Dropbox Integration Administrator Setup | Communifire Documentation

Communifire supports a two-way sync between Files and Dropbox. Dropbox sync has the following features:

• Your Dropbox files will appear in Files (and sync automatically every 3 hours)
• You can upload files to Dropbox in Communifire
• You can download Dropbox files in Communifire

1. Visit the Dropbox developer app console.
2. Click Create app.
   
3. Select Scoped access.
   
4. Select Full Dropbox.
   
5. Enter a name for the app.
6. Check I agree to Dropbox API Terms and Conditions.
   
7. Click Create app.
   
8. Under Redirect URIs, enter the redirect URI for your site. This is your site URL followed by /oauth2/dropbox/callback. (e.g. https://myintranet.com/oauth2/dropbox/callback or https://myintranet.communifire.com/oauth2/dropbox/callback)
9. Click Add.
   
10. Copy the app key and secret and save them for later.
    
11. Click Enable additional users.
    
12. Click Okay.
    
13. Click Permissions.
    
14. Check the following scopes:
    • files.metadata.write
    • files.metadata.read
    • files.content.write
    • files.content.read
15. Click Submit.
    
16. Optional: Click the Branding tab to upload an image for the app. Users will see the image on the consent screen when they connect their Dropbox account.
    
17. Click Choose from Dropbox.
    
18. Select an image from your Dropbox files.
19. Click Choose.
20. Click Save changes.
    
21. In Communifire, go to Control Panel > System > Integrations.
    
    
    
22. Click Add Connected Account.
    
23. Select Dropbox.
    
24. Enter a display name. This name will appear in My Integrations when a user has connected their account.
25. Paste the app key and secret in App Client ID and App Client Secret.
26. Enable settings:
    
    • Available in top level community: The account will appear Control Panel > System > External Drives and external drives will appear in Browse > Files.
    • Available in spaces: The account will appear in Manage Space: Integrations and users will be able to add drives from this account in Manage Space: External Drives .
    • Available in Personal Connect: If enabled, users will be able to connect to Dropbox in My Files . The ShowNewMyAccountFilesView system property must also be set to true.
27. Click Save Settings.
    

Add Dropbox in Files

After completing the setup, you can add Dropbox to the Files section of a specific space or to Browse > Files.

• To add Dropbox to the Files section of a specific space, go to Manage Space > External Drives > Manage Space: Add External Drive .
• To add Dropbox to Browse > Files, add the drive in Control Panel > System > External Drives .