Rclone Web UI

Key Features

• Web-based configuration wizard for 70+ cloud storage providers including S3-compatible services, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and specialized providers
• Real-time transfer monitoring with bandwidth graphs, file counts, progress bars, and detailed logging through the browser interface
• Built-in file browser with drag-and-drop uploads, downloads, and direct cloud-to-cloud transfers without local storage requirements
• Advanced sync options including checksum verification, partial file resume, deduplication, and client-side encryption with multiple cipher options
• Scheduled job management with cron-like syntax for automated backups, syncs, and cleanup operations across multiple cloud remotes
• Mount operations that present cloud storage as local filesystems with caching, prefetching, and write-back capabilities
• Server protocols including WebDAV, SFTP, HTTP, and FTP for exposing cloud storage to other applications and services
• Bandwidth limiting, connection pooling, and retry logic with exponential backoff for reliable transfers over unstable connections

Common Use Cases

• 1Media production companies syncing large video files between local NAS storage and cloud providers like Backblaze B2 or AWS S3 Glacier
• 2IT departments migrating mailboxes and documents from one cloud provider to another (Office 365 to Google Workspace) without downloading locally
• 3Photography studios automatically backing up client shoots to multiple cloud storage providers with encryption and deduplication
• 4Development teams distributing build artifacts and releases across CDN providers and cloud storage buckets from a central interface
• 5Small businesses creating scheduled backups of accounting data, customer files, and project documents to encrypted cloud storage
• 6Home lab enthusiasts mounting cloud storage as network drives for Plex media servers, backup destinations, and file sharing
• 7Research organizations synchronizing datasets between on-premises storage and cloud compute platforms for data analysis workflows

Prerequisites

• Minimum 512MB RAM for basic operations, 2GB+ recommended for large file transfers and multiple simultaneous sync jobs
• Port 5572 available for the web interface, with firewall rules configured if accessing remotely
• Valid accounts and API credentials for target cloud storage providers (API keys, OAuth tokens, service account files)
• Understanding of cloud storage concepts like buckets, objects, regions, and storage classes for proper remote configuration
• SSL certificate and reverse proxy setup recommended for production deployments with external access
• Sufficient disk space in the data volume for temporary files during large transfers and chunked uploads

docker-compose.yml

1services: 
2  rclone: 
3    image: rclone/rclone:latest
4    container_name: rclone
5    restart: unless-stopped
6    command: rcd --rc-web-gui --rc-addr=:5572 --rc-user=admin --rc-pass=${RCLONE_PASSWORD}
7    volumes: 
8      - rclone_config:/config/rclone
9      - /path/to/data:/data
10    ports: 
11      - "5572:5572"
12
13volumes: 
14  rclone_config: 

.env Template

1RCLONE_PASSWORD=changeme

Usage Notes

Quick Start

1# 1. Create the compose file
2cat > docker-compose.yml << 'EOF'
3services:
4  rclone:
5    image: rclone/rclone:latest
6    container_name: rclone
7    restart: unless-stopped
8    command: rcd --rc-web-gui --rc-addr=:5572 --rc-user=admin --rc-pass=${RCLONE_PASSWORD}
9    volumes:
10      - rclone_config:/config/rclone
11      - /path/to/data:/data
12    ports:
13      - "5572:5572"
14
15volumes:
16  rclone_config:
17EOF
18
19# 2. Create the .env file
20cat > .env << 'EOF'
21RCLONE_PASSWORD=changeme
22EOF
23
24# 3. Start the services
25docker compose up -d
26
27# 4. View logs
28docker compose logs -f

One-Liner

Run this command to download and set up the recipe in one step:

1curl -fsSL https://docker.recipes/api/recipes/rclone-webui/run | bash

Troubleshooting