[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":849},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fwebdav":3,"\u002Fnetwork":603},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":595,"extension":596,"meta":597,"navigation":598,"path":599,"seo":600,"stem":601,"__hash__":602},"networks\u002Fnetwork\u002Fwebdav.md","How to Connect Android to WebDAV — NAS, Nextcloud, and Web Servers",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":584},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,153,170,174,227,231,234,251,257,260,264,294,297,301,394,405,409,412,465,471,482,486,491,500,505,513,518,526,531,541,545,569,573,580],[10,11,12],"p",{},"WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an extension of HTTP that lets you read, write, and manage files on remote servers. It's the protocol behind Nextcloud, ownCloud, and many NAS devices, and it runs over HTTPS which means it's secure by default when the server uses TLS.",[10,14,15],{},"If you self-host files or use open-source cloud storage, WebDAV is probably the protocol you need. AnExplorer connects to any WebDAV server with username\u002Fpassword authentication.",[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"what-services-use-webdav","What Services Use WebDAV",[22,23,24,37],"table",{},[25,26,27],"thead",{},[28,29,30,34],"tr",{},[31,32,33],"th",{},"Service",[31,35,36],{},"WebDAV address format",[38,39,40,55,67,80,93,105,117,129,141],"tbody",{},[28,41,42,49],{},[43,44,45],"td",{},[46,47,48],"strong",{},"Nextcloud",[43,50,51],{},[52,53,54],"code",{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyour-domain.com\u002Fremote.php\u002Fdav\u002Ffiles\u002Fusername\u002F",[28,56,57,62],{},[43,58,59],{},[46,60,61],{},"ownCloud",[43,63,64],{},[52,65,66],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyour-domain.com\u002Fremote.php\u002Fwebdav\u002F",[28,68,69,74],{},[43,70,71],{},[46,72,73],{},"Synology NAS",[43,75,76,79],{},[52,77,78],{},"http:\u002F\u002F192.168.1.50:5005"," (WebDAV service)",[28,81,82,87],{},[43,83,84],{},[46,85,86],{},"QNAP NAS",[43,88,89,92],{},[52,90,91],{},"http:\u002F\u002F192.168.1.60"," (WebDAV via file browser)",[28,94,95,100],{},[43,96,97],{},[46,98,99],{},"Nginx + WebDAV module",[43,101,102],{},[52,103,104],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyour-domain.com\u002Fdav\u002F",[28,106,107,112],{},[43,108,109],{},[46,110,111],{},"Apache + mod_dav",[43,113,114],{},[52,115,116],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyour-domain.com\u002Ffiles\u002F",[28,118,119,124],{},[43,120,121],{},[46,122,123],{},"Box.com",[43,125,126],{},[52,127,128],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fdav.box.com\u002Fdav",[28,130,131,136],{},[43,132,133],{},[46,134,135],{},"pCloud",[43,137,138],{},[52,139,140],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fwebdav.pcloud.com",[28,142,143,148],{},[43,144,145],{},[46,146,147],{},"Yandex Disk",[43,149,150],{},[52,151,152],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fwebdav.yandex.com",[10,154,155,156,161,162,165,166,169],{},"Note: AnExplorer also supports ",[157,158,160],"a",{"href":159},"\u002Fcloud\u002Fbox","Box",", ",[157,163,135],{"href":164},"\u002Fcloud\u002Fpcloud",", and ",[157,167,147],{"href":168},"\u002Fcloud\u002Fyandex-disk"," as native cloud integrations — those dedicated connections are easier than WebDAV for cloud storage services.",[17,171,173],{"id":172},"step-by-step-add-a-webdav-connection","Step-by-Step: Add a WebDAV Connection",[175,176,177,184,198,205,215,218,224],"ol",{},[178,179,180,181],"li",{},"Open ",[46,182,183],{},"AnExplorer",[178,185,186,187,190,191,194,195],{},"Navigate to the ",[46,188,189],{},"Network"," screen, then tap ",[46,192,193],{},"+"," > ",[46,196,197],{},"WebDAV",[178,199,200,201,204],{},"Enter the WebDAV URL — include the full path (e.g., ",[52,202,203],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fcloud.example.com\u002Fremote.php\u002Fdav\u002Ffiles\u002Fmyuser\u002F",")",[178,206,207,208,211,212],{},"Enter ",[46,209,210],{},"Username"," and ",[46,213,214],{},"Password",[178,216,217],{},"If your server uses a self-signed certificate, AnExplorer may ask you to trust it — accept it to