Dropbox in Docker
Run Dropbox inside Docker. Fully working with local host folder mount or inter-container linking (via --volumes-from).
This repository provides the janeczku/dropbox image.
Usage examples
Quickstart
docker run -d --restart=always --name=dropbox janeczku/dropbox
Dropbox data mounted to local folder on the host
docker run -d --restart=always --name=dropbox \
-v /path/to/localfolder:/dbox/Dropbox \
janeczku/dropbox
Run dropbox with custom user/group id
This fixes file permission errrors that might occur when mounting the Dropbox file folder (/dbox/Dropbox) from the host or a Docker container volume. You need to set DBOX_UID/DBOX_GID to the user id and group id of whoever owns these files on the host or in the other container.
docker run -d --restart=always --name=dropbox \
-e DBOX_UID=110 \
-e DBOX_GID=200 \
janeczku/dropbox
Enable LAN Sync
docker run -d --restart=always --name=dropbox \
--net="host" \
janeczku/dropbox
Linking to Dropbox account after first start
Check the logs of the container to get URL to authenticate with your Dropbox account.
docker logs dropbox
Copy and paste the URL in a browser and login to your Dropbox account to associate.
docker logs dropbox
You should see something like this:
"This computer is now linked to Dropbox. Welcome xxxx"
Manage exclusions and check sync status
docker exec -t -i dropbox dropbox help
ENV variables
DBOX_UID
Default: 1000
Run Dropbox with a custom user id (matching the owner of the mounted files)
DBOX_GID
Default: 1000
Run Dropbox with a custom group id (matching the group of the mounted files)
$DBOX_SKIP_UPDATE
Default: False
Set this to True to skip updating to the latest Dropbox version on container start
Exposed volumes
/dbox/Dropbox
Dropbox files
/dbox/.dropbox
Dropbox account configuration