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7<a href=/index.xml target=_blank>RSS</a></nav></header><main role=main><article itemtype=http://schema.org/Article><h1 itemtype=headline>Replacing Dropbox in favor of DigitalOcean spaces</h1><p><cap>post</cap>, Jan 24, 2021 on <a href=https://mitjafelicijan.com>Mitja Felicijan's blog</a><div><p>A few months ago I experimented with DigitalOcean spaces as my backup solution
8that could <a href=/digitalocean-spaces-to-sync-between-computers.html>replace Dropbox
9eventually</a>. That solution
10worked quite nicely, and I was amazed how smashing together a couple of existing
11solutions would work this fine.<p>I have been running that solution in the background for a couple of months now
12and kind of forgot about it. But recent developments around deplatforming and
13having us people hostages of technology and big companies speed up my goals to
14become less dependent on
15<a href=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/17/tech/google-antitrust-lawsuit/index.html>Google</a>,
16<a href=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2048680/dropbox-takes-a-peek-at-files.html>Dropbox</a>
17etc and take back some control.<p>I am not a conspiracy theory nut, but to be honest, what these companies are
18doing lately is out of control. It is a matter of principle at this point. I
19have almost completely degoogled my life all the way from ditching Gmail,
20YouTube and most of the services surrounding Google. And I must tell you, I feel
21so good. I haven't felt this way for a long time.<p><strong>Anyways. Let's get to the meat of things.</strong><p>Before you continue you should read my post about <a href=/digitalocean-spaces-to-sync-between-computers.html>syncing to
22Dropbox</a>.<blockquote><p>Also to note, I am using Linux on my machine with Gnome desktop environment.
23This should work on MacOS too. To use this on Windows I suggest using
24<a href=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10>Subsystem for Linux</a>
25or <a href=https://www.cygwin.com/>Cygwin</a>.</blockquote><h2 id=folder-structure>Folder structure</h2><p>I liked structure from Dropbox. One folder where everything is located and
26synced. So, that's why adopted this also for my sync setup.<pre tabindex=0 style=background-color:#fff><code><span style=display:flex><span><span>~</span>/Vault
27</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> backup
28</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> bin
29</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> documents
30</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> projects
31</span></span></code></pre><p>All of my code is located in <code>~/Vault/projects</code> folder. And most of the projects
32are Git repositories. I do not use this sync method for backup per see but in
33case I reinstall my machine I can easily recreate all the important folder
34structure with one quick command. No external drives needed that can fail etc.<h2 id=sync-script>Sync script</h2><p>My sync script is located in <code>~/Vault/bin/vault-backup.sh</code><pre tabindex=0 style=background-color:#fff><code><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#00f>#!/bin/bash
35</span></span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#00f></span>
36</span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:green># dconf load /com/gexperts/Tilix/ &lt; tilix.dconf</span>
37</span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:green># 0 2 * * * sh ~/Vault/bin/vault-backup.sh</span>
38</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
39</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cd ~/Vault/backup/dotfiles
40</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
41</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>MACHINE=<span style=color:#00f>$(</span>whoami<span style=color:#00f>)</span>@<span style=color:#00f>$(</span>hostname<span style=color:#00f>)</span>
42</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>mkdir -p $MACHINE
43</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cd $MACHINE
44</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
45</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.config/VSCodium/User/settings.json settings.json
46</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.s3cfg s3cfg
47</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.bash_extended bash_extended
48</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.ssh ssh -rf
49</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
50</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>codium --list-extensions &gt; vscode-extension.txt
51</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>dconf dump /com/gexperts/Tilix/ &gt; tilix.dconf
52</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
53</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cd ~/Vault
54</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>s3cmd sync --delete-removed --exclude <span style=color:#a31515>&#39;node_modules/*&#39;</span> --exclude <span style=color:#a31515>&#39;.git/*&#39;</span> --exclude <span style=color:#a31515>&#39;.venv/*&#39;</span> ./ s3://bucket-name/backup/
55</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
56</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>echo <span style=color:#a31515>`</span>date +<span style=color:#a31515>&#34;%D %T&#34;</span><span style=color:#a31515>`</span> &gt;&gt; ~/.vault.log
57</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
58</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>notify-send <span style=color:#a31515>\
59</span></span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#a31515></span> -u normal <span style=color:#a31515>\
60</span></span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#a31515></span> -i /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/96x96/status/security-medium-symbolic.symbolic.png <span style=color:#a31515>\
61</span></span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#a31515></span> <span style=color:#a31515>&#34;Vault sync succeded at `date +&#34;</span>%D %T<span style=color:#a31515>&#34;`&#34;</span>
62</span></span></code></pre><p>This script also backups some of the dotfiles I use and sends notification to
63Gnome notification center. It is a straightforward solution. Nothing special
64going on.<blockquote><p>One obvious benefit of this is that I can omit syncing Node's <code>node_modules</code>
65or Python's <code>.venv</code> and <code>.git</code> folders.</blockquote><p>You can use this script in a combination with <a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron>Cron</a>.<pre><code>0 2 * * * sh ~/Vault/bin/vault-backup.sh
66</code></pre><p>When you start syncing your local stuff with a remote server you can review your
67items on DigitalOcean.<figure><img src=/posts/dropbox-sync/dropbox-spaces.png alt="Dropbox Spaces"></figure><p>I have been using this script now for quite some time, and it's working
68flawlessly. I also uninstalled Dropbox and stopped using it completely.<p>All I need to do is write a Bash script that does the reverse and downloads from
69remote server to local folder. This could be another post.</div></article></main><section><hr><h2>Posts from blogs I follow around the net</h2><ul><li><a href=https://chotrin.org/writing/2023-10-20.html target=_blank rel=noopener>OpenBSD upgrade and fall things.</a><div>Been AFK for a bit. It's autumn and I upgraded this server to OpenBSD 7.4! — <a href=https://chotrin.org>chötrin's wiki.</a><li><a href=https://mirzapandzo.com/next-image-url-parameter-is-valid-but-upstream-response-is-invalid target=_blank rel=noopener>Next/Image "url" parameter is valid but upstream response is invalid</a><div>Getting "url" parameter is valid but upstream response is invalid error with Next/Image on WSL2 — <a href=https://mirzapandzo.com/>Mirza Pandzo's Blog</a><li><a href=https://drewdevault.com/2023/10/13/Going-off-script.html target=_blank rel=noopener>Going off-script</a><div>There is a phenomenon in society which I find quite bizarre. Upon our entry to
70this mortal coil, we are endowed with self-awareness, agency, and free will.
71Each of th… — <a href=https://drewdevault.com>Drew DeVault's blog</a><li><a href=https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/10/workshop-in-rotterdam-how-to-build-a-bike-generator/ target=_blank rel=noopener>Workshop in Rotterdam: How to Build a Bike Generator</a><div>Afbeelding: Low-tech Magazine workshop in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Poster: Marie Verdeil. Image: Sara Vercauteren
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