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caddy vs amneziawg-installer
caddy has 77,932 GitHub stars, 5,134 forks, 286 open issues and last shipped yesterday. amneziawg-installer has 1,375 stars, 109 forks, 8 open issues and last shipped yesterday. caddy leads on adoption by 5,568% (77,932 vs 1,375 stars). caddy is written in Go under Apache-2.0; amneziawg-installer is written in Shell under MIT. caddy has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, amneziawg-installer 8%. amneziawg-installer was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (privacy), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| caddy | amneziawg-installer | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 78K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Go | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 109 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick caddy if
- You weight community size — 78K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick amneziawg-installer if
- You want the amneziawg-installer feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and amneziawg-installer fits your workflow better
About caddy
Caddy is a Go based, Apache 2.0 licensed HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 web server and reverse proxy that obtains and renews TLS certificates automatically by default, built for operators and teams who want every site on HTTPS without maintaining a separate certificate workflow.
read the full caddy overview →
About amneziawg-installer
amneziawg installer is a one command Bash installer that turns a fresh Ubuntu or Debian VPS into a self hosted AmneziaWG 3.1 VPN server, made for networks that block WireGuard and for operators who want no Docker and no web panel.
read the full amneziawg-installer overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is caddy or amneziawg-installer more popular?
caddy has 77,932 GitHub stars and amneziawg-installer has 1,375. caddy has the larger community by that measure.
Are caddy and amneziawg-installer free?
Both are open source. caddy is licensed under Apache-2.0 and amneziawg-installer under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between caddy and amneziawg-installer?
caddy is written in Go and amneziawg-installer in Shell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, caddy or amneziawg-installer?
Choose caddy if you want the larger community (77,932 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose amneziawg-installer if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.