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I never found Nginx especially simple to setup, the config files were always messy. Caddy seems to have knocked this out of the park for me, especially consider
by overcast 9y ago
I never found Nginx especially simple to setup, the config files were always messy. Caddy seems to have knocked this out of the park for me, especially considering automated https, and redirection.
- Prefinem 9y agoI use Caddy on all my small projects right now. I haven't used it long enough to install enough faith for production sized systems yet, but hopefully I will get there because it is much easier to setup. Still, nginx is a breeze compared to apache IMO
- eddieroger 9y agoI share your love for Caddy, but having worked with all three, I do agree that nginx is easier than Apache. The config file isn't perfect, but I wouldn't call it messy, and I prefer it's syntax httpd's. But to each their own.
- VT_Drew 9y ago>the config files were always messy. How? It so much cleaner and simpler than Apache. I don't get this sentiment.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoSimpler than apache doesn't mean simple. As someone who sets up HTTP servers rarely, I had trouble when I tried out NGINIX. But I suspect for people who do it more seriously, then it's nginix config hits the sweet spot. To me the language seems sophisticated, well documented and fairly well behaved if you pay attention to the rules. That's can make it too hard for someone casually trying to quick-start some experimental project. But it's exactly what you want if you are maintaining a long-lived set up that is likely to grow and become complicated over time.