From 1100562e29f6476448b656dbddd4cf22505523f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitja Felicijan Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:59:14 +0100 Subject: Move back to JBMAFP --- .../posts/2021-01-24-replacing-dropbox-with-s3.md | 115 --------------------- 1 file changed, 115 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 _posts/posts/2021-01-24-replacing-dropbox-with-s3.md (limited to '_posts/posts/2021-01-24-replacing-dropbox-with-s3.md') diff --git a/_posts/posts/2021-01-24-replacing-dropbox-with-s3.md b/_posts/posts/2021-01-24-replacing-dropbox-with-s3.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7599949..0000000 --- a/_posts/posts/2021-01-24-replacing-dropbox-with-s3.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,115 +0,0 @@ ---- -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. -- cgit v1.2.3