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Access your Ultra service with WebDAV

In this guide, we will show you how to access your Ultra service via the WebDAV protocol. For more information, follow this link.

Before you can use WebDAV, you need to reinstall your webserver. It can be done from the Overview tab on the UCP.

WebDAV is currently offered as a beta feature, and if it is deemed to disrupt our infrastructure, it will be removed from our service without notice.

Do note, data transferred over WebDAV WILL count towards your upload bandwidth quota.

WebDAV is intended to be used with WebDAV-compatible clients, file managers, mounted network drives, or tools such as Rclone. Opening the WebDAV URL directly in a web browser may not provide the same experience as HTTP Access.

WebDAV Access URL: https://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav
WebDAV Password: Use your HTTP password

Password can be found on the Connect tab of your UCP

When should I use WebDAV?

WebDAV is useful when you want to browse or manage files on your Ultra service from a compatible file manager, operating-system network mount, or client such as Rclone.
For simple browser-based downloads, use HTTP Access instead.
For large transfers, automated syncing, or more reliable long-running file operations, FTP/SFTP, LFTP, or Rclone may be better options depending on your workflow.

Configure Network Drive

Windows

Note: Windows Explorer WebDAV mapped drives limit the maximum file size to approx, 4GB. If you intend to copy or stream files larger than that, please use an Rclone mount or another dedicated WebDAV client.

Open the File Explorer by pressing Win+E.
Next, right-click This PC and click Map network drive...

Select the 1 Drive: letter of your preference
For 2 Folder: use https://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav

username is the username of your Ultra.cc service
hostname is the Ultra.cc server your service is on

Check the box 3 Reconnect at sign-in and Connect using different credentials
Finally, click 4 Finish

You will then be presented with a login box requesting your Ultra.cc service username and HTTP password

You can check the Remember my credentials box to save your password

Enter your username and password, then press the OK button.

You will now see your Ultra.cc home path mounted at the drive letter you selected in the previous steps. If you selected Remember my credentials then your WebDAV mount will automatically be remounted upon restarting your Windows machine.

Mac

In the Finder on your Mac, select Go > Connect to Server
In the Server Address field, enter https://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav

Make sure to replace username and hostname with your Ultra username and the hostname of the server your service is deployed on.

Click Connect.
When prompted to enter your login credentials, use your Ultra username and the HTTP password, which can be found on the Connect tab of your UCP
If you want to disconnect your WebDAV mount, find the mount in the Finder and Control-click, then choose Eject.

Linux (Ubuntu)

Depending on which Linux distro you are using, the WebDAV URL protocol will be different. For example, the URL could be prepended with davs://, webdavs:// or https://. Always reference the documentation specific to your Linux distro.

The process of configuring a network drive on Linux will be different depending on what distro and packages you are using. But the general steps are as follows:

Open your File Explorer, for example Dolphin
Under the Network tab, click Add Network Location
Select WebFolder (webdav).
Enter your WebDAV URL and login credentials

URL: https://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav
Username: Your Ultra username
Password: Your HTTP password, which can be found on the Connect tab of your UCP

Linux (Arch / Fedora / other distros)

Some file managers and WebDAV clients will ask for the connection details separately.

Server: username.servername.usbx.me
Port: 80 or 443 (or click use encryption)
Folder: /webdav/

If your client does not connect using the https:// URL format, try one of the following formats instead:

davs://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav
webdavs://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav

Some WebDAV clients may show a warning that the server does not support locks. If the mount completes and you can browse your files, this warning may not prevent normal use.

Rclone

To access your Ultra service on your local machine with a Rclone WebDAV remote, make sure you have Rclone installed.
Then, execute the following command on your local machine:

user@hostname:~$ rclone config
No remotes found - make a new one
n) New remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config
n/s/q>

Press n and then ENTER. Type the name you wish to use for your WebDAV remote, and then press ENTER once more. In this guide, we will use ultra as the remote name.
Scroll through the list of supported remotes and find the WebDAV entry. Once you have found WebDAV, enter the corresponding number and press ENTER. As this is a living list of remotes, that grows with time, the number for WebDAV might change.

Type of storage to configure.
Enter a string value—Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
...
50 / Uptobox
   \\ (uptobox)
51 / WebDAV
   \\ (webdav)
52 / Yandex Disk
   \\ (yandex)
...

