# Cannot setup sync because of "Unsupported WebDAV URL format"

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [28 February 2020 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392 "2020-02-28T14:25:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![baflo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/baflo/32/2602_2.png) [@baflo](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/baflo)\
**Post date:** [28 February 2020 14:25 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392/1 "2020-02-28T14:25:45Z")

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I have issues to use my work’s NextCloud instance as sync service. The URL provided by NextCloud has the pattern [https://nextcloud.mydomain.de:23789/remote.php/dav/files/82cfc44e-648f-1038-87aa-65eb4ab66f39](https://nextcloud.mydomain.de:23789/remote.php/dav/files/82cfc44e-648f-1038-87aa-65eb4ab66f39) and it works with other tools like, e.g., WinSCP.

If I change the `/dav/` part to `/webdav/` the URL is accepted, but it won’t connect. Can anybody help?

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**Author:** ![laurent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@laurent](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/laurent)\
**Post date:** [28 February 2020 14:32 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392/2 "2020-02-28T14:32:10Z")

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The Joplin API for Nextcloud is still a prototype so if it doesn’t work for you there’s not much to do at the moment, other than waiting for an update. Regular sync should work though.

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**Author:** ![dpoulton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/dpoulton/32/29723_2.png) [@dpoulton](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/dpoulton)\
**Post date:** [28 February 2020 19:08 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392/3 "2020-02-28T19:08:42Z")

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Do you have a “dedicated” Joplin folder are are you syncing to the account root?

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**Author:** ![dpoulton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/dpoulton/32/29723_2.png) [@dpoulton](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/dpoulton)\
**Post date:** [28 February 2020 20:23 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392/4 "2020-02-28T20:23:37Z")

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@baflo

Apologies for my previous cryptic posting…

I have had previous [discusssions on this forum](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/unsupported-webdav-url-format-error/5966/12) about getting Joplin to sync with Nextcloud. You could possibly try these options:

- Use the Joplin **WebDav** connector not the Nextcloud one.

- Assuming you have a “Joplin” folder where you sync your notes try

```nohighlight
https://nextcloud.mydomain.de:23789/remote.php/webdav/files/Joplin

```

If you sync to the root of the Nextcloud files storage, delete `/Joplin` at the end of the URL.

I have never tried this with a non-standard port so good luck.

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**Author:** ![baflo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/baflo/32/2602_2.png) [@baflo](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/baflo)\
**Post date:** [29 February 2020 05:53 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392/5 "2020-02-29T05:53:41Z")

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It worked with WebDAV! thank you very much 🙂

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**Author:** ![dpoulton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/dpoulton/32/29723_2.png) [@dpoulton](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/dpoulton)\
**Post date:** [29 February 2020 06:59 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/cannot-setup-sync-because-of-unsupported-webdav-url-format/6392/6 "2020-02-29T06:59:58Z")

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@baflo

You are more than welcome.

Could I ask a favour? Could you please press the “Solution” button on my post? This means that anyone else browsing the forum with the same problem as you will see a “ticked box” against your question. They can then see that your problem had a solution. May save someone else a little bit of time!!