How to Install Caddy on Manjaro

Caddy is an open-source web server that is easy to use and configure. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Caddy on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

Before we start with the installation, ensure that your Manjaro system is up-to-date, and you have administrative privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Caddy depends on certain libraries, tools, and packages to run smoothly. Thus, we need to install them using the following command:

sudo pacman -S wget tar xz-utils curl

Step 2: Download the Package

Next, we need to download the Caddy package from the official website. We can use the following command to download it:

wget https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/releases/latest/download/caddy_latest_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract the Package

After downloading the package, we need to extract its contents. We can do this using the following command:

tar -xvf caddy_latest_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Step 4: Move the Binary

Once the package is extracted, we need to move the Caddy binary to the /usr/local/bin/ directory. We can use the following command to do this:

sudo mv caddy /usr/local/bin/

Step 5: Verify the Installation

To confirm that Caddy is installed correctly, we can check its version using the following command:

caddy version

If Caddy is installed correctly, it should output the current version.

Step 6: Start Caddy

Finally, we can start Caddy using the following command:

caddy start

This will start Caddy and allow us to use it as a web server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing Caddy on Manjaro. Once installed, you can configure Caddy to serve your website or web application.