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#Setting Up Dropbox Backups
We always recommend customers to maintain backup of their data in ERPNext. The database backup is downloaded in the form of an SQL file. If needed, this SQL file of backup can be restored in the another ERPNext account as well.
You can automate database backup download of your ERPNext account into your Dropbox account.
To setup Dropbox Backup,
Explore > Integrations > Dropbox Settings
####Step 1: Set Frequency
Set Frequency to download backup in your Dropbox account.
####Step 2: Allow Dropbox Access
After setting frequency and updating other details, click on Allow Dropbox access. On clicking this button, the Dropbox login page will open in the new tab. This might require you to allow pop-up for your ERPNext account.
####Step 3: Login to Dropbox
Login to your Dropbox account by entering login credentials.
####Step 4: Allow
On successful login, you will find a confirmation message as following. Click on "Allow" to let your ERPNext account have access to your Dropbox account.
With this, a folder called "ERPNext" will be created in your Dropbox account, and database backup will start to auto-download in it.
##Open Source Users
####Step 1: Go to
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
####Step 2:Create a new app
####Step 3: Fill in details for the app
####Step 4: Settings in Site Config
After the app is created, note the app key and app secret on Dropbox Settings page or enter in sites/{sitename}/site_config.json as follows,
{
"db_name": "demo",
"db_password": "DZ1Idd55xJ9qvkHvUH",
"dropbox_access_key": "ACCESSKEY",
"dropbox_secret_key": "SECRECTKEY"
}
####Step 5: Complete Backup
Setup dropbox backups from the backup manager as shown in previous section.