Rclone is a really cool command line tool that can sync files and directories too and from many sources. A full list of sources can be found on their official website.
I personally use it for syncing local backups to Backblaze B2.
Installation
There are a few ways to install but I prefer the script install:
To install rclone on Linux/macOS/BSD systems, run:
$ curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
Configuration
The easiest way to configure and get up and running is by:
$ rclone config
And for my case I follow the Backblaze B2 steps:
(Steps extracted from Restic’s site)
No remotes found - make a new one
n) New remote
q) Quit config
n/q> n
name> remote
Type of storage to configure.
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
[snip]
XX / Backblaze B2
\ "b2"
[snip]
Storage> b2
Account ID or Application Key ID
account> 123456789abc
Application Key
key> 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789
Endpoint for the service - leave blank normally.
endpoint>
Remote config
--------------------
[remote]
account = 123456789abc
key = 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789
endpoint =
--------------------
y) Yes this is OK
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d> y
This remote is called remote
and can now be used like this
See all buckets
$ rclone lsd remote:
Create a new bucket
$ rclone mkdir remote:bucket
List the contents of a bucket
$ rclone ls remote:bucket
Sync /home/local/directory to the remote bucket, deleting any excess files in the bucket.
$ rclone sync /home/local/directory remote:bucket
Disclosures
Anything you sync without encryption has the potential of being publicly available and read in clear text. I recommend using encryption on any data that is synced to a publicly accessible storage.
Additionally, when using B2 storage please understand their access rules so that you can keep the repository private.
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