files_external_dropbox

Flysystem based dropbox backend for Nextcloud

Requires Nextcloud 12.0 or later

Steps For Installation:

• Enable the files_external app with occ app:enable files_external if not enabled yet.
• Get the app from the app store
• Download the source into the Nextcloud apps directory.
• Make sure the unzipped directory of the app is named "files_external_dropbox" and set the directory ownership according to you setup.
• Run make or composer install
• Enable the app in the web interface or by running occ app:enable files_external_dropbox
• Fill up the storage details (See Below Configuring OAuth2)
• Fire up the files page to see the Dropbox mounted as external storage
• To allow any user to configure his own dropbox storage, you need to ensure that relevant checkbox is setting under "Allow users to mount external storage"

Configuring OAuth2

• Connecting Dropbox is a little more work because you have to create a Dropbox app. Log into the Dropbox Developers page and click Create Your App
• Then choose which folders to share, or to share everything in your Dropbox.
• Name Your App and then click Create App
• Under the section OAuth2 Redirect URIs add a new URL http://path/to/nextcloud/index.php/settings/admin/externalstorages and http://path/to/nextcloud/index.php/settings/user/externalstorages (Replace http://path/to/nextcloud/index.php with you valid Nextcloud installation path)
• Then Go to nextcloud settings/admin/externalstorages and Add a new storage Dropbox V2
• Fill the details Client Id, Client Secrets from your Dropbox App page (search for "App key" and "App secret")
• Click Grant Access and then you will be redirected for OAuth login
• After completing the OAuth you will be redirect back to Storage Section and you should see green mark along your storage configuration
• That's it

Dependencies

This app depends on the flysystem adapter for dropbox which can be found here https://github.com/Hemant-Mann/flysystem-dropbox

Future Work

• Update the Guzzle Dependency to ^6.0