1. **Install rclone** if you don't have it already:

```bash
# On Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install rclone
```

1. **Configure rclone** for Linode Object Storage:

```bash
rclone config
```

Follow the interactive prompts:

- Choose `n` for a new remote
- Name it (e.g., `tlc-linode`)
- Select `S3` as the storage type (usually option number for S3 storage)
- For provider, select `Other`
- Enter `https://us-southeast-1.linodeobjects.com` for the S3 endpoint
- Enter your Access Key and Secret Key when prompted 
  - Access key: WTXYVS5H5OTIZBM7W3UB
  - Secret key: TSrZHSTAxmM8nqmtn389weBM60vvYgImEe2B51bB
- For region, enter `us-southeast-1`
- Accept the defaults for most other options
- Choose `y` to confirm the settings when asked

1. **List your buckets** to verify the connection:

```bash
rclone lsd tlc-linode:
```

1. **List files** in your specific bucket:

```bash
rclone ls tlc-linode:linuxcast-bucket
```

---

1. **Create a systemd service file**:

```bash
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/rclone-linode.service
```

Add the following content:

```ini
[Unit]
Description=Linode Object Storage (rclone) - Realtime Collaboration
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=drew
Group=drew
ExecStart=/usr/bin/rclone mount tlc-linode:linuxcast-bucket /home/drew/files.thelinuxcast.org \
  --vfs-cache-mode full \
  --buffer-size 256M \
  --dir-cache-time 1m \
  --poll-interval 10s \
  --attr-timeout 5s \
  --vfs-read-ahead 128M \
  --vfs-cache-max-size 20G \
  --vfs-read-chunk-size 32M \
  --vfs-read-chunk-size-limit 512M \
  --transfers 8 \
  --checkers 16 \
  --s3-chunk-size 32M \
  --s3-upload-concurrency 8 \
  --contimeout 30s \
  --timeout 120s \
  --no-modtime \
  --cache-dir=/tmp/rclone-cache \
  --async-read

ExecStop=/bin/fusermount -u /home/drew/files.thelinuxcast.org
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
StartLimitInterval=60s
StartLimitBurst=5

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```

Replace `drew` with your actual username if different.

1. **Enable and start the service**:

```bash
sudo systemctl enable rclone-linode.service
sudo systemctl start rclone-linode.service
```

1. **Check the status**:

```bash
sudo systemctl status rclone-linode.service
```