diff --git a/.drone.star b/.drone.star
index 494c282bb0..101f46a0da 100644
--- a/.drone.star
+++ b/.drone.star
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def main(ctx):
     litmusOcisOldWebdav(),
     litmusOcisNewWebdav(),
     litmusOcisSpacesDav(),
+    virtualViews(),
   ] + ocisIntegrationTests(6) + s3ngIntegrationTests(12)
 
 
@@ -484,6 +485,64 @@ def release():
     "depends_on": ['changelog'],
   }
 
+def virtualViews():
+  return {
+    "kind": "pipeline",
+    "type": "docker",
+    "name": "virtual-views",
+    "platform": {
+      "os": "linux",
+      "arch": "amd64",
+    },
+    "trigger": {
+      "event": {
+        "include": [
+          "pull_request",
+          "tag",
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+    "steps": [
+      makeStep("build-ci"),
+      {
+        "name": "revad-services",
+        "image": "registry.cern.ch/docker.io/library/golang:1.17",
+        "detach": True,
+        "commands": [
+          "cd /drone/src/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/",
+          "/drone/src/cmd/revad/revad -c frontend-global.toml &",
+          "/drone/src/cmd/revad/revad -c gateway.toml &",
+          "/drone/src/cmd/revad/revad -c storage-home-ocis.toml &",
+          "/drone/src/cmd/revad/revad -c storage-local-1.toml &",
+          "/drone/src/cmd/revad/revad -c storage-local-2.toml &",
+          "/drone/src/cmd/revad/revad -c users.toml",
+        ],
+      },
+      cloneOc10TestReposStep(),
+      {
+        "name": "oC10APIAcceptanceTestsOcisStorage",
+        "image": "registry.cern.ch/docker.io/owncloudci/php:7.4",
+        "commands": [
+          "cd /drone/src",
+          "make test-acceptance-api",
+        ],
+        "environment": {
+          "PATH_TO_CORE": "/drone/src/tmp/testrunner",
+          "TEST_SERVER_URL": "http://revad-services:20180",
+          "OCIS_REVA_DATA_ROOT": "/drone/src/tmp/reva/data/",
+          "DELETE_USER_DATA_CMD": "rm -rf /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/root/* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/*-*-*-* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/blobs/*",
+          "STORAGE_DRIVER": "OCIS",
+          "SKELETON_DIR": "/drone/src/tmp/testing/data/apiSkeleton",
+          "TEST_REVA": "true",
+          "REGULAR_USER_PASSWORD": "relativity",
+          "SEND_SCENARIO_LINE_REFERENCES": "true",
+          "BEHAT_SUITE": "apiVirtualViews",
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+    "depends_on": ['changelog'],
+  }
+
 def litmusOcisOldWebdav():
   return {
     "kind": "pipeline",
@@ -701,7 +760,7 @@ def ocisIntegrationTests(parallelRuns, skipExceptParts = []):
             "environment": {
               "TEST_SERVER_URL": "http://revad-services:20080",
               "OCIS_REVA_DATA_ROOT": "/drone/src/tmp/reva/data/",
-              "DELETE_USER_DATA_CMD": "rm -rf /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/root/* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/*-*-*-*",
+              "DELETE_USER_DATA_CMD": "rm -rf /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/root/* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/*-*-*-* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/blobs/*",
               "STORAGE_DRIVER": "OCIS",
               "SKELETON_DIR": "/drone/src/tmp/testing/data/apiSkeleton",
               "TEST_WITH_LDAP": "true",
@@ -776,7 +835,7 @@ def s3ngIntegrationTests(parallelRuns, skipExceptParts = []):
             "environment": {
               "TEST_SERVER_URL": "http://revad-services:20080",
               "OCIS_REVA_DATA_ROOT": "/drone/src/tmp/reva/data/",
-              "DELETE_USER_DATA_CMD": "rm -rf /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/root/* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/*-*-*-*",
+              "DELETE_USER_DATA_CMD": "rm -rf /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/root/* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/nodes/*-*-*-* /drone/src/tmp/reva/data/blobs/*",
               "STORAGE_DRIVER": "S3NG",
               "SKELETON_DIR": "/drone/src/tmp/testing/data/apiSkeleton",
               "TEST_WITH_LDAP": "true",
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/add-virtual-view-tests.md b/changelog/unreleased/add-virtual-view-tests.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17bdf6a721
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/add-virtual-view-tests.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Enhancement: add virtual view tests
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/2219
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/meshdirectory/groups.demo.json b/examples/meshdirectory/groups.demo.json
index f78da191bc..42fd1af0c2 100644
--- a/examples/meshdirectory/groups.demo.json
+++ b/examples/meshdirectory/groups.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "sailing-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "sailing-lovers",
     "mail": "sailing-lovers@example.org",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "violin-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "violin-haters",
     "mail": "violin-haters@example.org",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "radium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "radium-lovers",
     "mail": "radium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "polonium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "polonium-lovers",
     "mail": "polonium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "quantum-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "quantum-lovers",
     "mail": "quantum-lovers@example.org",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "philosophy-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "philosophy-haters",
     "mail": "philosophy-haters@example.org",
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "physics-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "physics-lovers",
     "mail": "physics-lovers@example.org",
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
diff --git a/examples/meshdirectory/users.demo.json b/examples/meshdirectory/users.demo.json
index 12c784f7eb..893d69b99f 100644
--- a/examples/meshdirectory/users.demo.json
