Setup guide

Mount Fastwater with rclone

rclone mounts your Fastwater files as a read-only folder, or copies them to another disk. Media servers such as Plex and Jellyfin read the mount.

Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Before you start

WebDAV is on the Standard and Pro plans. On the Apps page, press Set up on rclone: it creates a key for this app and shows these steps with your details filled in.

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Connection details

Server: https://fastwater.app/dav/
Username: fastwater (any name works)
Password: Your WebDAV key

For an app without a password field, use the link with the key in it, https://fastwater.app/dav/YOUR_KEY/, and keep it secret.

Steps

Add the remote, then mount it.

rclone config create fastwater webdav url=https://fastwater.app/dav/ vendor=other user=fastwater pass=YOUR_KEY --obscure

rclone mount fastwater: ~/Fastwater --read-only --vfs-cache-mode minimal

Copy files to a disk

Copy a folder without mounting:

rclone copy "fastwater:Folder name" ~/Movies --progress

Mounting on Windows and macOS

On Windows, rclone mount needs WinFsp; mount to a drive letter, such as F:, instead of a folder. On macOS it needs macFUSE, or use rclone nfsmount.

Good to know

Files are read-only. Add and delete them in Fastwater.
Files open through a redirect to a signed storage link, so the app must follow redirects. Every app in these guides does.
WebDAV does not save watch progress to Fastwater. Each app keeps its own.
Create one key per app, so you can sign one out alone under TV and devices.