pinboard2dropbox

Create an encrypted backup of your Pinboard.in bookmarks to Dropbox or a raw backup (no encryption) to SpiderOak.

How does it work?

• Retrieves path to Dropbox.
• Retrieves Pinboard.in api token from .netrc.
• Retrieves json file with bookmarks.
• Encrypts json file to Dropbox.

How to install?

• Execute deploy.sh (copies script to "~/Scripts/Applications/Pinboard/").
• Get the common-scripts repository and execute deploy.sh.

How to setup?

• Get your API token.
• Add a pinboard.in entry with your API token (username:token) to your .netrc in your home folder.

machine pinboard.in
        login username
        password token

• Create a .backup folder in your home.
• Write your passphrase in a .passphrase.txt file inside that folder.
• Cron the backup_bookmrks.sh script.
• I use a Hazel rule that cleans old backups.

Requirements

• Python
• Dropbox
• Pinboard.in account