Company files as a WebDAV network drive

1. Open File Explorer, right-click "This PC" and choose "Map network drive".
2. Choose a drive letter and enter the server address in the "Folder" field. https://webdav.files.fm
3. Tick "Reconnect at sign-in" and "Connect using different credentials", then click "Finish".
4. Enter your Files.fm username or email and password.

If Windows cannot find the folder, make sure the "WebClient" service is running. The built-in Windows client limits the size of a single file; see the questions below.

1. In Finder, choose Go > Connect to Server (⌘K).
2. Enter the server address and click "Connect". https://webdav.files.fm
3. Choose "Registered User", enter your Files.fm username or email and password, then click "Connect".

To reconnect quickly, click the "+" button in the Connect to Server window to add the address to favourite servers.

In the file manager, open the connect to server option and use the matching address:

• GNOME Files: Other Locations > Connect to Server davs://webdav.files.fm
• KDE Dolphin: enter in the address bar webdavs://webdav.files.fm

For a permanent mount point or server use, install davfs2. Commands are in the technical examples below.

For everyday work on iOS and Android, use the Files.fm app. It connects directly to your account and does not need WebDAV settings.

iOS and Android do not include a built-in WebDAV client. If you need WebDAV access, choose a file manager that supports WebDAV over HTTPS and enter the same server address and login.

Windows command line

The asterisk at the end makes Windows ask for the password, so it is not saved in the command history.

net use * https://webdav.files.fm /user:USERNAME * /persistent:yes

Linux mount with davfs2

# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt install davfs2
# Rocky Linux / Fedora (EPEL)
sudo dnf install davfs2

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/filesfm
sudo mount -t davfs https://webdav.files.fm /mnt/filesfm

Store the login for davfs2

Add this line to /etc/davfs2/secrets and allow only the owner to read the file:

https://webdav.files.fm  USERNAME  PASSWORD
sudo chmod 600 /etc/davfs2/secrets

fstab entry

With "noauto" the drive is mounted only on request, for example with "mount /mnt/filesfm". To mount it automatically at boot, replace "noauto" with "auto"; "_netdev" waits for the network.

https://webdav.files.fm  /mnt/filesfm  davfs  _netdev,noauto,user,file_mode=600,dir_mode=700  0  0

Scheduled copy to the network drive

The script checks that the drive is mounted before copying, so files are never written to an empty local folder. Run it from cron, for example every night at 03:00.

#!/bin/bash
# /usr/local/bin/filesfm-backup.sh
set -euo pipefail
MOUNT_DIR=/mnt/filesfm

mountpoint -q "$MOUNT_DIR" || mount "$MOUNT_DIR"
if ! mountpoint -q "$MOUNT_DIR"; then
    echo "WebDAV drive is not mounted" >&2
    exit 1
fi

rsync -rt --stats /localdata/ "$MOUNT_DIR/backup/"

# crontab -e
0 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/filesfm-backup.sh