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.

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