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Nephele

Modular WebDAV server for Node.js with pluggable backends

File Sync & Storage ★ 108 stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Nephele is a WebDAV server for Node.js that supports file system and other storage backends through an extensible adapter system. It can run standalone or be embedded in an Express application to provide standards-compliant file sync and sharing.

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Key features

  • Standards-compliant WebDAV
  • Pluggable storage adapters
  • Embeddable in Express apps
  • Authentication and locking support

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Flexible adapter system
  • Lightweight Node.js stack

Trade-offs

  • No bundled web client
  • Smaller community

Is Nephele secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Nephele's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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