WebDAV

WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and it allows users to collaboratively modify and manage files on remote web servers.

• WebDAV - API
• Create a WebDAV user

Connecting with WebDAV

Information
Host	webdav-[account].alwaysdata.net
Ports	80 (HTTP) or 443 (HTTPS)
Identifier	assigned user ([account]) and password

These users can be configured in the Remote access > WebDAV tab in your alwaysdata administration interface.

With Windows

1. Right click on the Workstation or Computer icon,

2. Choose Connect a network drive. From the Folder field, specify:

   • in Vista and higher: https://webdav-[account].alwaysdata.net/

3. Click on Connect under a different user name, then enter your identifiers. Validate and click on Finish.

With macOS

1. From the Finder, choose Go > Connect to server,

2. From the Server address field, enter https://webdav-[account].alwaysdata.net/ ;

3. Click on Connect.

With rclone (Linux / macOS)

rclone is a powerful tool for synchronizing and managing files on cloud storage services and network shares, including WebDAV.

Installation

Download and install rclone:

$ curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash

Or use your package manager:

# Debian/Ubuntu
$ sudo apt install rclone

# Fedora/RHEL
$ sudo dnf install rclone

# macOS
$ brew install rclone

Configuration

Create an interactive rclone configuration:

$ rclone config

Select the option to create a new remote and choose the webdav type. Then:

1. Name your remote (e.g., alwaysdata);
2. Enter your WebDAV server URL: https://webdav-[account].alwaysdata.net/;
3. Enter your WebDAV identifier (format: [account](…));
4. Enter your WebDAV password;
5. Confirm the settings and save the configuration.

Usage

Once configured, you can:

List files:

$ rclone ls alwaysdata:

Mount as a file system:

$ mkdir -p ~/alwaysdata
$ rclone mount [--daemon] --vfs-cache-mode writes alwaysdata: ~/alwaysdata

The --daemon option runs the process as a daemon and returns the shell. If you encounter the error Fatal error: failed to mount FUSE fs: fusermount: exec: "fusermount": executable file not found in $PATH, install the fuse3 package.

Synchronize files:

# Download from alwaysdata
$ rclone sync alwaysdata:/ ~/Documents/backup/

# Upload to alwaysdata
$ rclone sync ~/Documents/ alwaysdata:/