proceed",[178,219,220,221],{},"Tap ",[46,222,223],{},"Connect",[178,225,226],{},"Bookmark the connection for repeat access",[17,228,230],{"id":229},"nextcloud-via-webdav","Nextcloud via WebDAV",[10,232,233],{},"Nextcloud is the most common self-hosted WebDAV target. Setup:",[175,235,236,239,245,248],{},[178,237,238],{},"Find your WebDAV URL: log in to Nextcloud > click your profile icon bottom-left > Settings > WebDAV URL (shown on the page)",[178,240,241,242],{},"URL format: ",[52,243,244],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyour-domain.com\u002Fremote.php\u002Fdav\u002Ffiles\u002FUSERNAME\u002F",[178,246,247],{},"Username: your Nextcloud login",[178,249,250],{},"Password: your Nextcloud password (or an app-specific password from Nextcloud > Security)",[10,252,253,256],{},[46,254,255],{},"Using an app-specific password is recommended",": Nextcloud > User icon > Settings > Security > Create new app password. This way you can revoke the phone's access without changing your main password.",[10,258,259],{},"Once connected, your full Nextcloud file tree is browsable in AnExplorer — the same files you see in the Nextcloud web interface.",[17,261,263],{"id":262},"synology-nas-webdav","Synology NAS WebDAV",[175,265,266,269,275,291],{},[178,267,268],{},"DSM > Control Panel > File Services > WebDAV",[178,270,271,272,274],{},"Enable ",[46,273,197],{}," (check HTTP\u002FHTTPS, choose port — default 5005\u002F5006)",[178,276,277,278,280,281,284,290],{},"In AnExplorer, connect to: ",[52,279,78],{},"\u002F",[52,282,283],{},"(or",[157,285,289],{"href":286,"rel":287},"https:\u002F\u002F...:5006\u002F%60",[288],"nofollow","https:\u002F\u002F...:5006\u002F`"," for TLS)",[178,292,293],{},"Username and password: your DSM credentials",[10,295,296],{},"Synology WebDAV exposes your shared folders at the root level.",[17,298,300],{"id":299},"webdav-vs-sftp-vs-smb","WebDAV vs SFTP vs SMB",[22,302,303,317],{},[25,304,305],{},[28,306,307,309,311,314],{},[31,308],{},[31,310,197],{},[31,312,313],{},"SFTP",[31,315,316],{},"SMB",[38,318,319,332,345,359,371,382],{},[28,320,321,324,327,329],{},[43,322,323],{},"Works over internet (HTTPS)",[43,325,326],{},"✅",[43,328,326],{},[43,330,331],{},"❌ (LAN only)",[28,333,334,337,340,342],{},[43,335,336],{},"LAN speed",[43,338,339],{},"Medium",[43,341,339],{},[43,343,344],{},"Fast",[28,346,347,350,353,356],{},[43,348,349],{},"Encryption",[43,351,352],{},"✅ (HTTPS)",[43,354,355],{},"✅ (SSH)",[43,357,358],{},"❌ (standard)",[28,360,361,364,366,369],{},[43,362,363],{},"Self-hosted cloud (Nextcloud)",[43,365,326],{},[43,367,368],{},"❌",[43,370,368],{},[28,372,373,376,378,380],{},[43,374,375],{},"NAS (Synology, QNAP)",[43,377,326],{},[43,379,326],{},[43,381,326],{},[28,383,384,387,390,392],{},[43,385,386],{},"VPS \u002F Linux server",[43,388,389],{},"✅ (Apache\u002FNginx)",[43,391,326],{},[43,393,368],{},[10,395,396,397,400,401,404],{},"WebDAV excels for self-hosted cloud storage accessible over the internet. For local NAS transfers, ",[157,398,316],{"href":399},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fsmb"," is faster. For SSH servers, ",[157,402,313],{"href":403},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fsftp"," is more standard.",[17,406,408],{"id":407},"setting-up-a-basic-webdav-server-nginx","Setting Up a Basic WebDAV Server (Nginx)",[10,410,411],{},"If you run your own Linux server and want to expose a folder via WebDAV:",[413,414,419],"pre",{"className":415,"code":416,"language":417,"meta":418,"style":418},"language-nginx shiki shiki-themes material-theme-lighter material-theme material-theme-palenight","location \u002Fdav\u002F {\n    alias \u002Fdata\u002Ffiles\u002F;\n    dav_methods PUT DELETE MKCOL COPY MOVE;\n    dav_ext_methods PROPFIND OPTIONS;\n    auth_basic \"WebDAV\";\n    auth_basic_user_file \u002Fetc\u002Fnginx\u002F.htpasswd;\n}\n","nginx","",[52,420,421,429,435,441,447,453,459],{"__ignoreMap":418},[422,423,426],"span",{"class":424,"line":425},"line",1,[422,427,428],{},"location \u002Fdav\u002F {\n",[422,430,432],{"class":424,"line":431},2,[422,433,434],{},"    alias \u002Fdata\u002Ffiles\u002F;\n",[422,436,438],{"class":424,"line":437},3,[422,439,440],{},"    dav_methods PUT