---
name: "chezdav"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "phodav"
version: "3.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/chezdav"
---

# chezdav(1)

simple WebDAV server

## NAME

chezdav - simple WebDAV server

## SYNOPSIS

**chezdav** \[*OPTIONS*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **chezdav** command starts a WebDAV server. This allows clients to access your files, and modify them. A simple Web browser is sufficient to browse for files. The default shared folder is the home directory, but you may specify a different folder with the **-P** option.

## OPTIONS

- **-P**, **--path**=*PATH*

  Path to export.

- **-p**, **--port**=*PORT*

  Port to listen from. The default is 8080.

- **-s**, **--socket**=*PATH*

  Listen on the Unix socket at PATH instead of a TCP port. On Unix, the socket is created with owner-only permissions. The socket is removed when the server exits cleanly. This is mutually exclusive with **--port**, **--local** and **--public**. On Windows, this requires Windows 10 version 1803 or later.

- **--local**

  Listen on loopback interface only.

- **--public**

  Listen on all network interfaces.

- **--no-mdns**

  Don't broadcast the share on the local network. By default, shares are broadcast with mDNS/DNS-SD (when compiled with Avahi).

- **-d**, **--htdigest**=*PATH*

  Path to a htdigest file, to secure the server with DIGEST authentication.

- **--realm**=*REALM*

  The DIGEST realm string (must be identical to the string used in the htdigest file). The default value is "USER's public share" (where USER is the owner's username of the current process).

- **-r**, **--readonly**

  Read-only access.

- **--max-upload**=*SIZE*

  Refuse PUT uploads larger than SIZE bytes, answering them with 413 Request Entity Too Large and discarding the partial file. By default, the upload size is not limited.

- **--tls-cert**=*CERT*

  Serve the share over HTTPS rather than plain HTTP, using the TLS certificate in CERT. The file must be PEM formatted; it must contain the private key too, unless it is given separately with **--tls-key**. Without authentication, plain HTTP exposes the shared files and the DIGEST credentials to anyone able to eavesdrop the network, so consider pairing this option with **--htdigest**.

- **--tls-key**=*KEY*

  Path to a PEM formatted TLS private key, when it is not included in the certificate file. Requires **--tls-cert**.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Verbosely print running information.

- **--version**

  Print program version number.

## EXIT STATUS

**0**

Success

**1**

Failure (syntax or usage error; unexpected error).

## SEE ALSO

[**htdigest**(1)](/htdigest/1.md)

## AUTHORS

chezdav was originally written by Marc-André Lureau.

## RESOURCES

Main web site: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/phodav

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Red Hat, Inc. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).