systemd-dropbox Deploy to ~/.config/systemd/user/ Start the service once manually and log in when prompted in a browser systemctl --user start dropbox Set to start when the user logs in systemctl --user enable dropbox Related commands systemctl --user status dropbox journalctl -u dropbox Credit to https://www.bbkane.com/2017/08/04/Dropbox-as-a-systemd-service.html