# Joplin server vs WebDAV

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [19 March 2023 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104 "2023-03-19T09:18:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Marcus33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@Marcus33](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Marcus33)\
**Post date:** [19 March 2023 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104/1 "2023-03-19T09:18:52Z")

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Hi all!  
I've just discovered Joplin and I wont to give it a try.  
What's the difference between the self hosted version (with docker) vs syncing with Nextcloud over webDAV?

Thanks!

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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:** [19 March 2023 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104/2 "2023-03-19T09:49:57Z")

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[This post](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-pre-release-is-now-available/13605) (made quite early on) gives some comparison details in the section **Any improvement over Nextcloud?** :

[This page](https://joplinapp.org/spec/server_delta_sync/) provides information on Joplin Server's delta sync method (as mentioned in **Any improvement over Nextcloud?** ).

[This page](https://joplinapp.org/spec/server_sharing/) covers notebook sharing and note publishing; features that WebDAV does not support.

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**Author:** ![Marcus33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@Marcus33](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Marcus33)\
**Post date:** [19 March 2023 10:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104/3 "2023-03-19T10:04:09Z")

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Thanks a lot!

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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:** [19 March 2023 10:09 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104/4 "2023-03-19T10:09:32Z")

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Forgot to mention this:

[These posts](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/search?q=FileLocked) are about file locking problems that users often get when syncing with Nextcloud, although [this one](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/if-youre-getting-a-filelocked-error/10947) sums it up in one short post.

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**Author:** ![ajay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/ajay/32/6551_2.png) [@ajay](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/ajay)\
**Post date:** [23 March 2023 09:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104/5 "2023-03-23T09:04:54Z")

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@Marcus33  
I can't say much about the Joplin server, I am sure it has its use cases and advantages. But I do run Joplin with a nextcloud drive / account for 2 years now, my profile folder size is about 100MB. And I do not see any of the disadvantages mentioned in above posts. No file locking, no speed issues, no unbearable delays. It simply works well all the time, whether I update and sync one note, or when I make major changes and a lot gets sync-ed. I am using nextcloud for many other purposes, and so I see an advantage in using it for Joplin too. One cloud for everything, rather then many clouds for different applications.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [22 April 2023 09:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-server-vs-webdav/30104/6 "2023-04-22T09:04:57Z")

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