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== Using the package == | == Using the package == | ||
Install the < | 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. | ||
== Configure Dropbox as a Service on NixOS == | == Configure Dropbox as a Service on NixOS == | ||
As of right now ( | 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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serviceConfig = { | serviceConfig = { | ||
ExecStart = "${pkgs.dropbox | ExecStart = "${lib.getBin pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox"; | ||
ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils | ExecReload = "${lib.getBin pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID"; | ||
KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process | KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process | ||
Restart = "on-failure"; | Restart = "on-failure"; | ||
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} | } | ||
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A [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85699 pull request] has been created to add Dropbox as a Nixos module which builds on this code snippet (21 Apr 2020). As of 19 Jun 2022, this has not been accepted and has not seen activity in 2 years. | |||
== Alternative Open Source Client == | |||
There is also an open source alternative called [https://maestral.app/ Maestral]: <code>maestral</code> as CLI and <code>maestral-gui</code> for a GUI. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 25 June 2024
Using the package
Install the dropbox package after enabling unfree software.
Then start the dropbox command, which will download the real dropbox binary and start it.
Configure Dropbox as a Service on NixOS
As of right now (19 Jun 2022) there is no dropbox module in nixpkgs, however peterhoeg at discourse.nixos.org shared the service code he is using:
{
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
# dropbox - we don't need this in the environment. systemd unit pulls it in
dropbox-cli
];
networking.firewall = {
allowedTCPPorts = [ 17500 ];
allowedUDPPorts = [ 17500 ];
};
systemd.user.services.dropbox = {
description = "Dropbox";
wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
environment = {
QT_PLUGIN_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/" + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtPluginPrefix;
QML2_IMPORT_PATH = "/run/current-system/sw/" + pkgs.qt5.qtbase.qtQmlPrefix;
};
serviceConfig = {
ExecStart = "${lib.getBin pkgs.dropbox}/bin/dropbox";
ExecReload = "${lib.getBin pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process
Restart = "on-failure";
PrivateTmp = true;
ProtectSystem = "full";
Nice = 10;
};
};
}
A 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: maestral as CLI and maestral-gui for a GUI.