Davrods provides access to iRODS servers using the WebDAV protocol. It is a bridge between the WebDAV protocol and the iRODS API, implemented as an Apache HTTPD module.
Davrods leverages the Apache server implementation of the WebDAV
protocol, mod_dav, for compliance with the WebDAV Class 2 standard.
Notable features include:
- WebDAV Class 2 support, with locks local to the Apache server
- Connects to iRODS server versions 4+
- PAM and Native (a.k.a. STANDARD) iRODS authentication
- Optional negotiated SSL encryption for the entire iRODS connection
- Configurable using Apache configuration directives
- Optional anonymous access mode for password-less public access
- Themeable directory listings for read-only web browser access.
- Partial file up- and downloads and resumes (HTTP byte-ranges)
- iRODS ticket-based access
Themeable listings and anonymous access were inspired by Simon Tyrrell's work at Earlham Institute.
Please choose the right version for your platform:
- If you run Davrods on the same server as your iRODS service, you need a Davrods version built against the same version iRODS runtime.
- If you run Davrods separately, on its own server, then the iRODS runtime version does not matter - just pick the newest Davrods you can get. All Davrods packages below should be compatible with any iRODS 4.x server version.
| Date | Davrods ver. | iRODS runtime ver. | Packages | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-22 | 1.5.0 | 4.3.0 | RPM, DEB | Pre-release |
| 2023-07-27 | 1.5.1 | 4.2.12 | RPM, DEB | Pre-release |
| 2021-12-20 | 1.5.0 | 4.2.11 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2021-07-28 | 1.5.0 | 4.2.10 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2021-06-16 | 1.5.0 | 4.2.9 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2020-06-02 | 1.5.0 | 4.2.8 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2019-12-20 | 1.4.2 | 4.2.7 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2019-06-20 | 1.4.2 | 4.2.6 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2019-04-03 | 1.4.2 | 4.2.5 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2018-12-17 | 1.4.2 | 4.2.4 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2018-07-15 | 1.4.1 | 4.2.3 | RPM, DEB | |
| 2018-07-15 | 1.4.1 | 4.1.x | RPM |
(older versions are still available on the releases page)
If you require a certain Davrods/iRODS runtime version combination that is not listed above, you can most likely still build it yourself (see "Building from source").
A log describing which features were added and which bugs were fixed in each version can be found in changelog.txt.
We currently distribute RPM packages for CentOS 7 & RHEL systems and DEB packages for Debian & Ubuntu systems. We test our packages on CentOS 7 and (as of Davrods 1.4.0) Ubuntu 16.04.
This section describes the installation steps for iRODS 4.2+ based Davrods releases.
To view instructions for iRODS 4.1-based Davrods releases, switch to the
irods-4.1-libs
branch.
Davrods depends on certain iRODS packages, which as of iRODS 4.2 are distributed at https://packages.irods.org/
After following the instructions for adding the iRODS repository to your package manager at the link above, Davrods can be installed as a binary package using the RPM or DEB file from the releases page (use the table near the top of this README to select the right version).
Download the Davrods package for your platform and install it using your package manager, for example:
yum install davrods-4.2.8_1.5.0-1.rpm
--or--
apt install davrods-4.2.8_1.5.0.deb
Now see the Configuration section for instructions on how to configure Davrods once it has been installed.
If the machine on which you install Davrods is protected by SELinux, you may need to make changes to your policies to allow Davrods to run:
- Apache HTTPD must be allowed to connect to TCP port 1247
For example, the following command can be used to resolve this requirement:
setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect true
Davrods is configured in two locations: In a HTTPD vhost configuration file and in an iRODS environment file. The vhost config is the main configuration file, the iRODS environment file is used for iRODS client library configuration, similar to the configuration of icommands.
The Davrods RPM distribution installs two vhost template files:
/etc/httpd/conf.d/davrods-vhost.conf/etc/httpd/conf.d/davrods-anonymous-vhost.conf
(for Ubuntu, replace /etc/httpd/conf.d with
/etc/apache2/sites-available)
These files are provided completely commented out. To enable either
configuration, simply remove the first column of # signs, and then
tune the settings to your needs.