+++ b/examples/meshdirectory/users.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "marie",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "richard",
diff --git a/examples/oc-phoenix/groups.demo.json b/examples/oc-phoenix/groups.demo.json
index f78da191bc..42fd1af0c2 100644
--- a/examples/oc-phoenix/groups.demo.json
+++ b/examples/oc-phoenix/groups.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "sailing-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "sailing-lovers",
     "mail": "sailing-lovers@example.org",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "violin-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "violin-haters",
     "mail": "violin-haters@example.org",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "radium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "radium-lovers",
     "mail": "radium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "polonium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "polonium-lovers",
     "mail": "polonium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "quantum-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "quantum-lovers",
     "mail": "quantum-lovers@example.org",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "philosophy-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "philosophy-haters",
     "mail": "philosophy-haters@example.org",
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "physics-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "physics-lovers",
     "mail": "physics-lovers@example.org",
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
diff --git a/examples/oc-phoenix/users.demo.json b/examples/oc-phoenix/users.demo.json
index 12c784f7eb..893d69b99f 100644
--- a/examples/oc-phoenix/users.demo.json
+++ b/examples/oc-phoenix/users.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "marie",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "richard",
diff --git a/examples/ocmd/users.demo.json b/examples/ocmd/users.demo.json
index e1b52cb806..0f96aeece1 100644
--- a/examples/ocmd/users.demo.json
+++ b/examples/ocmd/users.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "cernbox.cern.ch",
+			"idp": "https://cernbox.cern.ch",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-			"idp": "cesnet.cz",
+			"idp": "https://cesnet.cz",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "marie",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-			"idp": "example.org",
+			"idp": "https://example.org",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "richard",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "932b4522-139b-4815-8ef4-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "example.com",
+			"idp": "https://example.com",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "test",
diff --git a/examples/plugin/users.demo.json b/examples/plugin/users.demo.json
index 21479c1ec7..99a04a2554 100644
--- a/examples/plugin/users.demo.json
+++ b/examples/plugin/users.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "cernbox.cern.ch"
+			"idp": "https://cernbox.cern.ch",
+			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
 		"secret": "relativity",
diff --git a/examples/standalone/groups.demo.json b/examples/standalone/groups.demo.json
index f78da191bc..42fd1af0c2 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/groups.demo.json
+++ b/examples/standalone/groups.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "sailing-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "sailing-lovers",
     "mail": "sailing-lovers@example.org",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "violin-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "violin-haters",
     "mail": "violin-haters@example.org",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "radium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "radium-lovers",
     "mail": "radium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "polonium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "polonium-lovers",
     "mail": "polonium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "quantum-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "quantum-lovers",
     "mail": "quantum-lovers@example.org",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "philosophy-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "philosophy-haters",
     "mail": "philosophy-haters@example.org",
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "physics-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "physics-lovers",
     "mail": "physics-lovers@example.org",
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
diff --git a/examples/standalone/users.demo.json b/examples/standalone/users.demo.json
index 12c784f7eb..893d69b99f 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/users.demo.json
+++ b/examples/standalone/users.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "marie",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "richard",
diff --git a/examples/storage-references/groups.demo.json b/examples/storage-references/groups.demo.json
index f78da191bc..42fd1af0c2 100644
--- a/examples/storage-references/groups.demo.json
+++ b/examples/storage-references/groups.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "sailing-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "sailing-lovers",
     "mail": "sailing-lovers@example.org",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "violin-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "violin-haters",
     "mail": "violin-haters@example.org",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "radium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "radium-lovers",
     "mail": "radium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "polonium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "polonium-lovers",
     "mail": "polonium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "quantum-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "quantum-lovers",
     "mail": "quantum-lovers@example.org",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "philosophy-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "philosophy-haters",
     "mail": "philosophy-haters@example.org",
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "physics-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "physics-lovers",
