Supported storage providers

[chirayudesai]

This discussion is for the storage providers supported by Seedvault.

Storage providers are where the backup is stored.

Seedvault hands off the encrypted backup data to the storage provider via a set of Android APIs known as Storage Access Framework (SAF).

For more on SAF, see https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/document-provider and https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/documents-files

When you see other apps in your Files app (such as Nextcloud, Google Drive), or see an app asking for permission to allow them access to a particular folder (or the full internal storage / sdcard / usb storage) - that's SAF.

We currently support Nextcloud, and in theory if an app supports SAF, in theory adding it should be as easy as just editing a xml in the Seedvault source.

Examples of apps that might work:

• Google Drive (See Google drive as a backup location #167)
• Seafile (See Seafile as a backup location #169)

Some apps that won't work:

• Dropbox (does not seem to support SAF)

More ideas welcome. We've already seen some on #127 and #176

[misanthropos]

Having installed Lineage 18.1 and tried backup with Nextcloud it seems to be impossible to restore because of missing playstore? It gives me the option to install nextcloud, but since there is no package provider coming with Lineage I have to install one. But after install F-Droid and Nextcloud there is no way to restore anymore.

[bjo81]

With installed Play Store, Nextcloud install keeps "pending". it seems somehow it is only installed after finising the setup. So it's also too late for a restore.

[grote]

Please see my response here: #85 (comment)

[misanthropos]

Thanks a bundle!

adb shell am start-activity -a com.stevesoltys.seedvault.RESTORE_BACKUP

worked and did restore apps to the phone from nextcloud.
Curious though why it worked without me being asked for the 12 recovery codes. Are they stored permanently on the phone?

[jplitza]

Android Samba Client supports SAF AFAICT (at least it shows up as a location in the usual files app). While that obviously only works in LAN, that needn't be a problem IMO, and might be much more easily available than Nextcloud (e.g. on every NAS in the world).

[akki42]

CIFS Documents Provider allows access to SMB, FTP and FTPS storages via the SAF. Would be great if SeedVault could make use of these...

[avineas]

RSAF is a more secure android port of rclone than RoundSync, which was also recently added, so i think it would be good that this amazing app is whitelisted too.