Identity

Unit: caddy.service
Config: /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
Data dir: /var/lib/caddy (system service) or ~/.local/share/caddy (user)
Logs: journalctl -u caddy, /var/log/caddy/access.log (if configured)
User: caddy (system service user created by official package)
Install: official repo — https://caddyserver.com/docs/install

Key Operations

Operation	Command
Status	`systemctl status caddy`
Start	`sudo systemctl start caddy`
Stop	`sudo systemctl stop caddy`
Reload (no downtime)	`sudo systemctl reload caddy`
Reload via API	`caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile`
Restart	`sudo systemctl restart caddy`
Validate config	`caddy validate --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile`

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