---
name: "caddy-adapt"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "caddy"
version: "2.6.2-12+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/caddy-adapt"
---

# caddy-adapt(8)

Adapts a configuration to Caddy's native JSON

## NAME

caddy-adapt - Adapts a configuration to Caddy's native JSON

## SYNOPSIS

**caddy adapt \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Adapts a configuration to Caddy's native JSON format and writes the output to stdout, along with any warnings to stderr.

If --pretty is specified, the output will be formatted with indentation for human readability.

If --validate is used, the adapted config will be checked for validity. If the config is invalid, an error will be printed to stderr and a non- zero exit status will be returned.

## OPTIONS

**--adapter**="caddyfile"\
 	Name of config adapter

**--config**=""\
 	Configuration file to adapt (required)

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	help for adapt

**--pretty**\[=false\]\
 	Format the output for human readability

**--validate**\[=false\]\
 	Validate the output

## SEE ALSO

**[caddy(8)](/caddy/8.md)**

## HISTORY

10-Aug-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra