# anishathalye/git-remote-dropbox

A transparent bridge between Git and Dropbox - use a Dropbox (shared) folder as a Git remote! 🎁

Repository: https://github.com/anishathalye/git-remote-dropbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-remote-dropbox
Homepage: https://anishathalye.com/git-remote-dropbox/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-27T06:00:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4040, "days_push": 67, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3140, forks 155 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:45.812059+00:00)

## What it is
A Git remote helper that lets you use a Dropbox folder or shared folder as a true Git remote, maintaining atomicity and concurrency guarantees that plain file-sync remotes lack. It is a Python CLI installed via pip/uv with OAuth-based Dropbox login.

## Use cases
- use dropbox as a git remote
- sync a git repository between my machines via dropbox
- collaborate with others using a shared dropbox folder as git remote
- back up my git repos to dropbox
- avoid corrupted git repos in dropbox-synced folders

## When to choose
- you want a free, zero-server Git remote backed by Dropbox storage
- you need safe concurrent pushes from multiple machines or collaborators
- you already use Dropbox and want version-controlled code there

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured Git host with issues, PRs, and CI
- you don't use Dropbox or want a self-hosted Git server
- you need large-scale team hosting with access controls

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: version-control, developer-tools, cli
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, files
- platform: cross-platform, cli, python
- tags: git-remote-helper, dropbox, git, collaboration, backup

## Member repositories
- anishathalye/git-remote-dropbox (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:45.812059+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:26:02.214990+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/anishathalye/git-remote-dropbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:45.812059+00:00, sha f574d4967b6a)
  - homepage: https://anishathalye.com/git-remote-dropbox/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:43.978592+00:00, sha a43d45c355aa)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/git-remote-dropbox/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:43.981322+00:00, sha 3a9dbeaa513d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.