rclone for backup

rclone

Rclone is an open source, multi threaded, command line computer program to manage or migrate content on cloud and other high latency storage. Its capabilities include sync, transfer, crypt, cache, union, compress and mount. The rclone website lists supported backends including S3 and Google Drive. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rclone)

CLI & GUI

• CLI - https://rclone.org/
• commands, https://rclone.org/commands/
• GUI - https://kapitainsky.github.io/RcloneBrowser/
  
  
  

*CLI software is required for GUI.

Use Cases:

• Simplify management across multiple cloud accounts without the need to install dedicated client software for each.
• Establish an efficient cloud-based backup system by leveraging Rclone in conjunction with scheduler software to routinely back up directories and files.