Edit: credit to exu@feditown.com
Assuming you installed caddy via Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian method
https://caddyserver.com/docs/install#debian-ubuntu-raspbian
add "cloudsmith/caddy/stable:any-version"; to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
Example:
// Automatically upgrade packages from these (origin:archive) pairs
//
// Note that in Ubuntu security updates may pull in new dependencies
// from non-security sources (e.g. chromium). By allowing the release
// pocket these get automatically pulled in.
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
"${distro_id}:${distro_codename}";
"${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security";
// Extended Security Maintenance; doesn't necessarily exist for
// every release and this system may not have it installed, but if
// available, the policy for updates is such that unattended-upgrades
// should also install from here by default.
"${distro_id}ESMApps:${distro_codename}-apps-security";
"${distro_id}ESM:${distro_codename}-infra-security";
"${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates";
// "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-proposed";
// "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-backports";
"cloudsmith/caddy/stable:any-version";
};
Link to comment chain (not sure how to add links in a federated way)
https://feditown.com/comment/1221458
https://bookwormstory.social/post/2100056/4136035
Origional post:
Hi guys anyone know how to use un attended upgrades with caddy.
I have ubuntu server 22.0.4.
The part that stumps me is caddy uses a external repository cloud Smith making ot difficult to setup.
I installed caddy via Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian
https://caddyserver.com/docs/install#debian-ubuntu-raspbian
The closest example I could find to unattended upgrades with a external repo was this example using docker.
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
"Docker:${distro_codename}";
https://blog.coffeebeans.at/archives/1299
I’m not sure if it’s as simple as
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
"Caddy:${distro_codename}";
Edit:
One more question affect would adding
APT::Unattended-Upgrade::Package-Blacklist "";
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
have?
Edit2:
I just removed this I only found this from google gemini (which probably isn’t the best source of info)
APT::Unattended-Upgrade::Package-Blacklist "";


Firstly thank you so much for explaing this for me.
I tried using this as a template for caddy
500 https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/caddy/stable/deb/debian any-version/main arm64 Packages release o=cloudsmith/caddy/stable,a=any-version,n=any-version,l=source=none,c=main,b=arm64 origin dl.cloudsmith.ioI assume origin is:
o=cloudsmith/caddy/stableWhen adding this rule
"origin=cloudsmith/caddy/stable,codename=${distro_codename}"; //Caddy repositoryI get this error
Unable to parse Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins. An error occurred: not enough values to unpack (expected 2, got 1) Traceback (most recent call last):https://pastebin.com/raw/7gtkRw7c
When changing the syntax to:
"cloudsmith/caddy/stable:${distro_codename}"; // CaddyThe error goes away.
Any ideas?
You’re right with the origin.
codenameornin short form isany-version.${distro_codename}won’t match that, as it contains the codename for your distro release, likebookwormfor Debian 12.With
any-versionthe repo owner’s basically saying you can install this regardless of your distro version or they handle it on their end somehow.Try just using the origin instead, like this.
"origin=cloudsmith/caddy/stable";Unable to parse Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins. An error occurred: not enough values to unpack (expected 2, got 1)
// Automatically upgrade packages from these (origin:archive) pairs // // Note that in Ubuntu security updates may pull in new dependencies // from non-security sources (e.g. chromium). By allowing the release // pocket these get automatically pulled in. Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins { "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}"; "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security"; // Extended Security Maintenance; doesn't necessarily exist for // every release and this system may not have it installed, but if // available, the policy for updates is such that unattended-upgrades // should also install from here by default. "${distro_id}ESMApps:${distro_codename}-apps-security"; "${distro_id}ESM:${distro_codename}-infra-security"; "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates"; // "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-proposed"; // "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-backports"; "origin=cloudsmith/caddy/stable"; };Huh, I guess Ubuntu patched Unattended Upgrades to change the config format.
Try
"cloudsmith/caddy/stable:any-version";Again thanks for taking the time to help and explain this to me
Yep this works