# Question - Gateway Backup to Dropbox **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 11, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738 "2022-07-11T14:39:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Salem\_Marshall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Salem\_Marshall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Salem_Marshall)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/1 "2022-07-11T14:39:06Z")
I was wondering if there is a convenient way to set automatic gateway backups to a dropbox folder? I don’t know what to put in the “Backup Folder” input. I have tried copying the dropbox link and using a file path. To test it I have the Backup schedule set to \* \* \* \* \* trying to get it to generate a backup every minute to see if my input is working. Any help appreciated 🙂 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![craigb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/2 "2022-07-11T15:17:56Z")
I thought you could tell drop box what folders you want to sync from your computer, so providing you have drop box installed on the machine you can back up to any folder that you have included in your drop box sync ? ---
**Author:** ![Salem\_Marshall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Salem\_Marshall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Salem_Marshall)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/3 "2022-07-11T15:27:45Z")
I’m not working off the server itself but on a different device. Would that make a difference? Pretty new to this ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/4 "2022-07-11T15:28:36Z")
It would. The folder path you specify must be on the same machine the Ignition Gateway is running on. ---
**Author:** ![Salem\_Marshall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Salem\_Marshall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Salem_Marshall)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/5 "2022-07-11T15:29:23Z")
Ah gotcha, thanks. I’ll have to remote in when I get the chance and set it up that way. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/6 "2022-07-11T15:30:29Z")
You can configure it from anywhere you can access the gateway… it just has to be a valid path on the gateway machine. ---
**Author:** ![Salem\_Marshall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Salem\_Marshall](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Salem_Marshall)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/7 "2022-07-11T15:31:41Z")
Okay good to know. Not sure the gateway machine has dropbox yet so will have to get it synced there ---
**Author:** ![craigb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/8 "2022-07-11T15:33:56Z")
How to people normally do this ? Storing a backup of the gateway on the same machine the gateway is on kind of defeats the point, I store the backup to a different HD on the machine but the same machine none the less. Is a cloud sync option something that can be suggested ? Or is just using drop box (or other cloud software) on the machine and sync that folder the best way to go about it. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/9 "2022-07-11T15:37:11Z")
I think most people store it to a network share. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/10 "2022-07-11T16:44:46Z")
> [@craigb](#): > > Storing a backup of the gateway on the same machine the gateway is on kind of defeats the point Usually, the service account Ignition runs under doesn't have any extra permissions. I autobackup to a separate local folder the service has access to, then use rclone to mirror it to my Google Drive. This way I have at least two paths to a backup location. ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-gateway-backup-to-dropbox/61738/11 "2022-07-11T17:05:45Z")
> [@Kevin.Herron](#): > > I think most people store it to a network share. This is how we do it.