recommend rclone over davfs2; closes #90

9001 · Jul 22, 2024 · ef0ecf8 · ef0ecf8
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ some recommended FTP / FTPS clients; `wark` = example password:
 
 ## webdav server
 
-with read-write support,  supports winXP and later, macos, nautilus/gvfs
+with read-write support,  supports winXP and later, macos, nautilus/gvfs  ... a greay way to [access copyparty straight from the file explorer in your OS](#mount-as-drive)
 
 click the [connect](http://127.0.0.1:3923/?hc) button in the control-panel to see connection instructions for windows, linux, macos
 
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ alternatively, some alternatives roughly sorted by speed (unreproducible benchma
 * [rclone-http](./docs/rclone.md) (26s), read-only
 * [partyfuse.py](./bin/#partyfusepy) (35s), read-only
 * [rclone-ftp](./docs/rclone.md) (47s), read/WRITE
-* davfs2 (103s), read/WRITE, *very fast* on small files
+* davfs2 (103s), read/WRITE
 * [win10-webdav](#webdav-server) (138s), read/WRITE
 * [win10-smb2](#smb-server) (387s), read/WRITE
 

diff --git a/copyparty/web/svcs.html b/copyparty/web/svcs.html
@@ -64,16 +64,7 @@ <h1>WebDAV</h1>
         </div>
 
         <div class="os lin">
-            <pre>
-                yum install davfs2
-                {% if accs %}printf '%s\n' <b>{{ pw }}</b> k | {% endif %}mount -t davfs -ouid=1000 http{{ s }}://{{ ep }}/{{ rvp }} <b>mp</b>
-            </pre>
-            <p>make it automount on boot:</p>
-            <pre>
-                printf '%s\n' "http{{ s }}://{{ ep }}/{{ rvp }} <b>{{ pw }}</b> k" >> /etc/davfs2/secrets
-                printf '%s\n' "http{{ s }}://{{ ep }}/{{ rvp }} <b>mp</b> davfs rw,user,uid=1000,noauto 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
-            </pre>
-            <p>or you can use rclone instead, which is much slower but doesn't require root (plus it keeps lastmodified on upload):</p>
+            <p>rclone (v1.63 or later) is recommended:</p>
             <pre>
                 rclone config create {{ aname }}-dav webdav url=http{{ s }}://{{ rip }}{{ hport }} vendor=owncloud pacer_min_sleep=0.01ms{% if accs %} user=k pass=<b>{{ pw }}</b>{% endif %}
                 rclone mount --vfs-cache-mode writes --dir-cache-time 5s {{ aname }}-dav:{{ rvp }} <b>mp</b>
@@ -85,6 +76,16 @@ <h1>WebDAV</h1>
                 <li>running <code>rclone mount</code> as root? add <code>--allow-other</code></li>
                 <li>old version of rclone? replace all <code>=</code> with <code>&nbsp;</code> (space)</li>
             </ul>
+            <p>alternatively use davfs2 (requires root, is slower, forgets lastmodified-timestamp on upload):</p>
+            <pre>
+                yum install davfs2
+                {% if accs %}printf '%s\n' <b>{{ pw }}</b> k | {% endif %}mount -t davfs -ouid=1000 http{{ s }}://{{ ep }}/{{ rvp }} <b>mp</b>
+            </pre>
+            <p>make davfs2 automount on boot:</p>
+            <pre>
+                printf '%s\n' "http{{ s }}://{{ ep }}/{{ rvp }} <b>{{ pw }}</b> k" >> /etc/davfs2/secrets
+                printf '%s\n' "http{{ s }}://{{ ep }}/{{ rvp }} <b>mp</b> davfs rw,user,uid=1000,noauto 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
+            </pre>
             <p>or the emergency alternative (gnome/gui-only):</p>
             <!-- gnome-bug: ignores vp -->
             <pre>