snapshot: preserve reliability hardening and Workdock identity pass

backend/workflows/services.py

@@ -78,12 +78,16 @@ def _ensure_nextcloud_directory(base_url: str, directory: str, auth: tuple[str,
     current_parts: list[str] = []
     for part in [p for p in directory.split('/') if p]:
         current_parts.append(part)
-        response = requests.request(
-            'MKCOL',
-            f"{base_url}/{'/'.join(current_parts)}",
-            auth=auth,
-            timeout=timeout,
-        )
+        try:
+            response = requests.request(
+                'MKCOL',
+                f"{base_url}/{'/'.join(current_parts)}",
+                auth=auth,
+                timeout=timeout,
+            )
+        except requests.RequestException as exc:
+            logger.warning('Nextcloud directory ensure error for %s: %s', '/'.join(current_parts), exc)
+            return False
         if response.status_code in (201, 301, 405):
             continue
         logger.warning('Nextcloud directory ensure failed with status %s for %s', response.status_code, '/'.join(current_parts))