Migrate from Cache to VFS cache

brimur · June 25, 2021, 1:10pm

Hi guys,

I have a simple enough task I think but even though I read the docs Im still a bit confused about VFS cache. I read that "rclone cache" is not being maintained any more and will be deprecated in favour of VFS cache but I cant figure out how to get it working. How can I update my mount below to move away from "rclone cache" to VFS cache but still retain the functionality of the current one? My confusion is mostly around whether the VFS cache goes in the rclone.conf file or the mount file and how to set the correct flags to mimic the current setup.

Thanks

[Cache]
type = cache
remote = Cloud:
plex_url = http://127.0.0.1:32400
chunk_total_size = 200G
info_age = 6h
chunk_size = 20M

Mount using systemd...

[Unit]
Description=rclone mount
Requires=systemd-networkd.service
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Mount]
What=rclonefs#Cache:
Where=/mnt/Media
Type=fuse
Options=auto,config=/root/.config/rclone/rclone.conf,allow-other,default-permissions,read-only,rc
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5s
TimeoutSec=30

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Animosity022 · June 25, 2021, 1:18pm

You just use your regular remote as the cache remote isn't used / needed / supported and you add the flags to your mount command pointing to your regular remote.

brimur · July 7, 2021, 1:33pm

Thanks. Looking at my config above would would be able to give me the equivalent VFS mount command?

Animosity022 · July 7, 2021, 1:39pm

I use this:

github.com

animosity22/homescripts/blob/master/systemd/rclone.service

[Unit]
Description=RClone Service
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=notify
Environment=RCLONE_CONFIG=/opt/rclone/rclone.conf
KillMode=none
RestartSec=5
ExecStart=/usr/bin/rclone mount gcrypt: /GD \
# This is for allowing users other than the user running rclone access to the mount
--allow-other \
# Google Drive is a polling remote so this value can be set very high and any changes are detected via polling.
--dir-cache-time 5000h \
# Files are never changed for me outside of the mount so the attr-timeout matches the dir-cache
# Please make sure to read: https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_mount/#attribute-caching
# To understand if this should be set for your use case
--attr-timeout 5000h \
# Log file location

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It has documentation on what each line does and why I use it.

brimur · July 7, 2021, 1:56pm

Thanks very much, appreciate the help. I'll try that. I'm using Box.com so assuming a lot of those commands will not work but the cache part is all Im looking for.

system · September 6, 2021, 9:57am

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