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How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

Find out how to connect Internxt Drive to your QNAP NAS device

To set up Internxt with your QNAP device, you will first have to download the Docker app by following the steps in this article.

NAS support is available for all Internxt Ultimate plans bought from our website.

Once you have your plan, you can set up your QNAP device with Internxt by following the instructions below.

Connect Internxt Drive to QNAP

  1. Open “QNAP web interface”

  2. Open “QNAP App Center”

  3. Search for “Container Station” and install the app

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

4. Run “Container Station App” and click “Explore”

5. Search for “internxt-WebDAV” and deploy the official WebDAV server for Internxt

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

6. Click “latest” in the “Select Image Version” then click “next”

7. Fill the name with whatever name you want (eg, Internxt)

8. Check “Default web URL port” and set it to 3005

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

9. Click “Advanced Settings”

10. In the “Environments” tab, add two or three new variables

  • Two variables if you don’t use two-factor authentication

  • Three variables if you use two-factor authentication

11. The variables to use are:

  • INXT_USER

  • INXT_PASSWORD

  • INXT_OTPTOKEN (if you use two-factor authentication)

In order to get the “INXT_OTPTOKEN”, you need to:

  • Log in to your Internxt Drive account

  • Access “Settings”

  • Click on “Security”

  • Disable “Two Factor Authentication”

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device
  • Re-Enable “Two Factor Authentication” (When you set up or re-set up “Two Factor Authentication.”

  • It will show you the 16 characters “INXT_OTPTOKEN”. Save the token and click “next” (The Token can be shown only when you configure the “Two Factor Authentication”)

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

12. Add the variables and their values, then click “Apply”

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

13. Click “Next” on “Container Station”, then “Finish”

14. Wait for the container to download, create, and start

15. Check if the container is running and note the Docker IP address (ignore the warnings and errors from the console)

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

16. Close “Container Station” and open “HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync” (if it is not installed, do this first)

17. Go to “Sync”, click “Create” and choose your option of backup

18. Choose “WebDAV” and complete all the fields with your data

  • (Storage Name “e.g. Internxt”

  • Your Internxt user e-mail account

  • Your Internxt account password,

  • The Server URL https://docker_ip:3005,

  • Untick “Validate SSL Certificate” if you get errors

19. Click “Create” and wait

How to connect your Internxt Drive to your QNAP device

19. Add the needed paired folders, finish the HBS 3 setup, and you're done

Extra tips

  • For compatibility purposes, you can use a forth variable when you configure the Docker, “WEBDAV_PROTOCOL” with the value “http”

  • Using a Bridge network for Docker containers will allow you to have a connection with the WebDAV server from any computer in the network, not only from inside the QNAP

Support

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