How I setup a new website on caddy server
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I've decided to move my online identity to a new name space: michaeharley.net. This means I need to setup a new website on my VPS / Caddy Server.
Setup DNS #
Add the following DNS records for the domain.
Type: A Hostname: * IP Address: 69.61.19.181
Type: A Hostname: @ IP Address: 69.61.19.181
Type: A Hostname: www IP Address: 69.61.19.181
Configure Caddy #
- SSH to the server:
ssh cyberian@69.61.19.181 - Create new directory:
sudo mkdir /var/www/michaelharley.net - Update permissions on the new directory:
sudo chown cyberian:cyberian /var/www/michaelharley.net - Edit caddyfile:
sudo nano /etc/caddy/Caddyfile - Insert this json then save:
www.michaelharley.net {
redir https://michaelharley.net{uri}
}
michaelharley.net {
root * /var/www/michaelharley.net
file_server
encode gzip
handle_errors {
@404 {
expression {http.error.status_code} == 404
}
rewrite @404 /404.html
file_server
}
}
- Format caddyfile:
sudo caddy fmt /etc/caddy/Caddyfile --overwrite - Copy a test file to the server:
rsync -rtv --delete --quiet --human-readable -e 'ssh' ~/Projects/michaelharley/ cyberian@69.61.19.181:/var/www/michaelharley.net - Reload caddyfile:
caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
Done! You're welcome, future me.
