rclone: VPS Backups to Cloud Storage

Cloud & DevOps · 19.04.2026
rclone: VPS Backups to Cloud Storage

rclone: Cloud Backups for VPS

rclone supports 40+ providers: S3, Google Drive, Backblaze B2, Dropbox, OneDrive, and any S3-compatible service.

Install and Configure

curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
rclone config

Backup Script

#!/bin/bash
DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
mysqldump --all-databases -u root -p'PASSWORD' | gzip > /tmp/mysql-$DATE.sql.gz
rclone copy /tmp/mysql-$DATE.sql.gz backblaze-crypt:vps-backups/$DATE/
rm /tmp/mysql-$DATE.sql.gz
Tip: Use --transfers=8 --checkers=16 for parallel uploads to significantly speed up backups.
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