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.TH "Caddy" "8" "Oct 2026" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" ""

.SH NAME
caddy-stop - Gracefully stops a started Caddy process


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBcaddy stop [--config  [--adapter ]] [--address ] [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Stops the background Caddy process as gracefully as possible.

.PP
It requires that the admin API is enabled and accessible, since it will
use the API's /stop endpoint. The address of this request can be customized
using the --address flag, or from the given --config, if not the default.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB-a\fP, \fB--adapter\fP=""
	Name of config adapter to apply (when --config is used)

.PP
\fB--address\fP=""
	The address to use to reach the admin API endpoint, if not the default

.PP
\fB-c\fP, \fB--config\fP=""
	Configuration file to use to parse the admin address, if --address is not used

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for stop


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcaddy(8)\fP


.SH HISTORY
9-Oct-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra