To connect Dropbox with 5centsCDN Critical Backup, here are the steps:

  1. Log into the Dropbox App console with your Dropbox Account.
  1. Choose an API => Usually, this should be “Dropbox API”.
  2. Choose the type of access you want to use => ‘Full Dropbox’ or ‘App Folder’. If you want to use Team Folders, “Full Dropbox” is required, and you must “Name” your app.


  3. Switch to the Permissions tab.



  4. Enable at least the following permissions: account_info.read, files.metadata.write, files.content.write, files.content.read, sharing.write. The files.metadata.read and sharing.read checkboxes will be marked, too. Click Submit.

  1. Switch to the Settings tab.

    Fill out the OAuth2—Redirect​​ URIs as https://5centscdn.net, https://5centscdn.net/dashboard, https://cp.5centscdn.net and Add three URLs so that 5centsCDN can authenticate with your Dropbox account.


  2. The App key and App secret values are on the Settings tab. The App key setting corresponds to client_id in the 5centsCDN Critical Backup config, and the App secret corresponds to client_secret.

Hooray! You’ve successfully connected your Dropbox Account with 5centsCDN Critical Backup. You can now configure the Zones for your provider.