# 02. VPS Core Services Setup

Now that Vipy is ready, we need to deploy some basic services which are foundational for the apps we're actually interested in.

This assumes you've completed the markdown `01`.

## 02.01 Deploy Caddy

* Use Ansible to run the caddy playbook:
    
    ```
    cd ansible
    ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini services/caddy_playbook.yml
    ```

* Starting config will be empty. Modifying the caddy config file to add endpoints as we add services is covered by the instructions of each service.

## 02.02 Deploy Uptime Kuma