diff --git a/helperbot b/helperbot
index b7a0367..7b72788 100755
--- a/helperbot
+++ b/helperbot
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ function info_help {
     echo "${bold}--update-helperbot${normal}"
     echo "   Create a backup of the current helperbot into ${underline}/usr/local/bin/helperbot.bak${normal} and does an in-place upgrade of itself."
     echo
+    echo "${cyan}${bold}${underline}Caddy:${normal}"
+    echo "${bold}--caddy-reload${normal}"
+    echo "   (Live-)Reload the Caddy configurations."
+    echo
+    echo "${bold}--caddy-restart${normal}"
+    echo "   Restart the Caddy container."
+    echo
     echo "${cyan}${bold}${underline}Fediverse:${normal}"
     echo "${bold}--sync-blocklists${normal}"
     echo "   Import blocklist from Sharkey -> Iceshrimp"
@@ -743,6 +750,31 @@ function fedi_update_frontends {
     fi
 }
 
+# ╭──────────────╮
+# │ reload caddy │
+# ╰──────────────╯
+function caddy_reload {
+    local caddy_name=caddy
+    
+    # TODO: should we implement some sort of error checking here? in either case this will fail the entire script anyways if caddy isn't running and verbally reports that, so probably not required.
+    echo "${blue}caddy:${normal} Reloading Caddy..."
+    docker compose exec -w /etc/caddy $caddy_name caddy reload
+    echo "${green}Reloaded.${normal}"
+}
+
+# ╭───────────────╮
+# │ restart caddy │
+# ╰───────────────╯
+function caddy_restart {
+    local caddy_dir=/srv/docker/caddy
+
+    # TODO: see note for caddy_reload
+    echo "${blue}caddy:${normal} Restarting Caddy..."
+    docker compose -f $caddy_dir/compose.yaml down
+    docker compose -f $caddy_dir/compose.yaml up -d
+    echo "${green}Restarted.${normal}"
+}
+
 # ╭────────────────────────────────────╮
 # │ functions and variables - end here │
 # ╰────────────────────────────────────╯
@@ -800,6 +832,12 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
         --update-helperbot) # update helperbot
             root_check
             update_helperbot;;
+        --caddy-reload) # reload caddy
+            root_check
+            caddy_reload;;
+        --caddy-restart) # restart caddy
+            root_check
+            caddy_restart;;
         --sync-blocklists) # fediverse: sync sharkey -> iceshrimp blocklists
             if [ ! -v synth_current_system ]; then
                 detect_system