# Install rclone with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Rsync for cloud storage. Version 1.74.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:rclone ``` ## Agent safety answer rclone moves data across local and remote storage providers. - **Credential access:** Reads remote storage tokens, config files, and files selected for transfer. - **Remote mutation:** Can copy, delete, sync, and purge remote storage. - **Publish/artifact risk:** Can upload or delete release artifacts, backups, and datasets. - **Recommended control:** Gate sync, delete, purge, config, and token-revealing commands. - **Agent-use guidance:** Allow dry-run listings; require approval for transfers, deletes, and config export. Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install rclone ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install rclone ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/rclone/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add rclone ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rclone from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install rclone ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rclone from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#rclone ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rc/rclone/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S rclone ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rclone from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install rclone ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rclone from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install rclone ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: rclone from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','qgis-ltr' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/rclone ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/rclone.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Rclone.Rclone -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Rclone.Rclone from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:rclone - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.74.3 - **Source summary:** Rsync for cloud storage - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-05T17:13:28Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - rclone (cli) - rclone (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Homebrew's installation does not include the `mount` subcommand on macOS which depends on FUSE, use `nfsmount` instead. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.74.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rclone/rclone - Upstream latest detected: v1.74.3 (current) ## 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: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/rclone/rclone.conf, ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf, ~/.rclone.conf - Windows: %APPDATA%\rclone\rclone.conf ## Credential files - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/rclone/rclone.conf, ~/.config/rclone/rclone.conf, ~/.rclone.conf - Windows: %APPDATA%\rclone\rclone.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** rclone - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev - 1.60.1+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | go source code of rclone | https://github.com/rclone/rclone - Debian apt - rclone - 1.60.1+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rclone from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | rsync for commercial cloud storage | https://github.com/rclone/rclone - Nix - rclone: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rc/rclone/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev - 1.60.1+dfsg-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-rclone-rclone-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | go source code of rclone | https://github.com/rclone/rclone - Ubuntu apt - rclone - 1.60.1+dfsg-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rclone from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | rsync for commercial cloud storage | https://github.com/rclone/rclone - apk - rclone - 1.74.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rclone from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Rsync for cloud storage | https://rclone.org/ - apk - rclone-bash-completion - 1.74.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rclone-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for rclone | https://rclone.org/ - apk - rclone-doc - 1.74.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rclone-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Rsync for cloud storage (documentation) | https://rclone.org/ - apk - rclone-fish-completion - 1.74.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rclone-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for rclone | https://rclone.org/ - apk - rclone-zsh-completion - 1.74.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rclone-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for rclone | https://rclone.org/ - dnf - rclone - 1.74.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rclone from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Rsync for cloud storage | https://github.com/rclone/rclone - pacman - rclone - 1.74.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rclone from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | rsync for cloud storage | https://github.com/rclone/rclone - zypper - rclone - 1.74.3-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rclone from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Rsync for cloud storage | https://rclone.org/ - zypper - rclone-bash-completion - 1.74.3-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rclone-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for rclone | https://rclone.org/ - zypper - rclone-zsh-completion - 1.74.3-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rclone-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for rclone | https://rclone.org/ - MacPorts - rclone: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/rclone/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - 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[doubledown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/doubledown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, sync. - [hishtory](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hishtory/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, sync. - [rojo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rojo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, sync. - [skillshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/skillshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, sync. - [unison](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unison/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, sync. - [cloudpan189-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudpan189-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-storage, file-transfer. - [duck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-storage, file-transfer. - [rclone.js](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/rclone-js/) - Executable or command metadata overlaps with this package. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, rclone. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rclone.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/rclone.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph - curated agent safety answer