rclone installation

This guide explains how to install the latest version of rclone without root privileges.

Since rclone is distributed as a standalone executable, no installation is required. Simply download the latest release, extract it and make it available in your PATH.

Step 1 – Download rclone

Log in to your service via SSH and download the latest Linux 64-bit release:

cd && wget https://downloads.rclone.org/rclone-current-linux-amd64.zip

Step 2 – Extract the Archive

Extract the downloaded archive and remove the ZIP file:

unzip ~/rclone-*.zip && rm ~/rclone-*.zip

Step 3 – Prepare Your PATH

Create the ~/bin directory (if it does not already exist) and add it to your PATH:

if ! grep -w "PATH=\$HOME/bin" ~/.bashrc ; then echo "PATH=\$HOME/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc ; fi ; mkdir -p ~/bin

Step 4 – Copy the Binary

Copy the rclone executable to your ~/bin directory:

cp ~/rclone-*/rclone ~/bin

Step 5 – Clean Up

Remove the extracted installation directory:

rm -r ~/rclone-*

Verify the Installation

Run the following command to verify that rclone is installed correctly:

rclone -h

If the help page is displayed, the installation has completed successfully.

Notes

• This installation does not require root access.
• The latest available Linux AMD64 release is downloaded automatically.
• If the rclone command is not recognized immediately, log out and log back in, or run source ~/.bashrc.