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== 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.

== 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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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

Restart = "on-failure";

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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 ==

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).

{

systemd.user.services.dropbox = {

Unit = {

Description = "Dropbox service";

};

Install = {

WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];

};

Service = {

ExecStart = "${pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox";

Restart = "on-failure";

};

}

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== Alternative Open Source Client ==

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 == 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.
 == 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:
 <syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
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      };
      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 $MAINPID";
        KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process
        Restart = "on-failure";
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-A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 19 Jun 2022, this has not been accepted and has not seen activity in 2 years.
+A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 16 Mar 2025, this has been closed and abandoned.
+== Configure Dropbox as a Service in HomeManager ==
+The dropbox package is better maintained than the dropbox-cli package. The follow sets up dropbox as a service in home manager (working in Sept. 2024).
+<syntaxHighlight lang=nix>
+{
+    systemd.user.services.dropbox = {
+        Unit = {
+            Description = "Dropbox service";
+        };
+        Install = {
+            WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+        };
+        Service = {
+            ExecStart = "${pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox";
+            Restart = "on-failure";
+        };
+    };
+}
+</syntaxHighlight>
 == Alternative Open Source Client ==