How to set up WebDAV using fstab on Ubuntu Linux?


Install davfs2 client:
sudo apt-get install davfs2

Increase buffer size to at least 65kb to prevent crashes:
sudo nano /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf
Excerpt from file should look like:
 # General Options
# ---------------
buf_size 65 # KiByte

Save docboards.eu credentials to file:
sudo nano /etc/davfs2/secrets
Excerpt from file should look like:
 # Credential Line
# ---------------
https://dav.docboards.eu your@email.com password

Create mount point for data:
mkdir -p /home/username/docboards

Update fstab file:
sudo nano /etc/fstab
Excerpt from file should look like:
 # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
https://dav.docboards.eu /home/username/docboards davfs rw,user,uid=username,noauto 0 0

Mount all fstab entries:
sudo mount -a