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title: "Remote Setup"
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description: "Configuring rclone up on a remote / headless machine"
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---
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# Configuring rclone on a remote / headless machine #
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Some of the configurations (those involving oauth2) require an
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Internet connected web browser.
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If you are trying to set rclone up on a remote or headless box with no
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browser available on it (eg a NAS or a server in a datacenter) then
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you will need to use an alternative means of configuration. There are
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two ways of doing it, described below.
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## Configuring using rclone authorize ##
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On the headless box run `rclone` config but answer `N` to the `Use
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auto config?` question.
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```
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...
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Remote config
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Use auto config?
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* Say Y if not sure
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* Say N if you are working on a remote or headless machine
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y) Yes (default)
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n) No
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y/n> n
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For this to work, you will need rclone available on a machine that has
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a web browser available.
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For more help and alternate methods see: https://rclone.org/remote_setup/
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Execute the following on the machine with the web browser (same rclone
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version recommended):
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rclone authorize "amazon cloud drive"
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Then paste the result below:
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result>
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```
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Then on your main desktop machine
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```
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rclone authorize "amazon cloud drive"
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If your browser doesn't open automatically go to the following link: http://127.0.0.1:53682/auth
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Log in and authorize rclone for access
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Waiting for code...
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Got code
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Paste the following into your remote machine --->
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SECRET_TOKEN
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<---End paste
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```
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Then back to the headless box, paste in the code
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```
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result> SECRET_TOKEN
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--------------------
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[acd12]
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client_id =
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client_secret =
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token = SECRET_TOKEN
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--------------------
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y) Yes this is OK
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e) Edit this remote
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d) Delete this remote
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y/e/d>
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```
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## Configuring by copying the config file ##
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Rclone stores all of its config in a single configuration file. This
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can easily be copied to configure a remote rclone.
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So first configure rclone on your desktop machine with
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rclone config
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to set up the config file.
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Find the config file by running `rclone config file`, for example
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```
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$ rclone config file
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Configuration file is stored at:
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/home/user/.rclone.conf
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```
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Now transfer it to the remote box (scp, cut paste, ftp, sftp etc) and
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place it in the correct place (use `rclone config file` on the remote
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box to find out where).
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