podcast-files/Drew/rclone.md

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

# On Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install rclone

1. Configure rclone for Linode Object Storage:

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:

rclone lsd tlc-linode:

1. List files in your specific bucket:

rclone ls tlc-linode:linuxcast-bucket

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1. Create a systemd service file:

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

Add the following content:

[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:

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

1. Check the status:

sudo systemctl status rclone-linode.service