Cloud

Store and load your host and database data using a cloud provider. Currently, Dropbox is available for this option. You do not need to install Dropbox software to use this feature — you only need a Dropbox account. After you log into Dropbox and choose your settings you can save and load your hosts using the functionality in the hosts table. More information on using host cloud functions can be found in the Settings › Hosts › Cloud section.

Note

Your files will not be synced automatically. You must manually load and save your hosts using the load and store functions.

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Use Cloud Service

When you check this option you will be asked to log into your Dropbox account. When you have completed the login process your Dropbox will be linked to MAMP PRO. When saving to the cloud, your data will be saved as either a zip archive (.zip) or an encrypted zip archive (.encryptedzip), depending on your encryption settings.

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Before transferring data to the cloud : Always encrypt the data

Use this feature to encrypt your data before moving it to Dropbox. All data is encrypted before being transferred to the cloud using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and an encryption key you provide. The key will be stored in the system keychain. You cannot set the encryption key if there is cloud activity.

Note

When you set encryption your files will be stored on Dropbox with a .encryptedzip extension. Previously stored hosts will keep their .zip, unencrypted extension, until they are reloaded to the cloud.

Unattended transfers : Prevent sleeping during cloud activity

If there is cloud activity MAMP PRO can prevent your computer from going into sleep mode. Once all cloud activity has finished, MAMP PRO no longer prevents sleep mode.

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Path to log file

The path to your cloud log file. Your cloud activity log is located in C:\MAMP\logs.

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Cloud Activity

When saving to the cloud, your data will be saved as either a zip archive (.zip) or an encrypted zip archive (.encryptedzip), depending on your encryption settings. This file will be transferred directly to Dropbox. If you have the Dropbox software installed and the MAMP PRO folder is not in the exception list, the Dropbox software will download the folder content to C:\Users\UserName\Dropbox\Apps\MAMP PRO after MAMP PRO has uploaded data.

When the Cloud activity indicator turns off, it signals that the data has been completely transferred to Dropbox. At that point, the Dropbox software may not even have started transferring the data back to your computer. The Dropbox icon is not an indicator that MAMP PRO has finished its cloud work.

The “transmission” entry next to the cloud icon in the sidebar indicates whether MAMP PRO has finished its cloud activity.