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diff --git a/doc/dav_davfs2.md b/doc/dav_davfs2.md deleted file mode 100644 index e4313e810..000000000 --- a/doc/dav_davfs2.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -**Installing The Cloud as a Filesystem on Linux** - -To install your cloud directory as a filesystem, you first need davfs2 installed. 99% of the time, this will be included in your distributions repositories. In Debian - -`apt-get install davfs2` - -If you want to let normal users mount the filesystem - -`dpkg-reconfigure davfs2` - -and select "yes" at the prompt. - -Now you need to add any user you want to be able to mount dav to the davfs2 group - -`usermod -aG davfs2 {{DesktopUser}}` - -Edit /etc/fstab - -`nano /etc/fstab` - -to include your cloud directory by adding - -`example.com/cloud/{{Username}} /mount/point davfs user,noauto,uid={{DesktopUser}},file_mode=600,dir_mode=700 0 1` - -Where {{Username}} is your username at your Red hub, example.com is the URL of your hub, /mount/point is the location you want to mount the cloud, and {{DesktopUser}} is the user you log in to one your computer. Note that if you are mounting as a normal user (not root) the mount point must be in your home directory. - -For example, if I wanted to mount my cloud to a directory called 'cloud' in my home directory, and my username was bob, my fstab would be - -`example.com/cloud/ /home/bob/cloud davfs user,noauto,uid=bob,file_mode=600,dir_mode=700 0 1` - -Now, create the mount point. - -`mkdir /home/bob/cloud` - -and also create a directory file to store your credentials - -`mkdir /home/bob/.davfs2` - -Create a file called 'secrets' - -`nano /home/bob/.davfs2/secrets` - -and add your cloud login credentials - -`example.com/cloud {{username}} {{password}}` - - -Where {{username}} and {{password}} are the username and password for your hub. - -Don't let this file be writeable by anyone who doesn't need it with - -`chmod 600 /home/bob/.davfs2/secrets` - -Finally, mount the drive. - -`mount example.com/cloud/{{username}}` - -You can now find your cloud at /home/bob/cloud and use it as though it were part of your local filesystem - even if the applications you are using have no dav support themselves. |