Flysystem based dropbox backend for ownCloud

Requires ownCloud 10.0 or later

• Get the code

git clone
cd files_external_dropbox
composer install

• Move this folder files_external_dropbox to owncloud/apps
• Activate the app from settings page
• Fill up the storage details (See Below Configuring OAuth2)
• Fire up the files page to see the Dropbox mounted as external storage

• Connecting Dropbox is a little more work because you have to create a Dropbox app. Log into the Dropbox Developers page and click Create Your App
• Then choose which folders to share, or to share everything in your Dropbox.
• Name Your App and then click Create App
• Under the section OAuth2 Redirect URIs add a new URL http://path/to/owncloud/index.php/settings/admin?sectionid=storage (Replace http://path/to/owncloud/index.php with you valid owncloud installation path)
• Then Go to owncloud /settings/admin?sectionid=storage and Add a new storage Dropbox
• Fill the details Client Id, Client Secrets from you Dropbox App page
• Click Grant Access and then you will be redirected for OAuth login
• After completing the OAuth you will be redirect back to Storage Section and you should see green mark along your storage configuration
• That's it

This app depends on the flysystem adapter for dropbox which can be found here https://github.com/Hemant-Mann/flysystem-dropbox

• Update the Guzzle Dependency to ^6.0