phởdav is a lightweight WebDAV server implementation built using GNOME’s libsoup HTTP library. It provides the underlying functionality needed to expose files through the WebDAV protocol without requiring a complete document management or collaboration platform.
The project was originally developed to support file sharing through the SPICE remote desktop protocol. Its implementation is sufficiently general to be reused by other applications, particularly those built around GNOME technologies.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Implements the WebDAV protocol defined by RFC 4918 for accessing and manipulating remote resources.
- Includes chezdav, a small server utility for sharing a specified local directory over WebDAV.
- chezdav supports optional HTTP Digest authentication to restrict access to shared files.
- Uses GNOME’s libsoup library for HTTP communication and request handling.
- Provides reusable server functionality that can be integrated into applications rather than requiring an independent file-sharing service.
- Its integration with SPICE provides a mechanism for exposing shared files to remote desktop environments.
- Compatible WebDAV clients can access shared resources using standard network file operations.
- The implementation uses the GNOME GLib and GObject infrastructure, allowing integration with applications that already depend on those libraries.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/phodav
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Developer: Marc-André Lureau
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
phởdav is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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