Hi guys,
I am looking for the best configurations to mount my Gdrive on my server. I use my server as an ftp server and not with plex like many of you. So I'm not sure what setting i need with the rclone mount to not be banned for downloading too much or too many request.
I don't know if the configurations for plex (For cache etc) would be appropriate for my use.
Thanks to you all. Have a nice day.
hello and welcome to the forum,
what do you plan to use the rclone mount for?
rclone can emulate a ftp server using rclone serve ftp
Hi thank a lot,
I already have my ftp server on the server. I just want use rclone to mount my gdrive into a folder on the ftp server to allow other user to download file from this folder ( my gdrive)
So i just want to know if i need to add some extra setting in my config for rclone mount like more cache or something to not be ban for too many requests or maybe downloads. 
how much data do you have in gdrive?
should not have to worry about API but you can only download approx 750GB per day.
I have 24TB but is only for archives so this mounted folder will not be use a lot. So you think i dont need added more specific settings.
sorry, the download limit is 10TB per day
you have not posted a command, so i cannot comment on it.
OMG, i forgot the command my bad....
--config /home/**/.config/rclone/rclone.conf
--use-mmap
--dir-cache-time 1h
--timeout 30s
--umask 022
--read-only
--allow-other
--poll-interval=30m
--vfs-cache-mode writes
--vfs-read-chunk-size 26M
--vfs-read-chunk-size-limit 1024M
--tpslimit 10
looks ok to me.
Thank you, will make some test
Why are you using --vfs-cache-mode writes if you are also using --read-only. It effectively no cache.
Good question it was in the config i had never think about that lol.. i will delete this one. lol
Just depending on how many users you are serving you might want --vfs-cache-mode full - that is how beta.rclone.org is served.
Thank for the reply, i have max 10 - 15 user but not really active all time and not in the same time. I have a lot files and folders in my gdrive so maybe its a good thing add this setting. Thx a lot.
Hi,
i am doing it nealry the same, but with SeaFile. I could suggest following :
(BOLD!)
--config /home/**/.config/rclone/rclone.conf
--use-mmap
--dir-cache-time 1h ===> 192H (or more) You will save a lot API requests & file listing will be faster
--timeout 30s
--umask 022
--read-only
--allow-other ===> Is okay, don't know why, but without it doesn't work.
--poll-interval=30m
--vfs-cache-mode writes ===> full - FTP offers resume, so the file will be cached one time for Xh and you save again API requests + in case somebody mounts this FTP as a share and is trying to stream you prevent additional API req.
--vfs-read-chunk-size 26M
--vfs-read-chunk-size-limit 1024M
--tpslimit 10
ADDITIONAL :
--checksum
--no-modtime
--no-seek ===> Again, if somebody mounts it and try to stream
--vfs-cache-max-size XXXGB ===> choose a good size, everythings' cached, saves API req.
Wow thx a lot, i see really less api request with that config... but i have a last question, can we set the folder for --vfs-cache-max-size ?
Thx.
https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_mount/#vfs-file-caching
--cache-dir string Directory rclone will use for caching.
ok thx that is my mistake... not read all the doc. Thx a lot guys !! with that i'm in buisness
keep in mind that --dir-cache-time=192h means that if you have a new file in the ftp server, rclone will not notice it for 192 hours.
if that is a concern, ask me and i will give you a way for rclone to scan the ftp server and update the dir cache.
I'm interested with your way to this, because i have news things each day. I tough --poll-interval was for update this.
if you read the debug output, you would find that for ftp.
INFO : ftp://xyz.com:21: poll-interval is not supported by this remote
so if you want to refresh the folders/files on the fly,
--rc to the mount command.rclone rc vfs/refresh recursive=true -vv