See also OwnCloud Server

See also Using OwnCloud with RDS Terminal Servers

Home page: https://owncloud.org/

OwnCloud is a cloud storage web application similar to commercial cloud storage services like DropBox, Box.net or OneDrive.

The first time you run the OwnCloud app installed on your PC, you will see:

Documentation: https://doc.owncloud.org/server/latest/user_manual/files/access_webdav.html

WebDAV Client: https://cyberduck.io/

Older versions of Windows will require you to download and install a WebDAV client, whereas newer Windows operating systems include built-in WebDAV functionality.

This may be a great solution for RDS (terminal) servers. With multi-user Windows systems, it is very problematic to use typical Windows Desktop Clients (OwnCloud Desktop Clients, Dropbox client, etc.) Think 'disk full' errors…

1. Install Desktop Experience
   • Server Manager → Add Features → User Interfaces and Infrastructure → Desktop Experience
2. Configure the WebClient service
   1. Services → WebClient → Properties → Set to Automatic
   2. Start the WebClient service
3. Enable BasicAuth
   1. Open regedit.exe
   2. HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters
   3. Set the DWORD value BasicAuthLevel to 1
4. Reboot
   • Unnecessary to reboot?

Open a DOS command prompt, then (using your own OC server, username and password):

net use Z: https://your.ocserver.tld/remote.php/webdav /user:yourusername yourocpassword

You can use the Windows Explorer Map Network Drive feature to map a network drive to your own OwnCloud account.

1. Right-click on the Computer icon (or This PC icon in Windows Explorer) and select Map network drive
2. Choose an unused drive letter to which you want to map your OwnCloud share
3. Specify the URL to your OwnCloud share

   • https://your.ocserver.tld/remote.php/webdav

4. Select Reconnect at sign-in to ensure that the mapping survives a reboot
5. Select Connect using different credentials
6. Click Finish
7. Enter your OC credentials when prompted and select Remember my credentials
8. Click OK