     "mail": "physics-lovers@example.org",
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
diff --git a/examples/storage-references/users.demo.json b/examples/storage-references/users.demo.json
index 426ba07b75..38932b65a0 100644
--- a/examples/storage-references/users.demo.json
+++ b/examples/storage-references/users.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "marie",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "richard",
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "0e4d9dc1-8349-49fe-8afc-6b844aec1cf6",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
 			"type": 7
 		},
 		"username": "lwaccount",
diff --git a/examples/two-server-setup/groups.demo.json b/examples/two-server-setup/groups.demo.json
index f78da191bc..42fd1af0c2 100644
--- a/examples/two-server-setup/groups.demo.json
+++ b/examples/two-server-setup/groups.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "sailing-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "sailing-lovers",
     "mail": "sailing-lovers@example.org",
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "violin-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "violin-haters",
     "mail": "violin-haters@example.org",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "radium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "radium-lovers",
     "mail": "radium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "polonium-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "polonium-lovers",
     "mail": "polonium-lovers@example.org",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "quantum-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "quantum-lovers",
     "mail": "quantum-lovers@example.org",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "philosophy-haters",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "philosophy-haters",
     "mail": "philosophy-haters@example.org",
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   {
     "id": {
       "opaque_id": "physics-lovers",
-      "idp": "localhost:20080"
+      "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
     },
     "group_name": "physics-lovers",
     "mail": "physics-lovers@example.org",
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       },
       {
         "id": {
           "opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-          "idp": "localhost:20080"
+          "idp": "http://localhost:20080"
         }
       }
     ]
diff --git a/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go b/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go
index dcfd7be3e7..5292ac309a 100644
--- a/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go
+++ b/internal/grpc/services/gateway/storageprovider.go
@@ -1334,7 +1334,14 @@ func (s *svc) statAcrossProviders(ctx context.Context, req *provider.StatRequest
 		}
 		if resp.Info != nil {
 			info.Size += resp.Info.Size
-			info.Mtime = utils.LaterTS(info.Mtime, resp.Info.Mtime)
+			if utils.TSToUnixNano(resp.Info.Mtime) > utils.TSToUnixNano(info.Mtime) {
+				info.Mtime = resp.Info.Mtime
+				info.Etag = resp.Info.Etag
+				info.Checksum = resp.Info.Checksum
+			}
+			if info.Etag == "" && info.Etag != resp.Info.Etag {
+				info.Etag = resp.Info.Etag
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1705,7 +1712,14 @@ func (s *svc) listContainerAcrossProviders(ctx context.Context, req *provider.Li
 				}
 				// TODO(ishank011): aggregrate properties such as etag, checksum, etc.
 				p.Size += info.Size
-				p.Mtime = utils.LaterTS(p.Mtime, info.Mtime)
+				if utils.TSToUnixNano(info.Mtime) > utils.TSToUnixNano(p.Mtime) {
+					p.Mtime = info.Mtime
+					p.Etag = info.Etag
+					p.Checksum = info.Checksum
+				}
+				if p.Etag == "" && p.Etag != info.Etag {
+					p.Etag = info.Etag
+				}
 				p.Type = provider.ResourceType_RESOURCE_TYPE_CONTAINER
 				p.MimeType = "httpd/unix-directory"
 			} else {
diff --git a/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go b/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go
index a7e067147b..aac7f68453 100644
--- a/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go
+++ b/internal/grpc/services/storageprovider/storageprovider.go
@@ -852,7 +852,13 @@ func (s *service) listVirtualView(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference)
 
 		if p, ok := nestedInfos[parent]; ok {
 			p.Size += info.Size
-			p.Mtime = utils.LaterTS(p.Mtime, info.Mtime)
+			if utils.TSToUnixNano(info.Mtime) > utils.TSToUnixNano(p.Mtime) {
+				p.Mtime = info.Mtime
+				p.Etag = info.Etag
+			}
+			if p.Etag == "" && p.Etag != info.Etag {
+				p.Etag = info.Etag
+			}
 		} else {
 			nestedInfos[parent] = &provider.ResourceInfo{
 				Path: parent,
@@ -862,6 +868,7 @@ func (s *service) listVirtualView(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference)
 				},
 				Size:     info.Size,
 				Mtime:    info.Mtime,
+				Etag:     info.Etag,
 				MimeType: "httpd/unix-directory",
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
index ebbb7f9a30..447f9f8593 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/decomposedfs.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
+	userpb "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/identity/user/v1beta1"
 	provider "github.com/cs3org/go-cs3apis/cs3/storage/provider/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/appctx"
 	ctxpkg "github.com/cs3org/reva/pkg/ctx"
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ type PermissionsChecker interface {
 
 // Tree is used to manage a tree hierarchy
 type Tree interface {
-	Setup(owner string) error
+	Setup(owner *userpb.UserId, propagateToRoot bool) error
 
 	GetMD(ctx context.Context, node *node.Node) (os.FileInfo, error)
 	ListFolder(ctx context.Context, node *node.Node) ([]*node.Node, error)
@@ -102,10 +103,19 @@ func NewDefault(m map[string]interface{}, bs tree.Blobstore) (storage.FS, error)
 	return New(o, lu, p, tp)
 }
 
+// when enable home is false we want propagation to root if tree size or mtime accounting is enabled
+func enablePropagationForRoot(o *options.Options) bool {
+	return (!o.EnableHome && (o.TreeSizeAccounting || o.TreeTimeAccounting))
+}
+
 // New returns an implementation of the storage.FS interface that talks to
 // a local filesystem.
