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Setting up the Connector for Dropbox

The setup process for the Tridion Connector for Dropbox includes adding the connector itself to your Tridion Sites implementation as well as a few additional steps to enable the integration.

Before you begin

Before beginning the connector setup process, be sure you have the following:

  • An account with Dropbox
  • Connector Add-on package has been provided by SDL Customer Support.
  • SDL Tridion Sites 9.1 or later, is installed and fully operational .
  • If using SDL Tridion Sites 9.1, the following hotfixes are applied:
    • CM_9.1.0.16685
    • ECL_9.1.0.18607
  • The .NET Runtime version 3.1 is installed on the host machine of the Content Service and on all Content Manager server machines where the connector will be used. Download the .NET Core Runtime for either Windows or Linux from the following location: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1

About this task

This topic describes the general process for setting up the Connector for Dropbox. For details on certain individual steps, refer to the linked topics.

Procedure

  1. In the Dropbox user interface, set up OAuth authorization for Dropbox.
    For details, refer to the related topic on OAuth setup.
    The client ID and user token produced in these steps will be needed in a subsequent step for configuring the Connector.
  2. Upload the Connector for Dropbox ZIP package to the Add-ons Service.
  3. Create a JSON configuration that includes appropriate settings for this connector and your environment. In particular, be sure of the following:
    • The 'sitesCm' property is set to true.
    • The configuration defines the TCM-URI of the stub folder.
  4. Upload the connector's JSON configuration file to the Add-ons Service.
  5. In the Content Manager user interface, select the Refresh option (or F5).
    In Content Manager Explorer, the connector should appear as a new External Content Library (ECL) mount point, as in the following example: