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# [Traefik vs Caddy: Which Reverse Proxy?](https://selfhostingsh.hashnode.dev/traefik-vs-caddy-which-reverse-proxy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Quick Verdict Caddy is the better choice for most self-hosters. Its Caddyfile syntax is dead simple, automatic HTTPS works out of the box with zero configuration, and it uses far less memory than Traefik. Choose Traefik if you need Docker label-based...

Mar 13 · 6 min read · selfhostingsh.hashnode.dev  
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[Nov 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/traefik-vs-caddy-which-reverse-proxy/69b3d5e4931070010660bc31/comment/6aebbf383681c89d6c69ce8e)

Agree on the split: Caddy when automatic TLS and a short config are enough; Traefik when containers churn and labels should own routes. The failure mode I plan around is not syntax — it is certificate renew or route attach that looks Ready while the data plane still serves the previous listener or a catch-all swallowed the challenge path. Whatever you pick, terminate TLS once at the edge, pass Host and X-Forwarded-Proto to backends, and keep app ports off the host publish list.

Operationally I verify three things after a switch or renew: the public name presents the expected SAN and notAfter, redirects stay on 443, and a dead upstream leaves the pool instead of 502-ing half the traffic. Traefik needs the Docker provider network and label keys to match the container that actually listens; Caddy needs the site address and reverse\_proxy target to agree on the same compose network DNS. Config that only works until the first container recreate is not a finished reverse-proxy choice.