diff --git a/modules/standard/proxy.go b/modules/standard/proxy.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3ada40ea21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/standard/proxy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package standard
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+
+	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	caddy.RegisterModule(ProxyFromEnvironment{})
+	caddy.RegisterModule(ProxyFromURL{})
+}
+
+type ProxyFromEnvironment struct{}
+
+// ProxyFunc implements ProxyFuncProducer.
+func (p ProxyFromEnvironment) ProxyFunc() func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
+	return http.ProxyFromEnvironment
+}
+
+// CaddyModule implements Module.
+func (p ProxyFromEnvironment) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
+	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
+		ID: "caddy.network_proxy.source.environment",
+		New: func() caddy.Module {
+			return ProxyFromEnvironment{}
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+type ProxyFromURL struct {
+	URL string `json:"url"`
+
+	ctx    caddy.Context
+	logger *zap.Logger
+}
+
+// CaddyModule implements Module.
+func (p ProxyFromURL) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
+	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
+		ID: "caddy.network_proxy.source.url",
+		New: func() caddy.Module {
+			return &ProxyFromURL{}
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *ProxyFromURL) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
+	p.ctx = ctx
+	p.logger = ctx.Logger()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Validate implements Validator.
+func (p ProxyFromURL) Validate() error {
+	if _, err := url.Parse(p.URL); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ProxyFunc implements ProxyFuncProducer.
+func (p ProxyFromURL) ProxyFunc() func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
+	if strings.Contains(p.URL, "{") && strings.Contains(p.URL, "}") {
+		// courtesy of @ImpostorKeanu: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/pull/6397
+		return func(r *http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
+			// retrieve the replacer from context.
+			repl, ok := r.Context().Value(caddy.ReplacerCtxKey).(*caddy.Replacer)
+			if !ok {
+				err := errors.New("failed to obtain replacer from request")
+				p.logger.Error(err.Error())
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			// apply placeholders to the value
+			// note: h.ForwardProxyURL should never be empty at this point
+			s := repl.ReplaceAll(p.URL, "")
+			if s == "" {
+				p.logger.Error("forward_proxy_url was empty after applying placeholders",
+					zap.String("initial_value", p.URL),
+					zap.String("final_value", s),
+					zap.String("hint", "check for invalid placeholders"))
+				return nil, errors.New("empty value for forward_proxy_url")
+			}
+
+			// parse the url
+			pUrl, err := url.Parse(s)
+			if err != nil {
+				p.logger.Warn("failed to derive transport proxy from forward_proxy_url")
+				pUrl = nil
+			} else if pUrl.Host == "" || strings.Split("", pUrl.Host)[0] == ":" {
+				// url.Parse does not return an error on these values:
+				//
+				// - http://:80
+				//   - pUrl.Host == ":80"
+				// - /some/path
+				//   - pUrl.Host == ""
+				//
+				// Super edge cases, but humans are human.
+				err = errors.New("supplied forward_proxy_url is missing a host value")
+				pUrl = nil
+			} else {
+				p.logger.Debug("setting transport proxy url", zap.String("url", s))
+			}
+
+			return pUrl, err
+		}
+	}
+	return func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
+		return url.Parse(p.URL)
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	_ caddy.Module            = ProxyFromEnvironment{}
+	_ caddy.ProxyFuncProducer = ProxyFromEnvironment{}
+	_ caddy.Module            = ProxyFromURL{}
+	_ caddy.Provisioner       = &ProxyFromURL{}
+	_ caddy.Validator         = ProxyFromURL{}
+	_ caddy.ProxyFuncProducer = ProxyFromURL{}
+)
diff --git a/network.go b/network.go
index 72c612762a1..c7f65ecbefa 100644
--- a/network.go
+++ b/network.go
@@ -1,128 +1,10 @@
 package caddy
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"strings"
-
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	RegisterModule(ProxyFromEnvironment{})
-	RegisterModule(ProxyFromURL{})
-}
-
 type ProxyFuncProducer interface {
 	ProxyFunc() func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error)
 }
-
-type ProxyFromEnvironment struct{}
-
-// ProxyFunc implements ProxyFuncProducer.
-func (p ProxyFromEnvironment) ProxyFunc() func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
-	return http.ProxyFromEnvironment
-}
-
-// CaddyModule implements Module.
-func (p ProxyFromEnvironment) CaddyModule() ModuleInfo {
-	return ModuleInfo{
-		ID: "caddy.network_proxy.source.environment",
-		New: func() Module {
-			return ProxyFromEnvironment{}
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-type ProxyFromURL struct {
-	URL string `json:"url"`
-
-	ctx    Context
-	logger *zap.Logger
-}
-
-// CaddyModule implements Module.
-func (p ProxyFromURL) CaddyModule() ModuleInfo {
-	return ModuleInfo{
-		ID: "caddy.network_proxy.source.url",
-		New: func() Module {
-			return &ProxyFromURL{}
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *ProxyFromURL) Provision(ctx Context) error {
-	p.ctx = ctx
-	p.logger = ctx.Logger()
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Validate implements Validator.
-func (p ProxyFromURL) Validate() error {
-	if _, err := url.Parse(p.URL); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ProxyFunc implements ProxyFuncProducer.
-func (p ProxyFromURL) ProxyFunc() func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
-	if strings.Contains(p.URL, "{") && strings.Contains(p.URL, "}") {
-		// courtesy of @ImpostorKeanu: https://github.com/caddyserver/caddy/pull/6397
-		return func(r *http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
-			// retrieve the replacer from context.
-			repl, ok := r.Context().Value(ReplacerCtxKey).(*Replacer)
-			if !ok {
-				err := errors.New("failed to obtain replacer from request")
-				p.logger.Error(err.Error())
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
-			// apply placeholders to the value
-			// note: h.ForwardProxyURL should never be empty at this point
-			s := repl.ReplaceAll(p.URL, "")
-			if s == "" {
-				p.logger.Error("forward_proxy_url was empty after applying placeholders",
-					zap.String("initial_value", p.URL),
-					zap.String("final_value", s),
-					zap.String("hint", "check for invalid placeholders"))
-				return nil, errors.New("empty value for forward_proxy_url")
-			}
-
-			// parse the url
-			pUrl, err := url.Parse(s)
-			if err != nil {
-				p.logger.Warn("failed to derive transport proxy from forward_proxy_url")
-				pUrl = nil
-			} else if pUrl.Host == "" || strings.Split("", pUrl.Host)[0] == ":" {
-				// url.Parse does not return an error on these values:
-				//
-				// - http://:80
-				//   - pUrl.Host == ":80"
-				// - /some/path
-				//   - pUrl.Host == ""
-				//
-				// Super edge cases, but humans are human.
-				err = errors.New("supplied forward_proxy_url is missing a host value")
-				pUrl = nil
-			} else {
-				p.logger.Debug("setting transport proxy url", zap.String("url", s))
-			}
-
-			return pUrl, err
-		}
-	}
-	return func(*http.Request) (*url.URL, error) {
-		return url.Parse(p.URL)
-	}
-}
-
-var (
-	_ Module            = ProxyFromEnvironment{}
-	_ ProxyFuncProducer = ProxyFromEnvironment{}
-	_ Module            = ProxyFromURL{}
-	_ Provisioner       = &ProxyFromURL{}
-	_ Validator         = ProxyFromURL{}
-	_ ProxyFuncProducer = ProxyFromURL{}
-)