Intro I will show how to code. upload files to Dropbox from Python Why do I need this? Currently, I am only using for all my web services and also as my private git server. WebFaction I wanted to make an automatic . backup of my git repositories to Dropbox Dropbox App I order to upload files to Dropbox you need to have an . access token And for the access token, you need to register your . app on DBX platform All of this must be done on Dropbox website. The first step is to go to and press “Create App” button. https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/ Step 1 Just click “Create app” button Step 2 We will use Dropbox API. We will choose “App folder” because we will just upload one backup to Dropbox, we do not need full access to all our files. Name your app and click “Create App” button. Step 3 We will use defaults settings, here we will get the access token so, click “Generate access token” button. Step 4 Now you have your access token, you will need it in your code, so copy it. Step 5 Now we have our “my_git_backup” Dropbox app. pip install pip install dropbox pip install fabric It is always recommended to inside python. use virtual environments At least I use them always. Code For code sample please go to http://buklijas.info/blog/2017/12/01/automatic-backup-of-git-repositories-to-dropbox-with-python/ How I run this automatically I personally run this command from . crontab once per day 35 02 * * * /home/user_name/code/venv/bin/fab -f /home/user_name/code/fabfile git_backup_to_dropbox Conclusion This can be used for . backup of any folder as zip file automaticaly to Dropbox For any questions, please write them in comments. Originally published at buklijas.info on December 1, 2017.
