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author | zaggynl <5062119+zaggynl@users.noreply.github.com> | 2022-11-02 21:37:57 +0300 |
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committer | backportbot-nextcloud[bot] <backportbot-nextcloud[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> | 2022-11-07 23:52:51 +0300 |
commit | 38be1be83bc5eb2b3a1cc8ceb50925976248a9be (patch) | |
tree | 1f02a18f618e41e650cd91b26b0de72264b66877 | |
parent | 4a54073dfca4fca5a711a649ed7176f4390a8bd3 (diff) |
Added a section for WinSCP
Added small section for WinSCP with links, Linux through wine and a short howto.
Signed-off-by: zaggynl <5062119+zaggynl@users.noreply.github.com>
-rw-r--r-- | user_manual/files/access_webdav.rst | 34 |
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diff --git a/user_manual/files/access_webdav.rst b/user_manual/files/access_webdav.rst index 59611d063..798cda007 100644 --- a/user_manual/files/access_webdav.rst +++ b/user_manual/files/access_webdav.rst @@ -515,6 +515,40 @@ To get the properties of files in the root folder: </d:propstat> </d:response> </d:multistatus> + + + + +Accessing files using WinSCP +------------------------------- + +`WinSCP <https://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction/>`_ is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client, S3 client and SCP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality. + +You can `download <https://winscp.net/eng/downloads.php/>`_ the portable version of WinSCP and run it on Linux through `Wine <https://wiki.winehq.org/Main_Page/>`_. + +To run WinSCP on Linux, download wine through your distribution's package manager, then run it via: wine WinSCP.exe. + +To connect to Nextcloud: + +* Start WinSCP +* Press 'Session' in the menu +* Press the 'New Session' menu option +* Set the 'File protocol' dropdown to WebDAV +* Set the 'Encryption' dropdown to TSL/SSL Implicit encryption +* Fill in the hostname field: example.com +* Fill in the username field: NEXTCLOUDUSERNAME +* Fill in the password field: NEXTCLOUDPASSWORD +* Press the 'Advanced...' button +* Navigate to 'Environment', 'Directories' on the left side +* Fill in the 'Remote directory' field with the following: /nextcloud/remote.php/dav/files/NEXTCLOUDUSERNAME/ +* Press the 'OK' button +* Press the 'Save' button +* Select the desired options and press the 'OK' button +* Press the 'Login' button to connect to Nextcloud + +Note: at the time of writing (2022-11-02) WinSCP does not seem to understand Nextcloud `2fa <https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_user/two_factor-auth.html/>`_, it will fail to connect with a 401 Unauthorized message. +Workaround is to create a separate user without 2fa enabled. + .. _KB2668751: https://web.archive.org/web/20211008025539/https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/you-cannot-download-more-than-50-mb-or-upload-large-files-when-the-upload-takes-longer-than-30-minutes-using-web-client-in-windows-7-8709ae9d-e808-c5a0-95d0-9a7143c50b11 |