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+title: Replacing Dropbox in favor of DigitalOcean spaces
+permalink: /replacing-dropbox-in-favor-of-digitalocean-spaces.html
+date: 2021-01-24T12:00:00+02:00
+layout: post
+type: post
+draft: false
+---
+
+A few months ago I experimented with DigitalOcean spaces as my backup solution
+that could [replace Dropbox
+eventually](/digitalocean-spaces-to-sync-between-computers.html).  That solution
+worked quite nicely, and I was amazed how smashing together a couple of existing
+solutions would work this fine.
+
+I have been running that solution in the background for a couple of months now
+and kind of forgot about it. But recent developments around deplatforming and
+having us people hostages of technology and big companies speed up my goals to
+become less dependent on
+[Google](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/17/tech/google-antitrust-lawsuit/index.html),
+[Dropbox](https://www.pcworld.com/article/2048680/dropbox-takes-a-peek-at-files.html)
+etc and take back some control.
+
+I am not a conspiracy theory nut, but to be honest, what these companies are
+doing lately is out of control. It is a matter of principle at this point. I
+have almost completely degoogled my life all the way from ditching Gmail,
+YouTube and most of the services surrounding Google. And I must tell you, I feel
+so good. I haven't felt this way for a long time.
+
+**Anyways. Let's get to the meat of things.**
+
+Before you continue you should read my post about [syncing to
+Dropbox](/digitalocean-spaces-to-sync-between-computers.html).
+
+> Also to note, I am using Linux on my machine with Gnome desktop environment.
+This should work on MacOS too. To use this on Windows I suggest using
+[Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10)
+or [Cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com/).
+
+## Folder structure
+
+I liked structure from Dropbox. One folder where everything is located and
+synced. So, that's why adopted this also for my sync setup.
+
+```go
+~/Vault
+   ↳ backup
+   ↳ bin
+   ↳ documents
+   ↳ projects
+```
+
+All of my code is located in `~/Vault/projects` folder. And most of the projects
+are Git repositories. I do not use this sync method for backup per see but in
+case I reinstall my machine I can easily recreate all the important folder
+structure with one quick command. No external drives needed that can fail etc.
+
+## Sync script
+
+My sync script is located in `~/Vault/bin/vault-backup.sh`
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# dconf load /com/gexperts/Tilix/ < tilix.dconf
+# 0 2 * * * sh ~/Vault/bin/vault-backup.sh
+
+cd ~/Vault/backup/dotfiles
+
+MACHINE=$(whoami)@$(hostname)
+mkdir -p $MACHINE
+cd $MACHINE
+
+cp ~/.config/VSCodium/User/settings.json settings.json
+cp ~/.s3cfg s3cfg
+cp ~/.bash_extended bash_extended
+cp ~/.ssh ssh -rf
+
+codium --list-extensions > vscode-extension.txt
+dconf dump /com/gexperts/Tilix/ > tilix.dconf
+
+cd ~/Vault
+s3cmd sync --delete-removed --exclude 'node_modules/*' --exclude '.git/*' --exclude '.venv/*' ./ s3://bucket-name/backup/
+
+echo `date +"%D %T"` >> ~/.vault.log
+
+notify-send \
+        -u normal \
+        -i /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/96x96/status/security-medium-symbolic.symbolic.png \
+        "Vault sync succeded at `date +"%D %T"`"
+```
+
+This script also backups some of the dotfiles I use and sends notification to
+Gnome notification center. It is a straightforward solution. Nothing special
+going on.
+
+> One obvious benefit of this is that I can omit syncing Node's `node_modules`
+> or Python's `.venv` and `.git` folders.
+
+You can use this script in a combination with [Cron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron).
+
+```txt
+0 2 * * * sh ~/Vault/bin/vault-backup.sh
+```
+
+When you start syncing your local stuff with a remote server you can review your
+items on DigitalOcean.
+
+![Dropbox Spaces](/assets/posts/dropbox-sync/dropbox-spaces.png){:loading="lazy"}
+
+I have been using this script now for quite some time, and it's working
+flawlessly. I also uninstalled Dropbox and stopped using it completely.
+
+All I need to do is write a Bash script that does the reverse and downloads from
+remote server to local folder. This could be another post.