Files & storage
Set up Nextcloud / WebDAV
Works with Nextcloud, ownCloud and any other WebDAV server. Every file in the folders the account can reach becomes a document, re-read on each sync. Read-only: nothing is written back.
Before you start
- A dedicated account — or an app password on an existing one — that can read just the folders you want ingested.
- In Nextcloud or ownCloud, create it under Settings → Security → Devices & sessions.
- The server must offer Basic authentication (an app password counts). A server configured for Digest authentication only will fail at Test.
- Documents → Nextcloud / WebDAV: enter the Server or WebDAV URL — a plain Nextcloud or ownCloud address is completed for you, and any full WebDAV folder URL also works.
- Enter the Username and paste the App password.
- Optionally set Folder to limit what is read, and Exclude patterns for anything to leave out.
- Choose the access groups that may read what it brings in, press Test, then Sync.
What comes in
- Every file the account can read under the chosen folder becomes a document, keeping its own path.
- Hidden files — names starting with a dot — are skipped.
- Whatever the account can reach is what arrives, so share only the right folders with it.
| Server or WebDAV URL | A plain Nextcloud/ownCloud address is completed automatically; any full WebDAV folder URL also works. |
|---|---|
| Folder | Optional folder within the account. Blank reads everything the account can see. |
| Exclude patterns | Optional patterns for files and folders to leave out. |
Access
WebDAV exposes no per-file viewer list to follow, so the access groups chosen on this source decide who can ask about everything it brings in. Access stays allow-only.
Test and Sync fail outright on a server that offers only Digest authentication — Basic auth (or an app password) is required. A server that refuses or silently limits a deep listing is walked folder-by-folder instead: slower on a very large tree, but nothing is missed.
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Last updated 20 Sep 2026