WebDAV sync

This application can be used to synchronize files from your local filesystem to a remote WebDAV server.

Prerequisites

• MacOS
• Rust
• (optional) Docker - for testing/debugging

Build and run

Build it

cargo build --release

Run it and it will prompt you for all parameters.

./target/release/webdav-sync 

You may otionally configure your .bash_profile/.zprofile and restart your shell so it doesn't ask you for every parameter.

export WEBDAV_HOSTNAME=YOUR_HOSTNAME
export WEBDAV_USERNAME=YOUR_USERNAME
export WEBDAV_PASSWORD=YOUR_PASSWORD

You can specify all options at the command-line (not recommended because of shell history):

./target/release/webdav-sync -h YOUR_HOSTNAME -d /tmp/dir -u YOUR_USERNAME -p YOUR_PASSWORD 

Note:

• YOUR_HOSTNAME should be an HTTP URL string. For instance http://192.168.1.2

Limitations

• Only creates and writes are watched. Renames, moves, and deletes are not supported.
• Only syncs from local filesystem to WebDav server (one-way sync, not bi-directional).
• The client is using Basic auth credentials. Digest credentials are not supported at this time.
• Could use Apple's Keychain services for credentials. See this link.
• No logging. All output goes to stdout.

Local testing

You can install a WebDav server locally to test.

1. Make a directory to serve your files. For instance, /tmp/webdav/data. Add a file or two there for testing.
2. Start up your WebDAV server in a Docker container.

docker run --restart always -v /tmp/webdav:/var/lib/dav \
    -e AUTH_TYPE=Basic -e USERNAME=YOUR_USERNAME -e PASSWORD=YOUR_PASSWORD \
    --publish 80:80 -d bytemark/webdav

3. In a web browser, try connecting and make sure your credentials work and that you see your files: http://localhost

You should be set to try it.

Testing

Limited unit tests are available.

cargo test

References

• https://hub.docker.com/r/bytemark/webdav/
• https://docs.rs/hyperdav/0.2.0/hyperdav/
• https://docs.rs/notify/4.0.15/notify/
• seanmonstar/reqwest#483