Next, you will be prompted to enter the URL to connect to.
Enter your WebDAV URL in the format of https://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav

Make sure to replace username and hostname with your Ultra username and the hostname of the server your service is deployed on.

Option url.
URL of http host to connect to.
E.g. <https://example.com>.
Enter a value.
url>

Next, you will be asked to select a vendor. Select Other site/service or software. Currently, that is number 7, but this might change in the future.

Option vendor.
Name of the WebDAV site/service/software you are using.
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value.
Press Enter to leave empty.
 1 / Fastmail Files
   \\ (fastmail)
 2 / Nextcloud
   \\ (nextcloud)
 3 / Owncloud
   \\ (owncloud)
 4 / Sharepoint Online, authenticated by Microsoft account
   \\ (sharepoint)
 5 / Sharepoint with NTLM authentication, usually self-hosted or on-premises
   \\ (sharepoint-ntlm)
 6 / rclone WebDAV server to serve a remote over HTTP via the WebDAV protocol
   \\ (rclone)
 7 / Other site/service or software
   \\ (other)
vendor>

Next, you will be asked for a username, enter your Ultra username.

Option user.
User name.
In case NTLM authentication is used, the username should be in the format 'Domain\\User'.
Enter a value. Press Enter to leave empty.
user>

Next, you will be asked to use a password, press y and ENTER and you will be prompted to enter your password.
Enter your HTTP password, which can be found on the Connect tab of your UCP

Do note, while entering your password, no ********* characters will be shown.

Option pass.
Password.
Choose an alternative below. Press Enter for the default (n).
y) Yes, type in my own password
g) Generate random password
n) No, leave this optional password blank (default)
y/g/n> y
Enter the password:
password:
Confirm the password:
password:

Next, you will be asked to enter a bearer token.
Press ENTER to leave empty.

Option bearer_token.
Bearer token instead of user/pass (e.g. a Macaroon).
Enter a value. Press Enter to leave empty.
bearer_token>

Finally, you will be asked to edit the advanced config.
Enter n and press ENTER.

Edit advanced config?
y) Yes
n) No (default)
y/n>

You will now see a summary of your WebDav remote configuration. Make sure you have entered the correct details.
Confirm by pressing y and ENTER.

Configuration complete.
Options:
- type: webdav
- url: <https://username.hostname.usbx.me/webdav>
- vendor: rclone
- user: username
- pass: *** ENCRYPTED ***
Keep this "ultra" remote?
y) Yes this is OK (default)
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d>

Then, press q to exit the Rclone configurator.
To confirm that your Rclone WebDav remote is working as it should, you can list your remote directory contents by executing the following command:

Make sure to replace ultra with the name you previously selected for your remote.

rclone lsd ultra:

If successful, you should see the contents of your remote be listed.

user@hostname:~$ rclone lsd ultra:
          -1 2024-04-29 06:23:13        -1 bin
          -1 2024-04-16 11:01:42        -1 downloads
          -1 2024-04-16 15:04:29        -1 media
          -1 2023-12-03 20:10:21        -1 watch
          -1 2024-06-28 11:44:40        -1 webdav
          -1 2024-04-16 10:51:45        -1 www

Optionally, you can now set up your WebDAV remote as an mount. Please refer to this guide for more information.

Limitations and support notes

WebDAV is currently a beta feature.
WebDAV traffic counts toward your upload bandwidth quota.
WebDAV is designed for private access to your own Ultra service files.
WebDAV should be used with compatible clients, network-drive tools, or Rclone rather than as a normal browser page.
Some Linux clients may show warnings such as the server not supporting locks. If the mount works and files are accessible, this warning may not prevent normal use.
Performance may vary depending on the client, local connection, file size, and workload.
WebDAV should not be treated as a replacement for a supported media-streaming application. If you use WebDAV to access media files, performance and compatibility will depend on your client and usage pattern, and all transferred data will count toward your upload bandwidth quota.

If you require further assistance, you can open a support ticket here!

Access your Ultra service with WebDAV
When should I use WebDAV?
Configure Network Drive
Windows
Mac
Linux (Ubuntu)
Linux (Arch / Fedora / other distros)
Rclone
Limitations and support notes