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How to configure WebDav service on FreeNAS

To configure WebDav service on FREENAS

Introduction:

FreeNAS is an open-source Network-Attached Storage OS acting on FreeBSD with the least system requirements and a secured online community filling for the purpose of a support organization. Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning or WebDAV is a protocol whose fundamental functionality involves enabling users to share, copy, move and edit files through a web server that can also be used for collaborative applications including file locking and revision tracking.

Procedure:

Login to FreeNas, This is the dashboard page of FreeNas: Goto pools and create a new pool:

Once completed open Webdav shares and create a new share: After that again goto pools and edit permissions: Select the webdav service: Once completed goto services: Open webdav configuration, edit and save:

Start the webdav service Then open browser type the FreeNas IP in address bar with file path It will ask for the credentials It will show the share directory on browser: With this method configuration of WebDav service on FREENAS comes to an end.

Tag : WebDAV FreeNAS
FAQ
Q
What is faster WebDAV or FTP?
A
WebDAV has the following advantages over FTP:
Again due to one TCP connection, which can be persistent, WebDAV would be a bit faster than FTP when transferring many small files - no need to make a data connection for each file.
Q
Can FreeNAS run on 4gb RAM?
A
At least 4GB of RAM. FreeNAS documentation recommends a minimum of 6GB of RAM for best performance with ZFS. We found 4GB worked just fine. A general rule of thumb is 1GB of RAM for every 1TB of storage.
Q
Is FreeNAS Safe and Secure?
A
FreeNAS is based on the highly secure FreeBSD operating system and follows security best practices in development. However, FreeNAS is not designed as security software and it depends on being protected from hostile traffic by a properly configured firewall.
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What is WebDAV service?
A
WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that allows clients to perform remote Web content authoring operations. Namespace management deals with the ability to copy and move web pages within a server's namespace.
Q
What is FreeNAS?
A
FreeNAS is an open-source NAS operating system based on FreeBSD with minimal system requirements and a strong online community filling in for the role of a support organization.