Setting Up Rclone S3 Mount on Linux

1. Installation

Install the latest version of rclone directly from the official source:

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

2. Configuration

Run the interactive setup to connect to the Datahub S3 storage:

rclone config

Follow these specific prompts during the setup:

• n → New remote
• Name → datahub
• Storage → s3
• Provider → Other
• Access Key → (Enter your Access Key)
• Secret Key → (Enter your Secret Key)
• Region → us-east-1
• Endpoint → https://s3-np1.datahub.com.np
• Location constraint → (Leave blank)
• ACL → private
• Advanced config → n
• Confirm → y

3. Prepare the Mount Point

Create the local directory where the S3 bucket will appear:

mkdir -p "/home/suraj/Datahub S3"

4. Setup Persistence (Systemd)

To ensure the drive mounts automatically on boot/login, create a systemd user service.

First, create the service directory and the file:

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user/
nano ~/.config/systemd/user/rclone-datahub.service

Paste the following configuration into the file:

[Unit]
Description=RClone Mount Datahub S3

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/rclone mount datahub:suraj "/home/suraj/Datahub S3" \
  --config=%h/.config/rclone/rclone.conf \
  --vfs-cache-mode writes
ExecStop=/bin/fusermount -u "/home/suraj/Datahub S3"
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

        

5. Enable and Start

Activate the automation using the following commands:

# Reload the manager to recognize the new file
systemctl --user daemon-reload

# Enable the service to start at login
systemctl --user enable rclone-datahub.service

# Start the mount immediately
systemctl --user start rclone-datahub.service

6. Verification

Check if the mount is active and running correctly:

systemctl --user status rclone-datahub.service

Key Commands for Management