webdav is a standalone server for sharing files and directories over the WebDAV protocol. Written in Go, it provides a focused alternative to deploying a complete web server or cloud storage platform when remote file access is the main requirement.
The server is configured through a single file and can expose local directories to standard WebDAV clients. Administrators can define accounts, control which files are accessible and choose whether users have read-only access or permission to modify stored content.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Implements WebDAV operations for browsing, creating, updating, moving, copying and deleting files and directories.
- Supports multiple user accounts with separate credentials and optional individual root directories.
- Access permissions distinguish file creation, reading, updating and deletion, allowing accounts to be restricted to particular operations.
- Path-based and regular-expression rules provide more detailed control over which files and directories each user can access.
- Multiple local directories can be exposed as separate entries within a virtual WebDAV root.
- Supports HTTP Basic authentication, including passwords stored as bcrypt hashes.
- Can serve connections directly over TLS using a configured certificate and private key.
- WebDAV locking supports clients that coordinate modifications to shared resources.
- Partial file updates are supported through the sabre/dav PATCH extension and compatible Content-Range requests.
- Optional HTML directory listings allow files to be browsed through an ordinary web browser.
- Cross-origin resource sharing settings control which browser applications can interact with the server.
- Configurable logging includes structured JSON output, while reverse-proxy support handles forwarded client addresses.
Website: github.com/hacdias/webdav
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Developer: Henrique Dias
License: MIT License
webdav is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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