WebDAV Setup

Learn how to use CopySync with your own WebDAV server.

What is WebDAV?

WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is a file sharing standard built on top of HTTP. CopySync stores your clipboard history as a JSON file on the WebDAV server and syncs it across all your devices.

Requirements

• A server that supports WebDAV (Nginx, Apache, Nextcloud, ownCloud, etc.)
• Server URL and credentials (username/password)
• HTTPS connection (recommended for security)

Step-by-Step Setup

Setting up WebDAV with Nginx

If you want to set up WebDAV with Nginx on your own server:

# /etc/nginx/sites-available/webdav
server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name your-server.com;

    ssl_certificate /path/to/cert.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key.pem;

    location /webdav/ {
        alias /var/www/webdav/;
        dav_methods PUT DELETE MKCOL COPY MOVE;
        dav_ext_methods PROPFIND OPTIONS;
        dav_access user:rw group:rw all:r;
        create_full_put_path on;

        auth_basic "CopySync WebDAV";
        auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/.htpasswd;
    }
}

To create a user:

sudo htpasswd -c /etc/nginx/.htpasswd your_username

Using with Nextcloud

Nextcloud already supports WebDAV. URL format:

https://your-nextcloud.com/remote.php/dav/files/USERNAME/CopySync/

Using with pCloud

pCloud WebDAV URL format (for European region):

https://ewebdav.pcloud.com/

Using with Yandex Disk

Yandex Disk WebDAV URL format:

https://webdav.yandex.com.tr/