# caddyserver/xcaddy

Build Caddy with plugins

Repository: https://github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xcaddy
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: caddy
Last push: 2026-08-17T17:14:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2356, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 265, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1518, forks 147 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:57.420563+00:00)

## What it is
xcaddy is a command-line tool and Go package for building custom Caddy web server binaries with plugins. It also serves as a replacement for `go run` when developing Caddy plugins.

## Use cases
- build a custom caddy binary with third-party plugins
- compile caddy with a specific plugin version
- develop and test a caddy plugin locally
- cross-compile caddy for another platform
- embed custom assets into a caddy build

## When to choose
- you need a caddy binary with plugins not in the official build
- you are developing a Caddy plugin and want fast iteration
- you want reproducible custom caddy builds without manual go.mod wrangling

## When to avoid
- you just need standard caddy without plugins - download an official release
- your build process is highly custom or proprietary - building caddy manually with go may be simpler
- you do not have Go installed and cannot use the prebuilt binaries

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, cli, http-server, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, backend
- platform: go, cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: caddy, web-server, custom-builds, go-plugins, compilation, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- caddyserver/xcaddy (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.420563+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:32:00.655436+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/caddyserver/xcaddy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.420563+00:00, sha 84b809dc4c3c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.