Installation, Configuration & Usage of rclone

Ultra.cc support is unable to provide support for rclone, this is due to the large volume of variables and different configurations possible with rclone. The guides found here on the knowledge-base should be able to guide you through using rclone, and any further questions can easily be answered with a quick Google search. You may also be able to find community support for rclone through our community Discord server or the Rclone forums.

Please make yourself aware of the Ultra.cc Fair Usage Policy. It is very important not to mount your Cloud storage to any of the premade folders. Do not download directly to a rclone mount from a torrent or nzbget client. Both will create massive instability for both you and everyone else on your server. Always follow the documentation and create a new folder for mounting. It is your responsibility to ensure usage is within acceptable limits.

Please do not mount to any of the default directories such as:
downloads
files
media
bin
.apps
.config
www
/homexx/username/
or any pre-created directory found on your Ultra.cc Slot

In this guide, we will be going over the installation of rclone. We'll also cover the basic usages such as setting up a remote and how to copy files between your slot and a remote file host.

Installation on your Ultra.cc Service

To begin, make sure you know how to SSH into your slot. All rclone commands are performed via SSH. You can find a guide on SSH here.

To install rclone, run the command below; this command will automatically install rclone to your slot for you.

rclone stable

curl https://scripts.ultra.cc/main-v2/MergerFS-Rclone/Installer%20Scripts/rclone-install-stable.sh | bash

rclone beta

curl https://scripts.ultra.cc/main-v2/MergerFS-Rclone/Installer%20Scripts/rclone-install-beta.sh | bash

Installation on your local PC

Windows

MacOS

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

brew install macfuse
brew install sudo

sudo su
curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash

Linux

curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash

Configuration

OAuth (Google Drive)

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Now we need to configure a remote to use with rclone. For this guide, we will be configuring Google Drive. This is the most common remote people tend to use as it offers ample storage capacities for a reasonable price. Should you wish to use a different cloud host, feel free to modify the steps, you take.

kbguides@lw914:~$ rclone config
2019/06/15 18:16:33 NOTICE: Config file "/home27/kbguides/.config/rclone/rclone.conf" not found - using defaults
No remotes found - make a new one
n) New remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config
n/s/q>

Type of storage to configure.
Enter a string value—Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
...
14 / Google Cloud Storage (this is not Google Drive)
   \ "google cloud storage"
15 / Google Drive
   \ "drive"
16 / Hubic
   \ "hubic"
...

Google Application Client Id
Setting your own is recommended.
See https://rclone.org/drive/#making-your-own-client-id for how to create your own.
If you leave this blank, it will use an internal key which is low performance.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
client_id> example12345

Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
client_secret> example12345

Scope that rclone should use when requesting Access from Drive.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
 1 / Full access to all files, excluding Application Data Folder.
   \ "drive"
 2 / Read-only access to file metadata and file contents.
   \ "Drive.readonly"
   / Access to files created by rclone only.
 3 | These are visible on the drive website.
   | File authorization is revoked when the user deauthorizes the app.
   \ "Drive.file"
   / Allows read and write Access to the Application Data folder.
 4 | This is not visible in the drive website.
   \ "Drive.appfolder"
   / Allows read-only Access to file metadata but
 5 | does not allow any access to read or download file content.
   \ "drive.metadata.readonly"
scope> 1

The ID of the root folder
Leave blank normally.
Fill in to access "Computers" folders. (see docs).
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
root_folder_id>

Service Account Credentials JSON file path
Leave blank normally.
Needed only if you want use SA instead of interactive login.
Enter a string value. Press **Enter** for the default ("").
service_account_file>

Edit advanced config? (y/n)
y) Yes
n) No
y/n> n

Use auto config?
 * Say Y if not sure
 * Say N if you are working on a remote or headless machine

y) Yes (default)
n) No
y/n> n
Option config_token.
For this to work, you will need rclone available on a machine that has
a web browser available.
For more help and alternate methods see: https://rclone.org/remote_setup/
Execute the following on the machine with the web browser (same rclone
version recommended):
        rclone authorize "drive" "eyJjbGllbnRfaWQiOiI5OTIyMjQwOTkzNTYtMWtsZmJrYnFjamE5YWtqdmJiZTZsNGgwdHFhc25pZXEuYXBw"
Then paste the result.
Enter a value.
config_token>

--------------------
[gdrive]
type = drive
client_id = 78311[REDACTED].apps.googleusercontent.com
client_secret = O34[REDACTED]
scope = drive
token = {"access_token":[REDACTED]}
team_drive = 
--------------------
y) Yes this is OK (default)
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d>

Usage

rclone is interacted with purely through SSH. Please ensure you are familiar with the Linux terminal and using SSH prior to using rclone.

General Commands

These commands are helpful to remember. They allow you to interact with rclone and move files around between your local and remote storage or even between two remote destinations.

config - Execute this command to add, modify or remove remote file hosts.
Usage: rclone config

copy - Used to copy files between two locations, remote -> remote, remote -> local, local -> remote
Usage: rclone copy [-P] {origin} {destination}

move - Same as copy however, it does not leave the files at the source
Usage: rclone move [-P] {origin} {destination}

sync - Will make the destination directory identical to the origin. If files exist on the destination that does not exist on origin, they will be deleted. Be careful with the sync command, as it can cause data loss.
Usage: rclone sync [-P] {origin} {destination}

When dealing with remote filesystems, use:
{remote}:{path}

For example, if you wished to copy a file named movie.mkv from your current working directory to a path named Movies in a remote name Drive you'd use this command:
rclone copy movie.mkv Drive:Movies
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Created 6 September 2019 13:41:39
Updated 21 January 2025 15:37:29 by varg