 func New(o *options.Options, lu *Lookup, p PermissionsChecker, tp Tree) (storage.FS, error) {
-	err := tp.Setup(o.Owner)
+	err := tp.Setup(&userpb.UserId{
+		OpaqueId: o.Owner,
+		Idp:      o.OwnerIDP,
+		Type:     userpb.UserType(userpb.UserType_value[o.OwnerType]),
+	}, enablePropagationForRoot(o))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.New().Error().Err(err).
 			Msg("could not setup tree")
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go
index d48a178730..181d20f19e 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/options/options.go
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	TreeSizeAccounting bool `mapstructure:"treesize_accounting"`
 
 	// set an owner for the root node
-	Owner string `mapstructure:"owner"`
+	Owner     string `mapstructure:"owner"`
+	OwnerIDP  string `mapstructure:"owner_idp"`
+	OwnerType string `mapstructure:"owner_type"`
 }
 
 // New returns a new Options instance for the given configuration
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go
index 30752f16cb..9984480b0e 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/tree/tree.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func New(root string, tta bool, tsa bool, lu PathLookup, bs Blobstore) *Tree {
 }
 
 // Setup prepares the tree structure
-func (t *Tree) Setup(owner string) error {
+func (t *Tree) Setup(owner *userpb.UserId, propagateToRoot bool) error {
 	// create data paths for internal layout
 	dataPaths := []string{
 		filepath.Join(t.root, "nodes"),
@@ -114,16 +114,20 @@ func (t *Tree) Setup(owner string) error {
 	// the root node has an empty name
 	// the root node has no parent
 	n := node.New("root", "", "", 0, "", nil, t.lookup)
-	err := t.createNode(
-		n,
-		&userpb.UserId{
-			OpaqueId: owner,
-		},
-	)
+	err := t.createNode(n, owner)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// set propagation flag
+	v := []byte("0")
+	if propagateToRoot {
+		v = []byte("1")
+	}
+	if err = xattr.Set(n.InternalPath(), xattrs.PropagationAttr, v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// create spaces folder and iterate over existing nodes to populate it
 	spacesPath := filepath.Join(t.root, "spaces")
 	fi, err := os.Stat(spacesPath)
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/localfs/localfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/localfs/localfs.go
index a28f98e33d..9f807d9ad2 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/localfs/localfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/localfs/localfs.go
@@ -778,7 +778,8 @@ func (fs *localfs) CreateDir(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference) error
 		}
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "localfs: error creating dir "+fn)
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return fs.propagate(ctx, path.Dir(fn))
 }
 
 func (fs *localfs) Delete(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference) error {
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/config/behat.yml b/tests/acceptance/config/behat.yml
index c75fd5d367..535ab3e151 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/config/behat.yml
+++ b/tests/acceptance/config/behat.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ default:
   autoload:
     '': '%paths.base%/../features/bootstrap'
 
+  suites:
+    apiVirtualViews:
+      paths:
+        - '%paths.base%/../features/apiVirtualViews'
+      contexts:
+        - RevaContext:
+        - FeatureContext: &common_feature_context_params
+            baseUrl:  http://localhost:20180
+            adminUsername: admin
+            adminPassword: admin
+            regularUserPassword: relativity
+            ocPath: apps/testing/api/v1/occ
+        - WebDavPropertiesContext:
+
   extensions:
     jarnaiz\JUnitFormatter\JUnitFormatterExtension:
       filename: report.xml
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/apiVirtualViews/virtualViews.feature b/tests/acceptance/features/apiVirtualViews/virtualViews.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3baa7b0fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/features/apiVirtualViews/virtualViews.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+@api @virtual-views-required
+Feature: virtual views
+  As admin
+  I want to be able to shard large folders over multiple storage providers
+  So that I can scale large numbers of users better.
