RClone is a command line syncronisation tool like Rsync but for connecting to cloud storage services such as ObjSpace. In this article, we're going to cover backing up and restoring files from a Linux host to Delimiter's ObjSpace.
Installing RClone in 7 Steps
| Step | Action | Centos / Redhat | Debian / Ubuntu | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Install Unzip | yum -y install unzip | apt-get -y install unzip | Unzip is required to unzip the binary version of RClone |
| 2 | Change to Home Directory | cd ~ | ||
| 3 | Download RClone binary | wget http://downloads.rclone.org/rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip | ||
| 4 | Unpack zip file | unzip rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip | ||
| 5 | Change to RClone directory | cd rclone-v*-linux-amd64/ | ||
| 6 | Copy RClone to /usr/sbin | sudo cp rclone /usr/sbin/ | ||
| 7 | Generate basic configuration | cat >> ~/.rclone.conf << EOF [objspace] type = s3 access_key_id = YOURACCESSKEY secret_access_key = YOURSECRETKEY endpoint = https://obj.space/ region = other-v2-signature EOF | YOURACCESSKEY and YOURSECRETKEY are shown on the welcome email. If your Secret Key has an escaped / ie \/ (backslash then forward slash) then remove the backslash so just the forward slash is copied into the config. | |
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