# Creating .dtCloud via webdav failed

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/creating-dtcloud-via-webdav-failed/76681>\
**Category:** DEVONthink\
**Tags:** sync\
**Created:** [August 19, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/creating-dtcloud-via-webdav-failed/76681 "2023-08-19T01:08:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/creating-dtcloud-via-webdav-failed/76681/5 "2023-08-19T10:38:42Z")

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> [@pullups](#):
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> But I just have curiosity, and I tried.

Well, WebDAV works just fine as a sync protocol for DT. If set up correctly. There’s a description here

> [@How to use Synology NAS as sync store](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-use-synology-nas-as-sync-store/59191/1):
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> Since the question arises occasionally, the following steps might help in setting up a Synology NAS as a sync store for DEVONthink. This explanation uses port forwarding. There’s a TL;DR about the basics that might help to set this up with another NAS. An alternative would be to set up your router as a VPN server and your mobile devices as VPN clients to connect to it. install WebDAV from Synology’s packet repository in its settings, turn on HTTPS, leave HTTP off and select the option to redir…

> [@pullups](#):
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> I noticed webdav is somehow ceased

How did you notice that?  
WebDAV is, in its CardDAV and CalDAV incantations, pretty much alive and kicking – those are _the_ sync protocols for events and contacts. And there’s WebDAV in current NAS models, too.

Or did it just die in your container?

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