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Connect Any WebDAV Server to RcloneView — Sync with Google Drive, S3, and 70+ Clouds

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Tayson
Senior Engineer

WebDAV is everywhere — Synology, QNAP, Nextcloud, ownCloud, Box, pCloud, and dozens of other services support it. RcloneView turns any WebDAV endpoint into a first-class cloud remote you can browse, sync, and back up.

WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is one of the most widely supported file access protocols. NAS devices expose it, self-hosted cloud apps use it, and many commercial services offer it as an access method. RcloneView connects to any WebDAV endpoint, placing it alongside Google Drive, S3, OneDrive, and every other supported provider in the two-pane explorer.

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Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place

RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.

  • One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
  • Schedulers & history for reliable automation
  • Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
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Free core features. Plus automations available.

Services That Support WebDAV

WebDAV is more common than most people realize:

Service/DeviceWebDAV URL Pattern
Nextcloudhttps://your-server/remote.php/dav/files/username/
ownCloudhttps://your-server/remote.php/webdav/
Synology NAShttps://your-nas:5006/
QNAP NAShttps://your-nas:8081/
pCloudhttps://webdav.pcloud.com/
Boxhttps://dav.box.com/dav/
4sharedhttps://webdav.4shared.com/

Add a WebDAV Remote

Add WebDAV remote

In RcloneView's remote manager, create a new WebDAV remote with your server URL, username, and password. Once connected, browse your files instantly.

Key Workflows

Sync NAS to cloud via WebDAV

Many NAS devices expose WebDAV for remote access. Use it to sync NAS contents to Google Drive or S3:

Sync WebDAV NAS to cloud

Back up self-hosted cloud

Running Nextcloud or ownCloud? Back up your self-hosted files to a commercial cloud for disaster recovery:

Back up Nextcloud via WebDAV

Schedule automated sync

Set up nightly syncs between your WebDAV server and cloud storage:

Schedule WebDAV sync

Verify transfers

Confirm that synced files match the originals:

Verify WebDAV sync

Performance Tips

  • Use HTTPS for encrypted connections over the internet
  • Enable chunked uploads for large files if your server supports it
  • Set appropriate timeouts for slow connections
  • Limit concurrent transfers to 2-4 for shared servers

Getting Started

  1. Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com.
  2. Add your WebDAV server as a remote.
  3. Browse alongside your other cloud accounts.
  4. Sync and schedule for automated workflows.

If it speaks WebDAV, RcloneView can manage it.


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Supported Cloud Providers

Local Files
WebDAV
FTP
SFTP
HTTP
SMB / CIFS
Google Drive
Google Photos
Google Cloud Storage
OneDrive
Dropbox
Box
MS Azure Blob
MS File Storage
S3 Compatible
Amazon S3
pCloud
Wasabi
Mega
Backblaze B2
Cloudflare R2
Alibaba OSS
Ceph
Swift (OpenStack)
IBM Cloud Object Storage
Oracle Cloud Object Storage
IDrive e2
MinIO
Storj
DigitalOcean Spaces