Remote Support (like WebDAV)

[ulfi]

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Feature description

The only feature I miss at Fossify File-Manager is the option to use remote WebDAV accounts like in RCX which is not updated since about 3 years.

Why do you want this feature?

Sometimes I will exchange date between my 1&1 free Cloud via https://user:pwd@sd2dav.1und1.de/. According my knowladge this should also work with Nextcloud as well.

Additional information

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[lianergoist]

I support this feature request.

DAVx5 will make the mount,

https://manual.davx5.com/webdav_mounts.html

and File-Manager can access the mount without access to internet.

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/document-provider

[nsarzyns]

Not sure if this would require another feature request, but supporting other protocols like nfs/cifs/smb.

Such feature would make File Manger a one stop shop for those that mount their own nas or remote server.

Taking it a step further adding cloud support, but can totally understand not wanting cloud support, but the other stuff 👍

[ZMJGMADHPXWT]

Voting +1 for remote network things. Like ssh/WebDAV/smb

[libreleo]

@naveensingh do you have any perspective whether this would be feasible? Especially mounting an SMB share? I would also be happy to donate funds to the project to facilitate this feature.

[naveensingh]

feasible

yes.

will it be implemented?

this is an important feature but the jury's still out.

[lianergoist]

will it be implemented?

this is an important feature but the jury's still out.

Look at my post from Mar 6.

I think you could start making File Manager aware of already existing webdavs. I wrote "without internet connection", but of course I ment without making the internet connection itself.

If I have DAVx5 connect to a webdav server, then it is available to all apps supporting the Storage Access Framework. The default File Manager on my tablet does, and I can choose webdaw as easily as a sd-card.

[libreleo]

If interesting for others: I will go with https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles for now given their support for SMB, WebDav & others.

[Fmstrat]

I'll throw in a request for SSHFS/SSH/SCP browsing. Only thing that has me still using Amaze.

Here is their implementation: https://github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileManager/tree/release/4.0/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/filesystem/ssh

I suggest using RSAF instead which is based on rclone and can access all kinds of cloud or network storage. Any app supporting the Storage Access Framework can the be granted access to these storages and therefore these apps neither need credentials or specific support for the various types of storage.

[sangvikh]

Alternatively, does File Manager support Storage Access Framework?
Then we could use something like cifs documents provider for the connection and browse the files in file manager.
Edit: I think this is similar to what you said @cbiere

Right now I am using Material Files to browse my nas, but the fossify suite is awesome, and i would like to use it for everything 😁

Alternatively, does File Manager support Storage Access Framework?

Unfortunately, it doesn't. Material Files does. However, so does the native built-in file manager of Android (not to confused with Google's Files app). You can access via this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marc.files

[sasik007]

oh I would so much like there to be an option to connect to the NAS server via ftp please add this