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JohnCrawford
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
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“something similar” to SCP for Dropbox

I'm trying to backup some file on my Linux server to Dropbox. I do *NOT* want to install Dropbox on my server as I do *NOT* want any of the files on my Dropbox account to be on this server. I'm look...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    8 years ago
    Well, if your server doesn’t have a GUI whatsoever, then you’ll need to find another solution to somehow access a browser, since there isn’t a Dropbox command line to directly login to your account.
     
    You could use a CLI browser like Lynx and open the link there to see if that helps.
     
    Otherwise, you could even type the link generated on a normal computer which does have a browser, and after a short time the server will be connected.
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Jay
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8 years ago
The instructions to sign in were on the original installation page at the bottom.
 
I’ve copied and pasted them here in case you cant see that on the site:
 
Run the Dropbox daemon from the newly created .dropbox-dist folder.
 
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
 
If you're running Dropbox on your server for the first time, you'll be asked to copy and paste a link in a working browser to create a new account or add your server to an existing account.
 
Once you do, your Dropbox folder will be created in your home directory. 
JohnCrawford's avatar
JohnCrawford
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Hi Jay.  Those instructions do not help.  As mentioned already this is a server and as such does *not* have a GUI.  So you can not do as you mentioned "copy and paste a link in a working browser".

 

This is a 100% text based terminal.

 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    8 years ago
    Well, if your server doesn’t have a GUI whatsoever, then you’ll need to find another solution to somehow access a browser, since there isn’t a Dropbox command line to directly login to your account.
     
    You could use a CLI browser like Lynx and open the link there to see if that helps.
     
    Otherwise, you could even type the link generated on a normal computer which does have a browser, and after a short time the server will be connected.
    • Kostia K.'s avatar
      Kostia K.
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      These are terrible solutions posted by Dropbox...

      There has got to be a better way.

      I mean how do apps like Wordpress and such backup your content to Dropbox without needing to sync anything locally. Sure it will be API requests instead of an SCP like command line, but I assume that is something worth it for OP.

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