tracim/doc/webdav.md

How to use webdav from different OS ?

Windows

Windows 7

• Open Start Menu.
• Click on Computer.
• click on "Map network drive".

Windows 8 and 10

• Open File explorer.
• Right click on "This PC" (left panel)
• From the dropdown menu, select "Map network drive".

Map Network drive Windows:

Webdav Windows addresses are similar to:

https://<yourinstance>/webdav/ (secure)
http://<yourinstance>/webdav/ (unsecure)

• Enter the address of webdav (you can find it in each workspace, under workspace details)
• Check "Reconnect at sign-in" and "Connect using different credentials".
• Click "Finish".
• Your login/password will be ask. Use your Tracim credentials.
• After that, your webdav access should be mounted.

Unsecure HTTP using Windows

If you want to use webdav with tracim without https, you need to set Windows to accept basic auth in http.

To enable it:

• Launch regedit.
• Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters\BasicAuthLevel".
• set "BasicAuthLevel" to "2".

Fix Windows Big file >50Mb file download.

To avoid security problems, Windows doesn't allow to download >50Mb file by default from WebDAV share.

To change file size limit of Windows :

• Launch regedit.
• Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters".
• set "FileSizeLimitInBytes" as DWORD decimal to the number of bytes needed, for example. 1Go is 1073741824, 500Mo is 524288000.

see here for more info: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/900900/folder-copy-error-message-when-downloading-a-file-that-is-larger-than

Fix Windows 30 Minutes timeout with big file.

Windows add also a 30 minutes timeout for big file. If you want download who take more time, set the default timeout value.

To set the default timeout value:

• Launch regedit.
• Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MRxDAV\Parameters"
• set "FsCtlRequestTimeoutInSec" DWORD decimal to more than 1800 second (30Min). for example : 3600 : 1H , 14400 : 4H , 86400 : A day (24H).

see here more info: https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/2668751/you-cannot-download-more-than-50-mb-or-upload-large-files-when-the-upl

OSX

Webdav OSX addresses are similar to:

https://<yourinstance>/webdav/ (secure)
http://<yourinstance>/webdav/ (unsecure)

• In the Finder, choose "Go > Connect to Server".
• Enter the address of webdav (you can find it in each workspace, under workspace details). Click Connect.
• Your login/password will be ask. Use your Tracim credentials.
• After that, your webdav access should be mounted.

Linux

Webdav Linux addresses are similar to:

davs://<yourinstance>/webdav/ (secure)
dav://<yourinstance>/webdav/ (unsecure)

Gnome3 (nautilus)

• Launch nautilus.
• Show url bar : Ctrl+l.
• Enter the address of webdav (you can find it in each workspace, under workspace details). Press Enter.
• Your login/password will be ask. Use your Tracim credentials.
• After that, your webdav access should be mounted.