Connect clients · WebDAV Server

Default URL shape:

http://<phone-ip>:8080/

Authenticate with any account you created (HTTP Basic). Scan the Home QR code to avoid typing the address.

Platform cheat sheet

Windows

File Explorer → This PC → Map network drive → http://<ip>:8080/ → connect with different credentials. If Basic over HTTP is blocked, allow it for the WebClient service, then retry.

macOS

Finder → Go → Connect to Server… → http://<ip>:8080/ → Registered User.

iOS / iPadOS

Files → ⋯ → Connect to Server → http://<ip>:8080/.

Android

Cx File Explorer, Solid Explorer, RaiDrive, or similar → WebDAV → host <ip>, port8080.

Linux

gio mount dav://<ip>:8080/ or Nautilus → Other Locations →dav://<ip>:8080/.

Note apps

Joplin and other WebDAV-capable apps: same URL + username/password. Prefer the user account if you want a personal home folder.

Joplin sync — Sync client talking to the phone over WebDAV

Browser access (download only)

Opening the server root in a browser is not a folder listing. You get a short portal that tells you to use a real WebDAV client — the app is a server, not a web file manager.

Browser root page: use a WebDAV client — Root / in a browser — access via a WebDAV client (not a directory listing)

URL	Result
`/`	Short “use a WebDAV client” portal — not a directory listing
`/favicon.ico`	Public app icon (no login)
`/path/to/file.ext`	Sign-in form → one-time download

Login is not cached like Basic for browsers. Each download needs credentials again. Links expire quickly and work once.

File download flow in the browser

Pointing a browser at a file path still gives a lightweight download UI: sign in, start the download, and see what happens on refresh, wrong password, or no access — all without turning the phone into a full web file manager.

Browser download management: login, success, refresh, wrong password, and no access — Login → download · refresh · wrong password · user has no access — browser file download only

Supported methods

OPTIONS, GET / HEAD (Range), PUT, DELETE,MKCOL, PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, COPY, MOVE,LOCK / UNLOCK.

Who sees what

Account	Scope
Admin	Global root
User	`{root}/{username}` only
Read-only user	Reads OK; writes return forbidden

Use the Log tab if a client fails — look for 401 (auth), 403 (permission / read-only), or 404 (path).