DELETE MKCOL COPY MOVE;\n",[422,442,444],{"class":424,"line":443},4,[422,445,446],{},"    dav_ext_methods PROPFIND OPTIONS;\n",[422,448,450],{"class":424,"line":449},5,[422,451,452],{},"    auth_basic \"WebDAV\";\n",[422,454,456],{"class":424,"line":455},6,[422,457,458],{},"    auth_basic_user_file \u002Fetc\u002Fnginx\u002F.htpasswd;\n",[422,460,462],{"class":424,"line":461},7,[422,463,464],{},"}\n",[10,466,467,468],{},"Create a user: ",[52,469,470],{},"htpasswd -c \u002Fetc\u002Fnginx\u002F.htpasswd youruser",[10,472,473,474,477,478,481],{},"Then connect from AnExplorer to ",[52,475,476],{},"https:\u002F\u002Fyourdomain.com\u002Fdav\u002F"," with your ",[52,479,480],{},".htpasswd"," credentials.",[17,483,485],{"id":484},"troubleshooting-webdav","Troubleshooting WebDAV",[10,487,488],{},[46,489,490],{},"\"Connection refused\" or timeout:",[492,493,494,497],"ul",{},[178,495,496],{},"Verify the WebDAV service is actually enabled on the server (Synology: check DSM Settings > WebDAV)",[178,498,499],{},"Check port number (Synology defaults to 5005, Nextcloud defaults to 443 via HTTPS)",[10,501,502],{},[46,503,504],{},"\"Authentication failed\":",[492,506,507,510],{},[178,508,509],{},"Nextcloud users: create an app-specific password (avoids 2FA conflicts)",[178,511,512],{},"Check username capitalization",[10,514,515],{},[46,516,517],{},"\"SSL certificate error\":",[492,519,520,523],{},[178,521,522],{},"Server using a self-signed certificate — AnExplorer will ask you to trust it manually",[178,524,525],{},"If you see this on a public Nextcloud, verify the domain is correct before trusting",[10,527,528],{},[46,529,530],{},"Works on Wi-Fi but not on mobile data:",[492,532,533],{},[178,534,535,536,540],{},"Your server may only be accessible on LAN — you'd need a ",[157,537,539],{"href":538},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fopenvpn-share","VPN"," or proper port-forwarding\u002FDDNS to reach it remotely",[17,542,544],{"id":543},"related-guides","Related Guides",[492,546,547,553,558,563],{},[178,548,549],{},[157,550,552],{"href":551},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fwebdav-server","WebDAV Server on Android",[178,554,555],{},[157,556,557],{"href":399},"SMB \u002F LAN file sharing",[178,559,560],{},[157,561,562],{"href":403},"SFTP for SSH servers",[178,564,565],{},[157,566,568],{"href":567},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fnas","NAS connection guide",[17,570,572],{"id":571},"install","Install",[10,574,575],{},[157,576,579],{"href":577,"rel":578},"https:\u002F\u002Fplay.google.com\u002Fstore\u002Fapps\u002Fdetails?id=dev.dworks.apps.anexplorer",[288],"Install AnExplorer",[581,582,583],"style",{},"html .light .shiki span {color: var(--shiki-light);background: var(--shiki-light-bg);font-style: var(--shiki-light-font-style);font-weight: var(--shiki-light-font-weight);text-decoration: 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Browse and manage remote files from your Android phone. Full setup guide.","md",{},true,"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fwebdav",{"title":5,"description":595},"network\u002Fwebdav","oUDAhdW-WTnU3aEBpG4HLFenhJc6h8uaRXWxPkcjw1o",{"id":604,"title":605,"body":606,"description":833,"extension":596,"meta":834,"navigation":598,"path":845,"seo":846,"stem":847,"__hash__":848},"content\u002Fnetwork.md","Android Network File Access Guides for SMB, FTP, SFTP & NAS",{"type":7,"value":607,"toc":827},[608,611,615,659,663,692,696,704,708],[10,609,610],{},"AnExplorer connects to every major network file protocol — as both a client (connect to a server) and a server (run a server from your phone).",[17,612,614],{"id":613},"connect-to-a-remote-server-client","Connect to a Remote Server (Client)",[492,616,617,624,629,634,639,645,652],{},[178,618,619,623],{},[157,620,622],{"href":621},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fftp","FTP"," — connect to FTP servers on NAS, routers, or PCs",[178,625,626,628],{},[157,627,313],{"href":403}," — secure SSH-based file transfer; VPS, NAS, Raspberry Pi",[178,630,631,633],{},[157,632,316],{"href":399}," — Windows file shares, Samba; fastest for LAN NAS