Duplicity Google Drive Backend

Backend installation

It was tested on duplicity 0.7.06.

To install copy gdrivebackend.py to duplicity's backends directory.

/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/duplicity/backends/

Dependency installation

It requires google-api-python-client: https://github.com/google/google-api-python-client

To install execute:

pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client

or:

easy_install --upgrade google-api-python-client

Configuration

At google developer console: https://console.developers.google.com

• Create a project.
• Enable Drive API for it.
• Create a Service Account or Installed App credential.

To configure with Installed App credential:

• Create a Installed App credential at google developer console.
• Get client id and client secret key.

export GDRIVE_APP_TOKEN_FILE='path_to_save_token_file.key'
export GDRIVE_APP_SECRET='client_secret_key'
gdrive://installed_app_client_id/path

• Run duplicity to get authorization url.

export GDRIVE_APP_CODE='response_code'

• Run duplicity to generate the token file.

Now GDRIVE_APP_CODE isn't needed any more and can be removed.

To configure with Service Account credential:

Note that Service Account has it's own drive, it won't upload to your drive.

• Create a Service Account credential at google developer console.
• Get service account email address.
• Generate a .json key file.

export GDRIVE_SERVICE_KEY_FILE='path_to_key_file.p12'
gdrive://service_account_email/path