wip: Trying to get webdav working

[Blu-J]

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[gstrauss]

Looks like lighttpd mod_proxy in your config handles all requests before lighttpd mod_webdav gets a chance.

proxy.server = (
    "" => (
        "80" => ( 
            "host" => "127.0.0.1",
            "port" => 8080
        )
    )
)

You might want something like the following, though you really ought to use the same webdav.sqlite-db-name for paths to the same root.

$HTTP["url"] =~ "^/webdav($|/)" {
    server.document-root = "/root/webdav/"
    webdav.activate = "enable"
    webdav.is-readonly = "disable"
    dir-listing.activate = "enable"
    webdav.sqlite-db-name = "/root/lighttpd.webdav_lock.db"
    auth.backend = "htpasswd"
    auth.backend.htpasswd.userfile = "/root/passwd.dav"
    auth.require = ( "" => ( "method" => "basic",
                                "realm" => "webdav",
                                "require" => "valid-user" ) )
}
else $HTTP["url"] =~ "^/dav($|/)" {
    server.document-root = "/root/webdav/"
    webdav.activate = "enable" 
    webdav.is-readonly = "enable" 
    webdav.sqlite-db-name = "/root/webdav.db" 
}
else {
    proxy.server = (
        "" => (
            "80" => ( 
                "host" => "127.0.0.1",
                "port" => 8080
            )
        )
    )
}

If only /api should go to the backend proxy, then you could instead use

  proxy.server = (
      "/api" => (
          "80" => ( 
              "host" => "127.0.0.1",
              "port" => 8080
          )
      )
  )

[Blu-J]

Tried to implement, but I can't seem to get anything working at the moment. It was a great idea @gstrauss
Going to work on other things until

[gstrauss]

Please check that you are testing with the latest version of lighttpd, currently lighttpd 1.4.65.

[Blu-J]

Previous version of thte lighttpd was version 1.4.64
Modified the docker to run with 1.4.65
Still can't get in. Not sure the that the version is the source of the issue.

[gstrauss]

FYI: I have a local development build of lighttpd 1.4.65 and when using a similar httpd.conf to what you have in this WIP, I had no problems connecting to a webdav share when using cadaver.

[Blu-J]

Thanks for the help. I have a feeling now that there could be something in the embassy-os that is restricting this dav, could be nginx or something about docker.
Was your test in a docker or just on a x86 linux?

[Blu-J]

@gstrauss Thanks for the sanity check, I'm assuming now that the lighttpd is right

[gstrauss]

Was your test in a docker or just on a x86 linux?

x86_64 linux with a direct connection from cadaver to lighttpd on localhost (and no intermediate proxies)

Yes, my intention was to help with a basic sanity check and let you know that things could work. Since a quick search turns up other github repos with docker configs for using lighttpd and mod_webdav, I think there is something specific to your config / embassy-os.