Dropbox On CentOS Server

[laughingbuddha]

Hi,

I've been trying to follow the following guide to installing Dropbox on my CentOS 5.x Plesk 8.6 server. Plan is to use dropbox as a cloud backup of websites, as it's cheaper than signing up to AWS or similar.

http://lassebunk.dk/2011/03/16/linux-dr ... te-backup/

Guide worked fine, until I ran the command to start dropbox

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[root@s1 ~]# ~/.dropbox-dist/dropbox
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "__main__dropbox__.py", line 70, in <module>
  File "arch/__init__.py", line 25, in <module>
  File "arch/linux/tracing.py", line 44, in <module>
MemoryError
[root@s1 ~]#

For some reason I just can't get it to work. Could it be ASL interfering with it, or that I'm using the 32bit dropbox install on the art.i686.PAE kernel?

Thanks

[scott]

are you sure its compatible with python 2.4?

[laughingbuddha]

To be honest, I haven't the slightest idea.

[breun]

Those instructions seem to be based on instructions from the Dropbox wiki, but that wiki doesn't exist anymore.

The official instructions on http://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx say you need to run ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd, have you tried that?

If that also fails, I'd try the Dropbox forums: http://forums.dropbox.com/

Could it be ASL interfering with it,

Do you see related events in the ASL web interface?

or that I'm using the 32bit dropbox install on the art.i686.PAE kernel?

That's a 32 bit kernel. (Should work on a 64 bit kernel as well by the way.)

[laughingbuddha]

Thanks breun. I noticed the wiki had vanished which did seem a little odd.

When I get a chance today/evening I'll give that a go. I think this is the easiest way to backup the server.....IF it works.

[faris]

Please keep us updated.

[laughingbuddha]

Will do, as soon as I get a chance to take a look, I'll let you know.