+
+  Background:
+    Given user "einstein" deletes everything from folder "virtual/" using the WebDAV API
+    And user "einstein" has created the following folders
+      | path            |
+      | virtual/a       |
+      | virtual/a/alice |
+      | virtual/b       |
+      | virtual/c       |
+      | virtual/k       |
+      | virtual/l       |
+      | virtual/z       |
+
+  Scenario: list large folder
+    Given using old DAV path
+    When user "einstein" lists the resources in "/virtual" with depth "0" using the WebDAV API
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "207"
+    And the last DAV response for user "einstein" should not contain these nodes
+      | name      |
+      | virtual/a |
+      | virtual/b |
+      | virtual/c |
+      | virtual/k |
+      | virtual/l |
+      | virtual/z |
+    When user "einstein" lists the resources in "/virtual" with depth 1 using the WebDAV API
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "207"
+    And the last DAV response for user "einstein" should contain these nodes
+      | name |
+      | virtual/a    |
+      | virtual/b    |
+      | virtual/c    |
+      | virtual/k    |
+      | virtual/l    |
+      | virtual/z    |
+    And the last DAV response for user "einstein" should not contain these nodes
+      | name            |
+      | virtual/a/alice |
+    When user "einstein" lists the resources in "/virtual" with depth "infinity" using the WebDAV API
+    Then the HTTP status code should be "207"
+    And the last DAV response for user "einstein" should contain these nodes
+      | name            |
+      | virtual/a       |
+      | virtual/a/alice |
+      | virtual/b       |
+      | virtual/c       |
+      | virtual/k       |
+      | virtual/l       |
+      | virtual/z       |
+
+  Scenario: etag changes when adding a folder
+    Given user "einstein" has stored etag of element "/"
+    And user "einstein" has stored etag of element "/virtual"
+    And user "einstein" has stored etag of element "/virtual/b"
+    When user "einstein" creates folder "/virtual/b/bar" using the WebDAV API
+    Then these etags should have changed:
+      | user     | path       |
+      | einstein | /          |
+      | einstein | /virtual   |
+      | einstein | /virtual/b |
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/grpc/fixtures/users.demo.json b/tests/integration/grpc/fixtures/users.demo.json
index 62b7442aee..0ade748d03 100644
--- a/tests/integration/grpc/fixtures/users.demo.json
+++ b/tests/integration/grpc/fixtures/users.demo.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080"
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080"
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
 		"secret": "relativity",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080"
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080"
 		},
 		"username": "marie",
 		"secret": "radioactivity",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
-			"idp": "localhost:20080"
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080"
 		},
 		"username": "richard",
 		"secret": "superfluidity",
diff --git a/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go b/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go
index 3108b1ad56..c0252e457b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/grpc/userprovider_test.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ var _ = Describe("user providers", func() {
 			dependencies = map[string]string{
 				"users": "userprovider-json.toml",
 			}
-			existingIdp = "localhost:20080"
+			existingIdp = "http://localhost:20080"
 		})
 
 		assertFindUsersResponses()
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/frontend-global.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/frontend-global.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b47aa9efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/frontend-global.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+[shared]
+jwt_secret = "Pive-Fumkiu4"
+gatewaysvc = "localhost:19000"
+
+# This frontend-global.toml config file will start a reva service that:
+# - serves as the entrypoint for owncloud APIs but with a globally accessible namespace.
+# - serves http endpoints on port 20180
+#   - / --------------- ocdav
+#   - /ocs ------------ ocs
+#   - /oauth2 --------- oidcprovider
+#   - /.well-known ---- wellknown service to announce openid-configuration
+#   - TODO(diocas): ocm
+# - authenticates requests using oidc bearer auth and basic auth as fallback
+# - serves the grpc services on port 20199
+[grpc]
+address = "0.0.0.0:20199"
+
+[grpc.services.authprovider]
+auth_manager = "oidc"
+
+# If you want to use your own openid provider change this config
+[grpc.services.authprovider.auth_managers.oidc]
+issuer = "http://localhost:20180"
+
+[http]
+address = "0.0.0.0:20180"
+
+[http.middlewares.cors]
+allow_credentials = true
+
+[http.services.ocdav]
+# serve ocdav on the root path
+prefix = ""
+chunk_folder = "/drone/src/tmp/reva/chunks"
+# for user lookups
+# prefix the path of requests to /dav/files with this namespace
+# While owncloud has only listed usernames at this endpoint CERN has
+# been exposing more than just usernames. For owncloud deployments we
+# can prefix the path to jail the requests to the correct CS3 namespace.
+# In this deployment we mounted the owncloud storage provider at /users. It
+# expects a username as the first path segment.
+# currently, only the desktop client will use this endpoint, but only if
+# the dav.chunking capability is available
+# TODO implement a path wrapper that rewrites `<username>` into the path
+# layout for the users home?
+# no, use GetHome?
