webdav-patch.conf

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#	/etc/nginx/webdav-patch.conf
#	all the code required to deal with non-copliant webdav requests by Windows Explorer and MacOS Finder
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        index _; # do not serve index.html etc.

        # https://www.robpeck.com/2020/06/making-webdav-actually-work-on-nginx/#configuring-webdav
        # add trailing slash to make new folder
        if ($request_method = MKCOL) {
            rewrite ^(.*[^/])$ $1/ break;
        }

        # add trailing slashes when folder is renamed or copied
        set $methdest "";

        # if (source is folder)
        if (-d $request_filename) {
            rewrite ^(.*[^/])$ $1/ ;
            set $methdest $request_method$http_destination;
        }

        # if (source is folder AND command is (move or copy) AND target does not end with "/")
        if ($methdest ~ ^(MOVE|COPY).*[^/]$) {
            more_set_input_headers "Destination: $http_destination/";
        }

#       add_header G-methdest $methdest always;

        # https://github.com/arut/nginx-dav-ext-module/issues/52#issuecomment-598421279
        if ($request_method = PROPPATCH) { # Unsupported, always return OK.
            add_header  Content-Type 'text/xml';
            return      207 '<?xml version="1.0"?><a:multistatus xmlns:a="DAV:"><a:response><a:propstat><a:status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</a:status></a:propstat></a:response></a:multistatus>';
        }

        # filter garbage from MacOS Finder and Windows Explorer
        location ~ "(\.(_.*|DS_Store|Spotlight-V100|TemporaryItems|Trashes|hidden|localized|DAV)$|System Volume Information$)" {
            access_log  off;
            error_log   off;

            if ($request_method = PUT) {
                return 403;
            }
            return 404;
        }

        location ~ \.metadata_never_index$ {
            return 200 "Don't index this drive, Finder!";
        }