# Question on caddy install **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Support\ **Created:** [May 20, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210 "2021-05-20T23:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kdmiller45](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/kdmiller45/32/2811_2.png) [@kdmiller45](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/kdmiller45)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/1 "2021-05-20T23:49:23Z")
Rocket-cat install on Ubuntu 20.04 server Server: Dell R-610 with 96Gig ram, 2tb storage I installed rocket-chat via the instruction: [Setting up a RocketChat Server on Ubuntu | Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/setup-rocketchat-server-on-ubuntu#2-installation) using the snap install, all works find using port 3000 am trying to server it to the internet, the application is working telling me caddy or a web server is installed the documentation tell me to config it this way ```auto example.com proxy / localhost:3000 { websocket transparent } ``` but does not tell me the name of the configuration file or where it’s located can you assist when I do a caddy --version it show nothing same thing for apache2 and nginx but something is severing the sites on port 3000 ---
**Author:** ![john.crisp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/john.crisp/32/2711_2.png) [@john.crisp](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/john.crisp)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/2 "2021-05-21T10:24:32Z")
OK. Rocket runs on a local port 3000 For your own security and safety you need to put a web server in front of Rocket. Then requests will go External:80 \<-\> Web Server \<-\> localhost:3000 External:443 \<-\> Web Server \<-\> localhost:3000 Note we really don’t want to use http:80 as it is insecure and will not work with the mobile apps etc. As a web server we can use Caddy, or Apache, or Nginx. But not all 3 at the same time as they will conflict. So which web server do you have installed at the minute? Note we have docs here: > **[Snaps](https://docs.rocket.chat/installing-and-updating/snaps)** And this tells you a bit more about caddy, or how to disable it to work with another web server proxy: > **[Auto SSL with Snaps](https://docs.rocket.chat/installing-and-updating/snaps/auto-ssl-with-snaps)** ---
**Author:** ![kdmiller45](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/kdmiller45/32/2811_2.png) [@kdmiller45](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/kdmiller45)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/3 "2021-05-21T22:12:28Z")
I have apache installed now and configuring with webmin Where is the document root and what is the name of the file so I can point apache2 to it Thanks Keith ![esther and me2.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/uploads/rocketchat/original/2X/6/6e3fc7561612f44d6c150e9d5f36d1fe846f7990.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![john.crisp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/john.crisp/32/2711_2.png) [@john.crisp](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/john.crisp)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/4 "2021-05-25T10:21:18Z")
There is no document root for Rocket - it is a not a normal ‘html’ site. You need to run Apache with a virtualhost configured as a reverse proxy pointing to 127.0.0.1:3000 - for your own security don’t use it in a ‘pass through’ mode ot http. > **[Configuring SSL Reverse Proxy](https://docs.rocket.chat/installing-and-updating/manual-installation/configuring-ssl-reverse-proxy#running-behind-an-apache-ssl-reverse-proxy)** ---
**Author:** ![macprogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@macprogeek](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/macprogeek)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/5 "2021-06-10T02:52:56Z")
im having the same issue. I used the snaps install. then followed the auto snaps ssl. on the router i port forward 3000 to the local ip of the RC server. Caddy file is: [chat.domain.com](http://chat.domain.com) { proxy / localhost:3000 { websocket transparent } } ---
**Author:** ![macprogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@macprogeek](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/macprogeek)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/6 "2021-06-10T02:53:41Z")
/var/snap/rocketchat-server/current/Caddyfile is where its at ---
**Author:** ![john.crisp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/john.crisp/32/2711_2.png) [@john.crisp](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/john.crisp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/7 "2021-06-10T08:37:17Z")
> [@macprogeek](#): > > on the router i port forward 3000 to the local ip of the RC server. Don’t - that is what caddy is doing, or meant to be doing. Just allow https:443 to the server, and let caddy reverse proxy it to 3000 ---
**Author:** ![john.crisp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/john.crisp/32/2711_2.png) [@john.crisp](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/john.crisp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/8 "2021-06-10T08:37:45Z")
> [@macprogeek](#): > > /var/snap/rocketchat-server/current/Caddyfile is where its at What do you actually want to know? ---
**Author:** ![macprogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@macprogeek](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/macprogeek)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/10 "2021-06-10T15:36:48Z")
> [@john.crisp](#): > > > [@macprogeek](#): > > > > /var/snap/rocketchat-server/current/Caddyfile is where its at > > What do you actually want to know? Sorry that was my reply to kdmiller looking where the caddy text file was ---
**Author:** ![john.crisp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/john.crisp/32/2711_2.png) [@john.crisp](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/john.crisp)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/question-on-caddy-install/11210/11 "2021-06-11T08:20:34Z")
> [@macprogeek](#): > > Sorry that was my reply to kdmiller looking where the caddy text file was OK, thanks!! 🙂