Syno WebDAV KeeWeb

This script enables CORS in Synology's WebDAV Server package (https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/packages/WebDAVServer). This is necessary for hosting KeePass (https://keepass.info/) files that you want to use with KeeWeb (https://keeweb.info/).

All credits go to Vincent Lamouroux (@skad). You can find his original posting here keeweb/keeweb#703 (comment).

1. Notes

• KeeWeb doesn't like self-signed certificates when using HTTPS.
• The script is able to automatically update itself using git.

2. Installation

2.1 Install WebDAV

• Install the package WebDAV Server using the Package Center in the WebGUI

2.2 Install Git (optional)

• install the package Git Server on your Synology NAS, make sure it is running (requires sometimes extra action in Package Center and SSH running)
• alternatively add SynoCommunity to Package Center and install the Git package (https://synocommunity.com/)
• you can also use entware-ng (https://github.com/Entware/Entware-ng)

2.3 Install this script (using git)

• create a shared folder e. g. sysadmin (you want to restrict access to administrators and hide it in the network)
• connect via ssh to the NAS and execute the following commands

# navigate to the shared folder
cd /volume1/sysadmin
# clone the following repo
git clone https://github.com/alexanderharm/syno-webdav-keeweb
# to enable autoupdate
touch syno-webdav-keeweb/autoupdate

2.3 Install this script (manually)

• create a shared folder e. g. sysadmin (you want to restrict access to administrators and hide it in the network)
• copy your synoWebdavKeeweb.sh to sysadmin using e. g. File Station or scp
• make the script executable by connecting via ssh to the NAS and executing the following command

chmod 755 /volume1/sysadmin/synoWebdavKeeweb.sh

3. Setup

• configure the WebDAV Server, e. g. enable HTTPS and set a non-standard port

• create a task in the Task Scheduler via WebGUI

# Type
Scheduled task > User-defined script

# General
Task:    SynoWebdavKeepass
User:    root
Enabled: yes

# Schedule
Run on the following days: Daily
First run time:            00:00
Frequency:                 Every 1 hour(s)
Last run time:			   23:00

# Task Settings
User-defined script: /volume1/sysadmin/syno-webdav-keeweb/synoWebdavKeeweb.sh"