Dropbox Storage Provider Setup

The Dropbox Storage Provider allows end-users to map in their OneDrive storage into container-based sessions. Access is provided via Dropbox’s OAuth interface and leveraging the Rclone Docker volume plugin.

Reference Docs:

• https://rclone.org/dropbox/

Creating a Dropbox OAuth App

1. Login to the Dropbox App Console: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps/create .

2. Select Scoped Access, Full Dropbox, give the app a name (e.g Kasm-Example), then click Create app.

Create new App

3. On the next screen take note of the App key and App Secret , these will be used as the Client ID and Client Secret in the Storage Provider Configuration.

Authentication Details

4. In the Development users section, click Enable additional users to allow additional accounts to use this app.

Enable Additional Users

5. In the OAuth 2 section, enter the following URL for Redirect URI , substituting the hostname of the Kasm deployment https://kasm.example.com/api/cloud_storage_callback , then click Add.

Redirect Settings

6. Select the Permissions tab and ensure the following permissions are selected, then click Submit.

   account_info.read
   files.metadata.read
   files.metadata.write
   files.content.write
   files.content.read
   sharing.read
   sharing.write
   

DropBox Permissions

Kasm Storage Provider Config

1. Log into the Kasm UI as an administrator.

2. Select Settings -> Storage -> Add.

3. Update the form with the following entries, using the Client ID and Client Secret gathered in the previous section.

Name	Dropbox
Storage Provider Type	Dropbox
Enabled	checked
Client ID	<client id>
Client Secret	<client secret>
Authorization URL	https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/authorize
Authorization URL Options	{"include_granted_scopes" : "user", "access_type" : "offline", "token_access_type" : "offline"}
Token URL	https://api.dropboxapi.com/1/oauth2/token
Redirect URL	https://<hostname>/api/cloud_storage_callback
Scope	files.metadata.read files.metadata.write files.content.read files.content.write sharing.read sharing.write account_info.read
Default Target	/dropbox
Volume Config	{ "driver" : "rclone", "driver_opts" : { "type" : "dropbox", "uid" : "1000", "gid" : "1000", "allow_other" : "true" } }
Mount Config	{}

4. Click Save to save the changes.

Dropbox Storage Mapping Configuration

1. From any page, select the profile icon at the top right of the page. Select Edit Profile.

Edit Profile

2. Select the Cloud Storage section, then Add Storage Mapping.

Add Storage Mapping

3. Select Dropbox from the dropdown, then select Next.

Configure Storage

4. The Dropbox Login page will appear. Login with the desired account.

Login

5. Dropbox will ask for consent to provide access to the account.

Approve Kasm

6. If successful, a redirect will occur to the Workspaces dashboard. The new storage mapping can be seen in the Cloud Storage section of the profile.

Storage Mapping

7. Launch a new container-based session. Verify Dropbox is mapped inside the session at the /dropbox location.

In Session View