+# for eos we need to rewrite the path
+# TODO strip the username from the path so the CS3 namespace can be mounted
+# at the files/<username> endpoint? what about migration? separate reva instance
+files_namespace = "/"
+
+# similar to the dav/files endpoint we can configure a prefix for the old webdav endpoint
+# we use the old webdav endpoint to present the cs3 namespace
+# note: this changes the tree that is rendered at remote.php/webdav from the users home to the cs3 namespace
+# use webdav_namespace = "/home" to use the old namespace that only exposes the users files
+# this endpoint should not affect the desktop client sync but will present different folders for the other clients:
+# - the desktop clients use a hardcoded remote.php/dav/files/<username> if the dav.chunkung capability is present
+# - the ios ios uses the core.webdav-root capability which points to remote.php/webdav in oc10
+# - the oc js sdk is hardcoded to the remote.php/webdav so it will see the new tree
+# - TODO android? no sync ... but will see different tree
+webdav_namespace = "/"
+
+[http.services.ocs]
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.core.status]
+version = "10.0.11.5"
+versionstring = "10.0.11"
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing]
+api_enabled = true
+resharing = true
+group_sharing = true
+auto_accept_share = true
+share_with_group_members_only = true
+share_with_membership_groups_only = true
+default_permissions = 22
+search_min_length = 3
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public]
+enabled = true
+send_mail = true
+social_share = true
+upload = true
+multiple = true
+supports_upload_only = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public.password]
+enforced = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public.password.enforced_for]
+read_only = true
+read_write = true
+upload_only = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public.expire_date]
+enabled = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.user]
+send_mail = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.user_enumeration]
+enabled = true
+group_members_only = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.federation]
+outgoing = true
+incoming = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.notifications]
+endpoints = []
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files.tus_support]
+version = "1.0.0"
+resumable = "1.0.0"
+extension = "creation,creation-with-upload"
+http_method_override = ""
+max_chunk_size = 0
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/gateway.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/gateway.toml
index 916ad90e01..6d2577c2ca 100644
--- a/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/gateway.toml
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/gateway.toml
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ home_provider = "/home"
 # mount a storage provider without a path wrapper for direct access to users.
 "/users" = {"address" = "localhost:11000"}
 "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000" = {"address" = "localhost:11000"}
+
+# the /virtual namespace is only accessible via the frontend-global service
+"/virtual/[a-k]" = {"address" = "localhost:11100"}
+"virtual-a-k" = {"address" = "localhost:11100"}
+"/virtual/[l-z]" = {"address" = "localhost:11110"}
+"virtual-l-z" = {"address" = "localhost:11110"}
+
 # another mount point might be "/projects/"
 
 "/public" = {"address" = "localhost:13000"}
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/storage-local-1.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/storage-local-1.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ff744ab35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/storage-local-1.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# This storage.toml config file will start a reva service that:
+[shared]
+jwt_secret = "Pive-Fumkiu4"
+gatewaysvc = "localhost:19000"
+
+# - authenticates grpc storage provider requests using the internal jwt token
+# - authenticates http upload and download requests requests using basic auth
+# - serves the storage provider on grpc port 11000
+# - serves http dataprovider for this storage on port 11001
+#   - /data - dataprovider: file up and download
+[grpc]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11100"
+
+# This is a storage provider that grants direct access to the wrapped storage
+# we have a locally running dataprovider
+[grpc.services.storageprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+mount_path = "/virtual"
+mount_id = "virtual-a-k"
+expose_data_server = true
+data_server_url = "http://localhost:11101/data"
+
+[grpc.services.storageprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/drone/src/tmp/reva/data-local-1"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
+
+[http]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11101"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+temp_folder = "/drone/src/tmp/reva/tmp"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/drone/src/tmp/reva/data-local-1"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/storage-local-2.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/storage-local-2.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b689acfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/storage-local-2.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# This storage.toml config file will start a reva service that:
+[shared]
+jwt_secret = "Pive-Fumkiu4"
+gatewaysvc = "localhost:19000"
+
+# - authenticates grpc storage provider requests using the internal jwt token
+# - authenticates http upload and download requests requests using basic auth
+# - serves the storage provider on grpc port 11000
+# - serves http dataprovider for this storage on port 11001
+#   - /data - dataprovider: file up and download
+[grpc]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11110"
+
+# This is a storage provider that grants direct access to the wrapped storage
+# we have a locally running dataprovider
+[grpc.services.storageprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+mount_path = "/virtual"
+mount_id = "virtual-l-z"
+expose_data_server = true
+data_server_url = "http://localhost:11111/data"
+
+[grpc.services.storageprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/drone/src/tmp/reva/data-local-2"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
+
+[http]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11111"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+temp_folder = "/drone/src/tmp/reva/tmp"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/drone/src/tmp/reva/data-local-2"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/users.demo.json b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/users.demo.json
index 5a68de8de3..893d69b99f 100644
--- a/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/users.demo.json
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/drone/users.demo.json
@@ -2,12 +2,37 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "http://localhost:20080"
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
+			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
 		"secret": "relativity",
 		"mail": "einstein@example.org",
 		"display_name": "Albert Einstein",
-		"groups": []
+		"groups": ["sailing-lovers", "violin-haters", "physics-lovers"]
+	},
+	{
+		"id": {
+			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
+			"type": 1
+		},
+		"username": "marie",
+		"secret": "radioactivity",
+		"mail": "marie@example.org",
+		"display_name": "Marie Curie",
+		"groups": ["radium-lovers", "polonium-lovers", "physics-lovers"]
+	},
+	{
+		"id": {
+			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
+			"type": 1
+		},
+		"username": "richard",
+		"secret": "superfluidity",
+		"mail": "richard@example.org",
+		"display_name": "Richard Feynman",
+		"groups": ["quantum-lovers", "philosophy-haters", "physics-lovers"]
 	}
 ]
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/frontend-global.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/frontend-global.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6a68a090c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/frontend-global.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+[shared]
+jwt_secret = "Pive-Fumkiu4"
+gatewaysvc = "localhost:19000"
+
+# This frontend-global.toml config file will start a reva service that:
+# - serves as the entrypoint for owncloud APIs but with a globally accessible namespace.
+# - serves http endpoints on port 20180
+#   - / --------------- ocdav
+#   - /ocs ------------ ocs
+#   - /oauth2 --------- oidcprovider
+#   - /.well-known ---- wellknown service to announce openid-configuration
+#   - TODO(diocas): ocm
+# - authenticates requests using oidc bearer auth and basic auth as fallback
+# - serves the grpc services on port 20199
+[grpc]
+address = "0.0.0.0:20199"
+
+[grpc.services.authprovider]
+auth_manager = "oidc"
+
+# If you want to use your own openid provider change this config
+[grpc.services.authprovider.auth_managers.oidc]
+issuer = "http://localhost:20180"
+
+[http]
+address = "0.0.0.0:20180"
+
+[http.middlewares.cors]
+allow_credentials = true
+
+[http.services.ocdav]
+# serve ocdav on the root path
+prefix = ""
+chunk_folder = "/var/tmp/reva/chunks"
+# for user lookups
+# prefix the path of requests to /dav/files with this namespace
+# While owncloud has only listed usernames at this endpoint CERN has
+# been exposing more than just usernames. For owncloud deployments we
+# can prefix the path to jail the requests to the correct CS3 namespace.
+# In this deployment we mounted the owncloud storage provider at /users. It
+# expects a username as the first path segment.
+# currently, only the desktop client will use this endpoint, but only if
+# the dav.chunking capability is available
+# TODO implement a path wrapper that rewrites `<username>` into the path
+# layout for the users home?
+# no, use GetHome?
+# for eos we need to rewrite the path
+# TODO strip the username from the path so the CS3 namespace can be mounted
+# at the files/<username> endpoint? what about migration? separate reva instance
+files_namespace = "/"
+
+# similar to the dav/files endpoint we can configure a prefix for the old webdav endpoint
+# we use the old webdav endpoint to present the cs3 namespace
+# note: this changes the tree that is rendered at remote.php/webdav from the users home to the cs3 namespace
+# use webdav_namespace = "/home" to use the old namespace that only exposes the users files
+# this endpoint should not affect the desktop client sync but will present different folders for the other clients:
+# - the desktop clients use a hardcoded remote.php/dav/files/<username> if the dav.chunkung capability is present
+# - the ios ios uses the core.webdav-root capability which points to remote.php/webdav in oc10
+# - the oc js sdk is hardcoded to the remote.php/webdav so it will see the new tree
+# - TODO android? no sync ... but will see different tree
+webdav_namespace = "/"
+
+[http.services.ocs]
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.core.status]
+version = "10.0.11.5"
+versionstring = "10.0.11"
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing]
+api_enabled = true
+resharing = true
+group_sharing = true
+auto_accept_share = true
+share_with_group_members_only = true
+share_with_membership_groups_only = true
+default_permissions = 22
+search_min_length = 3
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public]
+enabled = true
+send_mail = true
+social_share = true
+upload = true
+multiple = true
+supports_upload_only = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public.password]
+enforced = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public.password.enforced_for]
+read_only = true
+read_write = true
+upload_only = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.public.expire_date]
+enabled = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.user]
+send_mail = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.user_enumeration]
+enabled = true
+group_members_only = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files_sharing.federation]
+outgoing = true
+incoming = true
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.notifications]
+endpoints = []
+
+[http.services.ocs.capabilities.capabilities.files.tus_support]
+version = "1.0.0"
+resumable = "1.0.0"
+extension = "creation,creation-with-upload"
+http_method_override = ""
+max_chunk_size = 0
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/gateway.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/gateway.toml
index 71289e9308..717bc766ca 100644
--- a/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/gateway.toml
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/gateway.toml
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ home_provider = "/home"
