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<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
that could <a href=/digitalocean-spaces-to-sync-between-computers.html>replace Dropbox
eventually</a>. That solution
worked quite nicely, and I was amazed how smashing together a couple of existing
solutions would work this fine.<p>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
<a href=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/17/tech/google-antitrust-lawsuit/index.html>Google</a>,
<a href=https://www.pcworld.com/article/2048680/dropbox-takes-a-peek-at-files.html>Dropbox</a>
etc and take back some control.<p>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.<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
Dropbox</a>.<blockquote><p>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
<a href=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10>Subsystem for Linux</a>
or <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
synced. 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
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> backup
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> bin
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> documents
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span> <span>↳</span> projects
</span></span></code></pre><p>All of my code is located in <code>~/Vault/projects</code> 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.<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
</span></span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#00f></span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:green># dconf load /com/gexperts/Tilix/ < tilix.dconf</span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:green># 0 2 * * * sh ~/Vault/bin/vault-backup.sh</span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cd ~/Vault/backup/dotfiles
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
</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>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>mkdir -p $MACHINE
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cd $MACHINE
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.config/VSCodium/User/settings.json settings.json
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.s3cfg s3cfg
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.bash_extended bash_extended
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cp ~/.ssh ssh -rf
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>codium --list-extensions > vscode-extension.txt
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>dconf dump /com/gexperts/Tilix/ > tilix.dconf
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>cd ~/Vault
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>s3cmd sync --delete-removed --exclude <span style=color:#a31515>'node_modules/*'</span> --exclude <span style=color:#a31515>'.git/*'</span> --exclude <span style=color:#a31515>'.venv/*'</span> ./ s3://bucket-name/backup/
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>echo <span style=color:#a31515>`</span>date +<span style=color:#a31515>"%D %T"</span><span style=color:#a31515>`</span> >> ~/.vault.log
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>
</span></span><span style=display:flex><span>notify-send <span style=color:#a31515>\
</span></span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#a31515></span> -u normal <span style=color:#a31515>\
</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>\
</span></span></span><span style=display:flex><span><span style=color:#a31515></span> <span style=color:#a31515>"Vault sync succeded at `date +"</span>%D %T<span style=color:#a31515>"`"</span>
</span></span></code></pre><p>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.<blockquote><p>One obvious benefit of this is that I can omit syncing Node's <code>node_modules</code>
or 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
</code></pre><p>When you start syncing your local stuff with a remote server you can review your
items 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
flawlessly. 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
remote 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/2023-10-29.html target=_blank rel=noopener>even more bike things.</a><div>I wrote about all sorts of biking and not-biking things in my life this week. — <a href=https://chotrin.org>chötrin's wiki.</a><li><a href="http://offbeatpursuit.com:80/blog/?id=25" target=_blank rel=noopener>A fix by any other name</a><div>tags:
i2c, plan9
Another month, another file system.
Well, if you can’t fix it in software, fix it in hardware (looking at
you, bme680, we’re not
done yet). The show mu… — <a href=http://offbeatpursuit.com:80/blog/>WLOG - blog</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
this mortal coil, we are endowed with self-awareness, agency, and free will.
Each of th… — <a href=https://drewdevault.com>Drew DeVault's blog</a><li><a href=https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/10/thematic-book-series-how-to-downsize-a-transport-network/ target=_blank rel=noopener>Thematic Book Series: How to Downsize a Transport Network?</a><div>Image: Book cover. [How to downsize a transport network?](https://www.lulu.com/shop/kris-de-decker/how-to-downsize-a-transport-network/paperback/product-42n4p7.htm… — <a href=https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/posts/>LOW←TECH MAGAZINE English</a><li><a href=https://neil.computer/notes/chart-of-accounts-for-startups-and-saas-companies/ target=_blank rel=noopener>Chart of Accounts for Startups and SaaS Companies</a><div>Accounting is fundamental to starting a business. You need to have a basic understanding of accounting principles and essential bookkeeping. I had to learn it. Ther… — <a href=https://neil.computer/>Neil Panchal</a><li><a href=https://journal.valeriansaliou.name/deploy-a-nomad-cluster-on-alpine-linux-with-vultr/ target=_blank rel=noopener>Deploy a Nomad Cluster on Alpine Linux with Vultr</a><div>After spending countless hours trying to understand how to deploy my apps on Kubernetes for the first time to host Mirage, an AI API service that I run, I ended up … — <a href=https://journal.valeriansaliou.name/>Valerian Saliou</a><li><a href=https://jcs.org/2023/10/25/wifi_da target=_blank rel=noopener>BlueSCSI Wi-Fi Desk Accessory 1.0 Released</a><div>BlueSCSI Wi-Fi Desk Accessory
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