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Re:Caddy is the first and only web server to use HTTPS autom... by mholt on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:46AM (#37481195)
> if you provide an IP:port instead of a hostname

That still gets served over HTTPS.

The only time HTTPS isn't used is if a host portion is missing entirely (IP or name).

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Re:Caddy is the first and only web server to use HTTPS autom... by lyeager on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:25AM (#37481808)
Or if you explicitly prefix the hostname with http://
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Re:Caddy is the first and only web server to use HTTPS autom... by mholt on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @12:10PM (#37483445)
True, you can definitely turn HTTPS off explicitly.
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Re:Caddy is the first and only web server to use HTTPS autom... by dxuh on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @01:42PM (#37484767)
I didn't even know about that. Thanks!
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