In building your own private cloud, there are plenty of ways you can try. But you have to make sure that you are complete with the necessary components like network attached storage, file server to access the files, and entry points or Data access. You’ll learn how to setup WebDAV server for your private cloud

If you are into using BackupAssist to setup WebDAV Server for Your Private Cloud, then you are allowed to do a plethora of backups into a private cloud. You can use this private cloud to be your NAS device or server that is WebDAV enabled.

Setup WebDAV Server for Your Private Cloud

WebDAV as the extension of the HTTP protocol, it is easy for you to do the remote content authoring operations. This also means that you can transfer your desired data coming from BackupAssist into your device or remote server.

To help you get an idea about the process on how to set up WebDAV Server for Your Private Cloud, you can consider the following overview of the process:

  • Creates a folder in your server or device intended for the backup destination
  • Enables the WebDAV protocol in your server or device’s Internet hosting software
  • Makes a WebDAV backup using a destination URL
  • Obtains a destination URL from your server or device’s Internet hosting software

How to Setup WebDAV Server for Your Private Cloud

Setup WebDAV Server for your Private Cloud
In setting up the WebDAV server for your private cloud, the first thing you need to do is to enable IIS (Internet Information Server) on your Windows Server. To do this, follow the instructions below:

  1. Run the “Add Roles and Features” wizard
  2. Choose the “Server Roles” tab
  3. Check the “Web Server (IIS)” box
  4. Expand the “Web Server Role (IIS)” > “Web Server” > “Common HTTP Features” options
  5. Check the “WebDAV Publishing” box
  6. Expand the “Web Server Role (IIS)” > “Web Server” > “Security” options
  7. Check the “Windows Authentication” box
  8. Expand the “Web Server Role (IIS)” > “Web Server” > “Performance” options
  9. Check the “Dynamic Content Compression” box
  10. Click on the “Next” button
  11. After that, you need to perform the configuration process with the following steps:
  12. From the Server Manager Menu, open the IIS Manager
  13. Go to “Server Name” > “Sites” > “Default Web Site” sections
  14. Double-click the “WebDAV Authoring Rules” option
  15. In the “Actions” pane, click on the “Enable WebDAV” option
  16. Click on the “Add Authoring Rule” option
  17. Grant the “Read and Write” permissions
  18. Press the “OK” button
  19. Go to “Server Name” > “Sites” > “Default Web Site” sections
  20. Double-click the “Authentication” option
  21. Enable the “Windows Authentication” option
  22. Open the “Providers” option and use the “Move Up/Move Down” button to control the NTLM entry
  23. Press the “OK” button Go to “Server Name” > and double-click the “Output Caching” option
  24. Click on the “Edit Feature Settings” option
  25. Uncheck the “Enable cache” and “Enable kernel cache” boxes
  26. Click on the “OK” button
  27. Lastly, you need to set up the storage folders.
  28. Open the “IIS Manager” section
  29. Go to “Server Name” > “Sites” > “Default Web Site” sections
  30. Right-click the “Default Web Site” option
  31. Choose the “Add Virtual Directory” option
  32. In the “Alias” field, enter “Storage”
  33. Specify the suitable “Physical Path”
  34. Click on the “Finish” button

Simply follow the above steps, and you can make the setup WebDAV Server for Your Private Cloud easy and quick.

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