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Setup rclone

Install rclone from the package manager​

sudo dnf install rclone

Run the rclone configuration wizard to set up a remote storage provider​

rclone config

Open the rclone service file in a text editor​

sudo vim ~/.config/systemd/user/rclone.service

Add the following content to the service file​

[Unit]
Description=Rclone Sync
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
# Specify the sync command to be run at boot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/rclone sync /Documents/ google:Documents/ 
# Restart the service if it fails
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
# Enable the service to start at boot
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Check the status of the rclone service​

systemctl --user status rclone.service

Start the rclone service immediately​

systemctl --user start rclone.service

Enable the rclone service to start at boot​

systemctl --user enable rclone.service

Reload the system manager configuration​

systemctl --user daemon-reload