Web Server-8.Configure WebDAV Folder

 

Apache httpd : Configure WebDAV2022/03/16

	Configure WebDAV Folder.
[1]	Configure SSL/TLS Setting, refer to here.
[2]	For example, Create a directory [/home/webdav] and it makes possible to connect to WebDAV folder only by HTTPS.

[root@www ~]#  mkdir /home/webdav [root@www ~]#  chown apache. /home/webdav [root@www ~]#  chmod 770 /home/webdav [root@www ~]#  vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/webdav.conf # create new <IfModule mod_dav_fs.c> DAVLockDB /var/lib/httpd/davlockdb </IfModule> Alias /webdav /home/webdav <Location /webdav> DAV On SSLRequireSSL Options +Indexes AuthType Basic AuthName WebDAV AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd <RequireAny> Require method GET POST OPTIONS Require valid-user </RequireAny> </Location> # add a user : create a new file with [-c] [root@www ~]#  htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd cent New password:      # set password Re-type new password: Adding password for user cent [root@www ~]#  systemctl reload httpd

[3]	If SELinux is enabled, add rules to allow accesses to target WebDAV directory.

[root@www ~]#  chcon -R -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t /home/webdav [root@www ~]#  semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_rw_content_t /home/webdav

[4]	Configure WebDAV client on client computer. This example is on Windows 11. Open File Explorer and and Click the [Add a network location] on the top menu bar.

[5]	Click the [Next] button.

[6]	Click the [Next] button.

[7]	Input the URL of WebDav folder.

[8]	Authentication is required, input username and password you added in section [1] by [htpasswd].

[9]	Input WebDav Folder Name. Any name is OK, it's used on your Windows Computer.

[10]	Click the [Finish] button.

[11]	Just accessed to the WebDav Folder. Verify to create new files normally.