Petrified (Unsupported) SabreDAV => Petrified (Unsupported) WebDAV => {NGINX -> Apache}?

  • OMV's WebDAV plugin relies on SabreDAV. In April SabreDAV's developer stopped supporting SabreDAV. Since no other developer has stepped forward to take over support, this implies SabreDAV is essentially petrified in its current version. In turn, this implies OMV's WebDAV is too.


    WebDAV is built on http, and OMV uses NGNIX for http services. According to Wikipedia, NGNIX has "a very limited optional WebDAV module" (which is not automatically installed). So even if OMV started using NGNIX WebDAV, it's not clear that this would meet users' needs.


    OTOH, according to the same Wikipedia article, Apache provides WebDAV modules.


    So this is appears to be a case of one domino affecting others. Moving forward, what's the best way for OMV to provide WebDAV services that will continue to be supported?

  • Apache is a no go in the host at least in the form of a plugin, Omv used to have apache as http engine before, but the performance was much better with nginx.
    My opinion would be to move this yo docker. You'll loose pam login.

    Thanks for the advice & insight, subzero.


    I understand docker containerizes apps, but I've never used it. I see there's some discussion of it in this forum, and even a GUI plugin. So I'll put off questions about docker until I've had a chance to climb the learning curve.


    But you suggest moving "this" to docker. Exactly what "this" do you mean? Apache, some other WebDAV-providing FOSS http server that's not dependent on SabreDAV, or something else?

  • Thanks!


    I think for now I'll try using the WebDAV plugin. The last release of SabreDAV is recent, so my concern is more long-term. Maybe someone else will pick up supporting SabreDAV or the author(s) of the WebDAV plugin will find a substitute before the current SabreDAV becomes too obsolete.


    In the meantime, I'll learn about Docker and use it to get Plex Pass version of Plex up and running. I tried the OMV Plex plugin but had lots of trouble. And since I want to use the Plex Pass version anyway, the plugin was just a stopgap measure.


    With this Docker experience under my belt, I'll revisit WebDAV.

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