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Synchronize Joplin notes via WebDAV with kDrive
This guide explains how to store the Joplin database on your Infomaniak kDrive and connect your various devices to it via the WebDAV protocol. This way, you keep your notes safe on a storage medium located in Switzerland.
Joplin is a free and open-source note-taking tool that allows you to organize all your notes into folders and access them from any device (computer, tablet, smartphone).
Prerequisites
- Have a paid kDrive subscription
- Know your kDrive identifier (IDkDrive):
- Log in to your kDrive (https://kdrive.infomaniak.com/)
- The address displayed at the top of your browser contains a number: kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/drive/123456/
- This number (in the example 123456) is your kDrive identifier (IDkDrive)
- Therefore, you will need to write https://IDkDrive.connect.kdrive.infomaniak.com whenever necessary (
https://123456.connect.kdrive.infomaniak.com
for example, as the WebDAV address)
- Joplin will store several of its configuration files, so as not to clutter your kDrive directories, it is recommended to create a dedicated folder in your personal tree, with a simple folder name like "joplin" for example, and then specify it at the end of the WebDAV link in point 7 below.
Configure Joplin to use kDrive via WebDAV
The example below is essentially the same for all versions of Joplin:
- Open the Joplin application
- Press the menu in the top left corner
- Press Configuration
- Press Synchronization
- Press the menu to select a target
- Choose the WebDAV mode
- For the account settings, use the following information:
- Server address: https://IDkDrive.connect.kdrive.infomaniak.com/joplin (or /folder-name - read the prerequisites above)
- Username: your Infomaniak account username
- Password: your Infomaniak account password or an application password (in case of 2fa)
- Press the synchronization test and wait for the connection confirmation below:
- Press the top left corner to return to the previous menu and press Synchronize to create the files on kDrive
- Return to notes to start working
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