# Install git-annex-remote-rclone with Homebrew, apt, Nix Use rclone supported cloud storage with git-annex. Version 0.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-annex-remote-rclone ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-annex-remote-rclone ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install git-annex-remote-rclone ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: git-annex-remote-rclone from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-annex-remote-rclone ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-annex-remote-rclone/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-annex-remote-rclone - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8 - **Source summary:** Use rclone supported cloud storage with git-annex - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-annex-remote-rclone (cli) - git-annex-remote-rclone (alias) ## Dependencies - git-annex - rclone ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.8 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/git-annex-remote-rclone/git-annex-remote-rclone - Upstream latest detected: v0.8 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage git-annex-remote-rclone is a Python external special remote for git-annex that delegates storage operations to rclone, letting annexed content live on cloud and object-storage services supported by rclone. ### Project history The project appeared in 2016 as a small wrapper around rclone rather than a new storage backend. Early releases dealt with repository layout choices for object placement; version 0.1 used the older frankencase layout, version 0.2 added multiple layout support, and version 0.4 raised compatibility with rclone 1.33 after a data-loss warning for older versions. Maintenance later moved from Daniel Dent's personal namespace to a contributor organization while retaining the same narrow purpose: expose rclone destinations through git-annex's external special remote protocol. ### Adoption history Its adoption is niche but useful inside the git-annex ecosystem. The tool packages a single integration point for providers such as Google Drive, S3-compatible storage, Dropbox, OneDrive, Backblaze B2, Swift, and other rclone targets, so package managers can ship one git-annex add-on instead of many provider-specific remotes. ### How it is used Practitioners configure an rclone remote, create or enable a git-annex repository, then run git annex initremote with type=external, externaltype=rclone, a target name, a prefix, encryption settings, chunk size, and an rclone layout. Password-protected rclone configs are passed through environment variables or a password command, while credentials remain in the rclone configuration rather than in git-annex. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, git-annex-remote-rclone is a bridge package: it is tiny, depends on behavior from both git-annex and rclone, and needs compatibility testing whenever rclone output or git-annex special-remote behavior changes. ### Timeline - 2016: Repository created and v0.1 published with the original frankencase layout. - 2016: v0.2 added multiple repository layout support. - 2016: v0.4 added support for rclone 1.33 after a data-loss warning for earlier releases. - 2023: v0.8 reduced command noise while keeping the same integration role. ### Related projects - git-annex provides the special remote protocol, rclone provides the cloud-storage transports, and git-annex's built-in rclone special remote documents the same family of use cases. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.rclone.conf ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.rclone.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-annex-remote-rclone - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - git-annex-remote-rclone - 0.8-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: git-annex-remote-rclone from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | rclone-based git annex special remote | https://github.com/DanielDent/git-annex-remote-rclone - Nix - git-annex-remote-rclone: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-annex-remote-rclone/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - git-annex-remote-rclone - 0.8-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-annex-remote-rclone from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | rclone-based git annex special remote | https://github.com/DanielDent/git-annex-remote-rclone ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [git-annex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-annex/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rclone](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rclone/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [alluxio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alluxio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, storage. - [kertish-dos](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kertish-dos/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, storage. - [libgetdata](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgetdata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, storage. - [seaweedfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/seaweedfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, storage. - [xrootd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xrootd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, storage. - [datalad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/datalad/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, git-annex. - [pmtiles](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pmtiles/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-storage, data. - [cql-proxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cql-proxy/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, data, use. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-annex-remote-rclone.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-annex-remote-rclone.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph