Dropbox - Revision history

Phanirithvij: info about dead pr

2025-03-16T08:53:55Z

info about dead pr

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	== Configure Dropbox as a Service on NixOS ==		== Configure Dropbox as a Service on NixOS ==
	As of right now (~~19 Jun 2022~~) there is no dropbox module in nixpkgs, however [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/using-dropbox-on-nixos/387/6 peterhoeg at discourse.nixos.org] shared the service code he is using:
			As of right now (16 Mar 2025) there is no dropbox module in nixpkgs, however [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/using-dropbox-on-nixos/387/6 peterhoeg at discourse.nixos.org] shared the service code he is using:

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	A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of ~~19 Jun 2022~~, this has ~~not~~ been ~~accepted~~ and ~~has not seen activity in 2 years~~.		A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 16 Mar 2025, this has been closed and abandoned.

	== Configure Dropbox as a Service in HomeManager ==		== Configure Dropbox as a Service in HomeManager ==

Mic92: imported from old wiki

2024-10-08T14:35:33Z

imported from old wiki

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	A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 19 Jun 2022, this has not been accepted and has not seen activity in 2 years.		A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 19 Jun 2022, this has not been accepted and has not seen activity in 2 years.

			== Configure Dropbox as a Service in HomeManager ==

	The dropbox package is better maintained than the dropbox-cli package. The follow sets up dropbox as a service in home manager (working in Sept. 2024).		The dropbox package is better maintained than the dropbox-cli package. The follow sets up dropbox as a service in home manager (working in Sept. 2024).

Mic92: imported from old wiki

2024-10-08T14:34:57Z

imported from old wiki

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	A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 19 Jun 2022, this has not been accepted and has not seen activity in 2 years.		A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 19 Jun 2022, this has not been accepted and has not seen activity in 2 years.

			The dropbox package is better maintained than the dropbox-cli package. The follow sets up dropbox as a service in home manager (working in Sept. 2024).
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			{
			systemd.user.services.dropbox = {
			Unit = {
			Description = "Dropbox service";
			};
			Install = {
			WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
			};
			Service = {
			ExecStart = "${pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox";
			Restart = "on-failure";
			};
			};
			}
			</syntaxHighlight>

	== Alternative Open Source Client ==		== Alternative Open Source Client ==

Klinger: fixed link to „Unfree software“ (capitalization)

2024-06-25T20:25:35Z

fixed link to „Unfree software“ (capitalization)

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	== Using the package ==		== Using the package ==

	Install the <code>dropbox</code> package after enabling [[Unfree ~~Software~~\|unfree software]].		Install the <code>dropbox</code> package after enabling [[Unfree software\|unfree software]].
	Then start the dropbox command, which will download the real dropbox binary and start it.		Then start the dropbox command, which will download the real dropbox binary and start it.

Mic92: fix links

2024-04-01T13:31:41Z

fix links

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	== Using the package ==		== Using the package ==

	Install the <code>dropbox</code> package after enabling [~~https://nixos.wiki/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_install_a_proprietary_or_unfree_package.3F~~ unfree ~~packages~~].		Install the <code>dropbox</code> package after enabling [[Unfree Software\|unfree software]].
	Then start the dropbox command, which will download the real dropbox binary and start it.		Then start the dropbox command, which will download the real dropbox binary and start it.

imported>Peterhoeg: use getBin

2023-06-30T03:56:00Z

use getBin

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	};		};
	serviceConfig = {		serviceConfig = {
	ExecStart = "${pkgs.dropbox~~.out~~}/bin/dropbox";		ExecStart = "${lib.getBin pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox";
	ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils~~.out~~}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";		ExecReload = "${lib.getBin pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
	KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process		KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process
	Restart = "on-failure";		Restart = "on-failure";

imported>Ward: Change maestral nixpkgs links to their package names

2022-06-19T08:28:43Z

Change maestral nixpkgs links to their package names

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	== Alternative Open Source Client ==		== Alternative Open Source Client ==

	There is also an open source alternative called ~~Maestral:~~ [https://~~github~~.~~com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/python-modules~~/maestral/~~default.nix maestral]~~ as CLI and ~~[https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/networking/~~maestral-qt/~~default.nix maestral-qt]~~ for a GUI.		There is also an open source alternative called [https://maestral.app/ Maestral]: <code>maestral</code> as CLI and <code>maestral-gui</code> for a GUI.

	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]

imported>Ward: Add note about the dropbox module PR as well as a reference to the open source client alternative

2022-06-19T08:03:21Z

Add note about the dropbox module PR as well as a reference to the open source client alternative

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	== Configure Dropbox as a Service on NixOS ==		== Configure Dropbox as a Service on NixOS ==
	As of right now ( ~~2019-01-02~~ ) there is no dropbox module in nixpkgs, however [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/using-dropbox-on-nixos/387/6 peterhoeg at discourse.nixos.org] shared the service code he is using:		As of right now (19 Jun 2022) there is no dropbox module in nixpkgs, however [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/using-dropbox-on-nixos/387/6 peterhoeg at discourse.nixos.org] shared the service code he is using:

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	}		}
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			A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 19 Jun 2022, this has not been accepted and has not seen activity in 2 years.

			== Alternative Open Source Client ==

			There is also an open source alternative called Maestral: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/development/python-modules/maestral/default.nix maestral] as CLI and [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/networking/maestral-qt/default.nix maestral-qt] for a GUI.

	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]

imported>Nix: add Software/Applications subcategory

2021-09-20T05:44:59Z

add Software/Applications subcategory

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			[[Category:Applications]]

imported>Mic92 at 07:35, 12 January 2019

2019-01-12T07:35:01Z

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	== Using the package ==		== Using the package ==

	Install the <~~literal~~>dropbox</~~literal~~> package after enabling [https://nixos.wiki/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_install_a_proprietary_or_unfree_package.3F unfree packages].		Install the <code>dropbox</code> package after enabling [https://nixos.wiki/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_install_a_proprietary_or_unfree_package.3F unfree packages].
	Then start the dropbox command, which will download the real dropbox binary and start it.		Then start the dropbox command, which will download the real dropbox binary and start it.