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QuickDAV is a user-friendly app to share files and folders.
QuickDAV allows you to upload, download, and manage files remotely.
QuickDAV is free to install and use on any Linux distribution.
I work with multiple machines throughout my home, and I often have to move files to and from those machines. I typically use Samba for this, but sometimes, I just need to be able to quickly share a directory without having to install and configure Samba.
When I'm in a hurry, I turn to a very easy app called QuickDAV.
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Essentially, QuickDAV starts an on-the-fly WebDAV server, so you can upload, download, and manage files on your remote machine. QuickDAV is incredibly simple and can be used right out of the box, with zero configuration. There are some settings you can change (such as the root folder, set the username and password, and set the folder to read only), but that's really about it. You don't even have to set a username and password, as QuickDAV defaults to the quickdav user and a randomly generated password.
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