Prerequisites

Make sure you have access to both your MinIO server and a Jottacloud account.

Install rclone

First, install rclone using the following command. For more information, see the official rclone installation guide.

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

Configure rclone

Run the configuration command:

rclone config

See the official guide for setting up rclone and Jottacloud.

Add Jottacloud Remote

1. Choose n for a new remote.
2. Enter a name for the remote, e.g., jottacloud.
3. Select Jottacloud as the storage type.
4. Leave client_id and client_secret blank.
5. Select no for advanced config.

Jottacloud has different options for authentication, based on your provider. I use the jottacloud provider.

Option config_type.
Select authentication type.
Choose a number from below, or type in an existing value of type string.
Press Enter for the default (standard).
   / Standard authentication.
 1 | Use this if you're a normal Jottacloud user.
   \ (standard)
   / Legacy authentication.
 2 | This is only required for certain whitelabel versions of Jottacloud and not recommended for normal users.
   \ (legacy)
   / Telia Cloud authentication.
 3 | Use this if you are using Telia Cloud (Sweden).
   \ (telia_se)
   / Telia Sky authentication.
 4 | Use this if you are using Telia Sky (Norway).
   \ (telia_no)
   / Tele2 Cloud authentication.
 5 | Use this if you are using Tele2 Cloud.
   \ (tele2)
   / Onlime Cloud authentication.
 6 | Use this if you are using Onlime Cloud.
   \ (onlime)
config_type> 1

• Follow the directions to create a new token and paste it in when prompted.
• Select yes for using a non-sta device/mountpoint. Select default jotta.
• Select Archive for the config-mountpoint.

Add MinIO Remote

1. Run rclone config again.
2. Choose n for a new remote.
3. Enter a name for the remote, e.g., minio.
4. Select Amazon S3 Compliant Storage Providers as the storage type.
5. Select MinIO as the provider.
6. Select 'Enter AWS credentials in the next step.' for adding the credentials in the prompt.
7. Enter your MinIO access key and secret key.
8. Enter a region, e.g., us-east-1.
9. Enter the endpoint URL for your MinIO server, e.g., http://minio.
10. Select the strictest ACL option for creating new buckets as convenient.
11. Select no for advanced config.

Troubleshooting: Cloudflare Tunnel 403 Error

If your MinIO server is behind a Cloudflare tunnel and you experience 403 errors, add the following option to your rclone command:

--s3-sign-accept-encoding=false

Backup Command Example

To back up a bucket from MinIO to Jottacloud, use the following command:

rclone sync minio:bucket jottacloud:backup --s3-sign-accept-encoding=false