Nextcloud with Rclone

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Let me start off by saying that I, in fact, DO NOT hate puppies. I'm not using the template because I don't have a specific rclone problem. I just want to know if something is possible.

I'm running:

rclone v1.69.2

  • os/version: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 24H2 24H2 (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 10.0.26100.4061 (x86_64)
  • os/type: windows
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.24.2
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: cmount

I'm using rclone of a vps which houses Nextcloud for me. Everything is working fine right now. Everything transfers fine via SSH, and as long as I the occ command "files:scan -all" everything that I just transferred in with rclone does show up in Nextcloud. Now that leads me to my questions:

  1. If there a way to redirect changes on the server to a specific directory? Nextcloud has a trash folder, but I cannot use that folder since I'm using the much faster ssh and not webdav.

b. Anyone have any advice on how to improve webdav speeds with clone and Nextcloud? I use ssh to transfer because using webdav will only get me about 100kBps, versus about 12mBps I get with ssh. But using webdav will enable to not run any occ commands and I can use the trash bin. I expect a speed difference between the two, but not that much. Is it possible to improve webdav throughput?

Thanks

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Hi Nathan :slight_smile:

I think the two protocols should be equally quick.

I did find this on the nextcloud website, might be worth giving this a try:

When using a third-party WebDAV client (including your operating system’s built-in client), you should use an application password for login rather than your regular password. In addition improved security, this increases performance significantly. To configure an application password, log into the Nextcloud Web interface, click on the avatar in the top right and choose Personal settings . Then choose Security in the left sidebar and scroll to the very bottom. There you can create an app password (which can also be revoked in the future without changing your main user password).

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You have read/done the php/nginx tuning guide of nextcloud? This is essential for the performance through HTTPS (WebDAV).