access",[178,635,636,638],{},[157,637,197],{"href":599}," — Nextcloud, ownCloud, pCloud, Synology; HTTPS-friendly",[178,640,641,644],{},[157,642,643],{"href":567},"NAS"," — brand-specific setup guides for Synology, QNAP, WD, TrueNAS",[178,646,647,651],{},[157,648,650],{"href":649},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fdlna","DLNA \u002F UPnP"," — browse media server libraries (Plex, Jellyfin, Kodi)",[178,653,654,658],{},[157,655,657],{"href":656},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fmedia-server","Media Server"," — access Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi from your phone",[17,660,662],{"id":661},"run-a-server-from-your-phone","Run a Server from Your Phone",[492,664,665,672,679,685],{},[178,666,667,671],{},[157,668,670],{"href":669},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fftp-server","FTP Server"," — start an FTP server on Android; connect from Windows, Mac, Linux",[178,673,674,678],{},[157,675,677],{"href":676},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Fsftp-server","SFTP Server"," — encrypted SSH server on your phone",[178,680,681,684],{},[157,682,683],{"href":551},"WebDAV Server"," — browser-accessible file server; works with macOS Finder and Windows",[178,686,687,691],{},[157,688,690],{"href":689},"\u002Fnetwork\u002Flocal-server","Device Connect"," — built-in HTTP server; browse phone files in any PC browser",[17,693,695],{"id":694},"privacy-and-remote-access","Privacy and Remote Access",[492,697,698],{},[178,699,700,703],{},[157,701,702],{"href":538},"VPN + File Sharing"," — WireGuard, OpenVPN, Tailscale for remote LAN access",[17,705,707],{"id":706},"protocol-quick-reference","Protocol Quick Reference",[22,709,710,723],{},[25,711,712],{},[28,713,714,717,720],{},[31,715,716],{},"Protocol",[31,718,719],{},"Port",[31,721,722],{},"Best For",[38,724,725,735,746,756,766,776,787,797,807,817],{},[28,726,727,729,732],{},[43,728,622],{},[43,730,731],{},"21",[43,733,734],{},"Legacy NAS, routers",[28,736,737,740,743],{},[43,738,739],{},"FTPS",[43,741,742],{},"990",[43,744,745],{},"FTP with TLS",[28,747,748,750,753],{},[43,749,313],{},[43,751,752],{},"22",[43,754,755],{},"Secure remote servers, VPS",[28,757,758,760,763],{},[43,759,316],{},[43,761,762],{},"445",[43,764,765],{},"Windows shares, LAN NAS",[28,767,768,770,773],{},[43,769,197],{},[43,771,772],{},"80\u002F443",[43,774,775],{},"Nextcloud, cloud bridging",[28,777,778,781,784],{},[43,779,780],{},"DLNA",[43,782,783],{},"Auto",[43,785,786],{},"Media libraries",[28,788,789,791,794],{},[43,790,670],{},[43,792,793],{},"2221",[43,795,796],{},"Share phone over network",[28,798,799,801,804],{},[43,800,677],{},[43,802,803],{},"2222",[43,805,806],{},"Secure phone sharing",[28,808,809,811,814],{},[43,810,683],{},[43,812,813],{},"8765",[43,815,816],{},"Browser-friendly phone sharing",[28,818,819,821,824],{},[43,820,690],{},[43,822,823],{},"8080",[43,825,826],{},"Browser-based wireless access",{"title":418,"searchDepth":431,"depth":431,"links":828},[829,830,831,832],{"id":613,"depth":431,"text":614},{"id":661,"depth":431,"text":662},{"id":694,"depth":431,"text":695},{"id":706,"depth":431,"text":707},"Connect Android to FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, NAS, DLNA, and media servers with AnExplorer. Also run FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV servers on your Android phone.",{"faq":835},[836,839,842],{"q":837,"a":838},"What network protocols does AnExplorer support?","AnExplorer supports FTP, SFTP, SMB (Windows shares), WebDAV, DLNA\u002FUPnP, NAS devices, and local HTTP server access. Both client mode (connect to a server) and server mode (run a server from your Android phone) are available.",{"q":840,"a":841},"Can AnExplorer connect to my NAS?","Yes. AnExplorer connects to all major NAS brands — Synology, QNAP, WD, TrueNAS — via SMB, FTP, SFTP, or WebDAV protocols.",{"q":843,"a":844},"Can I browse my phone files from a computer?","Yes. The Device Connect feature turns your phone into a local HTTP server. Open any browser on a PC on the same Wi-Fi network and access all your phone files — no software needed on the computer.","\u002Fnetwork",{"title":605,"description":833},"network","3Jc6JqtYgv15mlNFeK9ooNU2sjZ80ZSs5CRLjkR9Zd8",1776756979140]