Backing up to Google Drive with Rclone on Ubuntu

1. Install Rclone

Open a terminal on your Ubuntu machine.

Run the following command to install Rclone:
```
sudo apt install rclone
```

2. Configure Rclone

In the terminal, run the following command to start the Rclone configuration:
```
rclone config
```

Choose "n" for a new remote and press Enter.

Enter a name for your remote (e.g., "gdrive") and press Enter.

Select "drive" as the storage type for Google Drive and press Enter.

Press Enter to use the default client ID and client secret.

Leave the scope as default and press Enter.

Select "1" for "Full access to all files" and press Enter.

Leave the "root_folder_id" and "service_account_file" empty by pressing Enter.

Select "n" for no advanced config and press Enter.

Choose "n" for no auto config and press Enter.

A URL will be provided. Open it in a web browser, log in to your Google account, and grant permissions to Rclone.

Copy the authorization code, paste it into the terminal, and press Enter.

Choose "n" for no team drive and press Enter.

Verify that the configuration looks correct and choose "y" to save it.

3. Create a backup script

Open a text editor (e.g., nano) to create a backup script:
```
nano /var/www/backup.sh
```

Copy and paste the following content into the script (MAKE SURE TO CHANGE LABNAME):

#!/bin/bash

source_dir="/var/www/vlsm"
remote_name="gdrive"
remote_dir="LABNAME"

rclone sync "$source_dir" "$remote_name:$remote_dir"

Modify the source_dir, remote_name, and remote_dir variables according to your setup.

Save the script and exit the text editor (Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter in nano).

4. Make the script executable

Run the following command to make the script executable:
```
chmod +x /var/www/backup.sh
```

5. Run the backup script

Execute the backup script by running:
```
/var/www/backup.sh
```

Rclone will start syncing the /var/www/vlsm folder to your Google Drive.

6. Automate backups

Run the following commands to automate the backups:

(crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -q "@reboot /var/www/backup.sh" || echo "@reboot /var/www/backup.sh") | crontab -

(crontab -l 2>/dev/null | grep -q "0 */6 * * * /var/www/backup.sh" || echo "0 */6 * * * /var/www/backup.sh") | crontab -

Save the changes and exit the editor.

That's it! You have now set up Rclone on your Ubuntu machine and created a script to backup the /var/www/vlsm folder to Google Drive. The backup will run automatically based on the schedule you specified in the cron job (if set up).