> it's config format can't be worse than nginx's.

It's alright — the main upside for me is that it supports parameterized includes, thus letting you reuse large chunks of configuration without relying on something like ansible or bash + envsubst.

https://caddyserver.com/docs/caddyfile/directives/import

That's true. Nginx config has quirks that have bewildered me in the past, but nothing I couldn't figure out, and not something I have to touch often.