Setting up Rclone to work with Dropbox

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I am part-way thrugh the process of cofiguring Rclone to work with Dropbox. I have been through the GUI as far as the screen that requires two fields to be completed. The URL is on the local machine (a Raspberry PI 5 running latest "Bookworm" (Debian derivative)). The intended use is Kopia backup running in a Docker container.
The server version runs a GUI (which I'musing).

Screen: http://192.168.1.50:51515/repo
Screen Title: Storage Configuration /
Field 1: Rclone Remote Path
Value: :
Field 2:

Field 2 is straightforward, it's /usr/bin/rclone

What is the problem you are having with rclone?

Field 1: I've been through the rclone config and I have a name for the remote
I cannot find any documentation that tells me how to find the path

Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.

$ rclone version
rclone v1.68.1

  • os/version: raspbian 12.7 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 6.6.47+rpt-rpi-2712 (aarch64)
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: arm64 (ARMv8 compatible)
  • go/version: go1.23.1
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: none
Yes

Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)

Dropbox

The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)

Everything up to and including the Kopia storage configuration screen appeared OK. I have the terminal output...

2024/09/27 16:29:30 NOTICE: Log in and authorize rclone for access
2024/09/27 16:29:30 NOTICE: Waiting for code...
2024/09/27 16:29:39 NOTICE: Got code
Configuration complete.
Options:
- type: dropbox
- token: {"access_token":"<--->","token_type":"bearer","refresh_token":"<--->","expiry":"2024-09-27T20:29:40.046320485+01:00"}
Keep this "rc_remote" remote?
y) Yes this is OK (default)
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d> y

Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone.

$ rclone config redacted
[RC_remote]
type = dropbox
token = XXX

[dropbox]
type = dropbox
token = XXX

[rc_dp_romote]
type = dropbox
client_id = XXX
client_secret = XXX

[rc_remote]
type = dropbox
token = XXX
### Double check the config for sensitive info before posting publicly

A log from the command that you were trying to run with the -vv flag

It's not the command that is the issue; it's the value of the path after I enter:

rc_remote:

in field 1.

I'm not sure this is the correct forum but I chose it because rclone provides the transport mechanism between Kopia/KopiaUI and Dropbox. There are no other Q's on this topic.

Thanks,
Ric

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I have tried to use kopia with rclone and it is disaster. rclone support in kopia is rather proof of concept and not fully working solution. They do not hide it - as per kopia docs:

WARNING: Rclone support is experimental.

IMO you are wasting time. Backups will run but you will hit performance wall during maintenance and restore tasks.

If you have to use dropbox I suggest you check restic/rustic - their rclone support is rock solid thanks to close integration via bespoken API supported by rclone.

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Hello,
Yes, I saw that too. But it was followed by:

Kopia has been tested to work with Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive through Rclone

But thanks for the heads-up: I'm looking at the documentation now. By the way what did you use for the path?
Regards,
Ric

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Sorry I do not get it... what path?

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Field 1 on the "Storage Configuration" screen (the first screen that shows once the in-built web server fires up):
Field Name: Rclone Remote Path
The value should look something like: <name_of_rclone_remote>:path
My remote is called rc_remote; it's the bit after the colon I'm not getting.

Lot of reading still with restic/rustic but that's OK.
Ric

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if you want to keep your backup in your dropbox root folder then use:

rc_remote:

but I would recommend to create some folder on dropbox, e.g. kopia_backup and then:

rc_remote:kopia_backup
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