Dropbox in sway
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Dropbox in sway

  1. Set up Dropbox

    Install and authenticate dropbox as per ???. Then stop it on the command line and install a systemd user service. mkdir ~/.config/systemd/user/ cp ~/Dropbox/Basic/new_machine/linux/config/dropbox.service ~/.config/systemd/user

    Note

    droybox.service

    [Unit]
After=local-fs.target network.target
Description=Dropbox as a user service

[Service]
Environment=DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
Environment=DISPLAY=:0
ExecStart=%h/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1
Type=simple

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

    Source: archlinux forum.

  2. automate it

  3. systemctl --user start dropbox.service If it works: systemctl --user enable dropbox.service