I am coming from Windows, and I am used to using Jdownloader to manage browser downloads. In the Windows version of Jdownloader, I was able to select my network drives from the dropdown menu. In Fedora, I don't see such option:

I've tried both the flatpak and snap versions of JDownloader. How do I add my network drives to JDownloader? Is there a different app I can use to download directly from my browser to my Unraid network shared drives?

And no. I'm not going to download to my PC and then move the files to the network drive afterwards. Jdownloader (or similar program) should work the same as it did in Windows.

Edited December 29, 2025Dec 29 by ILoveBigServerICannotLie
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You would need to run a docker /web server application to use web base download and uploading...

In CA look for rejeto hfs.

A docker I made that adds web site file access that jdownload can use against...

Unraid ships with samba and nfs for accessing network shares you would normally use cifa/nfs to connect to unraid.

You may need to install samba / cifa common first... https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/samba/

To connect to a Samba share on Fedora, you can use the command smbclient followed by the share path and your username, like this: smbclient //server/share -U username. You may need to install Samba client utilities first with sudo dnf install samba-client.

Edited December 29, 2025Dec 29 by bmartino1

On 12/29/2025 at 8:44 PM, ILoveBigServerICannotLie said:

I am coming from Windows, and I am used to using Jdownloader to manage browser downloads. In the Windows version of Jdownloader, I was able to select my network drives from the dropdown menu. In Fedora, I don't see such option:

I've tried both the flatpak and snap versions of JDownloader. How do I add my network drives to JDownloader? Is there a different app I can use to download directly from my browser to my Unraid network shared drives?

And no. I'm not going to download to my PC and then move the files to the network drive afterwards. Jdownloader (or similar program) should work the same as it did in phrazle Windows.

The issue is likely Flatpak/Snap filesystem permissions, not JDownloader itself.

1. Mount your Unraid share at a normal Linux path, such as /mnt/unraid/Media, using CIFS/SMB.

2. Grant JDownloader access to that directory. For Flatpak, use:

   flatpak override --user --filesystem=/mnt/unraid:rw org.jdownloader.JDownloader

   Replace the app ID if yours differs, then restart JDownloader.

3. Set /mnt/unraid/Media as JDownloader's download folder.

This lets you download directly to Unraid, without saving files to your PC first.