Using Nextcloud and WebDAV as a backup target

 

This video explores the built-in WebDAV feature of Nextcloud for backing up and sync'ing files from a local client to a Nextcloud instance. There are a couple of reasons why users or organizations may want to implement this feature.

- Nextcloud's own user management makes it very straightforward to separate our different user profiles, authentication, and also data quotas. This means it's very simple to deploy Nextcloud and automate employee data back ups on the network with automated back ups of say 30GB or 100GB per user.

- Using the WebDAV protocol can be more efficient than uploading lots of files to the web interface. 

- The Nextcloud desktop client also perform the same task, and also uses the WebDAV protocol. More information about the client tool is here: https://docs.nextcloud.com/desktop/latest/

 Additional resources:

• https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/user_manual/en/files/access_webdav.html
• https://docs.qnap.com/operating-system/qts/4.5.x/en-us/GUID-31D5B05F-F29E-4D61-9758-C8CF839C14FD.html
• https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216473357-Accessing-WebDAV-with-Window