Google Drive Sync in Linux Script v3.1

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Uğur AKÇIL

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Description

UBUNTU/LINUX GOOGLE DRIVE SYNCHRONIZATION SCRIPT

This script uses rclone and inotifywait to synchronize specified folders between a local Ubuntu 22.04 system and Google Drive. It performs an initial sync and then monitors the folders for changes, synchronizing any changes with Google Drive in real-time.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu 22.04
• rclone installed and configured
• inotify-tools installed

Installation

Step 1: Install rclone

Follow the official rclone installation guide to install rclone.

Step 2: Configure rclone

Run the following command to configure rclone for Google Drive:

rclone config

Follow the prompts to set up a new remote named gdrive (or any name you prefer).

If you are worried about making a mistake, you can search in detail on the internet for how to configure Google Drive with rclone.

Step 3: Clone this Repository

Clone this repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/ugurakcil/ubuntu-gdrive-sync.git
cd ubuntu-gdrive-sync

Step 4: Configure the Script

Edit the script gdrive_sync.sh with your preferred text editor and update the following variables:

USER: Your Ubuntu username GROUP: Your Ubuntu group REMOTE: Your rclone remote name (default is gdrive) LOCAL_DIR: The local directory where you want the Google Drive folders to be synchronized FOLDERS: The names of the folders you want to synchronize

Step 5: Make the Script Executable

Make the script executable with the following command:

chmod +x gdrive.sh

and try it

./gdrive.sh

Step 6: Running the Script as a Service

To ensure the script runs continuously, even after rebooting your system, you can set it up as a systemd service.

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gdrive_sync.service

Add the following content to the file:

[Unit]
Description=Google Drive Synchronization Service
After=network.target

[Service]
User=your_username
Group=your_group
ExecStart=/path/to/your/script/gdrive_sync.sh
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable the service to start on boot and start the service immediately:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable gdrive_sync.service
sudo systemctl start gdrive_sync.service
sudo systemctl status gdrive_sync.service