Note that on Ubuntu, you will additionally need to enable the Davrods module and vhosts, like so:
a2enmod dav
a2enmod davrods
a2ensite davrods-vhost
a2ensite davrods-anonymous-vhost
The normal vhost configuration (1) provides sane defaults for authenticated access.
The anonymous vhost configuration (2) allows password-less public
access using the anonymous iRODS account.
You can enable both configurations simultaneously, as long as their
ServerName values are unique (for example, you might use
dav.example.com for authenticated access and
public.dav.example.com for anonymous access).
The binary distribution installs the irods_environment.json file in
/etc/httpd/irods. In most iRODS setups, this file can be used as
is.
Importantly, options such as irods_host and irods_zone_name are
not read from this file (and are omitted for that reason).
These settings are taken from their equivalent Davrods configuration
directives in the vhost config file instead.
Options in irods_environment.json that are known to affect Davrods
behavior are the negotiation, ssl and encryption settings.
See the official documentation for more information on these settings: https://docs.irods.org/4.2.7/system_overview/configuration/#irodsirods_environmentjson
Ticket access is disabled by default, and requires special configuration to enable, depending on your use case. Please see README.advanced.md for more information.
This repository includes a Vagrant configuration for building Davrods from source
on either CentOS 7 (for the RPM package) or Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (for the DEB package).
It can be found in vagrant/build. In order to build a package using Vagrant, edit
the .env file in the Vagrant build directory. Adjust the BOXNAME and IRODS_VERSION vars
as needed. Then run vagrant up to provision the VM. The VM has all dependencies
pre-installed, as well as a clone of the Davrods repository. Log in on the VM
using vagrant ssh, then generate the build directory and create the package (see below).
To build from source without using the Vagrant configuration, the following build-time dependencies must be installed (package names may differ on your platform):
cmakemakegcchttpd-devel >= 2.4irods-devel >= 4.2.0openssl-develirods-runtime >= 4.2.0rpmdevtools(if you are creating an RPM)
Additionally, the following runtime dependencies must be installed:
irods-runtime >= 4.2.0openssl-libshttpd >= 2.4
Follow these instructions to build from source:
-
First, browse to the directory where you have unpacked the Davrods source distribution.
-
Check whether your umask is set to a sane value. If the output of
umaskis not0022, runumask 0022to fix it. This is important for avoiding conflicts in created packages later on. -
Create and generate a build directory.
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..- Compile the project
makeNow you can either build an RPM/DEB or install the project without a package manager.
To create a package:
make package
That's it, you should now have an RPM or DEB in your build directory which you can install using yum or apt.
To install without a package manager on CentOS:
Run the following as user root:
make install
chown apache:apache /var/lib/davrods
chmod 700 /var/lib/davrods
To install without a package manager on Debian:
Run the following as user root:
make install
chown www-data:www-data /var/lib/davrods
chmod 700 /var/lib/davrods
To install without a package manager on other distros:
Linux distributions other than RHEL, Debian and their derivatives may have different HTTPD configuration and directory layouts, which are not currently supported by the build system. For this reason you will need to install the files manually on such Linux distributions:
- Copy
mod_davrods.soto your Apache module directory. - Copy
davrods.confto your Apache module configuration/load directory. - Copy
davrods-vhost.confanddavrods-anonymous-vhost.confto your Apache vhost configuration directory. - Create an
irodsdirectory in a location where Apache HTTPD has read access. - Copy
irods_environment.jsonto theirodsdirectory. - Create directory
/var/lib/davrods, and give apache exclusive access to it.
Please report any issues you encounter on the issues page.
For questions or support, please contact the Yoda team at [email protected].
Copyright (c) 2016 - 2021, Utrecht University.
Davrods is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 or higher (LGPLv3+). See the COPYING.LESSER file for details.
The lock_local.c and byterange.c files were adapted from components
of Apache HTTPD, and are used with permission granted by the Apache
License. See the copyright and license notices in these files for
details.
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