Mount WebDAV with rclone1.x

Symlink imports need the infinidysk WebDAV tree on the host filesystem. Use rclone (sidecar or host mount).

The guided Setup Guide shows these sidecar flags, configures RC notifications, tests the connection, and disables infinidysk Segment Cache for Symlink/Plex libraries.

Prepare the mount point

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/remote/nzbdav
sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) /mnt/remote/nzbdav

Rclone config

Obscure the WebDAV password:

docker run --rm -it rclone/rclone obscure "<your-webdav-password>"

rclone.conf:

[nzbdav]
type = webdav
url = http://nzbdav:8080/
vendor = other
user = your-webdav-user
pass = your-obscured-password

Caution

The rclone sidecar is a backend service and shares the Compose network with infinidysk. Point it directly at the backend on port 8080. Sending WebDAV traffic through the frontend on port 3000 adds proxy overhead and reduces streaming performance. Use the frontend URL only when an rclone client cannot reach the backend over the network. Do not publish backend port 8080 to an untrusted network; browser and admin traffic should keep using port 3000.

chmod 600 rclone.conf

Note

Rclone’s obscured password is not strong encryption — protect the file.

Frontend proxy warning since 1.3.0

If the frontend detects an rclone client on port 3000, it emits an operator warning at most once every 30 minutes and shows a non-dismissible warning in the admin UI. Continued proxied traffic keeps the warning active. After rclone is moved to port 8080, the warning clears once the 30-minute observation window expires. An open admin tab refreshes this status once per minute.

Sidecar Compose service

  nzbdav_rclone:
    image: rclone/rclone:latest
    container_name: nzbdav_rclone
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      TZ: America/New_York
    volumes:
      - /mnt:/mnt:rshared
      - ./rclone.conf:/config/rclone/rclone.conf:ro
      - ./rclone-cache:/cache
    cap_add:
      - SYS_ADMIN
    security_opt:
      - apparmor:unconfined
    devices:
      - /dev/fuse:/dev/fuse:rwm
    depends_on:
      nzbdav:
        condition: service_healthy
        restart: true
    command: >
      mount nzbdav: /mnt/remote/nzbdav
        --cache-dir=/cache
        --uid=1000
        --gid=1000
        --allow-other
        --links
        --use-cookies
        --vfs-cache-mode=full
        --vfs-cache-max-size=50G
        --vfs-cache-max-age=1w
        --buffer-size=0
        --vfs-read-ahead=512M
        --dir-cache-time=20s

The VFS cache flags match the Setup Guide. The Setup Guide also enables RC notifications, which lets it use --dir-cache-time=1w with --poll-interval=0; without RC, keep the short --dir-cache-time shown here.

docker compose up -d nzbdav_rclone
ls -la /mnt/remote/nzbdav
# Expect: .ids, completed-symlinks, content, nzbs

Flag cheat sheet

Flag	Why
--links	Turn *.rclonelink into real symlinks (rclone ≥ 1.70.3)
--use-cookies	Avoid re-auth on every request
--vfs-cache-mode=full	Disk-backed read cache for smooth seeks
--buffer-size=0	Avoid double-caching with VFS
--vfs-read-ahead=512M	Buffer ahead for high-bitrate spikes
--dir-cache-time=20s	Fresh listings without RC; raise if using RC notifications

Optional RC notifications

Append to the mount command:

        --rc
        --rc-addr=:5572
        --rc-user=rclone
        --rc-pass=your-rc-password

Then Settings → Rclone Server: enable notifications, host http://nzbdav_rclone:5572, matching credentials. Once RC works, raise --dir-cache-time (the Setup Guide uses 1w with --poll-interval=0).

Rclone settings