server and reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS (ACME), HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 support, and a JSON config API.
75.2k stars4.9k forksApache-2.0last commit Actively maintained
10 self-hosted Caddy Cloud alternatives
Managed hosting for the Caddy web server that provides automatic HTTPS/TLS certificate issuance and renewal, reverse proxying, and simple web app deployment, enabling serving sites and apps without self-managing server infrastructure.
Alternatives to Caddy Cloud
Nginx Proxy Manager is a web-based admin panel for managing Nginx reverse proxy hosts, redirects, streams, and Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates via Docker.
34k stars3.9k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
#3
High-performance reverse proxy for self-hosted apps with Web UI, Docker/Podman auto-routing, HTTPS via Let's Encrypt, access control, and OIDC/ForwardAuth support.
4.1k stars188 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#4
High-performance reverse proxy and container orchestrator with Web UI, automatic Docker/Podman route discovery, idle-sleep, access control, and automated Let's Encrypt support.
4.1k stars188 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#5
LinuxServer.io SWAG is a Docker image bundling Nginx reverse proxy, ACME certificate automation (Let’s Encrypt/ZeroSSL), optional PHP, and fail2ban intrusion prevention.
3.7k stars276 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#6
NPMplus is a Nginx Proxy Manager fork that adds HTTP/3 (QUIC), OIDC auth, stronger TLS defaults, and extra security and logging features in a web UI.
2.3k stars118 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained
#7
A Rust-written, memory-safe web server offering automatic Let's Encrypt TLS, KDL configuration, HTTP/2/HTTP/3, reverse proxying, and built-in tooling for serving web apps.
2.1k stars94 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
Manage Caddy 2 servers from a modern web dashboard with Caddyfile editing, authentication, audit logs, API keys, and SQLite or MongoDB storage.
1.1k stars45 forkslast commit Slowing down
Open-source centralized ACME client to manage TLS certificates with automated renewals, API-key retrieval for clients, http-01/dns-01 challenge support, Go backend and React UI.
602 stars25 forkslast commit Actively maintained
#10
Web UI to manage Traefik routers, middleware, services and DNS entries, with an optional agent for container label syncing and DNS automation.
491 stars25 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained
What replacing Caddy Cloud actually involves
Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 9 of 10 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: Apache-2.0, MIT, GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.
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