Rclone (any backend)
Use any rclone remote as external storage for your backups.
Rclone supports 70+ storage backends. Configuring an rclone channel lets Portabase send backups to any of them (Backblaze B2, Dropbox, OneDrive, Wasabi, WebDAV, pCloud, and many more) by pasting a single remote definition from your rclone.conf.
Prerequisites
- A working rclone remote. Create one locally with
rclone config, or write the section by hand. - The credentials for the target backend (keys, tokens, endpoint…).
Configuration on the dashboard
In Storage > Channels, click + Add Storage Channel and choose rclone (any backend).
Fill in the fields:
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Name | Yes | A label for this channel in the dashboard. |
| rclone config | Yes | Paste exactly one [section] from your rclone.conf. The section header names the remote. |
| Remote path | No | Path within the remote (e.g. a bucket or folder name, my-bucket). |
Example rclone config for an S3-compatible backend:
[my-remote]
type = s3
provider = Other
access_key_id = ACCESS_KEY_ID
secret_access_key = SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
region = us-east-1
endpoint = https://s3.example.com
acl = privatePaste a single remote section. See the rclone provider list for the exact keys of each backend type.
Click Test Storage to verify the remote, then Add Channel to finalize.
Verification
- Log into the web UI.
- Trigger a manual backup on an agent using this channel.
- Confirm the backup file appears in the remote backend under the remote path (
backups/YYYY-MM-DD/).
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