docker-webdav-nginx/README.md

docker-webdav-nginx

Runs a Nginx WebDav server in Docker

• Source code: GitHub
• Docker container: Docker Hub
• Image base: Debian
• Init system: N/A
• Application: Nginx
• Architecture: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7

Explanation

• Runs a Nginx WebDav server in Docker.
• Exposes two WebDav locations
  • /public - No authentication
  • /restricted - Authentication if specified (see below)

Requirements

• Requires a WebDav client.
• I've found that not all clients are compatible (e.g., Dolphin doesn't work, but Thunar does).

Docker image information

Docker image tags

• latest: Latest version
• X.X.X: Semantic version (use if you want to stick on a specific version)

Environment variables

Variable	Required?	Definition	Example	Comments
WEBDAV_USER	No	WebDav username	user	user AND pass need to be set for authentication to work
WEBDAV_PASS	No	WebDav password	password1	user AND pass need to be set for authentication to work

Ports

Port on host	Port in container	Comments
Choose at your discretion	80	Nginx

Volumes

Volume on host	Volume in container	Comments
Choose at your discretion	/var/www/webdav	Used to store WebDav files

Example usage

Below is an example docker-compose.yml file.

version: '3'
services:
  webdav:
    container_name: docker-webdav-nginx
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - WEBDAV_USER=user
      - WEBDAV_PASS=password1
    networks:
      - webdav
    ports:
      - '8888:80'
    volumes:
      - 'webdav:/var/www/webdav'
    image: loganmarchione/docker-webdav-nginx:latest

networks:
  webdav:

volumes:
  webdav:
    driver: local

Below is an example of running locally (used to edit/test/debug).

# Build the Dockerfile
docker compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml up -d

# View logs
docker compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml logs -f

# Destroy when done
docker compose -f docker-compose-dev.yml down

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