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Configuring WebDAV

Thijs Takken edited this page Jul 14, 2024 · 3 revisions
  1. Configure URL (required):

    1. Go to your Nextcloud website
    2. Go to the "files" menu at the top
    3. Now in the lower left corner, select "Settings"
    4. Copy the WebDAV URL you see there WebDAVURL


  1. Configure DIRECTORY (required):

    • Option 1: You can fill in '' but this will put everything in your root directory, so this is generally not ideal.

    • Option 2: You can specify a directory, like your music folder:
    1. Navigate to your music folder in Nextcloud
    2. In the URL you have to copy the path, everything between dir= and the &fileid=2274
    3. And then copy it, example: /some/01%20my%20music DirectoryLocationVariantBackup


  1. Configure USERNAME (required):
    1. Go to your Nextcloud webpage and and click on your user-icon in the top right
    2. Click "View profile"
    3. Copy and paste your username in the USERNAME variable

ncusername



  1. Configure PASSWORD (required):

    • Option 1: (account without 2FA multifactor)
    1. Copy your password into the PASSWORD variable

ncusername


- Option 2: (account has 2FA multifactor protection)
1. Go to the right top corner of your Nextcloud website and click the user-icon 
2. Click on `Settings`

securityNavigation


3. In the left bar, go to "Security" 

4. Scroll down to the bottom where you will find `Devices & sessions`

generateAppPassword

5. Fill in an app name like `musicservice`
6. Click `Create new app password`
7. Copy the code that appears (53Xqg-...) into the PASSWORD variable

CredentialGenerated

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