What is WebDAV

WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an extension to the HTTP protocol. WebDAV allows a web server to work like a fileserver. It supports remotely updating content collaboratively.

CalDAV (Remote Access Calendar) and CardDAV (Remote Access Address Book) are popular extensions of WebDAV. They allow sharing of contacts and calendars by multiple users.

WebDAV allows clients to:

  • Create, Read, Update & Delete Files
  • Copy & Move Files
  • Lock Files
  • Create Collections of Files
  • Version Files via DeltaV Spec

Popular Alternatives to WebDAV

  • FTP
  • SSH/SFTP
  • Rsync
  • Cloud File Storage (Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox)