WebDAV

This guide explains how to enable WebDAV access to your files.

By default, the configuration below enables WebDAV for your ~/downloads directory.

Before you begin, log in to your service via SSH.

Step 1 – Enable WebDAV

Run the following commands one by one:

echo -en "\
Include /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav.load\n\
Include /etc/apache2/mods-available/dav_fs.load\n\
\n\
DavLockDB $HOME/DavLock\n\
Alias /$(whoami)/webdav $HOME/downloads\n\
<Directory $HOME/downloads>\n\
DAV On\n\
</Directory>" \
> ~/.apache2/conf.d/dav.conf

mv ~/downloads/.htaccess ~/www/$(whoami).$(hostname)/$(whoami); touch ~/downloads/.htaccess

/usr/sbin/apache2ctl -k graceful

Once the commands have completed successfully, WebDAV will be enabled for your ~/downloads directory.

Step 2 – Access Your WebDAV Share

Your WebDAV URL will be:

https://server.hostname/username/webdav

Replace:

• server.hostname with your server hostname.
• username with your service username.

For example:

https://someserver.seedhost.eu/testseed/webdav

Using a Different Directory

If you would like to share a directory other than ~/downloads, edit the following configuration file:

~/.apache2/conf.d/dav.conf

Edit lines 5 and 6 so that they point to the directory you want to share via WebDAV.

These lines contain the Alias and <Directory> directives, which define the shared directory.

After saving the file, reload Apache again:

/usr/sbin/apache2ctl -k graceful

Notes

• By default, WebDAV provides access to your ~/downloads directory.
• Remember to reload Apache after making any changes to the WebDAV configuration.
• When changing the shared directory, update both the Alias and the corresponding <Directory> directive in the configuration file.