Google Drive Dump

Download your latest modified Google Drive files using the Google Cloud API.

As I couldn't find a Google sync app for Linux, I made this Python3 script that uses the Google API to get your last modified Drive files since the last execution with automated backup purposes, recreating the directory tree locally.

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What it needs:

• Google API Credentials json file named credentials.json (get yours from gcloud)
• MongoDB URI connection to control execution and store token, in format mongodb://user:pwd@server/database
• Disk space to store the files mounted in files directory
• Variables in a .env file like that:

  MONGO_URI=mongodb://user:pwd@server:port/database
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  MAIL_SERVER=mail.server.com
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  MAIL_PASSWORD=password
  

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What it does:

• Search for new modified files since last run;
• Recreate the directory tree of files in "/files" volume;
• Convert Google Documents to MS Office related format;
• Recover the list of remaining files if some file don't get downloaded in last sync (so we can debug fails not treated before).

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First run:

In first run google Token must be created and stored in database

• This need to be done interactivelly by running docker-compose run --rm python
  • It will permit you insert the authorization code generated in the link that will appers on screen.

You credential's account must have "Drive API" enabled, a message will tell you if API is disabled providing a link to enable.

Another runs can be with just docker-compose up. Stop with docker-compose down

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To do:

• Alert fails sending email.
• Make GridFS more efficient, it is creating a new file with each run
• Put more info in database to check through a web monitor.
• Tell me you... Any improvements are welcome.