Setting up a QNAP NAS

Set up WebDAV on your QNAP NAS to use it as a storage source with footage.one.

Overview

QNAP NAS systems have WebDAV as a built-in feature of the QTS operating system. This guide describes the setup on QTS 5. For the general network setup (port forwarding, DynDNS) see NAS exposure.

Enabling WebDAV

  1. Log in to the QTS web interface
  2. Open Control Panel
  3. Go to Network & File Services → WebDAV (or Win/Mac/NFS/WebDAV → WebDAV)
  4. Tick Enable WebDAV
  5. Configure the ports:
    • HTTP port: 8080 (default, not recommended for external access)
    • HTTPS port: 8081 (recommended)
  6. Tick Enable secure connection (HTTPS)
  7. Click Apply

Users and permissions

Creating a dedicated user

  1. Go to Control Panel → Users
  2. Click Create → Create a User
  3. Enter a username (e.g. footage-webdav)
  4. Set a strong password
  5. Under Edit folder permissions → grant access (read/write) to the desired folders
  6. Click Create

Checking folder access

  1. Go to Control Panel → Shared Folders
  2. Select the desired folder → Edit permissions
  3. Make sure the WebDAV user has RW (read/write) or RO (read-only)

Setting up an SSL/TLS certificate

Let's Encrypt

  1. Go to Control Panel → Security → Certificate & Private Key
  2. Click Replace Certificate
  3. Select Get a certificate from Let's Encrypt
  4. Enter:
    • Domain name: your DynDNS hostname (e.g. my-nas.myqnapcloud.com)
    • Email address: your email
  5. Click Apply

Requirement: Port 80 must be reachable from outside for verification.

myQNAPcloud (DynDNS)

QNAP offers its own DynDNS service:

  1. Open myQNAPcloud from the QTS main menu (install from App Center if necessary)
  2. Sign in with your QNAP account
  3. Under My DDNS → enable the service
  4. Choose a hostname (e.g. my-archive.myqnapcloud.com)
  5. Click Apply

Note: myQNAPcloud also offers a relay service that works without port forwarding. This is however not suitable for WebDAV access from footage.one — use the direct DDNS connection with port forwarding.

Firewall settings

If the QNAP firewall is active:

  1. Go to Control Panel → Security → Security Level
  2. Under IP Access Protection → make sure WebDAV is not blocked
  3. Under Connection Security → optionally enable automatic blocking after failed login attempts

Connecting in footage.one

After WebDAV is enabled and the NAS is reachable from outside:

  1. Go to Settings → Storage in footage.one
  2. Select WebDAV
  3. Enter:
    • URL: https://my-archive.myqnapcloud.com:8081
    • Username: the WebDAV user you created
    • Password: the corresponding password
  4. Test the connection

WebDAV paths on QNAP

Shared folders are reachable under their path:

  • Folder "Multimedia" → https://my-archive.myqnapcloud.com:8081/Multimedia
  • Folder "footage" → https://my-archive.myqnapcloud.com:8081/footage

Tips

  • Change default ports: change the WebDAV ports from 8080/8081 to less well-known ports to make automated attacks harder
  • Do not use the admin account for WebDAV — always use a dedicated user with restricted permissions
  • Check the access log: under Control Panel → System Logs → Connection Logs you can see who is accessing the NAS
  • Keep firmware up to date: QTS updates regularly include security fixes

Further documentation

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