Dropbox repository
The Dropbox repository enables users to copy (but not link to) files from their own Dropbox into Moodle.
Enabling the Dropbox repository
The Dropbox repository may be enabled by a site administrator in Settings > Site administration > Modules > Repositories > Manage repositories.
Dropbox configuration
Once enabled by the administrator, a Dropbox API Key and Secret will need to be added. To get one, click on the "Dropbox Developers" link on the Dropbox repository settings page. On the next page you'll be prompted to login with your Dropbox username and password and to create a Dropbox app. Select "Core" to get the API Secret and Key. Entering those on the Dropbox settings page (and clicking Save) back in Moodle will finish the configuration. Dropbox is now available to the entire site and users can log in with their own Dropbox credentials to access their own Dropbox files.
Getting sign up app keys at dropbox
- Go to https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps and sign in.
- Click on "Create an app", select "core" and give your app a name. (See note below about naming guidelines.)
- Complete the rest of the fields on the page.
- Copy the app keys to Moodle
- Please note that to make your repository available for more than one hundred users, you need to request that your status be changed to "Production".
NOTE: Make sure your app name does not contain the word "Dropbox" as it is against Dropbox branding policy (found here: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/branding).
To access it editing teachers need only "Add..." a new file while editing or creating a resource to see Dropbox as a new option.
Import files from Dropbox into Moodle 2.0 video:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V221JLCywWs</mediaplayer>
Repository capabilities
There is just one capability, View a Dropbox folder, which is allowed for the default authenticated user role.
See also
- MDL-26949 - Dropbox repository - only app creator can use the dropbox but no other user in dropbox development mode
- Using Dropbox Repository with Moodle blog post by Gavin Henrick
