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Dropbox Configuration

Preface

In this guide, you will create 2 rclone files; one for Mount, one for Uploader. Please note, this guide only shows how to create an encrypted drive with Dropbox.

Before you begin

Please backup the entire /opt/appdata/system directory and ensure you are running the latest versions of Mount and Uploader.

Create rclone configs

  1. Download rclone

  2. Create 2 Apps according to this guide (Mount, Uploader) and note each app key/secret. You will need it for rclone.

  3. Run rclone.exe config

  4. Create Remote (DB)

    • New remote> n
    • name> DB
    • Storage (Dropbox)> 13
    • client_id> App Key from step 2
    • client_secret> App secret from step 2
    • Edit advanced config?> n
    • Use web browser to automatically authenticate rclone with remote?> y
    • Log in with your DB account and allow app

    Repeat for all 2 apps, copying away your rclone.conf after each run.

  5. Create Remote (DBC)

    • New remote> n
    • Name> DBC
    • Storage (Crypt)> 14
    • remote> DB:/<directory_name>
    • filename_encryption> 1
    • directory_name_encryption> 1
    • Generate random password> g
    • Bits> 128 (Note the password and never lose it)
    • Use this password?> y
    • Password or pass phrase for salt> g
    • Bits> 128 (Note the password and never lose it)
    • Use this password?> y
    • Edit advanced config?> n
    • Keep this "DBC" Remote?> y

    Note - In remote = DB:/<directory_name>, change <directory_name> to whatever you'd like.

  6. Add the following to the crypt [DBC] section in %AppData%\rclone\rclone.conf 

    directory_name_encryption = true
filename_encryption = standard
filename_encoding = base32768

    IMPORTANT: filename_encoding must be this value: base32768

  7. Copy the [DBC] section to the other rclone.conf file. You should end up with 2 files that look similar to this: 

    [DB]
type = dropbox
token = {"access_token":"<redacted>","token_type":"bearer","refresh_token":"<redacted>","expiry":"2023-04-03T20:22:38.8845967+02:00"}
client_id = <redacted>
client_secret = <redacted>

[DBC]
type = crypt
directory_name_encryption = true
password = <redacted>
password2 = <redacted>
remote = DB:/<directory_name>
filename_encryption = standard
filename_encoding = base32768

  8. Copy the Mount rclone.conf file to:

    • /opt/appdata/system/rclone/rclone.conf
    • /opt/appdata/system/mount/rclone/rclone.conf

  9. Copy the contents of Uploader rclone.conf to /opt/appdata/system/servicekeys/rclonegdsa.conf, deleting everything that is currently there. This should be the only file/folder in this directory.

  10. Redeploy Mount and Uploader

  11. Update DB_NAME value in /opt/appdata/system/uploader/uploader.env with the name you chose during step 5. Example: DB_NAME=<directory_name>

  12. Restart Uploader

  13. Finally, assuming everything looks to be working, run the following two commands:

    • cd /root && touch dbc.anchor
    • rclone copy -v "/root/dbc.anchor" "DBC:/.anchors" --config="/opt/appdata/system/rclone/rclone.conf" --stats=1s --checkers=4 --dropbox-chunk-size=128M --use-mmap --tpslimit=10 --transfers=6

Autoscan

  1. If using autoscan, you will need to update /opt/appdata/autoscan/config.yml to include the following:

    anchors:
    - /mnt/unionfs/.anchors/dbc.anchor

  2. Restart autoscan. docker restart autoscan

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