Wolfblog Follow the recipe <https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/dropbox-raspberry-pi/> In Dropbox, create a new app (find the "..." in the right hand corner, selected Developer and Create App), choose Dropbox API (not business), select specific folder or full usage (I choose specific folder) and an app name, in my case WolfraxRPiBck (it has to be unique wihtin DropBox community). Click on "Generate access token" and copy the resulting key.
$ git clone https://github.com/andreafabrizi/Dropbox-Uploader.git
$ cd Dropbox-Uploader/
$ chmod a+x ./dropbox_uploader.sh
$ ./dropbox_uploader.sh
This is the first time you run this script, please follow the instructions:
1) Open the following URL in your Browser, and log in using your account: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
2) Click on "Create App", then select "Dropbox API app"
3) Now go on with the configuration, choosing the app permissions and access restrictions to your DropBox folder
4) Enter the "App Name" that you prefer (e.g. MyUploader4177213067640)
Now, click on the "Create App" button.
When your new App is successfully created, please click on the Generate button
under the 'Generated access token' section, then copy and paste the new access token here:
# Access token: QzVDx[...]
> The access token is QzVDx[...] Looks ok? [y/N]: y
The configuration has been saved.
$ ./dropbox_uploader.sh info
Dropbox Uploader v1.0
> Getting info...
Name: Mats Melander
UID: dbid:AAC...
Email: mats.m...
Country: SE
$ ./dropbox_uploader.sh upload README.md /
> Uploading "/home/pi/app/Dropbox-Uploader/README.md" to "/README.md"...
######################################################################## 100.0%
DONE
Edit the dropbox_uploader.sh file and change SHOW_PROGRESSBAR = 0 to SHOW_PROGRESSBAR = 1 The script is ready to be used.
00 3 * * 0 sh /home/pi/rpi1/app/RPiscripts/backup_dropbox.sh -f /home/pi/.dropbox_uploader >> /home/pi/backup_dropbox.log 2>&1
Once per week at 3:00pm upload to dropbox, the backup_dropbox.sh is
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Daily upload to Dropbox of backup files
#
# Copy everything in the /home/pi/bck/ directory to Dropbox and make a listing
# This script is dependent on the backup.sh script
#
echo "-----"
echo "Uploading to Dropbox of backup files"
date
echo
/home/pi/app/Dropbox-Uploader/dropbox_uploader.sh upload /home/pi/bck/* /RPi1_backup/
/home/pi/app/Dropbox-Uploader/dropbox_uploader.sh list /RPi1_backup/
echo
echo "Upload finished finished"
date
echo "-----"
The file .dropbox_uploader is one row with the access token for Dropbox.
OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN=QzV[...]