I've been searching, and I can't figure out how to use Rclone to transfer my backups to cloud storage.
Like many, I'm slowly removing myself from Google's clutches for obvious reasons - Opnsense Gdrive backup is currently a sticking point for me.
I am using e2ee cloud storage (filen) which has excellent Rclone support, but nothing for sftp etc.
It would be fantastic to see Rclone implemented, as this will open up ~70 supported cloud services for backups.
Thank you for your time.
https://rclone.org/downloads/
Since rclone uses a FreeBSD binary, you can run backups directly using a shell script.
I currently back up to Dropbox and S3 via rclone.
What exactly are you intending to backup? There isn't much besides the config.xml, really.
Quote from: Patrick M. Hausen on September 13, 2026, 01:27:47 PMWhat exactly are you intending to backup? There isn't much besides the config.xml, really.
Just exactly this really. I just want to automate as much as possible, and currently use the Google drive option.
Quote from: Lucid1010 on September 13, 2026, 01:23:00 PMhttps://rclone.org/downloads/
Since rclone uses a FreeBSD binary, you can run backups directly using a shell script.
I currently back up to Dropbox and S3 via rclone.
That's a good idea, I'll look into this option.
Quote from: skittle6674 on September 14, 2026, 07:51:32 PMJust exactly this really. I just want to automate as much as possible, and currently use the Google drive option.
Git, Nextcloud and SFTP are not enough alternatives? 😉
Instead of push methods a simple pull from the machine via backup API is also more than enough as a backup strategy...
Cheers,
Franco
Yeah, but this requires an addional machine, which does the backup. Don"t know if this is an option here.
I simply backup the config via SSH from another server.
Regardless of push or pull... a backup method needs another machine for integrity.
Cheers,
Franco