 # mount a storage provider without a path wrapper for direct access to users.
 "/users" = {"address" = "localhost:11000"}
 "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426655440000" = {"address" = "localhost:11000"}
+
+# the /virtual namespace is only accessible via the frontend-global service
+"/virtual/[a-k]" = {"address" = "localhost:11100"}
+"virtual-a-k" = {"address" = "localhost:11100"}
+"/virtual/[l-z]" = {"address" = "localhost:11110"}
+"virtual-l-z" = {"address" = "localhost:11110"}
+
 # another mount point might be "/projects/"
 
 "/public" = {"address" = "localhost:13000"}
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/storage-local-1.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/storage-local-1.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e688e1a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/storage-local-1.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# This storage.toml config file will start a reva service that:
+[shared]
+jwt_secret = "Pive-Fumkiu4"
+gatewaysvc = "localhost:19000"
+
+# - authenticates grpc storage provider requests using the internal jwt token
+# - authenticates http upload and download requests requests using basic auth
+# - serves the storage provider on grpc port 11000
+# - serves http dataprovider for this storage on port 11001
+#   - /data - dataprovider: file up and download
+[grpc]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11100"
+
+# This is a storage provider that grants direct access to the wrapped storage
+# we have a locally running dataprovider
+[grpc.services.storageprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+mount_path = "/virtual"
+mount_id = "virtual-a-k"
+expose_data_server = true
+data_server_url = "http://localhost:11101/data"
+
+[grpc.services.storageprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/var/tmp/reva/data-local-1"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
+
+[http]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11101"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+temp_folder = "/var/tmp/reva/tmp"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/var/tmp/reva/data-local-1"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/storage-local-2.toml b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/storage-local-2.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb1e035c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/storage-local-2.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# This storage.toml config file will start a reva service that:
+[shared]
+jwt_secret = "Pive-Fumkiu4"
+gatewaysvc = "localhost:19000"
+
+# - authenticates grpc storage provider requests using the internal jwt token
+# - authenticates http upload and download requests requests using basic auth
+# - serves the storage provider on grpc port 11000
+# - serves http dataprovider for this storage on port 11001
+#   - /data - dataprovider: file up and download
+[grpc]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11110"
+
+# This is a storage provider that grants direct access to the wrapped storage
+# we have a locally running dataprovider
+[grpc.services.storageprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+mount_path = "/virtual"
+mount_id = "virtual-l-z"
+expose_data_server = true
+data_server_url = "http://localhost:11111/data"
+
+[grpc.services.storageprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/var/tmp/reva/data-local-2"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
+
+[http]
+address = "0.0.0.0:11111"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider]
+driver = "ocis"
+temp_folder = "/var/tmp/reva/tmp"
+
+[http.services.dataprovider.drivers.ocis]
+root = "/var/tmp/reva/data-local-2"
+owner = "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51"
+owner_idp = "http://localhost:20080"
+owner_type = "USER_TYPE_PRIMARY"
+enable_home = false
+treetime_accounting = true
+treesize_accounting = true
diff --git a/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/users.demo.json b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/users.demo.json
index 5a68de8de3..893d69b99f 100644
--- a/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/users.demo.json
+++ b/tests/oc-integration-tests/local/users.demo.json
@@ -2,12 +2,37 @@
 	{
 		"id": {
 			"opaque_id": "4c510ada-c86b-4815-8820-42cdf82c3d51",
-			"idp": "http://localhost:20080"
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
+			"type": 1
 		},
 		"username": "einstein",
 		"secret": "relativity",
 		"mail": "einstein@example.org",
 		"display_name": "Albert Einstein",
-		"groups": []
+		"groups": ["sailing-lovers", "violin-haters", "physics-lovers"]
+	},
+	{
+		"id": {
+			"opaque_id": "f7fbf8c8-139b-4376-b307-cf0a8c2d0d9c",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
+			"type": 1
+		},
+		"username": "marie",
+		"secret": "radioactivity",
+		"mail": "marie@example.org",
+		"display_name": "Marie Curie",
+		"groups": ["radium-lovers", "polonium-lovers", "physics-lovers"]
+	},
+	{
+		"id": {
+			"opaque_id": "932b4540-8d16-481e-8ef4-588e4b6b151c",
+			"idp": "http://localhost:20080",
+			"type": 1
+		},
+		"username": "richard",
+		"secret": "superfluidity",
+		"mail": "richard@example.org",
+		"display_name": "Richard Feynman",
+		"groups": ["quantum-lovers", "philosophy-haters", "physics-lovers"]
 	}
 ]