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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.



Revision as of 07:35, 12 January 2019

Using the package

Install the dropbox package after enabling unfree packages. 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 ( 2019-01-02 ) 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 = "${pkgs.dropbox.out}/bin/dropbox";
      ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils.out}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
      KillMode = "control-group"; # upstream recommends process
      Restart = "on-failure";
      PrivateTmp = true;
      ProtectSystem = "full";
      Nice = 10;
    };
  };
}