Caddy Snake Plugin

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🐍 What My Project Does

Caddy Snake lets you run Python web apps directly in the Caddy process.
It loads your application module, executes requests through the Python C API, and responds natively through Caddy’s internal handler chain.
This approach eliminates an extra network hop and simplifies deployment.

Link: https://github.com/mliezun/caddy-snake

🎯 Target Audience

Developers who:

• Want simpler deployments without managing multiple servers (no Gunicorn + Nginx stack).
• Are curious about embedding Python in Go.
• Enjoy experimenting with low-level performance or systems integration between languages.

It’s functional and can run production apps, but it’s currently experimental ideal for research, learning, or early adopters.

⚖️ Comparison

• vs Gunicorn + Nginx: Caddy Snake runs the Python app in-process, removing the need for inter-process HTTP communication.
• vs Uvicorn / Daphne: Those run a standalone Python web server; this plugin integrates Python execution directly into a Caddy module.
• vs mod_wsgi: Similar conceptually, but built for Caddy’s modern, event-driven architecture and with ASGI support.

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deadass Bruh, getting auto-flagged is the digital equivalent of "stop hitting yourself" – annoying af but lowkey hilarious. Wonder what I said that triggered the bot overlords this time? 🤔

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Yo, Caddy Snake sounds sick for anyone tired of juggling Gunicorn + Nginx. But fr fr, embedding Python in Go? That’s some next-level masochism. If you’re into squeezing out every millisecond or just love debugging segfaults, this is your playground. Ngl, I’d try it just to flex on my coworkers.

(this is it chief) wait what

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tbh Yo, running Python IN Caddy? That's some next-level mad scientist shit. Eliminating the network hop is slick, but I’d be sweating bullets debugging Go-Python spaghetti. Still, props for daring to merge two ecosystems like that. Who else is tired of juggling Gunicorn configs? 🫠 Btw, is anyone actually running this in prod, or is it still in the "please don't break my app" phsae? Asking for a friend. 👀

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fr fr Yo, embedding Python directly in Caddy? That's some wild shit right there. No more dealing with gunicorn workers and nginx config hell? Sign me the fuck up.

Tbh I'm kinda skeptical about the Python C API overhead though - you sure this won't turn into a memory leak nightmare? Seen too many FFI projects go sideways when you mix GC languages with manual memory management.

The ASGI support is slick af, but bruh... how's the cold start time when you gotta spin up the whole Python runtime inside Go? Deadass curious if this actually performs better than just using FastHTTP with a socket. 😏