# WebDav download of large file gives 503
**URL:** https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-download-of-large-file-gives-503/7836
**Category:** Pydio Cells
**Created:** [November 7, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-download-of-large-file-gives-503/7836 "2025-11-07T00:45:34Z")
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### Author:  [@erpadmin](https://forum.pydio.com/u/erpadmin)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-download-of-large-file-gives-503/7836/1 "2025-11-07T00:45:34Z")
Issue logged
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> \*\*📝 Describe the bug\*\*
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> WebDav download of large file (32GB) gives 503 in \< 1 minute
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> \*\*⚙️ How-to Reproduce\*\*
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> Steps to reproduce the behavior:
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> $ wget https://example.org/public/bccd7380debe/dav/uniref90\_2022\_05.fa.zip
> \--2025-10-31 12:36:42-- https://example.org/public/bccd7380debe/dav/uniref90\_2022\_05.fa.zip
> Resolving example.org (example.org)... 172.xx.x.xxx
> Connecting to example.org (example.org)|172.xx.x.xxx|:443... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 503 Service Unavailable
> 2025-10-31 12:37:02 ERROR 503: Service Unavailable.
> \`\`\`
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> \*\*🩺 Environment / Setup\*\*
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> Complete the following information:
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> Server Versions:
> - Cells Version 4.4.15
> - Server OS: RHEL 8
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> Client used for testing:
> - wget against dav link
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> Additional context:
> - home edition default install
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> \`\`\`
> \# working example with small file
> $ wget https://example.org/public/4edc1412c4ce/dav/webdav.txt
> \--2025-10-31 16:00:37-- https://example.org/public/4edc1412c4ce/dav/webdav.txt
> Resolving example.org (example.org)... 172.x.x.x
> Connecting to example.org (example.org)|172.x.x.x|:443... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: 148 \[text/plain\]
> Saving to: ‘webdav.txt’
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> webdav.txt 100%\[=====================================================================================================\>\] 148 --.-KB/s in 0s
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> 2025-10-31 16:00:37 (177 MB/s) - ‘webdav.txt’ saved \[148/148\]
> \`\`\`
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### Author:  [@c12simple](https://forum.pydio.com/u/c12simple)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-download-of-large-file-gives-503/7836/2 "2025-11-18T15:54:01Z")
Hi @erpadmin
Do you have any reverse proxy infront of pydio Cells?
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### Author:  [@erpadmin](https://forum.pydio.com/u/erpadmin)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-download-of-large-file-gives-503/7836/3 "2025-11-20T04:10:39Z")
no i use cells and its bulitin caddy, nothing extra
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.pydio.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-download-of-large-file-gives-503/7836/4 "2026-01-19T04:11:35Z")
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