Category:Administration/Server Backup/Backing up using Dropbox

Getting Dropbox

What is Dropbox?

Basically, Dropbox is similar to your own personal cloud. People can access your file storage online, and you can add, remove and edit files online with the Dropbox application for Mac, Windows and Linux. You get your own personal area on-line to add files for other people to view and download. It can be used for showing off work, backing up files or making quick links to downloads.

Does it cost anything?

Not when you first sign up. You automatically gain 2.5 GB of storage for your area on-line by default (that's more than enough) but you also have the choice to purchase more storage and can gain more by taking part in surveys and tasks on-line.

Where can I sign up?

You can sign up by going to http://www.dropbox.com Signing up only takes a few seconds.

Backing Up

Step 1

Ok so you have a Graal server you wish to back up, but don't want to go and save it all on a memory stick and end up losing the memory stick somewhere. The best bet for you is to back it up on-line. First you will need to download the dropbox client from http://www.dropbox.com and then let it set itself up. Manuals can be found on the site. When you've done that, navigate to your dropbox folder. You should see a group of folders. One saying Public and one saying Pictures. Having more than that doesn't matter but you should in default have 2 folders. Create a new folder with your server name. For instance, mine would be called GrimeCraft.

Step 2

Now you've got the client and have the folder ready, go into your new folder and start creating folders for items like levels, images, ganis, weapons, classes and whatever else you have. Now you've done that, open your RC, go into your folder browser and highlight all the files you want to download, for instance levels. Then drag all the levels files into your server level files you just created. Repeat this for all of the files until you've downloaded them all.

Step 3

If you want to, you can back up server options and folder config in text files. Just add 2 new text files to the dropbox folder for your server named Server_Ops and Folder_Conf. Copy and paste the contents of both into the correct files and save them. You've now got your server all backed up!

Written by Emera