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title: "Configuration Backup to Dropbox"
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description: "Instructions on how backup your Home Assistant configuration to Dropbox"
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date: 2017-04-24 18:00
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redirect_from: /cookbook/dropboxbackup/
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Backing up and regularly syncing your Home Assistant configuration to [Dropbox](http://dropbox.com) similar to [Github Backup](/docs/ecosystem/backup/backup_github/)
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### {% linkable_title Requirements %}
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You need two parts in order to get it working correctly.
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Become the user that run Home Assistant.
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- A separate Python script that syncs a specific folder. Which can be found [here](https://gist.github.com/riemers/31e3350041fd3e47e489cbc811209d6f)
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- The excellent [dropbox uploader script](https://github.com/andreafabrizi/Dropbox-Uploader/blob/master/dropbox_uploader.sh) you can grab the .sh file only.
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Download those files to a folder of your liking, after that edit both files and change paths accordingly.
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In the Python script you can specify which files and directories should be excluded. This allows you to skip `secrets.yaml` or the `deps` folder.
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### {% linkable_title Step 1: Linking your Dropbox account %}
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```bash
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$ chmod +x dropbox_uploader.sh
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$ ./dropbox_uploader.sh
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```
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Follow the instructions you see on your screen.
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### {% linkable_title Step 2: Running the Dropbox uploader %}
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Go to the folder you have placed `dropbox.py`.
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```bash
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$ python dropbox.py
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```
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The first time can take a lot of time since it will upload all your files!
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Do note, this will **backup your passwords to Dropbox**.
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### {% linkable_title Automate the backup %}
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So you just made a full backup, next time you want it to be done automatically. Since your database can change and so do other files over time.
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Add it to your crontab, edit the **path/to** part.
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```bash
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$ (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "0 3 * * * python /path/to/dropbox.py") | crontab -
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```
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