Nextcloud: Connect Joplin

How-To: Nextcloud / Joplin

14th December

Joplin is a very good alternative to OneNote. I actually started to prefer Joplin over OneNote only after a few days of using it.

Check this article out on how to Install Joplin and Migrate all your notes from OneNote:

Joplin: Migrate from OneNote to Joplin

Synchronize with Nextcloud

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Nextcloud Configuration

Task 1: Get the WebDAV link

Step 1: Login to the webGUI with your personal account.

Step 2: Go to Files and create a folder called Joplin or something intuitive. This is where are the notes will end up.

Step 3: Go to File Settings down in the bottom

Step 4: Copy the WebDAV link to a text editor and append it with the created folder

https://nextcloud.bastuklubben.online/remote.php/dav/files/2f760ea8-0fdb-4467-b29f-1f153453c867/Joplin

Note: The long string of hexcode is an LDAP UID that is representing my user.

Task 2: Create an application-specific password

Note: This step is only necessary if you have 2FA activated, but I guess it’s still a good practice.

Step 1: Go to your Settings > Security up in the right corner of the screen

Step 2: Down in the bottom, in the Devices & Sessions section, create an App-specific Password and note it down in your text editor. It will only be showed once.

Alternative Nextcloud Configuration

There is an alternative way to setup Joplin synchronization. You can limit Joplins access to other folders, in this guide:
https://r4ven.fr/en/blog/joplin-nextcloud-sync-limited-sharing-webdav/

Joplin Configuration

Step 1: Go to Tools > Options > Synchronization

Step 2: Enter following:

• Synchronization target: Nextcloud

• Nextcloud WebDAV URL: The URL copied earlier

• Nextcloud username: Your personal user

• Nextcloud password: the app-specific password copied earlier

Then you can click Check synchronization configuration and it should return Success!