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Document E2EE with local rclone alongside OpenCloud Web #1192
Description
Background
- OpenCloud Web encrypts client-side using the rclone crypt format.
- The same encrypted folder can be accessed with a local rclone installation.
Target reader
- Advanced End user or admin already familiar with rclone.
- Wants encrypted data usable from a local machine and in the browser.
example use case
Encrypted offsite backup of a local folder, with browser access.
- Freelance tax advisor, client files on a workstation.
- OpenCloud hosted by a third party. Provider must hold ciphertext only.
- Creates an encrypted folder in Web. rclone syncs the local folder nightly.
- Reads single files in Web from any device using the passphrase.
- New laptop: install rclone, enter the key material, folder restored.
Goal of the documentation
After reading the page, the user can:
- Authenticate rclone against OpenCloud with an app token. OIDC is the only login method; the account password does not work with rclone.
- Configure rclone so it reads and writes the same encrypted folder Web uses, based on a complete, copy-ready example.
not sure if this is user or admin docs.. maybe user docs?
Activity
Svanvith commentedon Oct 5, 2026
@tbsbdr Should I document only
rclone copy/sync, or should we also includerclone mount?copyandsynctransfer or synchronize files between a local directory and OpenCloud.mountexposes the encrypted OpenCloud folder as a local filesystem, so users can work with it more like a local drive. Changes are written to OpenCloud through the mounted remote, but this is not the same as keeping a complete local copy synchronized.Do we want to cover both use cases in this guide, or keep
mountout of scope?tbsbdr commentedon Oct 8, 2026
mount for the win! thats the interesting part @dragotin got it running
Heiko-Pohl commentedon Oct 30, 2026
#1194